Spanish Level 1 plus

Prerequisite for entry

Basic knowledge of Spanish (successful completion of Spanish syllabus 1 at UCL CLIE or GCSE a long time ago.)

Term duration

10 x 2-hour classes.

Progression

After 20 hours students may progress to level 2

Aims and Objectives

The aim of the course is to enable students to function at a basic everyday survival level (basic vocabulary and grammar). Students should be able to communicate in and understand Spanish on a number of practical everyday matters. Language learning skills, including autonomous learning and how to approach authentic material will be enhanced. Some transferable skills will also be covered.

Functions

Expressing and comparing likes, dislikes and interests.
Agreeing and disagreeing about likes and dislikes.
Speaking about personal relationships.
Talking about daily routines.
Talking about leisure and free time activities.
Asking and telling the time.
Ordering and giving information about food and drinks in a restaurant.
Describing neighbourhoods, towns and cities.
Asking for and providing information on how to get to different locations.

Course Content

Main topics/themes to be covered:

Personal likes, dislikes and interests.
Daily routine activities.
Domestic tasks.
Leisure and free time activities. Sports.
Chronological time. Days of the week.
Food and drinks. At the restaurant.
The neighbourhood, city or town.
Services and locations in cities.

Phonetics

Basic rules of the pronunciation of spoken Spanish

Grammar and linguistic structures

Verbs gustar and encantar.
Prepositional pronouns.
The Present tense: regular, irregular, stem-changing and reflexive verbs.
Reflexive pronouns: me, te, se, nos, os, se.
Expressions of frequency: a veces, normalmente, todos los días…
Adverbs of time, degree and frequency.
Prepositions and adverbs of place: a, en, al lado de, lejos, cerca...
Quantifiers: algún, ningún, muchos…

Learning Resources

Aula Internacional 1 (student’s book, English version. Difusión. ISBN-13: 9788415846772) Chapters: 5 - 6 - 7 - 8.
Online platform campus.difusion.com (materials to be used in class, as homework and for self-study; details will be provided in class). For this online platform, students will need to open their own account and then, for full access, purchase a premium account for a year access.
We recommend you to acquire your book (Aula Internacional 1), or the platform, or both through the European Bookshop.
In addition, there is a range of language learning materials for self-study in the Self-Access Centre (SAC).