UCL CENTRE FOR LANGUAGES &
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
Evening Courses
Spanish Level 1
(Common European Framework Level A1)
Prerequisite for entry
For complete beginners or those who have had only very little contact with the language.
Term duration
10 x 2-hour classes.
Progression
After 20 hours students may progress to level 1+
Aims and Objectives
The aim of the course is to enable students to function at a basic everyday survival level
(basic vocabulary, grammar, morphology, syntax and phonetics). 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 some
authentic material will be introduced. Some transferable skills will also be covered.
Functions
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Greeting and saying goodbye. Introducing yourself and asking someone’s name.
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Asking and saying nationality, origin and spoken languages.
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Speaking and asking about profession, place of work and study. Telling and asking
about address, telephone number and e-mail address.
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Greeting and introducing someone in a formal way.
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Talking about family and relationships, marital status, and age. Describing someone’s
physical appearance and character.
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Expressing existence. Asking about prices and buying things in a shop.
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Describing your city or town and your area.
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Describing your house and your bedroom. Talking about the location of an object or a
piece of furniture.
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Course Content: Main topics/themes to be covered
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Greetings and farewells. Introductions.
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Countries and nationalities. Languages.
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Jobs, places of work and studies.
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Personal details: address, telephone number and email address.
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Meeting people in a formal and in a more informal way.
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Family and relationships.
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Physical appearance and character.
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Objects. Shopping. Currencies.
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Cities, towns and regions.
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The house and the pieces of a house.
Phonetics
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Basic rules of the Spanish pronunciation.
Grammar and linguistic structures
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The alphabet. Spelling words.
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Numbers.
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Subject and reflexive pronouns.
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Subject pronouns: tú versus usted.
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Verbs: Regular and irregular verbs in the Present tense.
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Verbs: ser versus estar.
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Nouns: gender and number.
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Adjectives: gender and number. Agreement between nouns and adjectives.
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Definite and indefinite articles.
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Possessive adjectives.
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Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns.
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Interrogatives adjectives, pronouns and adverbs.
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Adverbs and prepositions of place.
Learning Resources
Book
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Course book: Curso de español para extranjeros ELE ACTUAL A1 (student’s book).
Virgilio Borobio. Ediciones SM. (chapters 1 - 8) ISBN: 978-84-675-4741-2
In addition there is a wide range of language learning materials for self-study in the SelfAccess Centre.
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