Fluency in Spanish 3

Course Times & Enrolment

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Course Summary

This course for students with an intermediate knowledge of Spanish aims to improve their knowledge of the language using a communicative approach that combines input and interaction. The course consists of ten hours - four classes of two and a half hours – and it will give the students the opportunity to consolidate their knowledge of Spanish grammar and vocabulary and develop their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills.

The course will run for four weeks with one class of 2.5 hours per week and the course materials are included. This course aims to improve the speaking and listening skills of students with an intermediate knowledge of Spanish. It also aims to consolidate and reaffirm the language learned during previous courses and at the same time introduce new vocabulary. The course places great emphasis on social and cultural aspects of life in Spanish speaking countries.

Course Details

Pre-requisites for enrolment

Students should be familiar with basic vocabulary and structures like the past tenses, the future and the conditional, the present of subjunctive.

Content of Course

Each class will consist of activities that develop speaking and listening as well as vocabulary and grammar needed to communicate.

Hablar de la cultura española y de sus estereotipo
Expresar opinión y valoración: el subjuntivo
Hablar sobre la vivienda: una cuestión social
Hacer descripciones (oraciones adjetivas con indiciativo y subjuntivo)
Practicar perífrasis verbales
Hablar sobre comunicación y el uso del móvil: nuevas palabras, nuevas expresiones

Teaching method(s)

The emphasis in this course is speaking and listening. The lessons will focus on language that is required for communicating in real situations.

The lessons will include whole class activities and pair or small group work, role-play, watching videos and listening to CDs. Grammar is introduced in context.

In order to fully benefit from the course and to achieve the learning outcomes, students will need to devote some time outwith classes to revision and homework.

Learning outcomes

On completion of this course, students will be able to:

Interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible.
Take an active part in discussion in familiar contexts, accounting for and sustaining their views.
Describe experiences and events, hopes and ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.
Understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure etc

Sources

Core Readings

Handouts will be provided and there is no need to purchase a textbook.

Web Sources

Where appropriate web sources will be provided by tutor.

Class Handouts

Handouts prepared by LfA.

Queries

If you have questions regarding the course or enrolment, please contact COL Reception at Paterson's Land by email COL@ed.ac.uk or by phone 0131 650 4400.

Student support

If you have a disability, learning difficulty or health condition which may affect your studies, please let us know by ticking the 'specific support needs' box on your course application form. This will allow us to make appropriate adjustments in advance and in accordance with your rights under the Equality Act 2010. For more information please visit the Student Support section of our website.