Beginner Spanish

Course Description

By the end of the course, you'll have the ability to perform basic conversations in Spanish using everyday vocabulary, comprehend Spanish nouns and verbs, explore Spanish culture, and confidently handle numbers for discussing dates, times, and currency. This newfound proficiency can enhance your readiness to explore Spanish-speaking countries and may even open new career opportunities for you. A textbook, available for approximately $30 (including GST, shipping and handling) is required for this course. Details for purchasing it will be provided upon registration.

Participant Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

Introduce yourself and use greetings and farewells
Talk about dates and days of the week
Use classroom expressions
Ask useful questions and give answers
Use polite expressions
Describe people and activities
Conjugate verbs in the present tense
Express future actions

Course Content

Course topics may include, but are not limited to:

Greetings: different ways to say Hello and Goodbye
Introducing yourself
The alphabet: pronunciation of vowels and diphthongs
Vocabulary: home, business, and travel
Personal pronouns
Verb SER: Identification and personal information origin and nationality
Verb ESTAR: For localization and temporary feelings
Vocabulary: people, places, things
Various simple commands
Definite and indefinite articles: singular and plural
Agreement between nouns and adjectives in gender and number
Conjugating verbs in the present tense and present progressive tense
Numbers from 0 - 20
Cultural aspects integrated into all classes