Spanish

Length of Course : This is the first year of a Three Year Key Stage 3 course

Course description and aims

During year one the students will develop the knowledge, understanding and the listening, reading, speaking and writing skills necessary for effective interaction in Spanish. Students will also develop knowledge of the culture of Spanish-speaking communities and an understanding of the interdependence of language and culture, thereby encouraging reflection on their own cultural heritage.

The purpose of the Modern Foreign Languages programme is to develop the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. This is done through purposeful and fun activities, which build up language gradually. The emphasis is on real language, which will become the useable property of the learner.

Main concepts and topics covered

VIVA 1!

1. Mi vida

Introduce yourself

Talk about your brother and sisters

Talk about your birthday

Talk about your personality

Talk about your pets

2. Mi tiempo libre

Talk about your free time

Talk about what you do and what you like to do

Talk about what you do in different weathers

Understand what others like to do and use the third person accurately

Understand the verbs jugar and practicar

3. Mi insti

Describe your school and favourite lessons

Talk about what you do at break time

Write longer texts about your school and lessons

Talk about school facilities

Use opinions accurately.

4. Mi familia y mis amigos

Describe your family and friends

Describe hair/eyes/ and size

Use first and third person accurately

Describe your house

Give a presentation about yourself and family

5. Mi Ciudad

Describe your town

Be able to order food and drink in Spanish

Describe what you are going to do next weekend

Understand different Spanish customs and traditions.

Content

§ Use the verb tener to give your age

§ Understand regular –ir verbs

§ Use the indefinite article un / una

§ Understand the definite article el / la

§ Use the –ar verb estudiar

§ Understand regular -ar, -er and –ir verbsUse adjectives that end in –o/-a

§ Understand all adjectives agreements

§ Count up to 100

§ Use tener

§ Make colours agree with nouns

§ Use the verb ser

§ Use adjectives after nouns

§ Use stem-changing verbs

§ Use prepositions

§ Use reflexive verbs

§ Use salir and ir

§ Use me gusta and the infinitive

§ Use ir and the infinitive

§ Use comparatives

§ Give directions

§ Use querer

§ Use cuando to join bits of information

Course outcomes

Listening and Responding

§ To organise and respond to key ideas from spoken texts in familiar contexts

Reading and Responding

§ To organise and respond to key ideas from written texts in familiar contexts

Speaking

§ To interact with others by sharing key points of information in Spanish

Writing

§ To understand and develop writing skills as strong foundation for future GCSE studies. To write texts to present key points of information in Spanish

Communication

§ To share information and ideas in a small group

Cultures

§ To understand and compare/contrast own culture to that of Spanish-speaking nations

Types of assessment

§ End of unit tests

§ KPI assessments each term

§ End of year exam

Methodology

A variety of teaching strategies and approaches are used to help students remain focused and to make teaching effective and enjoyable e.g.

§ Group work

§ Pair work

§ Individual work

§ Games

§ Different kinds of listening activities such as selective and detailed listening

§ Different kinds of oral work such as conducting surveys, role plays, songs, interviews and presentations

§ Different kinds of written work such as dialogues, short letters/essays, fill in the blanks etc.

§ Using Information Technology, mainly but not exclusively with BYOD.

Text and materials

§ Digital text books VIVA 1! from the United Kingdom

§ CDs/Mp3s

§ Flashcards Worksheets

§ Information Technology Websites

§ DVDs