Communication and grammar skills
This introductory Spanish course provides a first approach to the language and its basic structures.
Its focus on newspaper articles and songs introduces Hispanic culture.
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EUI language courses are free for EUI PhD and LL.M. researchers, but most other EUI members have to pay a nominal fee.
Spanish 101
Communication and Grammar skills
CEFR level A1
All EUI members
Length of course
24 weeks, 72 hours across 3 terms:
First term: |
16 October
08 December 2023
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8 weeks
24 hours
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Second term: |
15 January
22 March 2024
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10 weeks
30 hours
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Third term: |
15 April
24 May 2024
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6 weeks
18 hours
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Time
Currently not available
Spanish 101: Communication and grammar skills
By the end of the course, students will
- have reached level A1/A2 of the Common European Framework (Waystage)
- have acquired the basic structures of Spanish grammar
- be able to discuss personal information.
- be able to describe and locate objects and activities
- interact in everyday situations
- formulate thoughts and opinions
- have been introduced to Hispanic culture
Course contents
Course materials are provided by the Spanish teacher
The course includes work on the following:
- Listening comprehension: information about topics of personalinterest; understanding the main idea of simple communications
- Written comprehension: Short texts and newspaper articles. Reading for specific information
- Oral interaction: Simple dialogues about daily activities and facts. Short social interaction
- Oral expression: Use of expressions and ways of describing in simple terms persons, everyday life, current occupations and research interests etc.
- Writing: Capacity to write notes, short messages and basic personal letters
Learning methods and activities
This course is taught using a communicative method which includes concepts, references, and communication.
Activities in and out of class include:
- Reading comprehension
- Grammar learning in small groups
- Pairwork
- Evaluation with exercises
- Role play
- Independent writing
Edurne Iraizoz, born and raised in Pamplona, Spain, graduated from the University Autónoma of Barcelona with a degree in “Ciencias de la información”.
She followed courses on Spanish philology and “Teaching techniques of Spanish as a foreign language” at the Universities of Salamanca and Santander.
She has been teaching Spanish at the EUI since 1988.
Her research interests lie in the field of the multicultural interaction , the pedagogy of teaching a second or third language, pragmatics in learning and communication, the importance of texts in the learning process.
Page last updated on 11 October 2023