the national spanish teachers’ association quiz competition prepared by: ramonia e smith

The National Spanish Teachers’ The National Spanish Teachers’ AssociationAssociation

Quiz CompetitionQuiz Competition

Prepared by: Ramonia E SmithPrepared by: Ramonia E Smith

PhilosophyPhilosophy

To adequately prepare our To adequately prepare our students to meet the students to meet the

demands of a globalised demands of a globalised and multilingual society and multilingual society

by increasing their by increasing their linguistic competence and linguistic competence and socio- cultural awarenesssocio- cultural awareness..

OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES

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

OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES

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

OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES

develop the develop the disposition and disposition and confidence to use confidence to use the language to the language to communicate;communicate;

OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES

improve improve speaking, speaking, reading, writing, reading, writing, and listening and listening skills;skills;

OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES

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

OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES

to enjoy the to enjoy the experience of experience of learning Spanish!learning Spanish!

FOCUSFOCUS ON ON

COMMUNICATIONCOMMUNICATION

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

FOCUSFOCUS ON ON

COMMUNICATIONCOMMUNICATION

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

FOCUSFOCUS ON ON

COMMUNICATIONCOMMUNICATION

Grammar and Grammar and vocabulary items are vocabulary items are therefore not therefore not assessed in assessed in isolation isolation and in non- and in non- meaningfulmeaningful contexts.contexts.

THEMESTHEMES

Mi familia y yo Mi familia y yo La comidaLa comida La vida escolar La vida escolar El viajeEl viaje

THEMESTHEMES

De compras De compras El deporte y la El deporte y la

recreaciónrecreación

THEMESTHEMES

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

FOCUS ON CULTUREFOCUS ON CULTURE

There is a cultural There is a cultural component for each component for each theme.theme.

CATEGORIESCATEGORIES

PrimaryPrimary Grades 5 – Grades 5 – 66

JuniorJunior Grades 7 – 9 Grades 7 – 9 Intermediate Grades Intermediate Grades

10 – 1110 – 11 Senior Grade 12 Senior Grade 12

& above& above

SOURCESSOURCESPRIMARY - INTERMEDIATEPRIMARY - INTERMEDIATE

Viva SeriesViva Series Dime SeriesDime Series Paso a PasoPaso a Paso Primer / Segundo Primer / Segundo

LibroLibro

SOURCESSOURCESPRIMARY - INTERMEDIATEPRIMARY - INTERMEDIATE

ChévereChévere ¿¿Qué hay?Qué hay? Let’s Have Fun With Let’s Have Fun With

SpanishSpanish

SOURCESSOURCESSENIORSENIOR

The above mentioned The above mentioned sources and:sources and:

Al tantoAl tanto Ahora Mismo!Ahora Mismo! Advanced Spanish Advanced Spanish

VocabularyVocabulary Español AvanzadoEspañol Avanzado

QUESTIONSQUESTIONS

Questions from each theme will Questions from each theme will reflect the following categories:reflect the following categories:

Antonyms and synonyms Antonyms and synonyms Sentence/Proverbs Sentence/Proverbs

completioncompletion MathMath Culture Culture Proverbs –explain or give Proverbs –explain or give

equivalent in Englishequivalent in English. .

QUESTIONSQUESTIONS

Vocabulary and Vocabulary and sentence construction sentence construction and completionand completion

PronunciationPronunciation DiscriminationDiscrimination Situation Responses - Situation Responses -

direct or indirect direct or indirect

QUESTIONSQUESTIONS

GeographyGeography Contextual translationContextual translation Listening Listening

comprehension comprehension

(Of brief sentences/ (Of brief sentences/ phrases related to the phrases related to the themes themes

Spelling Spelling

USE OF TECHNOLOGY AND USE OF TECHNOLOGY AND OTHER INSTRUCTIONAL OTHER INSTRUCTIONAL

AIDSAIDS

Audio visual questions Audio visual questions may be set and may be set and facilitated by the use of facilitated by the use of DVD clips, music, DVD clips, music, photos, realia, etc.photos, realia, etc.

SAMPLE QUESTIONSSAMPLE QUESTIONSTheme: De comprasTheme: De compras

(Primary)(Primary)Culture:Culture:

In a shopping mall what items In a shopping mall what items may one find in ‘may one find in ‘La fruteríaLa frutería?’?’

SAMPLE QUESTIONSSAMPLE QUESTIONSTheme: De comprasTheme: De compras

(Primary)(Primary) DiscriminationDiscrimination

Help your mother to make up her Help your mother to make up her shopping list by placing ‘el ‘ / ‘la’ shopping list by placing ‘el ‘ / ‘la’ OR ‘los’ / ‘las’ before the following OR ‘los’ / ‘las’ before the following item:item:

_____ paraguas_____ paraguas

SAMPLE QUESTIONSSAMPLE QUESTIONSTheme: De comprasTheme: De compras

(Junior)(Junior) CultureCulture: : What is the monetary unit of What is the monetary unit of

Chile? Chile?

SAMPLE QUESTIONSSAMPLE QUESTIONSTheme: De comprasTheme: De compras

(Junior)(Junior)

DiscriminationDiscrimination:: What is the difference What is the difference

between ‘between ‘el cuentoel cuento’ and ‘’ and ‘la la cuenta?’cuenta?’

SAMPLE QUESTIONSSAMPLE QUESTIONSTheme: De comprasTheme: De compras

(Intermediate)(Intermediate) Situation ResponsesSituation Responses Direct:Direct: You enter a store and wish to You enter a store and wish to

purchase a black leather purchase a black leather jacket. What do you say to the jacket. What do you say to the store clerk?store clerk?

SAMPLE QUESTIONSSAMPLE QUESTIONSTheme: De comprasTheme: De compras

(Intermediate)(Intermediate)

Indirect:Indirect:

You went shopping at the mall You went shopping at the mall yesterday. In a sentence, tell yesterday. In a sentence, tell your father 3 things that you your father 3 things that you bought.bought.

SAMPLE QUESTIONSSAMPLE QUESTIONSTheme: De comprasTheme: De compras

(Senior)(Senior) Contextual translationContextual translation

Juan Recently bought an item Juan Recently bought an item in the pharmacy and has in the pharmacy and has trouble understanding the trouble understanding the English instruction that reads: English instruction that reads: “Keep out of the reach of “Keep out of the reach of children.”children.” He asks you for He asks you for your help in translating it. your help in translating it. Give your response.Give your response.

Submission of Submission of QuestionsQuestions

Each school must Each school must submit submit 100 (50 100 (50 pairs)pairs) matching matching questions for each questions for each category that they category that they enter.enter.

Submission of QuestionsSubmission of Questions

Questions should be Questions should be submitted submitted according to according to themesthemes..

Submission of QuestionsSubmission of Questions

Questions should be Questions should be submitted in the form of submitted in the form of written matches- NOT written matches- NOT RANDOMLY.RANDOMLY.

AN ANSWER MUST BE AN ANSWER MUST BE PROVIDED.PROVIDED.

Vetting of QuestionsVetting of Questions

Questions submitted Questions submitted will be will be vetted by the vetted by the Quiz Committee- Quiz Committee- an an independent independent body of Spanish body of Spanish language specialists. language specialists.

Questions that are to be edited Questions that are to be edited will be returned to the writers/ will be returned to the writers/ teachers so that they can be teachers so that they can be amended and re-sent. This has amended and re-sent. This has to be done to ensure the to be done to ensure the corresponding school’s corresponding school’s participation in the competition.participation in the competition.

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