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= Welcome to Streaky Bay Area School's Spanish Page. Here you will be able to play games, listen to music, complete homework tasks, see photos and so much more. = = I hope that you enjoy the page and look forward to hearing your feedback. =  Senorita Blackmore

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=Useful Websites for Students and Parents= =Spanish Translation Website - Babelfish=

=Why learn a Second Language?=

There are many other reasons why people are compelled to learn Spanish as a foreign language. Why is it important to learn Spanish? For one thing, Spanish is spoken by almost 400 million people worldwide. Even more compelling is the fact that about half of the population in the Western Hemisphere speaks Spanish, making it the primary language for as many people as English in this region of the world. Most of South America speaks primarily Spanish (aside from Brazil), as does just about all of Central America, Mexico and Latin America - over 15 countries in total. In addition, within the United States, Spanish is the second most widely spoken language after English - by a very wide margin. In the U.S. more and more opportunities are increasing for those who are fluent in both Spanish and English due to the explosion in the Spanish-speaking population. This means that being bilingual (Spanish and English) will continue to become more valuable for people who live in the U.S. with each passing year. In this economy this is extremely important to a working career. In addition to in the U.S., Spanish is also gaining importance in Europe, where it is quickly becoming the foreign language of choice after English. It's fairly obvious to see why. Phonetically, Spanish is nearly perfect which makes it easy to learn. First, by learning Spanish fluently you can open the gateway to get by when communicating with people who speak different languages. Secondly, Spanish is the fourth most commonly spoken language in the world. According to Wikipedia, English, Chinese and Hindustani are the most commonly spoken languages, but, geographically speaking, they are only widely spoken in China and India respectively. Realizing that Spanish is spoken in more than 21 countries make learning Spanish a good choice, particularly since the US and Canada are in the same hemisphere and do business with many Latin American countries. In fact, as a romance language, Spanish can open the door to communication with many millions of other people who speak one of the other romance languages, which would create bridges to the European continent as well. Language acquisition requires special skills that, once learned, can be used to become fluent in other romance languages in much less time than it would take someone who is learning their first romance language. Basically, this is due to the similarities in grammar structure and vocabulary. Understanding a language means understanding culturally enriching aspects of different societies. In order to stay competitive in today´s world, it is imperative that we learn more about other cultures and how they think.

[] Cited Monday 29th August 2011 at 1.33pm

=Programming, Planning and Assessment=
 * [[file:SACSA.doc]] || [[file:Brief Outline of Spanish 2011 Plan.doc]] ||
 * [[file:Top 30 Languages by Number of Native Speakers.doc]] || [[file:Overview of Spanish.docx]] ||

= Smartboard Activities = = =

=PowerPoint Documents=

=Homework Tasks=

=Samples of Student Work - Endangered Animals from Spanish Speaking Countries - Year 4/5=

=Samples of Student Work - Interactive Stories and Games based on a Theme - Year 6/7=