Spanish Year 1 (Beginners)
Short course
In Islington
Description
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Type
Short course
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Location
Islington
This Spanish Year 1 Beginners course is an introduction to the Spanish language and culture. During the first year, students learn how to introduce themselves, their professions and family members, how to describe one’s house, office and items contained therein, how to speak about food and clothes including their colours, how to explain modes of transport and itineraries and how to speak about hobbies and interests.Not only do students learn how to make statements about daily life in Spanish, they also learn how to abstract the relevant information by asking questions and practising these questions and responses in class. In order to build confidence and understand the structure of the language, students learn articles, verb conjugation, pronunciation, comparatives and superlatives as well as adjectives. Past and future tense are introduced in terms 2 and 3.LEVEL: Term 1 of the Spanish Year 1 course is aimed at complete Beginners - for students with no prior knowledge of the language. Term 2 and term 3 of this course are aimed at students with some basic knowledge of the language. If you would like to join the Spanish Year 1 course in January or April, please make sure you have the correct level by using our online guidelines . If you are a complete Beginner and you have missed the September enrolment, you can join the Spanish Accelerated course in January. You will cover Module 1 (term 1) and Module 2 (term 2) within one term. You will then be able to join Spanish Year 1 in term 3. If you have missed the January enrolment, you can join the Spanish Beginners Summer Intensive (Year 1) in April. You will cover the course materials of Term 1, Term 2 and Term 3 within one term.Why Choose a City Short Course?Delivered by native speakers, our Spanish Beginners short course is taught over ten weekly evening sessions in the heart of London.Challenging but rewarding, the Spanish Beginners course is perfectly suited to those working full time or...
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Course programme
Topics covered
Greetings; the alphabet; numbers 0 to 100; countries and nationalities; professions; personal information, formal and informal situations, order a drink in a bar, physical description and personality; the family.
Grammatical structures
Pronunciation, verbs in the present tense; personal pronouns; definite and indefinite articles; adjectives and nouns: gender and number; interrogative pronouns.
Learning objectives
- Introducing yourself and others
- Greeting Talking about yourself
- Asking and answering personal questions
- Talking about your family
- Describing oneself and somebody else
- How to order a drink and a snack in a bar
Term 2
Topics covered
Shopping; The city, the house: parts of the house and furniture; likes and dislikes; the time, days of the week, the months, the weather.
Grammatical structures
Demonstrative adjectives and pronoun; "ser" vs. "estar", prepositions of place; verb "gustar" and "encantar";
Learning objectives
- Buying objects
- Asking and giving price
- Describing your house
- Expressing likes and dislikes
- Tell the time
Term 3
Topics covered
The daily routine; spare time/ weekends; work; past events
Grammatical structures
Present tense: regular, irregular and reflexive verbs; adverbs of frequency; "saber" vs. "conocer"; introduction to the past tense (pretérito indefinido)
Learning objectives
- Talking about your daily routine
- Talking about the weekend
- Expressing positive and negative aspects
- Expressing the knowledge of how to do something
- Expressing opinions
- Describing past events
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Teaching and Assessment
The emphasis in this course is on listening and speaking. The lessons focus on language that is required in authentic situations.
Classroom activities will include: role-playing, class room discussion, pair and group work, work on pronunciation and intonation as well as grammar in context. Listening to audio clips and watching videos are an important element in our lessons. More comprehensive grammar exercises and reading texts are generally set as homework.
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Spanish Year 1 (Beginners)
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