This course requires 2 options.
Spanish 2
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Chris Leishman.
Level 2 Spanish is a language acquisition course designed to consolidate and enhance student's skills beyond the elementary level. Students learn to communicate more comprehensively around themes encompassing their families, food, schools, sports and hobbies. There is a significant increase in the amount and complexity of vocabulary and language features taught at this level, with a central focus on learning to express ideas and opinions, making comparisons between lifestyles and culture in both New Zealand and Spain.
Course Overview
Term 1
Topics:
Family Life
Home and Friends
Term 2
Topics:
Daily Routines
Neighbourhood
Eating and Drinking
Assessment
Senior Examinations (2.1 Listening / 2.4 Reading)
NCEA Level 2 Internal Standard 91152 (Writing Portfolio #1)
Term 3
Topics:
Education
Leisure
Assessment:
Senior Examinations Derived Grade (2.1 Listening / 2.4 Reading)
NCEA Level 2 Internal Standard 91150 (Presentation)
NCEA Level 2 Internal Standard 91152 (Writing Portfolio #2)
Term 4
Exam revision
Assessment
NCEA Level 2 External Standard 91148 (Listening)
NCEA Level 2 External Standard 91151 (Reading)
Prerequisites
If you did not take a pathway course at Level 1, or achieved fewer than 14 credits in that course, you will need to seek HOD approval.
Pathway
In addition to dedicated career paths in interpreting, translating or teaching, future pathways could include but are not limited to careers in the following; business, marketing, sales, retail, agriculture, supply chain management, logistics, entertainment, electronics, law, medicine, health and lifestyle, political studies and diplomatic services.
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
This course is eligible for subject endorsement.
Course endorsement provides recognition for a student who has performed exceptionally well in an individual course.
Students will gain an endorsement for a course if, in a single school year, they achieve:
* 14 or more credits at Merit or Excellence, and
* at least 3 of these credits from externally assessed standards and 3 credits from internally assessed standards.
This course is approved for University Entrance.
For a full list of UE approved subjects, go here:
https://www.nzqa.govt.nz/qualifications-standards/awards/university-entrance/approved-subjects
External
NZQA Info
Spanish 2.1 - Demonstrate understanding of a variety of spoken Spanish texts on familiar matters
NZQA Info
Spanish 2.2 - Give a spoken presentation in Spanish that communicates information, ideas and opinions
Assessments:
Term: 1, Week: 10
NZQA Info
Spanish 2.4 - Demonstrate understanding of a variety of written and/or visual Spanish text(s) on familiar matters
NZQA Info
Spanish 2.5 - Write a variety of text types in Spanish to convey information, ideas, and opinions in genuine contexts
Pathway Tags
Hospitality, Tourism and Recreation, Translator, Editing and Publishing, Automotive Industry, International Business and Marketing, Diplomacy, Teaching, Law, Sales, Customer Service. Complements careers in Law, Finance and Economy, Engineering, Counselling and more., Writer, Historian, Social Work, Journalist, Marine Biologist, Clergyman, Ministry of Fisheries, Lecturer, Lawyer, Architect, Judge, Child Advocate, NZ Armed Forces, Traveller, Professional Singer/Dancer, Performer, Actor, Kapa Haka Tutor, Radio, Immigration Officer, Television, Exhibition - Carving, Weaving, Painting, Sculptor, Politician, Tourism, Teacher, Linguist, Interpreter, Tourist Operator, Air Hostess, Airline Crew, Airport Worker, Hotel Manager, Import and Export Trader, Business person, Business pers,