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Wadalba Community School

Wadalba Community School

Respect, Responsibility & Excellence

Telephone02 4356 2888

Emailwadalba-c.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Spanish

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LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH
SPANISH
                 RATIONALE

‘… achieving proficiency in other languages is one of the great learning experiences in the human condition … the compelling reasons for learning languages reside in the intellectual enrichment of the individual learner – a better understanding of the world, Australia's place in it, and the many communities within Australia.' (Australian Language and Literacy Council, 1996, Language Teachers: The Pivot of Policy,Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, p 3).

 

All year 7 students at Wadalba Community School learn Spanish. 

Students are introduced to:

 

  • Spanish-speaking countries and their location in the world

  • Spanish language pronunciation

  • Definite and indefinite articles (un, una, el, la)

  • Spanish language gender

  • Common Spanish expressions

  • Social customs in Spain

  • Verb conjugations (I am, you are, he/she is etc)

  • Numbers

  • Days of the week

  • Months of the year

  • Seasons

  • Spanish nouns: singular and plural

  • Colours

  • Latin American dance and music

  • Latin American flags

  • Latin American famous people