Year 09/10 5SPA1 – Discovering Spanish

Descubriendo el idioma español - Discovering Spanish

Available for study in:   Year 9 or Year 10. This course is designed for students for whom this is their first semester of Spanish at Wakatipu High School.

Main areas of study:    Spanish Languages - NZ Curriculum Level 1 to 2.

The course gives an introduction to basic Spanish speaking, reading and writing and insight into Spanish speakers’ cultures and lifestyles. Basic communicative functions such as greetings, introducing oneself and one’s family and talking about school life are central.

Spanish students will learn to communicate in Spanish by listening, speaking, reading and writing in class at the expected level of the curriculum (Level 1 to 2).

In this course you will learn:    

• To greet and farewell each other.
• To communicate about birthdays and personal information
• To introduce yourself and your family.
• To communicate about school.
• To describe physical appearance and personality.
• To communicate about sports, weather and likes and dislikes.
• To explore Spanish speaking cultures around the world which may also include: Spanish songs, tasting Spanish food, learning about Spanish cultural celebrations.

In this course you will also learn:

• Competency in communicating in basic Spanish.
• Knowledge of the Spanish culture and similarities/differences with the New Zealand culture.
• Literacy skills in your native language through a range of projects.

You will be introduced to new language to confidently communicate using natural Spanish in spoken and written form.

Online resources: Google Classroom is used to submit assignments and be up to date with this Spanish class Interactive resources will also be used (i.e. Education Perfect, Linguascope and Duolingo) to extend your learning.
Offline resources: Spanish to Go 1 Workbook

Methods of assessment:
Written, oral, listening and reading comprehension are assessed in this course.

This course leads to: 
Year 9 and 10 Spanish courses (5SPA2 and/or 5SPA3).