Group 2: Spanish SL
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Course Description
The course is designed for students with no previous experience of Spanish. The majority of pupils will have some already established linguistic skills after having studied a GCSE in at least one other foreign language.
The aim of the course is to enable students to communicate in Spanish in day to day situations. The course will train the students in the four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing but will also offer students the opportunity to learn about aspects of Spanish and South American cultures so they can put language into context and develop a more global view of the world. Students will be given access to, and encouraged to explore, authentic and up to date material such as selected internet sites, television and radio programmes, interviews with assistants, newspapers, magazines and books.
Spanish will be used for classroom instructions and students will also be expected to communicate their answers and their queries in this language. Conversations will also be held in Spanish.
Course Content
All four language skills will be practised in each topic and the grammar content of the IB syllabus will be included where appropriate during the delivery of topics. In addition, it will be covered as grammar points arise through the general teaching of the course.
The topics to be covered include:
• El individuo: personal identification, family, home.
• La ciudad y sus servicios/ la comida y la bebida: shopping, public services and communication, food and drink.
• Educacíon y trabajo: school, future plans, work experience.
• Ocios y viajes / la salud y situaciones de emergencia: leisure, travel health and emergencies, hobbies and free time, the area, holidays and travelling, accommodation.
• El medio ambiente: the environment, weather, physical geography of the world, ecology and world issues.
Assessment
Internal Oral Assessment - 30 %
This will consist of individual oral (15%) and interactive oral activities (15%).
Written examinations, externally marked - 70%
Paper 1: 40% - Text-handling (90 minutes)
Paper 2: 30% - Written Production (90 minutes)
*Only available at Standard Level