Course Details
Title:
Spanish Level 2 - Part 1 (Upper Intermediate year 4 Level 2 Speaking & Listening)
SEG Awards Level 2 Speaking & Listening. (Skills and Education group is the Awarding Body)
Please note – This course will be delivered online via Zoom.
IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT FOR THIS COURSE, you will need to come into the centre at Croydon Clocktower for one session nearing the end of the course so that you can complete the speaking and listening assessments which need to recorded in person. The Tutor will let you know in advance, the date and the time for these assessments.
IMPORTANT: If you are aged between 19 and 23 years old and wish to study this course, please contact us at languages1@croydon.gov.uk BEFORE YOU ENROL, as we will need to check your eligibility for funding.
Level:
Year 4 – Intermediate Upper Level
Prior knowledge:
This course assumes you have studied Spanish for 3-4 years. You might already have a GCSE which you want to refresh. You are probably fairly confident using the present, future and past tenses but still need practice to increase confidence and fluency.
If you are new to CALAT, please contact us at languages1@croydon.gov.uk before enrolling so that we can check your level and make sure this is the right course for you.
What will I learn?
The emphasis throughout our courses is on effective communication and on building a firm foundation in the four key skills of SPEAKING, LISTENING, READING & WRITING.
By the end of this course, you should be able to:
Speak with increased confidence and fluency in Spanish, generating sentences in everyday usage, some of which may be complex, using past, present and future tenses/timeframes, negative statements and conditional forms.
Subject contents/Topics to be covered:
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Hobbies and leisure activities
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Planning a trip abroad
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Returning an item to a shop
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Making a complaint about goods or services
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Reporting an accident or an incident.
Grammar:
This course will introduce learners to the following key information:
A wider range of commonly used positive / negative structures
A wider range of connectors, verbs, adjectives, including comparative, superlative, adverbs, expressions of frequency
A wider range of verbs to express ability, need, desire and compulsion
A more detailed working knowledge of structures expressing past, present and future tenses/timeframes and conditional forms.
The imperative form
Common and standard conventions to express preference, opinion, condolence, acceptance and refusal, some of which may be idiomatic
A range of polite expressions of gratitude, regret, apology, annoyance some of which may be idiomatic
Routine numerical data
Compound sentences
Teaching/learning methods:
Online delivery through conversation, reading, listening, role play, pair and group work, audio, video, occasional games, authentic materials.
What examinations will I be able to take?
You will work towards the SEG Awards (Skills and Education group is the Awarding Body) Level 2 Award in SPEAKING & LISTENING. This accreditation is based on work done in class or at home to build up a small portfolio, there are no formal examinations, however, some of the Speaking & Listening assessments will need to be recorded in person. The SEG Awards registration fee has been included in the course fee.
IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT FOR THIS COURSE, you will need to come into the centre at Croydon Clocktower for one session nearing the end of the course so that you can complete the speaking and listening assessments which need to recorded in person. The Tutor will let you know in advance, the date and the time for these assessments.
In this Unit the assessment focus of the portfolio will be on SPEAKING and LISTENING but the other skills of Reading & Writing will be developed as well during the course.
CALAT Examination and Assessment Appeals Procedure:
Learners who wish to appeal against the result of an examination or assessment should within 20 days of being notified, contact their course tutor or the relevant Centre Examinations Officer for advice on the correct appeals procedures.
Assessment pattern:
Continuous assessment based on work done in class and at home to build up a small portfolio which will then be internally and externally verified.
Additional costs to students:
Text book: To be advised by the Tutor during the first class. Students are advised not to buy any text books before the course starts.
What extra work will I need to do outside the classroom?
Approximately one hour per week going over work done in class, doing exercises and learning vocabulary.
Equipment/information needed to participate in class:
PLEASE NOTE: This course will take place in the classroom at Croydon Clocktower.
Please bring a pen, paper and a folder to put your work in. You may also wish to bring a small note-book so you can jot down a few notes during lessons.
Details of your e-mail address and mobile telephone number are very important as we may need to call/e-mail you regarding course changes or work set if you are absent from class or if the Tutor cannot teach for any reason and you do not need to attend the class that particular day.
Progression opportunities:
Completion of this course will enable students to join a follow on Spanish course later in the academic year with CALAT, subject to satisfactory enrolment numbers.
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