LOTE

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