Adult & Higher Education

This course is for adults who have done some study of the language before, who have a basic knowledge of Spanish and can cope with basic tourist conversations. To join at this level, you should have studied the language for 1 year or equivalent and should have a good knowledge of the present tense – regular and irregular verbs. You will expand your vocabulary and grammar using all four language skills (speaking, listening, reading and writing) on practical topics to enable you to communicate.

We will listen to audio materials and practice pronunciation in class and will also spend some time developing your reading and writing skills. We will also look at Spanish grammar and look at talking about the past.

Homework is given on a weekly basis. To benefit most from the course, you will be encouraged to read the materials used during lessons and refer to the course book.

• Revising and getting confident in the use of the present tense.
• Talking about yourself, your family, hobbies, likes and dislikes and the weather using a wider variety of vocabulary.
• Describing people, cities and shopping for clothes, food, drink, etc
• Dealing with travel situations – hotels, restaurants, etc.

To join at this level, you should have a basic knowledge of Spanish and knowledge of the present tense – regular and irregular verbs. You should be able to:

• talk about yourself, your family, hobbies and ask questions.
• write a simple text in the Present about yourself, your family.
• describe where you are and ask for directions.
• be familiar with masculine/feminine nouns, some prepositions and simple questions.

Please bring a pen and paper and a folder. Textbooks will be discussed at the first session. 

We offer a Semester 2 course that begins immediately after Semester 1 and is an integral part of the course, the exact length of which will be decided in the spring term. You would then be able to progress to the next level.