SPA2
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.

Key Competencies

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

Total Credits Available: 19
Internal Assessed Credits: 9
External Assessed Credits: 10
Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91148 v3
NZQA Info

Spanish 2.1 - Demonstrate understanding of a variety of spoken Spanish texts on familiar matters


Level: 2
Internal or External: External
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91150 v2
NZQA Info

Spanish 2.2 - Give a spoken presentation in Spanish that communicates information, ideas and opinions


Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0

Assessments:
Term: 1, Week: 10

A.S. 91151 v3
NZQA Info

Spanish 2.4 - Demonstrate understanding of a variety of written and/or visual Spanish text(s) on familiar matters


Level: 2
Internal or External: External
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91152 v2
NZQA Info

Spanish 2.5 - Write a variety of text types in Spanish to convey information, ideas, and opinions in genuine contexts


Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 19
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Total Numeracy Credits: 0

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