Year 10 spanish

Spanish can be studied at all year levels beyond Year 10. Pathways include:

• business/education/tourism industry.

•  career - languages are useful in many fields - commercial, scientific and technical - when studied in conjunction with other subjects.

•  leisure/travelling and overseas experiences – a knowledge of another language makes travel more interesting.

This course will help you practise, strengthen and expand your knowledge of Spanish Language and the cultural aspects of Spanish-speaking countries. Continuing with what you have learned in Year 9, this year you will learn to talk about yourself, food, shopping, tourism, health and recreational activities you like to do.  You will also learn about how people in Spanish-speaking countries live through written texts, music, audiovisual resources and your own research. 

Spanish culture - the lifestyle of people in Spain and other Spanish speaking Central and South American countries.

• effective communication - the ability to talk to people in Spanish and to read and write the language with precision.

•  expertise in language - greater understanding of English and knowledge about how to learn another language.

•  appreciation of another culture and another way of thinking.

This course will be conducted primarily in Spanish, so you are expected to recognise, retain and produce the language you will hear and be taught in class. It is the your responsibility to learn all the language structures and vocabulary that will be introduced in the course. You are expected to complete your homework, assignments and projects.

Topics

• Mi ciudad: describing your hometown, telling the time, describing free time activities, saying what you are going to do on the weekend, using the near future tense.

• Las vacaciones: summer destinations, activities, likes and dislikes, talking about past holidays.

• Todo sobre mi vida: Talking about technology, music, television shows, talking about what you did yesterday, using the present and preterite tenses.

• La comida: food, meals, healthy eating, food traditions in Latin America and Spain.

• Cultural project.

You will need a positive attitude and a willingness to keep trying to achieve learning. Satisfactory completion of Year 9 Spanish is required. You will use the Viva course book.

Topic-based tests, assessing progress the four language skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing. There will be an investigation of an aspect of the culture of the Spanish language. 

Assessment in the Junior School

Learning Progressions are an evaluation of student progress using various modes of learning as evidence (not just a one-off test).  They are based on the New Zealand Curriculum, and show the level at which a student is demonstrating knowledge or skills.  Our Learning Progressions Framework maps out students’ development as they move through Years 9 - 11. 

Within each subject, at the end of a phase of learning (ie. topic, unit or skill), students will be evaluated using these indicators: Emerging, Developing, Proficient, Advancing.  For more information about what these mean, please see the Year 9 - 11 section of our website.