Level 3 Spanish
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Miss L. Cumberland.
You will learn to:
• use language variably and effectively to express and justify your own ideas and opinions and support or challenge those of others
• use and identify the language features and cultural meaning in texts understanding most of what you hear and read on a variety of topics
• interpret and respond critically to texts, compare, contrast and give reasons and examples
• communicate information, ideas, and opinions through increasingly complex and varied texts
• explore the views of others, developing and sharing personal perspectives
• engage in sustained interaction and produce extended text • investigate issues of mutual interest to Spanish speaking countries and New Zealand
• develop these skills through various contexts, including famous Spanish speaking people, the media, leaving home, career paths, environmental issues and living in a multi-cultural society
Recommended Prior Learning
Prior learning at Level 2 Spanish is recommended for entry to level 3 or at the discretion of the Head of Faculty.
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
External
NZQA Info
Spanish 3.1 - Demonstrate understanding of a variety of extended spoken Spanish texts
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Spanish 3.2 - Give a clear spoken presentation in Spanish that communicates a critical response to stimulus material
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Spanish 3.3 - Interact clearly using spoken Spanish to explore and justify varied ideas and perspectives in different situations
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Spanish 3.4 - Demonstrate understanding of a variety of extended written and/or visual Spanish texts
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Spanish 3.5 - Write a variety of text types in clear Spanish to explore and justify varied ideas and perspectives
Approved subject for University Entrance
Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 24
Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.
Disclaimer
* PLEASE NOTE
For senior courses, standards listed are indicative only and are subject to change.