Spanish as a Second Language (A2 CEFR)

Español como Lengua Extranjera (B1 MCER) Spanish as a Foreign Language (B1 CEFR) - María Pilar Utrero

The course is aimed at foreign students with a basic level of Spanish (A1 of CEFR) who want to reach a level of communicative competence equivalent to level A2 of the CEFRL: this effectively means the ability to deal with simple, straightforward information and expressing oneself in a limited manner in most common situations in daily life.

This course places an emphasis on classroom activity. Classroom hours cover the basic objectives of the course syllabus. Students work both under their teacher’s supervision and independently; when not supervised, they will use the resources provided by the teacher or the online resources of UAB Idiomes Campus.

Students wishing to enrol must either present a certificate that they already have level A1 or else take a placement test before enrolling. Please contact summer@uab.cat

Spanish as a Second Language (level A2 CEFRL)
Week	Contents	Teaching/learning activities
1	Communicative and Lexical Resources: -Talking about habits, difficulties, motivations and feelings concerning language learning - Identifying and describing people’s looks and character - Talking about family, relationships and similarities among people - Coping in ‘set’ situations: saying hello, saying goodbye, arranging to meet Grammatical Resources: Regular and irregular present tense, reflexive verbs Para/por/porque Demonstratives Possessives Estar +gerund	Classes are highly practical and encourage cooperative learning and students’ effective participation, individually, in pairs or in groups. Classroom activities are aimed at improving communication skills: oral and written comprehension/oral and written expression. Classroom activities include, for example, reading distinct text types to foster comprehension, locating specific information, reworking this content; participating in spontaneous conversations; participating in debates and discussions; expressing opinions and arguments in a fluent and structured manner; giving oral presentations on prepared topics, writing distinct text types depending on level.
2	Communicative and Lexical Resources: - Speaking about leisure-time activities, timetables and place descriptions - Narrating past experiences - Speaking about intentions and projects for the future - Expressing tastes and preferences, comparing - Describing a house, objects and their spatial location Grammatical Resources: The past perfect Ir a + the infinitive Querer/pensar + the infinitive Indefinite pronouns (something, nothing, someone, no-one…) The uses of ser and estar The verbs gustar, encantar, preferir	Classes are highly practical and encourage cooperative learning and students’ effective participation, individually, in pairs or in groups. Classroom activities are aimed at improving communication skills: oral and written comprehension/oral and written expression. Classroom activities include, for example, reading distinct text types to foster comprehension, locating specific information, reworking this content; participating in spontaneous conversations; participating in debates and discussions; expressing opinions and arguments in a fluent and structured manner; giving oral presentations on prepared topics, writing distinct text types depending on level.
3	Communicative and Lexical Resources: - Talking about the beginning and the end of an activity - Narrating and evaluating past experiences and events - Talking about eating habits - Describing pain, irritations and symptoms Grammatical Resources: The past perfect The indefinite past Exclamations (¡Qué pena!) Desde/Desde que/ desde hace The verb doler	Classes are highly practical and encourage cooperative learning and students’ effective participation, individually, in pairs or in groups. Classroom activities are aimed at improving communication skills: oral and written comprehension/oral and written expression. Classroom activities include, for example, reading distinct text types to foster comprehension, locating specific information, reworking this content; participating in spontaneous conversations; participating in debates and discussions; expressing opinions and arguments in a fluent and structured manner; giving oral presentations on prepared topics, writing distinct text types depending on level.

The course has a system of continuous assessment made up of different activities evaluating the four language skills (reading comprehension, listening comprehension, written production and oral production) carried out during the course. These continuous-assessment activities represent 60% of the overall grade. Class participation, homework and end-of-unit activities will account for the remaining 40% of the overall grade. Students need a minimum mark of 50% to pass the course.

Maria Pilar Utrero Hernández has a degree in Spanish from Barcelona University, specialising in Literature (1989). She earned a Master’s Degree in Training for Teachers of Spanish as a foreign language (FPELE) from Barcelona University (1996). From 2000, Pilar has been a Spanish teacher at the UAB Language Service to students from many different countries). From 2013 to November 2019, she was coordinator of the Spanish section at the Language Service, where she has also coordinated the multilevel Spanish examination project (2017 to 2021).

E-mail: pilar.utero@uab.cat
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Spanish as a Second Language (A2 CEFR)

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