This level is acquired when a student can make a competent and flexible use of the language for social, academic and professional purposes and when they can produce clear, well-structured and detailed texts on topics of a certain complexity, showing a correct use of grammar, articulation and cohesion of the text. In this level, students know how to use colloquial language and expressions in the right context.

Course Outline:

• Readings from newspapers, magazines, children’s stories and literature.
• Values, beliefs and attitudes: professional groups, regional cultures, national identity, foreign countries, states and peoples, politics, arts, wealth, income and inheritance, humour.
• Debates on different topics.
• Watching videos and discussing about them.
• Conversation about different topics.
• Presentation by students, based on themes, such as national history, folklore, traditions, economy, politics and education.

Prerequisite:

• You need to have completed Spanish Level 8 to enrol in this class or demonstrate your relevant ‘level’ through a conversation with the tutor prior to enrolling.

Materials:

Please bring a pen and paper.

About our Tutors:

Lourdes – Lourdes has been a tutor with SGSCC for over 20 years. She is a qualified Spanish teacher who keeps her skills up to date by attending different courses.
She has self-published her Spanish for Travellers book which is used in the travellers course she designed.

Her courses are very popular because of the variety of resources she uses. She is
proud of her loyal student base with many re-enrolling in her classes, term after term, year after year. She believes to have the best job in the world because it allows her not only to impart the knowledge of her native language, but also to instill an interest for her culture.

Josie – Teaching Spanish with SGSCC for more than 25 years I have enjoyed the variety of classes on offer and levels of learning that have been available throughout my time. I look forward to meeting new students and teaching into the future with SGSCC.

Cristina – I have taught Spanish at the College since 2002. My career objective is to be able to help people of all ages, develop the knowledge of Spanish as a second language. With my passion for teaching and in-depth knowledge of grammar and communication skills, I am committed to working with students to develop their passion for all things Spanish. In the year 2001, I received a Teachers' award for excellence from the NSW Federation of Community Language Schools.

Other Information:

• To ensure resources are ready for you at the start of your course, we ask you ideally enrol at least one week before the course commences.
• All courses need a minimum number of students to run ("we try our hardest to get those") . If your course does not have enough students it will be cancelled before the commencement and you will be informed.