Start your beginner Spanish learning journey with our Beginner Spanish: A1.1 Course, suitable for complete beginners with no prior experience of Spanish. From your very first lesson, you'll begin communicating in practical everyday situations, learning how to introduce yourself, exchange personal information, talk about languages, and explain simple interests and motivations. This course provides a supportive and interactive environment for building confidence while developing a strong foundation for future study.

Throughout the course, you'll practise essential communication for greetings, introductions and simple conversations while learning the vocabulary needed to talk about nationalities, professions, workplaces and leisure activities. Grammar is introduced naturally in context as you build confidence using present tense verbs, personal pronouns, articles and common question forms to communicate accurately in everyday situations.

DELIVERY MODE

Language courses are offered in two delivery modes:

• Face-to-Face: WEA Sydney
• Online: via Zoom or Microsoft Teams

Please check the delivery mode listed before enrolling, as some classes are face-to-face and others are online.

TEXTBOOK

• Aula Internacional Plus 1 A1 Edicion Hibrida Libro del Alumno (Difusion: 2022), ISBN: 9788419236043

Suggested Textbook Suppliers: Abbey's Bookshop · Intext Book Company / Language International Bookshop · The Language People

The textbook is not included in the course fee. Please check textbook availability with the supplier and wait until your course is confirmed before purchasing. WEA Sydney cannot accept responsibility for textbook purchases if a course is cancelled. Courses are confirmed or cancelled at least 7 days before the start date.

COURSE OUTLINE

Communication

• Saying hello and goodbye (informal and formal)
• Numbers 1–10; the alphabet
• Asking for and giving personal information
• Expressing intentions; explaining motivations
• Talking about what you do in different languages

Grammar

• Nouns and articles: gender in nationalities and professions; definite (el, la, los, las) and indefinite (un, una, unos, unas) articles
• Verb forms: presente de indicativo; ser, tener, llamarse; verbs ending in -ar, -er, -ir
• Structures: uses of por, para, porque
• Pronouns: personal pronouns

Phonetics

• Intonation: partial questions and answers
• Connectors (linking sounds)

Vocabulary

• Numbers; nationalities; professions; workplaces
• Languages and activities in a language class
• Leisure activities

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

1. Communicate in Spanish in simple situations such as greeting others and introducing themselves.
2. Use key grammar structures such as present tense verbs, articles, and pronouns at a basic level.
3. Apply relevant vocabulary and pronunciation patterns to participate in simple conversations with confidence.