Want to make small talk in Spanish, socialise in a second language, or blend in when you’re on holiday in Spanish-speaking countries? Our Spanish Beginners online course is the perfect introduction to this wonderful language.
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Spanish Beginners - Level 1 Course overview
From greetings to essential phrases, this course gives you the key vocabulary and basic grammar you need for conversation.
You’ll learn how to introduce yourself, order food, ask for directions and more. Most importantly, you’ll practise day-to-day situations with others on the course.
Complete this course and you will be communicating at CEFR A1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for languages.
Who is it for?
This course is ideal if you have never studied Spanish before.
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Timetable
The full beginners course includes 72 hours of online learning and is taught across six modules.
Benefits
- Delivered by a qualified Spanish speaker
- Interactive and varied learning techniques
- Awarded a City St George’s, University of London certificate.
What will I learn?
Throughout the year you'll cover
- Greeting and introducing yourself and others in formal and informal situations: profession, nationality, activities and family
- Describing people and places
- Expressing likes and dislikes
- Spanish in context: eating out, shopping, daily activities, work
- Talking about past events
Grammatical structures
- Personal pronouns and present tense: regular, irregular and reflexive verbs
- Definite and indefinite articles and adjectives and nouns agreement
- Ser vs. estar, prepositions of place
- Verbs gustar and encantar
- Introduction to the past tense (pretérito indefinido).
Assessment and certificates
You will receive a Certificate of Completion from City St George’s, University of London, along with a digital badge for your LinkedIn profile.
To qualify, you must attend at least70% of classes.
Teaching
Classes are highly interactive and include:
- Small group work and role-play
- Listening to audio materials (e.g. radio clips)
- Reading articles and texts
- Watching video content
- Digital learning tools to support your progress
You’ll also explore Spanish culture, current affairs and traditions alongside language learning.
Eligibility
This course is aimed as those who are completely new to Spanish.
If you have a little experience, or you are willing to do some self study to catch up, you can join us on one of the later Beginners modules.
Please do reach out to our team if you’re not sure which level is right for you.
Additional requirements
To enrol onto the Beginner Language course, you must:
- be age 18 or over
- have basic IT skills and a reliable internet connection to access lessons and course materials.
English requirements
You will need a good level of spoken and written English to enrol on this course.