9 Spanish
9SPA Subject DescriptionTeacher in Charge: Mrs A. Lawgate.
MYP Language Acquisition
Optional Subject
Objectives
This course is for students who have studied little or no Spanish at Intermediate school.
The students learn to communicate in Spanish about themselves, others and pets. They also learn numbers, times and dates. Cultural information about Spanish speaking countries is included in the course. There is a strong focus on communication and intercultural competence.
Subject Overview
Term 1
It's all about me!
Cognates, punctuation, greetings, farewells, negation, adjectives of feelings, numbers, tener expressions, alphabet, articles, classroom instructions, dates, countries, nationalities.
Term 2
My people!
Family members, possessive articles, animals, animal sounds, colours, adjectives, agreement.
Assessment Policy & Procedures Assessment Information
Listening.
Reading.
Writing.
Speaking.
Language skills and cultural competency transfer readily across a broad range of sectors including health, education, communications, social work, justice and business.
In addition to jobs where languages are key such as a translator, interpreter or a languages teacher, languages can add value to other work skills. Languages are particularly valuable in industries which are global in focus such as diplomacy, importing/exporting, media, development, consulting and research-based organisations.
Army Officer, Army Soldier, Historian, Flight Attendant, Counsellor, Minister of Religion, Trainer, Journalist, Interpreter, Musician, Editor, Corrections Officer, Data Entry Operator/Transcriptionist, Foreign Policy Officer, Radio Presenter, Workplace Relations Adviser, Teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Importer/Exporter, Immigration Officer