Portales is designed for students who have no previous knowledge of Spanish. This course will give you the skills you need to be able to speak and understand simple Spanish in everyday situations. The audio and printed materials will give you language skills and a real feel for Hispanic cultures.
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The file below is the Course Guide. It tells you about course content and structure, assessment, tutorial support, learning outcomes and other useful information on the course, to help you make the most of studying Portales. We recommend that students read this first when embarking on the study of this course.
In the file below you will find an introduction to Unit 1 of Book 1, an overview of all the study sessions and the first two sessions of the Unit. This will give you a flavour of the type of activities and level at the beginning of the course The answers to the activities in the first two sessions are in page 56.
In the file below you will find an introduction to Unit 2 of Book 1 and an overview of all the study sessions in the unit. This complements the contents of the file above and together they will give you a more comprehensive view of the contents of the entire first book in the course. Session 6 will show you a variety in the type of activities. The answers to the activities in session 6 are in pages 121-122.
The study calendar below shows you the schedule for the course in 2004-5.
The file below contains an example of the second tutor marked assignment for the course, which students do after completion of Book 1. In this assignment students are asked to do listening and speaking tasks. The pages preceding give additional information including the skills tested in each assignment.
The following audio files contain the recordings that students need to listen to in order to complete the second tutor marked assignment.
Once you have registered on a course you will have access to Learning with the OU at www.open.ac.uk/learning. This link provides information on topics such as getting started, study strategies, personal and career development, planning studies and moving on.
