Spanish beginners at a gentle pace: module 2
Time: 12:45 - 14:30
Location: Keeley Street
This course has now started
- Course Code: LS1128
- Dates: 19/04/24 - 28/06/24
- Time: 12:45 - 14:30
- Taught: Fri, Daytime
- Duration: 11 sessions (over 11 weeks)
- Location: Keeley Street
- Tutor: Amaia Ibargüen
Course Code: LS1128
Duration: 11 sessions (over 11 weeks)
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What is the course about?
The course aims to enable students to communicate in a Spanish-speaking country in everyday situations.
What will we cover?
Family, shopping, quantities, prices, description of places and towns, talking about your home, expressing likes and dislikes.
What will I achieve?
By the end of this course you should be able to...
- talk about your family
- buy items in shops
- describe places, cities and towns
- describe your house
- talk about your likes and dislikes.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
You must have completed a Spanish beginners: module 1 or equivalent. Please note this course goes at a slower pace than our standard courses. If you have some basic knowledge of Spanish, contact the Language department as there may be a more suitable course for you.
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.
You will also need to be able to respond to simple instructions and explanations, as well as read course documents, in English. You will need to be at ease with the use of numbers for daily activities (e.g. using money, telling the time, using the 24 hour clock, reading timetables). It would also be helpful if you had some knowledge of basic grammar terminology such as: a verb, a noun and conjugation.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
This course offers a friendly and relaxed atmosphere which will enable you to learn at your own pace. Your tutor will use a range of teaching strategies to ensure that you gradually build up your confidence in speaking and listening. Throughout the course, you will receive learning tips on how to speak in groups more effectively and independently (without relying on your notes). You will practise listening to spoken language in ways that will maximise your understanding. There will be activities and advice to help you retain vocabulary.
Homework is highly recommended to consolidate learning.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
Textbook and exercise book: Based on units 5-9 of "Ele Actual 1: Libro del alumno (con licencia digital) + CDs A1 - 2019 ed." ISBN: 9788413180373 and "Ele Actual 1: Cuaderno de ejercicios A1 + CD" ISBN: 9788467547382, SM Publishers.
Note: you might not cover all the activities in the book during the course.
When I've finished, what course can I do next?
Your progression route will be Spanish beginners at a gentle pace: module 3. Please enrol as soon as possible as spaces cannot be guaranteed.
Amaia is a Spanish teacher from the Basque country in Spain. She grew up in Mondragón and studied in San Sebastián and Bilbao where she completed a teaching degree at university. She has always been interested in teaching and, as well as her work in adult education, she has experience teaching at universities and companies. Amaia has Qualified Teacher Status in England and has taught Spanish at all levels. She has a keen interest in exploring those areas of the language that her students find difficult. She takes great pleasure in seeing how her students progress in the language, in their motivation and dedication, and in the dialogue that takes place among adults in the context of the classroom.
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.
