This foundation module in Spanish Language for Beginners allows students to learn the basics of the Spanish language, develop main linguistic (oral, aural, written, spoken) skills, and acquire grammatical awareness & essential communicative competences.

HP102 is a combination of LL264 Spanish Beginners Accelerated (3h) and 2h of Spanish language teaching for SMLC Spanish ab initio students.

In this module, you will work towards A2+/B1 of the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference).

By the end of the module, you should be able to:

• apply a basic knowledge of grammar
• gain insight into everyday life in the Spanish speaking countries studied in the module
• apply strategies for understanding gist and short descriptions
• interact about familiar topics and activities
• write simple texts giving background information and relating to areas of immediate need
• develop strategies to communicate information coherently and effectively to a specific audience within an open-ended project

Assessment Method

Term 1 - one interim test (10%)

Term 2 - one portfolio (20%)

Term 3 - one reading/ writing test (35%) + one oral test (35%)