Spanish Course 101 (Level 1): Beginners

Learn Spanish in this A1 beginner course. Practise greetings, introductions, personal details, alphabet and numbers while building vocabulary and grammar with essential verbs and expressions for everyday communication and travel.
Duration
10 days, 20 hours total
Next date
1 February 2027
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Next class mode
Online via Zoom
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Cost
From $430.00

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Course summary

Level A1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)

This beginner's course aims to provide you with the ability to understand and use familiar Spanish expressions and basic phrases to satisfy simple daily needs. Grammatical themes will complement the acquired vocabulary and provide a framework for further verbal and non-verbal skill development. No prior knowledge of the language is required.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this course, you should be able to:

  • exchange basic greetings in Spanish
  • introduce yourself and others
  • ask and answer questions about personal details such as your name, nationality, occupation, etc.

Content

  • Greetings: personal information
  • Verb ser
  • Gender: feminine/masculine
  • Introducing someone: occupation, nationality, age
  • Introducing your friends: adjectives - demonstrative and possessive
  • The alphabet and numbers 0-100
  • Determinate articles
  • Verbs estar and tener
  • Finding things outdoors: places and transport

Who this course is for

Suitable for beginner A1 level students.

Prerequisites

None

Delivery style

An interactive, online workshop

Prescribed text

Aula Internacional Plus 1 A1 Hybrid Edition Students Book (with Code), by Jamie Corpas, Eva Garcia and Agustin Garmendia (Difusion, 2022). ISBN: 9788419236050

Based on Units 1-3 of the above text. The text is used for activities and forms the basis for consolidation and practice.

Textbooks should only be purchased once you receive confirmation from us. This usually occurs three days prior to class commencement.

Suggested textbook supplier

Language Book Centre
languagebooks.com.au

Please note that in some cases, our suggested supplier may not stock your prescribed text. Please check stock availability prior to signing up for any membership.

Language International Bookshop

Aula Internacional Plus 1/A1 Textbook English ed. (Hybrid Edition) (languageint.com.au)

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Meet the facilitators

Ana Delgado Prieto

Ana is a dedicated language teacher with more than 15 years' experience teaching English and Spanish to children and adults. Ana currently teaches Spanish at CCE, Macquarie University, WEA Sydney and Sydney Community College.

Ana holds a various degrees, including a Master’s Degree in Teaching English as a Foreign Language, and a globally recognised certificate in Teaching Spanish as a Second Language. She has an in depth knowledge of both languages in terms of lexis, grammatical structures and phonology.

Ana is passionate about teaching and loves learning new methodological approaches to foreign language teaching. She is especially keen on the communicative method of teaching languages which is based on the idea that learning a language comes through having to communicate real meaning. Her main goal is to keep students motivated by using engaging and interactive activities. She believes that motivation is key to learning and always tries to make her classes as appealing as possible.

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