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Spanish Foundations: From the Training Hall to Daily Life

Beginner Spanish: writing and speaking

Level
Beginner
Estimated study
About 16 hours
Lessons
24 lessons in 4 modules
Format
Online, self-paced
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About this course

Learn beginner Spanish through the alphabet, spelling, listening and conversation. Four modules alternate writing and speaking lessons: letter tracing, independent and paper handwriting, complete sentences, polite requests and speech recordings. Begin with useful training-hall language, then communicate in daily life using a Latin American pronunciation model.

Course outline

Module 1: Sounds, letters and greetings

6 lessons · 4 h

Learn the five vowels and first letters while you greet an instructor, follow training cues and count.

  1. Five vowels and the first written words40 min
  2. First words in the training hall40 min
  3. M, N and Ñ: names and people40 min
  4. Understand an instructor's training cues40 min
  5. L, P and R: a tap and a trill40 min
  6. Count repetitions and use the body vocabulary40 min

Module 2: Spelling, help and introductions

6 lessons · 4 h

Finish the alphabet, ask for help or a rest, and introduce yourself.

  1. B, S and T: words and syllables40 min
  2. Training comfort, help and understanding40 min
  3. C, D, F and G: spelling follows context40 min
  4. Introduce yourself with ser and present verbs40 min
  5. H, J, K and Q: silent letters and borrowed words40 min
  6. Tú, usted and questions in conversation40 min

Module 3: Accents, address and descriptions

6 lessons · 4 h

Write accents and question marks, choose tú or usted, and use ser and estar.

  1. Finish the alphabet: V, W, X, Y and Z40 min
  2. Ser, estar and simple descriptions40 min
  3. Written accents: Á, É, Í, Ó and Ú40 min
  4. Polite requests, food and water40 min
  5. Ü, questions and exclamations40 min
  6. Time, schedules and meeting a class40 min

Module 4: Sentences, daily needs and plans

6 lessons · 4 h

Write full sentences and handle food, time, directions, prices and plans.

  1. Articles, agreement and useful written nouns40 min
  2. Directions, transport and finding help40 min
  3. Write complete dojo sentences40 min
  4. Shopping, price questions and daily habits40 min
  5. Independent writing: a short daily exchange40 min
  6. Build a social conversation and a next plan40 min
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