Would you like to learn to speak Spanish at a high pace? At the University of Groningen Language Centre, you can follow Spanish beginners courses and become acquainted with the Spanish language and culture. We offer Spanish courses both on location in Groningen and online. Our teaching method for the Spanish beginners course focuses on speaking and understanding the Spanish language. With this method, you will quickly feel at home in this beautiful language and you will automatically expand your grammar knowledge and vocabulary.
Who is this course for?
This course is for beginners of Spanish. During the course, we work towards CEFR level A1. The course is taught in Spanish as much as possible, with explanations provided in Dutch or English depending on the group participants. It is therefore important that you have a good command of English in order to participate in the course.
What will you learn in this course?
The course comprises 12 lessons. One lesson lasts 2 hours in a course on location and 1.5 hours in an online course. During the course, you will learn, among other things:
The alphabet
Pronunciation
Vocabulary
Present tense; regular, irregular, and reflexive verbs
How many hours of independent study are required?
To properly keep up with the course, you will have to take into account a total of 30 hours of self-study for this course on location, or 36 hours of self-study for the online course. Self-study mainly comprises grammar exercises, vocabulary development, and listening exercises. You will also be asked to do a reading or writing exercise every now and again.
What will you be able to do after the course?
Talk about yourself: where you are from, your age, and your job or what you are studying
Hold a conversation about your hobbies and interests
Describe people
Order something at a bar or a restaurant
Ask or say how much something costs
After successfully completing this course, you will be ready for the follow-up course Spanish A1>A2!
Course material
During this course, we use the following materials. You will need to purchase these materials yourself:
Students and employees of the UG, UMCG, Hanze and Windesheim pay the student rate (students) or discount rate (employees). Log in via the red button to activate the discount!
The atmosphere during the lessons was very fun and pleasant, making mistakes did not feel uncomfortable at all. Also, the teacher made the topics we covered very interesting!
Course participant says
The atmosphere during the lessons was very fun and pleasant, making mistakes did not feel uncomfortable at all. Also, the teacher made the topics we covered very interesting!