CO30.2
Demonstrate, when producing oral and written texts, knowledge of Spanish language concepts including vocabulary, sentence structure and linguistic conventions.
Indicators for this outcome
(a)

Employ vocabulary and phrasing in oral and written texts, such as:

  • vocabulary in context, for various text types (p. ej., los hispanohablantes en el mundo, español, identidad lingüística, las aventuras, las becas, las carreras);
  • adverbs (p. ej., muy, fácilmente, de repente);
  • useful phrases for various contexts and text types (p. ej., “el baile de fin de curso”, “la graduación” “subir al avión”, “desde mi punto de vista”, “Señor, muchas gracias por su consideración.”);
  • the interrogative form with future tense (p. ej., “¿Vas a España?”, “¿Vamos a bailar allí?”);
  • sentences with the preposition “si” (p. ej., “Si fuera rico, viajaría a España”); and,
  • expressions (p. ej., “Qué guay”; “Genial”).
(b)

Utilize the following verb conjugations:

  • imperfect tense of irregular verbs (p. ej., hacer, ir, tener);
  • past tense (e.g., present perfect, preterite and imperfect) of regular and irregular verbs (p.ej., compartir, escribir, viajar) and familiar verbs;
  • past tense of pronominal / reflexive verbs (p. ej., “se despertó tarde”);
  • conditional present tense regular and irregular verbs (p. ej., dibujar, escuchar, terminar, hacer, ir, tener);
  • present subjunctive of regular, irregular and common verbs (p. ej., dibujar, escuchar, terminar, hacer, ir, ser, estar);
  • present conditional tense with regular, irregular and common verbs (p. ej., hacer, ir, tener, ser, estar);
  • future tense (p. ej., bailarás, jugaremos); and,
  • future simple of common regular and irregular verbs (p. ej., dibujar, escuchar, terminar, hacer, ir, estar, ser).
(c)

Apply knowledge of linguistic conventions to enhance communication, including:

  • indirect object pronouns (p. ej., me, te, le);
  • compound prepositions (p. ej., abajo de, a bordo de, a cargo de);
  • complex prepositions (p. ej., cerca de, encima de, lejos de, fuera de);
  • complex conjunctions (p. ej., pues, entonces, sino, pero, sobre eso);
  • conjunctions (p. ej., mientras que, desde que, donde); and,
  • spelling and punctuation.
(d)

Experiment with grammatical components such as:

  • rich word choice;
  • complex prepositions (p. ej., cerca de, encima de, lejos de, fuera de); and,
  • complex conjunctions (p. ej., pues, entonces, sino, pero, sobre eso).
(e) Select and use appropriate conventions of informal and formal language.
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