Spanish 4: lengua y cultura
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- Start Date: 25 Sep 2025End Date: 04 Dec 2025Thu (Daytime): 10:45 - 12:45In PersonLocation: Keeley StreetDuration: 11 sessions (over -11 weeks)Course Code: LS414Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00
- Start Date: 08 May 2025End Date: 10 Jul 2025This course has startedThu (Daytime): 11:00 - 13:00In PersonLocation: Keeley StreetDuration: 10 sessions (over -10 weeks)Course Code: LS434Tutors: Pilar Villanueva MartinezFull fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00
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What is the course about?
To consolidate Spanish grammatical structures and vocabulary, and to broaden students' knowledge of Spanish and Latin American cultures.
What will we cover?
Revision of different tenses (indicative and subjunctive)
Discussion of different topics: media, leisure, environment, literature, Spanish/Latin American cultures.
What will I achieve?
By the end of this course you should be able to...
- be more confident in speaking Spanish
- express opinions and ideas by using a wider range of vocabulary
- extract specific information when listening to dialogues
- extract detailed information from newspaper articles.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
Students should have completed 4/5 years of Spanish. 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?
Grammar book: If agreed with the group, the book will be "Competencia gramatical En Uso: Claves B2" (ISBN 9788477115045), so no need to buy the book before the start of the course.
When I've finished, what course can I do next?
LBS09 Spanish 3/4: revision course in summer and any Spanish 5 course in September. Please enrol on the next module as soon as possible as spaces cannot be guaranteed.
Pilar Villanueva-Martinez is a Ph.D. Candidate in Latin American Cultural Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. With over eight years of experience in education, Pilar has become a specialist in teaching courses on Latin American cultures, history, social movements, music, and literature. In addition, she has taught Spanish courses catering to beginners, intermediates, and advanced learners at esteemed institutions like Bucknell University and the University of Texas at Austin. Moreover, she has extended her expertise to various community-engaged organizations, including the Biblioteca del Bicentenario and Casa Cultural el Chontaduro in Colombia. She is also the founder and editor of the Latin American magazine Zánganos, dedicated to disseminating arts, cultures, and activism from the region.
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.