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Kia ora and bienvenido to the news page for the Spanish language community. We value your feedback and ideas, and invite you to contact us at spanish@tki.org.nz.
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We update this page regularly with information and materials relevant to learning
Spanish. There are links to over 200 quality-assured materials within this community.
Find them by using the menu bars and the quick search facility on the right-hand
side of this page.
Note also the curriculum item immediately below and check this regularly for updates.
Greetings to everyone from Margaret Hardiman, the Ministry of Education's Senior Adviser for languages. Bienvenido to the individual community page for
Spanish teaching and learning! Keep an eye on this page for updates on initiatives
and opportunities arising from the new languages strategy as a result of the
Curriculum Stocktake report.
Read the message regarding the status of the new learning area learning languages in the revised New Zealand curriculum.
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Teacher Professional Development Languages (TPDL) Years 7-10 (PDF 376KB)
Over 150 teachers have completed this Ministry of Education funded programme to support schools to cater effectively for Learning Languages.
For 2010 the number of places has been increased to include 60 for teachers of Chinese, French, German, Japanese or Spanish plus a further 20 for teachers of Samoan and Cook Islands Māori.(Other Pasifika languages will be catered for over the next two years.)
Language study, pedagogy and In-school Support are the three components of TPDL. All teachers of languages, regardless of their teaching or language learning experience, are catered for.
Auckland UniServices of the University of Auckland is contracted to deliver this programme nationally. Principals or teachers should contact the project director Wendy Thomson w.thomson@auckland.ac.nz as soon as possible to ensure a place. Schools are encouraged to register more than one teacher.
http://www.tki.org.nz/e/community/language/pdfs/tpdl_2010_brochure.pdf
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Learning Languages
See these second-tier guidelines for learning languages levels 1─8 in the New Zealand Curriculum (Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Latin, Spanish). They have been developed to help teachers plan effective teaching and learning programmes. Guidelines for other senior secondary subjects will be available in the future.
http://www.seniorsecondary.tki.org.nz/Learning-Languages
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Teach With Music
Listen to songs in Spanish by popular artists and make use of the support activities. The songs are selected for clarity, punctuated to aid comprehension, and are appropriate for use with secondary level students.
http://spanishplans.com/
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Language Immersion Opportunities
This website has been developed to promote the range of immersion professional development opportunities available to language teachers in New Zealand, provide information about the awards and advice for teachers during the application process and when preparing to depart, and form part of the support framework to ensure that language teachers and their students are able to maximise the benefits accruing from these experiences both during and after the awards.
http://language-immersion.tki.org.nz
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Community Facilitator's choice
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Have a look at these great resources for teaching and learning Spanish.
Regional facilitators for second
language teaching and learning
Regional facilitators have been contracted by the Ministry of Education to support
teachers and schools offering language programmes.
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Asesoría Técnica
Bookmark this Spanish Ministry of Education website for New Zealand. The site is maintained by the Spanish Adviser in New Zealand schools, and contains material relevant to teaching Spanish here, including notices, links to resources, and information about professional development opportunities.
http://www.mec.es/sgci/nz/en/home/index.shtml
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Learning Languages: A Guide for New Zealand Schools
This resource provides information to help schools understand the place of languages
within the curriculum. Print copies are available: email orders@thechair.minedu.govt.nz, freephone 0800 660 662.
The New Zealand Association
of Language Teachers (NZALT)
NZALT is a professional association for over 500 teachers of languages (other
than English or Māori) from the primary, secondary, and tertiary sectors.
Their website includes access to conference details and white papers, information
about professional development awards, a news page, and links to the specialist
international language associations and advisers within New Zealand.
Events are now listed on the TKI Learning Languages calendar, see right-hand
navigation bar.
 Telephone Tutorial
The TKI Team would be happy to provide a tour of the site, via the telephone, at your school staff meetings or planning sessions. Contact us at tutorials@tki.org.nz if you would like to explore this option.
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