Tauranga Boys’ College

11 Spanish

Course Description

Teacher in Charge:

Prerequisites

Students must have studied Spanish in Year 10 or have some experience in the language.

Te Punga Spanish is a language acquisition course designed for students to learn to talk about themselves and their immediate environment (family, friends, school, home, etc). Students use a range of simple Spanish language and expressions to convey information, ideas and opinions.

Course Overview

Term 1
Topics:
Me, Myself and I
Family Life
Describing People
Health

Assessment:
Presentation (10%). Week 7

Term 2
Topics:
Sports and Hobbies
In the Classroom
School Life

Assessment:
Writing #1 (20%) Week 6
Practice Examination (Listening / Reading) Week 8

Term 3
Topics:
My Home
My Town

Assessment:
Writing #2 (20%). Week 6
Practice Examination Week 8 (Listening / Reading)

Term 4
Examination revision

Assessment:
Final Examination 50%. (Listening / Reading)

Learning Areas:

Languages

Assessment Information

Paper	Description	Type	Weighting
Paper 11SPA1	Presentation	Internal	10.00%
Paper 11SPA2	Writing 1	Internal	20.00%
Paper 11SPA3	Writing 2/Conversation	Internal	20.00%
Paper 11SPA4	Examination	Internal	50.00%

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.