VCE Units 1 & 2 - Languages: Spanish

VCE Units 1 & 2 - Languages: Spanish

Overview

The language to be studied and assessed is modern standard Spanish which is an official language in more than twenty countries. VCE Spanish focuses on student participation in interpersonal communication, presenting information and ideas in Spanish on a range of themes and topics. Students develop skills in listening, speaking, reading writing and develop a cultural understanding in interpreting and creating language.

Unit 1

In Unit 1, we look we look at topics such as the individual and The Spanish-speaking communities some subtopics that we will be studying are: Daily life, health and wellbeing, human values, leisure, and free time, right and responsibilities, travel and tourism.

Areas of Study:

1. Interpersonal Communication – Students develop their skills and knowledge to establish and maintain an informal, personal spoken interaction in Spanish on a selected subtopic.
2. Interpretive communication– They develop skills and knowledge to read, listen to or view texts in Spanish effectively.
3. Presentational Communication – Students should be able to present information, concepts, and ideas in writing in Spanish on the selected subtopic and for a specific audience and purpose.

Unit 2

In Unit 2, we look at the world around us and then along the semester we study subtopics such as: global and contemporary society, communication and media and the influence of science and technology

 

Areas of Study & Outcome

1. Interpersonal Communication – Student should be able to respond in writing in Spanish to spoken, written or visual texts presented in Spanish. Students will continue writing letter to our sister school in Spain.
2. Interpretive Communication – Student should be able to analyse and use information from written, spoken, or visual texts to produce an extended written response in Spanish.
3. Presentational Communication – Student should be able to explain information, ideas and concepts orally in Spanish to a specific audience about an aspect of culture within communities where Spanish is spoken.

Forms of Assessment

The award of satisfactory completion for a unit is based on whether the student has demonstrated the set of outcomes specified for the unit. Along the year, students will have SACs assessing speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills, Vocabulary or Script Tests, Semester Exams.

Prerequisites and Corequisites

Completion of Years 7-10 Spanish