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SPANISH FOR TRAVELERS COURSE

Course description The Spanish for travelers course is the most popular course amongst foreigners who wish to come our school to learn Spanish... this course have the principal goal to do an integrated four-skills approach, prepares intermediate students to use Spanish in real-life situations by emphasizing oral communication and by developing the other basic language skills. By the end of this course you will have covered 40% of the main areas of the Spanish language.

Start date You choose! You can start your course on whichever day and date is most convenient for you. We are open all year, including weekends and holidays.

Number of students We recommend that your classes are one-to-one, at least during the earlier levels, so you get really personalised tuition. We find that students learn more quickly when they study at their own pace with the full attention of the teacher. However, there are other options if you prefer:

  • one-to-one
  • two students to one teacher
  • group classes (maximum of five students per class, we arrange classes like this for universities, businesses etc)

For classes of two or more students, all students must have the same level of Spanish. Bear in mind that if there is more than one student, the course will take longer to complete.

Time The course lasts 120 hours in total (one-to-one), that's six weeks of four hours study daily. You're welcome to study for less than six weeks, but obviously you won't reach such a high level.

Course requirements No prior knowledge of Spanish is necessary!   If you have some prior knowledge we will give you a placement test. This ensures you start at the right level for you . We sorry that we can't take students of younger than 16.

Certificates At the end of the course you will receive a certificate of completion stating which level you achieved. These certificates are validated by the Ministry of Education, Ecuador.

COURSE CONTENT

BEGINNER'S LEVEL (30 HOURS)
     
  • Abecedario
  • Verbo Ser. Usos
  • Diferencia “Estar y Haber”
  • Frase
  • Diferencia Frase y Oración
  • Adjetivo Posesivo
  • Articulo, sustantivo, adjetivo
  • Pronombre Demostrativo
  • Pronombres Preposicionales
  • Pronombres Personales
  • Verbo “Estar” / Usos.
  • Palabras de pregunta
  • Verbos regulares en presente del Indicativo
  • Verbos irregulares en presente del Indicativo
 

At this level you'll have your first contact with the Spanish language. From the first day you'll learn to deal with everyday situations like shopping and eating out. You'll be learn how to take part in simple conversations at home and in hotels, and you'll learn how to greet and introduce people. The aim of this level is to give you the confidence to start communicating in Spanish and using some of the most common structures.

 

BASIC LEVEL (30 HOURS)
     
  • Diferencia entre “Tener y Tener que” / Expresiones
  • Contracciones
  • Verbos Recíprocos
  • Saber y Conocer
  • Futuro Perifrástico
  • Palabras indefinidas
  • Uso de los Artículos
  • Verbos Reflexivos. Cambios
  • Pronombres Posesivos
  • Verbos Modales
  • Verbos regulares en Pretérito Simple del Indicativo
  • Verbos irregulares en Pretérito Simple del Indicativo
 
Having completed this level, you will be able to use the present tense correctly, and also you will have begun to use the past simple (one of the most important and most used tenses). You will be becoming more fluent in simple conversations. You will increase your vocabulary, not only through studying everyday situations, but also through learning about news and current affairs.

 

PRE-INTERMEDIATE (30 HOURS)
     

Complementos

Verbos impersonales

Forma corta adjetivos

Conjunciones coordinantes

Diferencia entre el Pretérito Simple y el Imperfecto del Indicativo

Pretérito Imperfecto del Indicativo

Hacer impersonal

Por y Para

Diminutivo y Aumentativo

Adverbios

Números ordinales

 
On completion of this level, you will be able to give detailed descriptions using the past simple and past imperfect tenses – quite an achievement, as this is one of the most difficult areas in the Spanish language!

 

INTERMEDIATE LEVEL (20 HOURS)
     
  • Ser impersonal y “estar de”
  • Modo Imperativo
  • Modo Condicional Simple
  • Comparativos
  • Usos de “Se”
  • Preposiciones
  • Pretéritos Perfecto y Pluscuamperfecto del Indicativo
  • Diferencia entre el Pretérito Simple y el Pretérito Perfecto del Indicativo
  • Futuro Simple del Indicativo
 
By the end of this level you will have covered 40% of the main areas of the Spanish language. You should now find you have no problems dealing with everyday actitivities such as using banks, shopping, family get-togethers and other social events. You'll probably enjoy these situations even more, because you will be more fluent. You will also have increased your vocabulary and improved your writing and reading skills through the diverse topics you'll have covered in class. At this level you will read interesting texts in each class. After this level you will have enough Spanish to take part in voluntary work, if this interests you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Completentary courses: Alongside this course you can also take the following courses:

  • Study and Travel program
  • the voluntary work programme

If you want to continue studying after this course, you can take the following courses:

  • Regular Spanish Course
  • Study and travel program
  • the voluntary work programme

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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