Get to have the ultimate international experience by learning Spanish in both Utrecht and Barcelona! Enjoy the first two weeks at Utrecht and its famous canals, where you will meet people from all around the globe and at the same time, learn one of the most spoken languages in the world.
After completing the beginners' course in Utrecht, you will understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type. You will be able to introduce yourself and others and will be able to ask and answer questions about personal details such as where you live, people you know and things you have.
You will be able to interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.After this first part we'll take a plane to Spain, where you can apply your knowledge and speak Spanish in Barcelona! During the second two weeks you will get to know and apply the past tense. You will be able to distinguish between the narrative and the descriptive gender as you will communicate in both past and present tense.
You will be able to tell and make a synthesis of a story, dream, anecdote, news, etc. You will also work with pronouns (OD and OI in Spanish) on how they are used and how they should be put in a sentence. The simple future will be part of our course, you will learn how to talk about your plans and projects as well as expressing yourself in the conditional form, how to express hypothesis and desires.
During our course, you will also learn to give instructions and recommendations, to allow and forbid and to use the imperative affirmative form. This will all be done with a unique methodology combining exercises, cases, games and evaluation tests. Location:- Utrecht- Barcelona
Period
04-07-2011 - 29-07-2011 (4 weeks)
Target group
Anybody who is interested in learning the language, beginners with no previous knowledge.
Course aim
Gain basic knowledge and acquire the A2 (European level) level.
Credits
0.0 ECTS creditsCertificate of Attendance
Course fee
EUR 1985: Course + course materials + housing Fee includes transfer from Utrecht to Barcelona by plane.
EUR 1255: Course + course materials + housing in Barcelona only (not in Utrecht) Fee includes transfer from Utrecht to Barcelona by plane.
Course leader
Drs. Bettina Nelemans and Maribel Yaez
Scholarships
Utrecht Summer School doesn't offer scholarships for this course.
Utrecht University
Address: PO BOX 80148
Postal code: 3508 TC
City: Utrecht
Country: Netherlands
Website: http://www.utrechtsummerschool.nl
E-mail: summerschool@uu.nl
Phone: 0031302534400
Spanish for Beginners: Utrecht + Barcelona
