Course Details

Spanish - Elementary 1

Academic Year 2022/23

VYS001 course is part of 11 study plans

B_A+U Summer Semester 1st year

B_A+U Summer Semester 1st year

BPC-VP Summer Semester 1st year

B_A+U Winter Semester 1st year

B_A+U Winter Semester 1st year

BAK-EP Winter Semester 1st year

BAK-ESBD Winter Semester 1st year

BAK-MIn Winter Semester 1st year

BAK-PM Winter Semester 1st year

BAK-UAD Winter Semester 1st year

BPC-VP Winter Semester 1st year

The course is for real beginners, and is based on units 1 - 4 of the text book Nuevo Espaňol en marcha - Nivel básico.
The students will learn the basics of communication in these situations: greetings, introductions, ask about profession, address, telephone number, nationality, time, ask and tell directions, describe their home, ask about the position of objects in a house, how much the rent is, to order a drink in a bar or a meal in a restaurant.

Course Guarantor

Mgr. Daniel Rodriguez

Institute

Institute of Social Sciences

Objective

The aim of this course is to teach the Spanish language and the basic communicative skills that are necessary to achieve the A1 inferior level.

Knowledge

The student will be able to understand basic and sipmle expressions and phrases, will be able to communicatein very basic situations, will achieve the target level A1 lower according to the CEFR

Prerequisites

None.

Language of instruction

Czech

Credits

2 credits

Semester

summer

Forms and criteria of assessment

course-unit credit

Specification of controlled instruction, the form of instruction, and the form of compensation of the absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Offered to foreign students

Not to offer

Course on BUT site

https://www.vut.cz/en/students/courses/detail/254784

Exercise

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, compulsory

Syllabus

1. Unidad 0 - Introduction to the system of Spanish, alphabet, pronunciation and orthography, introducing yourself.
2. Unidad 1A - Conjugation of verb SER, personal pronouns, deriving femenine forms of nouns, conjugation of Llamarse, vocabulary – Professions 1.
3. Unidad 1B - Introducing friends, ask about nationality, conjugation of Trabajar, Vivir, and irregular verb Tener, vocabulary Professions 2.
4. Unidad 1C - Numbers 1-9, communication In the gym, question words, greetings.
5. Unidad 2A – Plural of nouns, definite articles, description of family, and family relations.
6. Unidad 2B – Conjugation of ESTAR, prepositions of place, description of a room, possessive pronouns, demonstrative pronouns.
7. Unidad 2C - Going around a town, ask directions, telling and asking the time.
8. Unidad 3A – Conjugation of reflexive verbs Levantarse, Acostarse, description of daily routines, prepositions of time, irregular verbs Ir, Venir, Volver.
9. Unidad 3B – Vocabulary – days of week, description of working day, vocabulary – professions 3.
10. Unidad 3C – Vocabulary – breakfast, food for breakfast in various countries, how to order a meal.
11. Unidad 4A + 4B – Description of a house, cardinal numbers 1st – 10th, telling in what floor you live, description of the interior of your room, the differences and use of the verbs Estar and Hay.
12. Unidad 4C – Description of a hotel room, booking a room, description of a Spanish patio.
13. Credit test.