Spanish 4/5: advanced conversation
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- Start Date: 15 May 2025End Date: 10 Jul 2025Thu (Daytime): 12:45 - 14:45OnlineFull fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00
- Start Date: 23 Oct 2025End Date: 18 Dec 2025Thu (Daytime): 12:30 - 14:30OnlineLocation: OnlineDuration: 5 sessions (over -9 weeks)Course Code: LS416Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £111.00 Concession £90.00
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What is the course about?
The Spanish conversation course provides a relaxed and animated environment to practise the language. We will discuss literature, history and current affairs, the arts, etc. Ideas and suggestions from students are welcome.
What will we cover?
Topics to include: society, the arts and key events of the Spanish Speaking World.
What will I achieve?
By the end of this course you should be able to...
- Improve your listening, reading and conversational skills.
- Further your knowledge of literature, history and current affairs, the arts, etc
- Increase your vocabulary and consolidate your grammar.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
Stage 5. Students should have completed stage 4 or be at an advanced level. They should be quite fluent and have a solid grasp of grammatical structures and vocabulary. For further details of the specific foreign language skills required for this level, please see the languages self-assessment chart at the start of the languages section of our course guide or at http://www.citylit.ac.uk/self-assess-your-level.
It is also essential that you have knowledge of more complex grammar terminology such as: conditional, indirect and direct pronouns, hypothetical sentences, subjunctive, subordinate clauses and more complex conjunctions.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
Our courses are characterised by spoken interaction and communication. Typical activities include pair work, group work, role plays and games. A range of resources will be used to support your learning including presentations, hand-outs, and audio-visual material.
Homework is highly recommended to consolidate learning.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
The course is based on the tutor’s own resources.
When I've finished, what course can I do next?
Any Spanish 5 course in the summer and in September.
My name is Keylor Murillo Moya and I am from Costa Rica. I studied Hispanic Philology at the Universidad de Costa Rica and I also have a Master Degree in Online and Distance Education from The Open University. Currently, I am at the final stages of my PhD in Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies at King's College London. I've been teaching Spanish as a foreign language for over 20 years, in the UK, Egypt and in my own country. I've worked for several higher education institutions in the UK and I've taught all levels of Spanish. Apart from languages, I'm also interested in literature (poetry, especially), philosophy and art. I do like to teach grammar in my classes, because I think that if you are learning a language you need to understand how it works and where it comes from. However, conversation and speaking are an obvious fundamental part of my classes and I always try to maintain a relaxed and friendly atmosphere among my students.
Please note: We reserve the right to change our tutors from those advertised. This happens rarely, but if it does, we are unable to refund fees due to this. Our tutors may have different teaching styles; however we guarantee a consistent quality of teaching in all our courses.