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Survival Spanish for the Chinese Visitor

Spanish

Course no.: 03-01-EXC-13061-A/B

Survival Spanish for the Chinese Visitor
This course aims to introduce basic level Spanish to students without any previous knowledge. Students will practice the target language in simulations and role-plays related to a range of topics about Spanish culture and everyday life. This will allow them to better understand and produce basics sentences in contextual interactions. The course develops elementary writing, reading, speaking, and listening skills in Spanish; however, class time will be geared towards practicing oral communication about interesting topics related to everyday life in Spain. This course will be of particular interest to students wanting to get a taste of learning a European language other than English, and to open a window into a Romance language and its culture.


Purpose:

By the end of the course students will be able to:

  • Have very basic conversations with native speakers about familiar topics
  • Use elementary vocabulary related to the course topics (e.g. personal information, shopping, travelling)
  • Understand written information and produce simple texts about food and travel (e.g. buying tickets online, booking a hotel room, filling in a form with personal information)
  • Communicate about simple tasks (ordering food and drinks in a restaurant, shopping, and asking about transportation and accommodation)

 

Session

Date

Time

Venue

Contents

1

21 Feb 2024 (Wed)

(A)15.30 - 18.00

(B) 19.00 - 21.30

(A) Z510

(B) R506

Spanish basics I: Greetings, alphabet, giving basic personal information.

Culture: Spanish in the world.

2

28 Feb 2024 (Wed)

Spanish basics II: Nationalities (masculine and feminine), introducing yourself, asking for personal information, numbers 0-20.

Culture: Spanish-speaking countries

3

6 Mar 2024 (Wed)

Spanish basics III: Occupations, introducing others (he / she), indefinite articles (a / an). 

Culture: Famous Spanish-speaking people

4

13 Mar 2024 (Wed)

In the city: Asking for information in the city (address and phone numbers), numbers 20-100, definite article (the).

Culture: Music in the Hispanic world

5

20 Mar 2024 (Wed)

In the neighborhood: Describing a city, places in the neighborhood, means of transport, forming plural

Culture: Spanish cities

6

27 Mar 2024 (Wed)

In the restaurant: Food and drinks, ordering in a cafe/bar, verbs (traer and poner).

Culture: Spanish tapas and cuisine

7

3 Apr 2024 (Wed)

Shopping: Clothes and accessories, asking for prices, buying in shops, demonstrative adjectives (this / these /that / those).

Culture: Spanish Fashion 

8

10 Apr 2024 (Wed)  

First week in Spain: Checking in at the hotel, meeting new people (review of giving and asking for personal information).

Culture: Spanish regions and major touristic areas

Instructor

Mr Raúl Hernández Romero
Instructor at Department of English and Communication at PolyU

Mr Raúl Hernández, native Spanish speaker. Graduated in teaching -Complutense University of Madrid-  with more than 7 years of teaching experience in Hong Kong in different contexts and institutions.

Teaching Mode

Face-to-face

Medium of Instruction

English and Spanish

Quota

25

Remarks N/A

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