Spanish preparation for DELE B1
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
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- Course Code: LSY21
- Dates: 03/10/24 - 15/05/25
- Time: 18:00 - 21:00
- Taught: Thu, Evening
- Duration: 24 sessions (over 33 weeks)
- Location: Online
- Tutor: Amaia Ibargüen
Course Code: LSY21
Duration: 24 sessions (over 33 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?
To prepare students to the DELE B1. This is a demanding course, which requires a considerable amount of self study.
Course dates:
T1: 03 oct-5 Dec (wk: 5-14), T2: 16 Jan-27 Mar (wk: 20-30), T3: 01 May-15 May (wk: 35-37).
This is a live online course. You will need:
- Internet connection. The classes work best with Chrome.
- A computer with microphone and camera is best (e.g. a PC/laptop/iMac/MacBook), or a tablet/iPad/smart phone/iPhone if you don't have a computer.
- Earphones/headphones/speakers.
We will contact you with joining instructions before your course starts.
What will we cover?
DELE exam topics: personal identification, house and home, education and career, leisure travel and transport, social relationships, health, shopping, food and drink, public services, language problems.
Grammar: all the main points of Spanish grammar will be included, especially: past tenses, conditionals, passive, imperative, future tenses, personal pronouns, relative pronouns, indefinite pronouns, conjunctions, word order, subjunctive.
What will I achieve?
By the end of this course you should be able to...
-Talk about education, jobs and careers
-Write simple letters
-Ask and give advice (conditional & verbs with direct object)
-Asking for information, permission, favours, requests (Imperative)
-Talk about the future and make comparisons
-Use Impersonal tenses (‘se’)
-Express opinion, agreement, disagreement (subjunctive in negative sentences)
-Express wishes (Subjunctive)
-Apologise, express happiness & gratitude (subjunctive)
-Use basic conjunctions and prepositions ("por tanto", "por/para"…).
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
Students should have studied Spanish for approximately 3 years recently. Interviews start from July. Please check the website for details and book early as places are limited.
For further details of the specific foreign language skills required for this level, please see the languages self-assessment chart, using the link at the top of this page. You can also find the chart at the start of the languages section in our course guide. You will also need to be able to respond to simple instructions and read course documents in English and be at ease with the use of number for daily activities (e.g using money, telling the time, etc).
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
The course is based on the communicative approach:
- active students’ interaction
- emphasis on speaking and listening skills
- pair and group work
- role plays
- use of realia, pictures and authentic material
- use of audio-visual techniques when appropriate
Please note, students are expected to participate in oral classroom activities and to do some homework as and when required.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
Textbook and exercise book:
LAS CLAVES DEL NUEVO DELE B1
CONEJO LÓPEZ-LAGO, EMILIA ; SORIA MILLÁN, MARÍA PILAR ; MARTÍNEZ RODRÍGUEZ, MARÍA JOSÉ
ISBN 10: 8415846290 / ISBN 13: 9788415846291
A good bilingual dictionary is essential (Oxford or Collins).
When I've finished, what course can I do next?
Spanish 3 or Spanish 3/4 revision courses in the summer; Spanish 3 upper or Spanish 4 in September.
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.
