Spanish for Beginners

You will work on lots of the below with options to continue onto a further term to learn more

Greetings, titles and introductions

Numbers

Talking about family and personal possessions

Asking for and giving directions

Making enquiries about places and things

Booking hotel accommodation

Ordering a snack and a drink

Ordering a three-course meal in a restaurant

Making a complaint in a restaurant/hotel

Shopping (quantities and prices)

Hobbies

Describing an illness

Talking about leisure interests

Buying tickets

Saying how you are feeling and describing symptoms

Describing people and what they look like

Describing a property

Expressing your opinion and making comparisons

Asking the way and following directions

Talking about holiday plans and the weather

and many others

As communication is the main objective of this course, students work in pairs or groups to practise speaking and listening. Recorded material, such as CDs and authentic listening texts/videos will also be regularly used to improve listening skills. Understanding written Spanish will be based on everyday items such as notices, leaflets and signs. Spanish will be the medium of instruction as far as possible.  There is no formal testing, but homework will be given each week.

Notepad/paper and a pen.

You are of course welcome to bring bottled water or filled travel mugs with you should you wish.

For beginners – No prior knowledge of the language is assumed. This course is suitable for students who have never studied Spanish before or who studied the language years ago and want to go back to the basics.