Spanish Beginner 2

If you can ask and answer simple questions about yourself, your interests and your work, Spanish Beginner 2 is the right choice. Add to your base of vocabulary and expressions to communicate in everyday situations involving travel, food, shopping, family and business. Continue to improve your pronunciation and express preferences.

This immersive course focuses on oral communication skills and uses meaningful scenarios (e.g., asking for directions) to help you use the language in authentic situations. Practise your new Spanish skills and interact with your classmates in a comfortable atmosphere. Between classes, you can practise your skills using online resources chosen by your instructor.

By the end of the course, you’ll be able to:

• ask for and give directions
• express feelings
• show concern for others
• describe one’s family
• express what you must do or what you feel like doing
• talk about aches and pains
• express likes and dislikes, tastes, preferences and interests
• talk about simple recipes

Please note: This class will be taught entirely in Spanish.

Course outline

This is not a prescriptive list. Exact course outlines will be determined by the instructor to best meet the needs of the class. It is meant to serve as a guideline and suggest what may be covered at this level. It is often necessary to repeat levels in order to become completely comfortable with the skills at each stage with a different teacher and style.

Communicative objectives

• ask for and give directions
• express feelings
• show concern for others
• describe one’s family
• express what you must do or what you feel like doing
• talk about aches and pains
• express likes and dislikes, tastes, preferences and interests
• talk about simple recipes
• If time:
  • talk about clothing
  • talk about the weather

Linguistic objectives

• prepositions of place
• Verbs: estar, poner, hacer, traer
• Vocabulary for emotions
• Expressions with tener
• Vocabulary for body parts, food, clothing (if time), colours
• Contrast of ser and estar

How am I assessed?

This is a non-credit course without letter or numerical grades. You receive verbal feedback on your conversation and grammar skills from your instructor during class. Written homework is typically corrected in class. Some lesson modules may include quizzes.

Record of completion

A record of completion will be emailed to students who participate and satisfy the course requirements within two weeks of the course end date. Course completion means 80% attendance and/or 80% completion of mandatory assignments.

Technology requirements

You’ll need access to a laptop or desktop computer or tablet, an email account, and internet access and an up-to-date web browser. For real-time classes, you’ll also need access to a video camera and microphone.

Requisites

To register in this class you should be able to:

• introduce yourself
• ask and answer simple questions
• produce and understand simple sentences
• ask information and answer questions about interests and activities
• be comfortable using basic regular verbs
• count to 20
• tell time

Course format

This course may be offered online, in-person, or a combination of both. Please see Available Sessions for details on the course format.

Materials will be available in Canvas for three weeks after the course ends, after which time you will no longer be able to access the course.

Learn more about online learning at Extended Learning.