Westlake Girls’ High School

Year 9 Spanish

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.

In this course, students learn how to communicate basic information about themselves in Spanish. They will also learn how to talk confidently, ask and answer questions about aspects of their lives such as describing themselves, their family and pets, their nationality, the language(s) they speak, giving their address, etcetera, as well as other information. There is a strong emphasis on pronunciation at this year level. The skills in listening, reading and writing are also developed through the learning process. Also integrated in this course are particular features of Hispanic culture.

Course Overview

Term 1
Semester 1 group:
This unit deals with greetings and introductions;
making inquiries of fundamental information about a person;
aspects of the Hispanic cultures are interwoven with the language content.
Key expressions to cope with communication.
The speaking skill is a main focus.
The Listening and Reading comprehension skills are developed throughout.

Term 2
Unit 2 deals with description of people and pets;
more detailed grammatical structures;
aspects of the diverse HIspanic cultures are interwoven with the language content.
Writing is a main focus.
The Listening and Reading comprehension skills are developed throughout.

Term 3
Semester 2 group:
This unit deals with greetings and introductions;
making inquiries of fundamental information about a person;
aspects of the Hispanic cultures are interwoven with the language content.
Key expressions to cope with communication.
The speaking skill is a main focus.

Term 4
Unit 2 deals with description of people (and pets);
more detailed grammatical structures;
aspects of the diverse HIspanic cultures are interwoven with the language content.
Writing is a main focus.
The Listening and Reading comprehension skills are developed throughout.

Departments:

Languages, Year 9

Pathway

Year 10 Spanish

By learning Spanish, there exist a wide range of career fields for future employment, especially in conjunction with other professions, -see
"Pathway Tags" below.

Year 9 Spanish

Course Overview

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