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The aim of this Wiki is **to develop a scheme of work in Spanish** for Middle and Upper school learners at Thuringia International School in Weimar, Germany.
The Spanish program is designed to foster students’ ability to use and produce Spanish. The Spanish language is learned through topics that combine vocabulary, grammar, and cultural elements. Students practice and strengthen their oral skills through group exercises, conversations with partners, recording and listening activities. Students practice the structures of the language through writing activities and readings that require knowledge of the vocabulary and grammar. **Spiral** learning and repetition are important elements when learning a language. Because of this, the program recycles and introduces new and old material at the same time.

Objectives

 * Communicate in Spanish with increasing ability
 * Complete authentic tasks and projects while communicating entirely in Spanish
 * Enhance knowledge of grammar in order to promote correct communication strategies and patterns
 * Gain insights into Spanish cultural and linguistic elements as reflected in the languages
 * Be able to write shorter and longer texts
 * To express time, tense, or aspect with some precision
 * Be able to read with full understanding simple connected texts and later on books
 * Be able to use Spanish as a stepping-stone to understand other cultures

//"Learning a foreign language is much more than learning a number of sentences, a certain amount of// //vocabulary or a number of grammatical rules. It means being able to interact in a new cultural context// //that will enable us to function in a society different from our original one. It not only expands our// //possibilities for work, entertainment or travel, but it expands our awareness of the world as we know// //it today—a world that has shrunk due to international flights, the Internet, and a general// //understanding that cultural diversity is what makes us human.//" from the [|Spanish Ab Initio Syllabus] - IBO


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