Want to learn Spanish but worried that you might not be able to keep up? Spanish beginners at a gentle pace is designed to cover the same material as our standard Spanish beginners course, but at a slightly slower pace, and with more opportunities for revision built in.
Learning modes and locations may be different depending on the course start date. Please check the location of your chosen course and read our guide to learning modes and locations to help you choose the right course for you.
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The course aims to enable students to communicate in a Spanish-speaking country in everyday situations and to enjoy the language and culture of Spanish speaking countries.
What will we cover?
Travelling, asking for information, expressing agreement or disagreement, apologizing, expressing frequency, daily routine, clothes, the weather, comparing.
Culture: Mallorca, El Camino de Santiago, Cuba, Ecuador, Perú.
What will I achieve? By the end of this course you should be able to...
- describe your daily routine and talk about frequency - talk about your holidays - book accommodation - describe clothes - talk about the weather - ask for information - make comparisons - express agreement or disagreement - say where you went and what you have seen - read short simple texts about some Spanish speaking cities and countries.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
Students should have completedSpanish beginners module: 2orSpanish beginners at a gentle pace module: 2. For further details of the specific foreign language skills required for this level, please see the languages self-assessment charthere.
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.
This course uses Google Classroom, a digital learning platform where all the teaching and learning resources can be found. Here are some answers toCommon questions about Google Classroom| City Lit
We also offer languagesupport sessions for beginner studentsgiving them an opportunity to dispel doubts about the language. These are delivered entirely in English and are ideal for those aspects of the language or language learning that beginner students tend to find challenging. Places can only be booked once you have started thecourse. For more information, please ask your tutor.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
Based on Units 7 & 9 of Nos Vemos Hoy 1 Compacto, publisher: Campus Difusión, ISBN 9788411573467 (Hybrid edition - edición hibrida) + the tutor's own material.
Please note that you may not use all the activities during your course.
When I've finished, what course can I do next?
Spanish beginners at a gentle pace: module 3. Please enrol as soon as possible as spaces cannot be guaranteed.
Dr. Óscar Salgado-Suárez teaches Spanish language and cultural courses at Birkbeck, University of London; Imperial College and City Lit. His cultural research interests are 20th and 21st Century Spanish and Latin American visual and literary representations with a focus on storytelling, affects and humour studies in relation to historiography, national identities and power formations.
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.
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Spanish beginners at a gentle pace is designed to cover the same material as our standard Spanish beginners course, but at a slightly slower pace, and with more opportunities for revision built in.</p><p>Did you know that we offer<strong><a href="https://www.citylit.ac.uk/beginners-courses-support-session-dates" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">support sessions for beginner students</a></strong>over the term? 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Here are some answers to<a href="https://www.citylit.ac.uk/common-questions-about-google-classroom" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Common questions about Google Classroom| City Lit</a></p><p>We also offer <a href="https://www.citylit.ac.uk/beginners-courses-support-session-dates" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>languagesupport sessions for beginner students</strong></a>giving them an opportunity to dispel doubts about the language. These are delivered entirely in English and are ideal for those aspects of the language or language learning that beginner students tend to find challenging. Places can only be booked once you have started thecourse. 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