Spanish beginners: module 3
Time: 11:00 - 12:30
Location: Keeley Street
Based on units 7 and 9 of Nos Vemos Hoy 1 (Publisher: Difusión)
Please do not buy the book until after the first session, as if you transfer to another level you might use a different book.
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- Course Code: LS1220
- Dates: 16/01/25 - 27/03/25
- Time: 11:00 - 12:30
- Taught: Thu, Daytime
- Duration: 11 sessions (over 11 weeks)
- Location: Keeley Street
- Tutor: Adriana Itriago Gavidia
Course Code: LS1220
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Duration: 11 sessions (over 11 weeks)
Please note: We offer a wide variety of financial support to make courses affordable. Just visit our online Help Centre for more information on a range of topics including fees, online learning and FAQs.
What is the course about?
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 completed Spanish 1: modules 1 and 2 or have an equivalent knowledge 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.
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?
Textbook: Nos vemos Hoy 1, publisher: Campus Difusión, ISBN 9788419236319 (Hybrid edition - edición hibrida)
Based on Units 7 and 9.
Tutor's own materials
Please note that you may not use all the activities during your course.
Please note that the hybrid edition includes, among other material, a digital version of the Nos Vemos Hoy 1 exercise book. If you would like to also have a paper copy of the exercise book, please do so, but it is not a requirement.
When I've finished, what course can I do next?
Check our beginners revision courses that will take place during the holidays between Term 2 and 3. Your progression route will be any of our Spanish 2 lower: module 1 courses in April.
Adriana holds a qualification to teach adults. She has taught Spanish to adults and teenagers for more than 8 years at different levels ranging from beginners to proficiency, including GCSE exams, in groups and one-to-one lessons -face to face and online-. She has worked as a Spanish tutor in educational institutions such as City Lit; Bishopsgate Institute; Morley College, UK Government departments as DEFRA, and for agencies tutoring private students for well-known organizations namely BBC, Arthur & Gallagher, AON, AHJ, among others. She got a degree in Anthropology from the Central University of Venezuela. A career in which she developed her knowledge and passion about Languages and Culture. Additionally, back in her country she worked in cultural research in the publishing area, events organization and organizational structure.
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.