Course Overview
Knowledge of Spanish is not required. From the first day you learn frequently used everyday expressions, as well as simple phrases intended to satisfy immediate needs.
We will start with the foundations of enunciation, vocabulary and syntax.
Functional Contents
What You’ll Learn How to
- Introduce someone and react to being introduced
- Identify and describe people and things
- Express reasons for studying Spanish
- Greet and say goodbye
- Congratulate and thank
- Point out what is not understood
- Request a repetition of what was said
- Verify what was said has been understood
- Spell and request to spell
- Request something to be written
- Ask for a new word or expression or that might have been forgotten
- Ask someone to speak slower or louder
Grammar Contents
- Alphabet and Pronunciation
- Intonation: realization of intonational patterns (enunciative, negative and interrogative)
- Nouns
- Gender: rules for differentiating gender by ending. Most frequent special cases. The gender of nouns referring to people (profession, relationship, etc.)
- Number: formation of plurals
- Gender and Number Agreement
- Personal pronouns
- Uses of Ser and Estar
- Use of Ser + to identify. Ser + noun
- Use of Ser + adjective to refer to nationality, profession, place of origin, relationship, ideology, material
- Use of Ser to express time and to refer to time
- Use of Estar + adverbs of manner
- Use of Estar for the location of objects and people
- Contrast among Ser / Estar / Tener /in descriptions
- Hay and Estar
TARGETED AUDIENCE
- Non-Spanish Speaking Starters
REQUIREMENTS
- None
- Basic English, French, Italian, Portugues [non-exclusive]
MATERIAL INCLUDED
- Virtual books and exercises
- Access to our Workbook online Campus
- Google Drive Whiteboard
