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Spanish Teachers

Jamie Childs
jamie.childs@ocdsb.ca

Lindsay Herfst
lindsay.herfst@ocdsb.ca

Spanish Courses

Level 1 Spanish - LWSBD

This course provides opportunities for students to begin to develop and apply skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Spanish. Students will communicate and interact in structured activities, with a focus on matters of personal interest and familiar topics, and will read and write simple texts in the language. Students will acquire an understanding and appreciation of diverse communities in regions of the world where Spanish is spoken. They will also develop skills necessary for lifelong language learning.

Prerequisite: None

Level 2 Spanish - LWSCU

This course provides opportunities for students to increase their competence and confidence in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Spanish. Students will communicate about relevant topics in increasingly spontaneous spoken interactions, and will develop their creative and critical thinking skills through exploring and responding to a variety of oral and written texts. Students will continue to enrich their understanding and appreciation of diverse communities in regions of the world where Spanish  is spoken. They will also investigate personal and professional contexts in which knowledge of Spanish is required, and develop skills necessary for lifelong language learning.

Prerequisite: LWSBD

Level 3 Spanish - LWSDU

This course provides extended opportunities for students to communicate and interact in Spanish in a variety of contexts. Students will refine and enhance their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, as well as their creative and critical thinking skills, as they explore and respond to a variety of oral and written texts. They will also broaden their understanding and appreciation of diverse communities where Spanish is spoken, and develop skills necessary for lifelong language learning.

Prerequisite: LWSCU