Beginners 1
Beginners 2
Intermediate 1
A 1.1
A 1.2
A 2.1
Intermediate 2
Upper Intermediate 1
A 2.2
B 1.1
Upper Intermdiate Advanced B.2
BEGINNERS 1 (A 1.1)
This course is aimed at students who have no previous knowledge of Spanish.
At the end of the course, students will be able to interact in a simple way, being able to ask and answer questions in areas of inmediate need or on very familiar topics. They will be able to
talk about themselves: name, job, nationality…
talk about their interests
talk about countries, their situation and the weather
ask for products in a shop
talk about likes and dislikes
talk about people, their personalities and their appearance
In the class there will be great emphasis on the spoken language, although students will be encouraged to do some written exercises based on the topics used in the class.
The text book required for this level is – Aula Internacional 1
, ed. Difusión (ISBN 84-
8443-228-9)
BEGINNERS 2 (A 1.2)
This course is aimed at students who have completed Beginners 1 or students who have very basic knowledege of the language.
By the end of the course students will have acquired level A1 (European Framewok for
Languages)
Once the course is completed students will be able to
talk about personal habits
to talk about food ad eating habits
to order food in a restaurant
to describe places and ask for directions in a new place
to talk about past experiences
to talk about skills
In the class there will be great emphasis on the spoken language, although students will be encouraged to do some written exercises based on the topics covered in the class.
The text book required for this level is – Aula Internacional 1
, ed. Difusión (ISBN 84-
8443-228-9)

INTERMEDIATE 1 (A 2.1)
This course is aimed at students who have completed Beginners 2 or equivalent (A1 level
– European Framework for Languages).
At the end of this course students will be able to:
describe and compare objects;
talk about the house and its rooms;
talk about the family and likeness amongst members of the family;
deal with invitations, introductions, greetings, ask for favours…;
talk about the time and timetables;
talk about past experiences;
talk about future projects;
talk about weight and measurements.
In class, there will be great emphasis on the spoken language, although students will be encouraged to do some written exercises based on the topics used in the class.
The text book required for this level is – Aula Internacional 2
, ed. Difusión (ISBN 84-
8443-230-0)
INTERMEDIATE 2 (A 2.2)
This course is aimed at students who have completed Intermediate or equivalent.
At the end of this course students will be able to:
narrate past stories using simple structuctures
talk about habits in the past
talk about their emotions
talk about their health
give advice
give basic instructions and commands
use conditional structures
formulate hipothesis ( seguramente/seguro que…..)
In class, there will be great emphasis on the spoken language, although students will be encouraged to do some written exercises based on the topics used in the class. By the end of this course, students will have acquired level A2 (European Framewok for Languages)
The text book required for this level is – Aula Internacional 2
, ed. Difusión (ISBN 84-
8443-230-0)

UPPER INTERMEDIATE 1 (B 1.1)
This course is aimed at students who have completed Intermediate 2 or equivalent (A2 level – European Framework for Languages).
At the end of this course students will be able to:
Express prohibition, obligation and impersonality
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Deal with phone calls in different contexts (business, everyday situations…)
Use the reported speech
Use correctly direct and indirect object pronouns
Express themselves using complex structures that require the use of the
Subjunctive (ex. Me parece bien/mal + present Subjuntive; querer/pedir/exigir + present subjunctive; cuando + Subjunctive)
Tell jokes and talk about films using several connectors of speech
Use all past tenses (perfecto, indefinido, imperfecto, pluscuamperfecto) when telling a story
In class, there will be great emphasis on the spoken language, although students will be encouraged to do some written exercises based on the topics used in the class.
The text book required for this level is – Aula Internacional 3
, ed. Difusión (ISBN 84-
8443-232-7)
UPPER INTERMEDIATE ADVANCED ( B.2)
For further information on this course, please email eugenia@ucc.ie
or a.siles@ucc.ie