Intensive Spanish Language - Beginning

LEVEL OVERVIEW:
The A-Level student is referred to as a ?basic user? of the language, which means that he or she is able to use language as a social agent during basic social transactions and understand/produce oral/written texts related to his/her basic needs, as well as take part in social interactions within his/her immediate spheres of action or domains.

LEVEL A1 - Beginning:
- Can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type.
- Can introduce him/herself and others and can ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things he/she has.
- Can interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.

COURSE OVERVIEW:

1. INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCY
a. Basic information about Spanish speaking countries: geography, climate, customs, gastronomy.
b. Official languages in Spain
c. Greetings
d. Casual and formal relations
e. Daily routines
f. Leisure activities
g. Stores and restaurants
h. Eating habits

2. EDUCATIONAL COMPETENCY
a. Comprehension of activity instructions: Coloca la palabra adecuada?, Levántate y pregunta a tus compañeros, Une con flechas?,Rellena la tabla siguiente?
b. Understanding of basic classroom instructions: Lenguaje básico de instrucción en el aula: ¿Puedes repetir?, ¿A quién le toca?, ¿En grupos o en parejas?, ¿Cómo se dice ______?, ¿Hay deberes?...
c. Ability to identify and define objects: Estrategias discursivas básicas para identificar y definir objetos como forma de evitar el uso de la L1: Es un objeto que?, Es un lugar donde?, Es una persona que, ¿De qué material está hecho?, ¿De quécolor es?, ¿Cómo es?...
d. Ability to learn and define new vocabulary: (Es lo mismo que/contrario de? Es como?, etc.), la sinonimia o la antonimia, el uso de hiperónimos (Un gato es un animal?) e hipónimos (?Times?, ?Hola? son revistas), y la contextualización mediante ejemplos

3. COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCY
a. Language Activities: listening, oral, and written comprehension and expression

4. PRAGMATIC COMPETENCY: CONCEPTS AND FUNCTIONS
a. Give and ask for information
b. Express opinions, feelings, and facts
c. Express goals, desires, and sentiments
d. Use of commands and questions
e. Social relations and greetings
f. Classroom interactions

5. GRAMMATICAL COMPETENCY
a. Nouns
b. Adjectives
c. Articles
d. Demonstrative adjectives
e. Possessive adjectives
f. Quantitative adjectives
g. Pronouns
h. Adverbs
i. Personal verbs
j. Impersonal verbs
k. Sentences and statements

6. LISTENING AND SPELLING COMPETENCY
a. Intonation
b. Syllables and accents
c. Rhythm, pauses, and timing
d. Irregularities
e. Alphabet
f. Capitalization
g. Punctuation