Basics of Spanish (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

Simple communication events, everyday situations: telling about oneself, greetings, ordering food in a restaurant etc. Pronunciation. Grammar: - Subject pronouns - Definite and indefinite articles - Gender and plural form of nouns - Present tense of regular and some irregular verbs - Possessive adjectives - Prepositions a, de, en, para, por, sin, con - Adjectives Cultural knowledge, some characteristic features of Spain and Latin America.

Objective

The student is able to: - understand the basic structures and vocabulary of Spanish - communicate in simple situations of everyday life - write simple texts - understand the main points in messages and in Spanish speech spoken at a normal speed about familiar subjects

Location and time

The course begins the 6th of March and ends the 10th of May 2025. Online lessons every Thursday 15.00 - 17.00

Materials

The material used in this course will be provided by the teacher and it will be found in Canvas. The link to the workspace will be sent to the participants one week before the beginning of the course.

Teaching methods

Online course. Virtual sessions in Zoom every Thursday at 15.00 - 17.00 (6.3. - 15.5.2025) The first session (6.3.) starts already at 14.30 (23.1.)!! Regular attendance, max. 4 times of absence because of pedagogical reasons. NB. You must attend the first meeting (6.3.2025) otherwise you will lose your place in this study group. You will need computer, camera and microphone in this course! For the final exam Proctorio tool must be installed. More information in Canvas. Bienvenidos!

Exam schedules

Final exam 15.5.2025 15.00 - 16.00 in Canvas supervised by Proctorio tool

Completion alternatives

No alternative manners of performance.

Student workload

5 credits = appr. 130 working hours