This course is for those who have completed Spanish Elementary 1 and 2. It is also suited to those who have an AS or A Level qualification in Spanish, or equivalent.
Duration
10 weeks
Evening
Thursday
Dates
Thursday 17 October – Thursday 19 December 2024
Time
6 – 8pm
Mode of delivery
Face to face
Room
To be confirmed
Price
EHU student: free (sign up required, fee of £100 will be covered by the Student Opportunity Fund (SOF) EHU staff: free (sign up required) Member of the public: £190
Prices for the 10 week course in 2024/25
Full course information
Entry criteria
This course is for those who have completed Spanish Elementary 1 and 2. It is also suited to those who have an AS or A Level qualification in Spanish, or equivalent.
Emphasis is set on:
comprehensive coverage of intermediate and more advanced vocabulary, grammar and texts
developing and enhancing all 4 communication skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) to a more advanced level
full development of language learning skills
developing confidence and accuracy when using the language in a wide range of situations
What will you do in the weekly sessions?
You will be asked to contribute to the learning process by taking an active part in the lessons. This includes participation in group and pair work. You will develop your communication skills and increase your knowledge of grammar and functions in the language.
Tutors will cover the following content, which will be tailored to each group’s needs.
Week
Content
1
Introductions To be able to say how long you have been doing something. Verbal periphrasis such as: Seguir+gerund, Llevar+gerund, Acabar de+infinitivo, Dejar de+infinitive To express time with desde hace
2
Describe past events with indefinido, imperfect and present perfect
3
To describe past experiences To situate events in time Express duration with “Desde que, Desde, hace
4
To write a covering letter and CV for a job application To be familiar with vocabulary related to job applications
5
To discuss problems of the world including climate change Regular and irregular futures
6
To discuss future events and hypothesis about the future To make predictions about technology “Depende de”/”Depende de si” “Seguramente/Seguro que/supongo que” with the future tense The second conditional
7
Prohibition and obligation
8
Habits and impersonal structures Soler+ inf Se+ 3rd present tense verb Lo normal/lo habitual/lo raro Quantifying expressions: “La mayoría de/todo el mundo”
9
To discuss narrative genres (cinema/novels) Cinema and TV vocabulary Present tense irregular
10
Discuss cultural customs and Christmas traditions in the Hispanic world Further practise of the se+impersonal form
Independent learning
You will progress further by reinforcing the topics covered in the group with private study.
Materials will be provided by your tutor and these will be available on the Blackboard organization.
Spanish Intermediate 2 (January – April 2025)
This course is the natural progression for those who have completed Spanish Intermediate 1 or equivalent.
Duration
10 weeks
Evening
Thursday
Dates
Thursday 30 January – Thursday 3 April 2025
Time
6 – 8pm
Mode of delivery
Face to face
Room
To be confirmed
Price
EHU student: free (sign up required, fee of £100 will be covered by the Student Opportunity Fund (SOF) EHU staff: free (sign up required) Member of the public: £190
Prices for the 10 week course in 2024/25
Full course information
Entry criteria
This course is the natural progression for those who have completed Spanish Intermediate 1 or equivalent.
Emphasis is set on:
comprehensive coverage of intermediate to more advanced vocabulary, grammar and texts
developing and enhancing all 4 communication skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) to a more advanced level
full development of language learning skills
developing confidence and accuracy when using the language in a wide range of situations
What will you do in the weekly sessions?
You will be asked to contribute to the learning process by taking an active part in the lessons. This includes participation in group and pair work. You will develop your communication skills and increase your knowledge of grammar and functions in the language. You may also be asked to deliver individual or group presentations.
Tutors will cover the following content, which will be tailored to each group’s needs.
Week
Content
1
Past regular and irregular, present tense regular and irregular, soler, se+ impersonal
2
To summarise plots of films and books Connectives to describe events: Porque, como, aunque, sin embargo, de repente, al final
3
Humour and Stereotypes Narrating Direct and Indirect object Object pronouns
4
Adverts Affirmative Imperative
5
Slogans Identify connotational values Imperative (Affirmative/Negative) Pronouns with imperative
6
Instructions Imperative in combination with direct and indirect objects
7
Trips and types of tourism Pluperfect Travelling vocabulary
8
Consequences and causes Pluperfect in combination with other tenses Connectives (así que, de modo que)
9
Narrating in the past and stories Combination of the past tenses (pluperfect, imperfect, preterite, perfect)
10
Introduction to the subjunctive Formation, verbs and triggers for the subjunctive
Independent learning
You will progress further by reinforcing the topics covered in the group with private study.
Materials will be provided by your tutor and these will be available on the Blackboard organization.
