Westlake Girls’ High School Westlake Girls’ High School

Level 3 Spanish

13SPAN
Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Mr J. Gines.

Recommended Prior Learning


Subject

Level 

Recommendations

9 Spanish

9

Open entry.

10 Spanish

10

Year 9 Spanish or at the discretion of the HoD.

Level 1 Spanish

1

Year 10 Spanish or at the discretion of the HoD.

Level 2 Spanish

2

14 credits from Level 1 Spanish including at least one Internal and one External assessment.

Level 3 Spanish

3

14 credits from Level 2 Spanish including at least one Internal and one External assessment.



Students will explore the more significant issues of life and culture in the Spanish-speaking countries, and globally. This course promotes inquiry, comprehensive research, analysis and reflection. As students develop greater mastery of their language skills in Spanish, they will be encouraged to communicate their ideas and opinions accurately and with more fluency. This provides students with a very sound basis of Spanish for further studies at the tertiary level and a career pathway.

The standards offered in this course may be altered at the discretion of the Head of Department.

Course Overview

Term 1
Society - A cultural overview - Spain and Latin America
Global Issues

Grammar: Review of all tenses
Formal commands and the Present Subjunctive

Term 2
Human Relationships - Social Behaviour
The Arts

Grammar: The Imperfect Subjunctive
The Passive Voice

Term 3
Technology and ethics
Environmental Issues

Term 4
Consolidation and Revision

Departments:

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Disclaimer


Courses will only run based on minimum entries
Selecting a course does not guarantee entry into this course
You may apply for an exemption if you do not meet the prerequisites of a course or if the course requires this for entry
Standards offered can be altered at the discretion of the HOF or HOD of the Department
Some standards in NCEA courses might be optional depending on student strengths