NOMBRE CURSO: Elementary Spanish for Foreigners
MODALIDAD: PRESENCIAL
OBJETIVO GENERAL
Develop oral and written communication skills in the most common situations in life using basic Spanish structures.
Start Date: 11-25-2024
End Date: 01-10-2025
Schedule: 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM
1. ARRIVAL
1.1 We are in Spain!
1.1.1. Greeting/saying goodbye. Formal and informal.
1.1.2. Making introductions: introducing yourself/introducing yourself. In an informal setting.
1.1.3. Spelling.
1.1.4. Asking for and giving personal information: name, age, place of residence, telephone number, place of origin,
nationality, languages spoken.
1.1.5. Asking for and giving spatial information about objects.
1.1.6. Communication strategy: asking for the meaning of a word, asking for a word to be spelled, asking for a word to be repeated
1.1.7. Linguistic content.
1.2. Grammar
1.2.1. Interrogative particles: where, what, where from, how.
1.2.2. Subject pronouns: I, you, he, she.
1.2.3. Present indicative verbs 1st, 2nd and 3rd person singular: ser, se llamada, tener, hablar, venir, vivir,
studíar.
1.2.4. Ser+nationality; ser+profession; ser+proper name; ser+de+origin.
1.2.5. Gender of adjectives of nationality.
1.2.6. Definite article: el, la, los las.
1.2.7. Gender and number of nouns.
1.2.8. Prepositions of place: en
1.2.9. Demonstratives: este, esta.
1.3. Lexicon
1.3.1 Countries, continents.
1.3.2 Nationalities; languages,
1.3.3 Numbers from 1 to 20.
1.3.4 Vocabulary related to personal identification.
1.3.5 Classroom vocabulary: furniture, school supplies, survival in class.
1.4. Phonology
1.4.1. Alphabet. Highlight the Ñ.
1.4.2. Intonation of declarative and interrogative sentences in Spanish.
1.5 Spelling
1.5.1. Punctuation marks: placement of interrogatives. Sociolinguistic content:
1.5.2. Use and choice of greetings: when arriving at a place, introductions, farewells.
1.5.3. Use and choice of forms of address: formal/informal.
1.5.4. Use of “thank you” and “please” in informal situations.
1.5.5. Introduction to Spanish accents.
1.5.6. Body language. Shaking hands
1.5.7. Names and surnames in Spain and around the world.
2. GETTING TO KNOW THE COUNTRY
2.1 Cities, What Places!
2.1.2. Thank you.
2.1.3 Give and receive directions.
2.1.4 Give and receive information about existence.
2.1.5 Give and receive information about location in the city.
2.1.6 Understand and ask for the price of a ticket.
2.1.7 Ask and answer for change.
2.1.8 Communication strategy: claim attention on the street.
2.2. Grammar
2.2.1. Interrogative pronouns: how much.
2.2.2. Present indicative verbs 1st, 2nd and 3rd singular: go, come, leave, arrive (mark the irregularities).
2.2.3. Subject pronouns: you/you. Contrast you/you in the most common present indicatives.
2.2.4. Contrast hay/están.
2.2.5. Ordinals from 21 to 30.
2.2.6. Indefinite articles: un, una.
2.2.7. Adverbs of location: ahí/ aquí; cerca/lejos
2.2.8. Prepositions of place with verbs of movement.
2.2.9. Prepositional phrases: a la izquierda, a la derecha.
2.2.10. Presentation of contractions: al and del.
2.3. Lexicon
2.3.1. The city: urban furniture, public establishments, means of transport, professions.
2.3.2. Colours – Coins.
2.3.3. Numbers from 01 to 50.
2.4. Phonology
2.4.1. Affirmative, interrogative, exclamatory intonation.
2.5. Spelling
2.5.1. Introduction to punctuation marks: interrogative marks.
2.6 Sociolinguistic Contents
2.6.1. Use and choice of greetings: when arriving at a place, farewells.
2.6.2. Use and choice of formal forms of address.
2.6.3. Use and choice of forms of address in means of transport.
2.6.4. Appropriate use of “please” and “thank you” in formal situations.
2.6.5. Idioms, do you have any change?
2.6.6. Body language: the physical space between speakers.
2.7. Intercultural Contents
2.7.1. Awareness of the different languages of Spain.
2.7.2. Transport in Spain
3. DAY TO DAY
3.1. Eating and Sleeping
3.2. Greeting/saying goodbye in a formal register.
3.3. Expressing needs, desires.
3.4. Understanding and asking about schedules.
3.5. Confirming and denying information.
3.6. Ordering food and drinks in public establishments.
3.7. Grammar
3.7.1. Interrogatives: Which one?.
3.7.2. Present indicative 1st, 2nd and 3rd singular: like, want, eat, drink, sleep, prefer (marking regular/irregularities.
3.7.3. Indirect object pronouns: me, you, him, herself, us, you, them.
3.7.4. Ordinals 1 to 10.
3.7.5. Adverbs of time: late/soon.
3.7.6. Demonstratives: this, this, these, these, that, that one, those, those.
3.7.7. Adverbs: also, neither.
3.8. Lexicon
3.8.1. Lodging vocabulary: hotels, hostels, guest houses. Dependency and services in these
establishments.
3.8.2. Public establishments. Professions related to these establishments.
3.8.3. Basic foods and typical dishes.
3.9. Phonology
3.9.1. Recognizing the stressed syllable.
3.10. Orthography
3.10.1. The use of h in Spanish.
3.11. Sociolinguistic Contents
3.11.1. Use and choice of informal greetings and farewells: hello, what's up?, how are you?... goodbye,
see you later.
3.11.2. Use and choice of forms of address: f
Course for Working Participants with NIE
In-person in the classroom
Licenciado en Historia del Arte por la Universidad de Zaragoza con nota media de sobresaliente Periodo Docente (Doctorado) con nota media de sobresaliente. Certificado de Aptitud Pedagógica, por el Instituto de Ciencias de la Educación de la Universidad de Zaragoza. Amplia experiencia en la Administración, en la gestión turística y cultural y como docente desde 2002. Paralelamente ha desarrollado una carrera artística como pintor en España e Italia. Cuenta en su haber con varias publicaciones.
Course for Working Participants with NIE
Notebook and pen
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