Spanish as a Second Language (A1 CEFR)
This course is aimed at students of Summer School subjects who want to start learning Spanish as a foreign language at a basic level. The aim is to reach level A1 of the CEFRL: this effectively means understanding and using familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases for highly specific objectives.
This course places an emphasis on classroom activity. Classroom hours cover the basic objectives of the course syllabus. Students work both under their teacher’s supervision and independently; when not supervised, they will use the resources provided by the teacher or the online resources of UAB Idiomes Campus.
This course is designed exclusively for students with no prior knowledge of Spanish or very limited level (below A1 CEFRL). An individual interview will be conducted with each candidate to verify this before the course starts.
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Classes are highly practical and encourage cooperative learning and students' effective participation, individually, in pairs or in groups. Classroom activities are aimed at improving communication skills (focusing on oral skills). Classroom activities include, for example, reading distinct text types to foster comprehension, locating specific information, reworking this content; participating in spontaneous conversations; expressing opinions, writing simple and short texts. |
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Classes are highly practical and encourage cooperative learning and students' effective participation, individually, in pairs or in groups. Classroom activities are aimed at improving communication skills (focusing on oral skills). Classroom activities include, for example, reading distinct text types to foster comprehension, locating specific information, reworking this content; participating in spontaneous conversations; expressing opinions, writing simple and short texts. |
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Classes are highly practical and encourage cooperative learning and students' effective participation, individually, in pairs or in groups. Classroom activities are aimed at improving communication skills (focusing on oral skills). Classroom activities include, for example, reading distinct text types to foster comprehension, locating specific information, reworking this content; participating in spontaneous conversations; expressing opinions, writing simple and short texts. |
From Monday to Friday.
From 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The course has a system of continuous assessment made up of different activities evaluating the four language skills (reading comprehension, listening comprehension, written production and oral production) carried out during the course. These continuous-assessment activities represent 60% of the overall grade. Class participation, homework and end-of-unit activities will account for the remaining 40% of the overall grade. Students need a minimum mark of 50% to pass the course.
Coursebook and learning resources:
Aula Plus 1, Ed. Difusión, ISBN:978-84-18032-19-6
María Pilar Utrero Hernández has a degree in Spanish from the University of Barcelona, specialising in Literature (1989). She earned a master's degree training for Teachers of Spanish as a Foreign Language (FPELE) from the same university, in 1996. From 2000, Pilar has been a Spanish teacher at the UAB Language Service to students from many different countries. From 2013 to 2019, she was coordinator of the Spanish section at the Language Service, where she has also coordinated the multilevel Spanish examination project (2017 to 2021).
- E-mail: pilar.utrero@uab.cat
- Departament Language Services UAB