Spanish For Holidays

Course Times & Enrolment

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Course Summary

The Spanish for Holidays course aims to provide an introduction to the language. The most basic structures and vocabulary of the language are introduced and students have the opportunity to practise communicating in basic everyday holiday situations, such as ordering food, shopping and asking for directions.

By the end of the courses, students will be able to understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs whilst on holiday in a Spanish-speaking country.

Course Details

Pre-requisites for enrolment

Spanish for Holidays is targeted at absolute Beginners – those with no previous experience of the language.

Special Information

Handouts

Content of Course

The following will be covered in the Spanish for Holidays course:

Greetings and personal information
Alphabet and spelling
Counting, dates, days
Telling the time
At the airport, at the train station, taking a taxi
Asking for and understanding travel information
In a town – describing the town, asking for and understanding directions
At the Hotel - booking, cancelling and changing a reservation
At the restaurant/bar/café – ordering and paying
Shopping for food, clothes, souvenirs
Museums and art galleries
Reading and understanding common signs
Minor health complaints
Money, exchange
Expressing dissatisfaction

The aim is for students to learn to understand others and make themselves understood in these areas. Basic grammar and vocabulary will be presented and practised in the contexts of holidays.

Teaching method(s)

The emphasis of all of our courses is speaking and listening. The lessons focus on language that is required for communicating in real holiday situations. The lessons include whole class activities and pair or small group work, role-play, responding to short texts and dialogues and watching video clips. Grammar is introduced in context. More extensive written exercises and reading texts are normally only set as homework. Learning is assessed informally throughout the course with the teacher providing feedback on practice tasks at end of the course in revision and tests.

The primary language used in the class is Spanish.

On completion of this course students have the option to continue their Spanish studies with the course Spanish Beginners 2.

Learning outcomes

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

Communicate in Spanish in the most basic holiday situations
Ask and answer holiday-related questions
Order and book services such as travel, accommodation, food and drink
Express need, intention and dissatisfaction on holiday-related matters
Understand basic information related to travel

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.