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The National Spanish Teachers’ Association Quiz Competition Prepared by: Ramonia E Smith

The National Spanish Teachers’ Association Quiz Competition Prepared by: Ramonia E Smith. Philosophy. To adequately prepare our students to meet the demands of a globalised and multilingual society by increasing their linguistic competence and socio- cultural awareness. OBJECTIVES.

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The National Spanish Teachers’ Association Quiz Competition Prepared by: Ramonia E Smith

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  1. The National Spanish Teachers’ AssociationQuiz Competition Prepared by: Ramonia E Smith

  2. Philosophy To adequately prepare our students to meet the demands of a globalised and multilingual society by increasing their linguistic competence and socio- cultural awareness.

  3. OBJECTIVES • develop an awareness and tolerance of, and an appreciation for the culture of Spanish-speaking societies;

  4. OBJECTIVES • develop an attitude to Spanish as a medium of communication in real-life situations;

  5. OBJECTIVES develop the disposition and confidence to use the language to communicate;

  6. OBJECTIVES improve speaking, reading, writing, and listening skills;

  7. OBJECTIVES master the Spanish grammar system in order to use the language to express personal meanings;

  8. OBJECTIVES to enjoy the experience of learning Spanish!

  9. FOCUS ONCOMMUNICATION Questions will reflect a more holistic and communicative approach to the use of the language.

  10. FOCUS ONCOMMUNICATION Questions will be set from a thematic perspective, thus reflecting students’ daily lives and interaction.

  11. FOCUS ONCOMMUNICATION Grammar and vocabulary items are therefore not assessed in isolation and in non- meaningfulcontexts.

  12. THEMES • Mi familia y yo • La comida • La vida escolar • El viaje

  13. THEMES • De compras • El deporte y la recreación

  14. THEMES • Students at the 6th form and tertiary levels will be exposed to the above mentioned themes, as well as those which are reflected in units 1 and 2 of the CAPE syllabus.

  15. FOCUS ON CULTURE • There is a cultural component for each theme.

  16. CATEGORIES • Primary Grades 5 – 6 • Junior Grades 7 – 9 • Intermediate Grades 10 – 11 • Senior Grade 12 & above

  17. SOURCESPRIMARY - INTERMEDIATE • Viva Series • Dime Series • Paso a Paso • Primer / Segundo Libro

  18. SOURCESPRIMARY - INTERMEDIATE • Chévere • ¿Qué hay? • Let’s Have Fun With Spanish

  19. SOURCESSENIOR • The above mentioned sources and: • Al tanto • Ahora Mismo! • Advanced Spanish Vocabulary • Español Avanzado

  20. QUESTIONS Questions from each theme will reflect the following categories: • Antonyms and synonyms • Sentence/Proverbs completion • Math • Culture • Proverbs –explain or give equivalent in English.

  21. QUESTIONS • Vocabulary and sentence construction and completion • Pronunciation • Discrimination • Situation Responses - direct or indirect

  22. QUESTIONS • Geography • Contextual translation • Listening comprehension (Of brief sentences/ phrases related to the themes • Spelling

  23. USE OF TECHNOLOGY AND OTHER INSTRUCTIONAL AIDS • Audio visual questions may be set and facilitated by the use of DVD clips, music, photos, realia, etc.

  24. SAMPLE QUESTIONSTheme: De compras(Primary) Culture: • In a shopping mall what items may one find in ‘La frutería?’

  25. SAMPLE QUESTIONSTheme: De compras(Primary) Discrimination • Help your mother to make up her shopping list by placing ‘el ‘ / ‘la’ OR ‘los’ / ‘las’ before the following item: • _____ paraguas

  26. SAMPLE QUESTIONSTheme: De compras(Junior) Culture: • What is the monetary unit of Chile?

  27. SAMPLE QUESTIONSTheme: De compras(Junior) Discrimination: • What is the difference between ‘el cuento’ and ‘la cuenta?’

  28. SAMPLE QUESTIONSTheme: De compras(Intermediate) Situation Responses • Direct: You enter a store and wish to purchase a black leather jacket. What do you say to the store clerk?

  29. SAMPLE QUESTIONSTheme: De compras(Intermediate) • Indirect: You went shopping at the mall yesterday. In a sentence, tell your father 3 things that you bought.

  30. SAMPLE QUESTIONSTheme: De compras(Senior) Contextual translation • Juan Recently bought an item in the pharmacy and has trouble understanding the English instruction that reads: “Keep out of the reach of children.” He asks you for your help in translating it. Give your response.

  31. Submission of Questions • Each school must submit 100 (50 pairs) matching questions for each category that they enter.

  32. Submission of Questions Questions should be submitted according to themes.

  33. Submission of Questions • Questions should be submitted in the form of written matches- NOT RANDOMLY. • AN ANSWER MUST BE PROVIDED.

  34. Vetting of Questions • Questions submitted will be vetted by the Quiz Committee- an independent body of Spanish language specialists. • Questions that are to be edited will be returned to the writers/ teachers so that they can be amended and re-sent. This has to be done to ensure the corresponding school’s participation in the competition.

  35. Questions and Comments

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