Year 8 - Languages: Spanish

Year 8 - Languages: Spanish

Students work both collaboratively and independently in Spanish, using modelled and rehearsed language to express meaning and interact with others. Students build their knowledge of Spanish spelling conventions to pronounce words with increasing accuracy and use intonation to distinguish between statements. Students read, view, and listen to simple texts and reflect on intercultural perspectives when responding to them. They create and present their own texts, applying their knowledge of English grammar to Spanish, making connections with terms such as ‘verb’, ‘adjective’, noun’ and ‘agreement’ that are used in English learning. They further their understanding concepts such as grammatical gender and verb conjugation, as well as specific Spanish writing conventions, such as inverted question and exclamation marks.

Future Directions
After Year 8, languages become an elective option. Satisfactory completion of Year 8 Spanish gives students a sound foundation to proceed to Year 9 Spanish.