Spanish Beginners

Spanish Beginners: This course, designed for absolute beginners with no previous experience of the language, aims to provide students with the skills needed for everyday situations in a Spanish-speaking environment. Students can expect to learn how to introduce themselves and others, talk about their town and country, how to buy food, tell the time, describe people, talk about their daily routine, etc. Basic elements of Spanish grammar will be introduced and all four skills will be developed: listening, speaking, reading and writing to a basic level (A1 CEFR).

The approach is communicative & cultural topics relating to Spain and Latin America will be introduced.

Starting from the most basic aspects of the Spanish language – alphabet differences & pronunciation -, students will be listening to and speaking Spanish from the first day: introductions, nationalities, names of countries, etc. By the end of this 20-hour course, students should be familiar with essential aspects of the language such as word gender, number and the present tense. Students will have also acquired relevant vocabulary to interact in Spanish in a basic way in a number of everyday situations.

Cultural aspects of the Spanish-speaking world are introduced through listening exercises, reading and class activities.

Throughout the course, Spanish will be used when practising oral skills and students will be encouraged to communicate in the target language in the classroom.

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