Year 13 spanish

The main linguistic objective of this multi-level course will be to build on the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing at NCEA Level 3. The emphasis will be on the communicative use of language so that students gain confidence in their ability to comprehend and use everyday Spanish. However, attention will also be given to providing skills which will enable another language to be learned at a later date. The study of Spanish culture, both in Spain and in South/Central America will continue to be an important feature of the curriculum.

The course will be primarily theme based. In particular we will focus on topics such as immigration, racism, environment, dictatorships in the Spanish speaking countries as well as some other issues young people face nowadays. You will learn to write and speak with increased fluency and authority on these subjects.

The Year 13 course aims to consolidate knowledge from Years 11 and 12 and develop the use of more complex language at Level 3 of the Curriculum.

The course will be taught primarily in Spanish so as to increase your opportunities to listen and communicate in Spanish. This course will require a lot of work and dedication from students. Each student is expected to be in class on time, prepared for the lesson and willing to engage and participate in the class’ activities. Students are also expected to keep up with class assignments, homework, vocabulary and language structures. Be prepared to work!

Students will be required to listen to, to read and to comment in Spanish upon a variety of material, drawn from set courses, newspapers, magazines, literary texts, radio broadcasts or songs. This material will focus on functional language which will enable students to communicate in simple Spanish with native speakers in New Zealand or in a Spanish speaking country.

To gain entry to this course, students must gain at least 14 credits in NCEA Level 2 Spanish. Other students may gain entry at the discretion of the HOD – consultation is required.

This course is assessed with a mixture of up to three internally assessed standards and two externally assessed standards. Internally assessed standards: Writing portfolio (5 credits), Interaction portfolio (6 credits), an optional spoken presentation (3 credits). Externally assessed standards: reading comprehension (5 credits) and listening comprehension (5 credits). 

NZQA Spanish Subject Resources

See NZQA Spanish Resources Website at this link.

School Policy for NCEA Assessment

You should be aware of the school procedures for NCEA assessment.  They can be found on the school website at this link. There you will find answers to frequently asked questions about how NCEA works as well as guidance about how to apply for extensions, reconsiderations or the process for withdrawing from a standard.