What you will study
In each unit you'll explore Spanish language, culture, and specific learning techniques including activities to help memorise words and phrases. As you develop your vocabulary and understanding you'll cover topics including:
- talking about recent events and those in the distant past
- referring to daily tasks and leisure activities in the past
- talking about past sporting events and holidays
- describing parts of the body
- talking about your family
- talking about jobs and professions
- the preterite of regular and irregular verbs
- pronominal verbs in the preterite and present perfect tense
- expressions of frequency
- direct object pronouns
Throughout the course, you will improve your ability to understand spoken and written Spanish and to communicate your own information and ideas. You will acquire a knowledge of the basic structures of Spanish along with key vocabulary. Each unit comprises 3–4 hours of interactive activities, exercises, explanations and tips about language-learning. It’s a good idea to keep notes either in a notebook or on your preferred digital device. There are regular revision units and at the end of each unit there is a quiz for you to practise what you’ve been learning.
We look forward to seeing you soon on Elementary Spanish 1: ¡en camino!
Please note that although this course is non-accredited, it can be used towards the module Making your learning count (YXM130) to gain OU credits.
You will learn
After completing this course, you should be able to:
- communicate with speakers of Spanish in a limited range of predictable and simple contexts relating to everyday situations.
- understand and use simple Spanish grammatical structures (for example, questions and statements), and common terms for everyday objects and events.
- recognise and use basic Spanish phrases in formal and informal styles of communication and use polite forms of address and greetings.
- show basic intercultural communicative competence, including an awareness of Spanish-speaking cultures and societies.
The course is designed to help you achieve a level of language proficiency equivalent to level A2 of the Council of Europe Common European Framework of Reference for languages (CEFR).
Learner support
The course is taught entirely online, with the aid of a learning adviser to offer support where needed. You will have access to online forums that you are strongly encouraged to participate in, as they are an excellent source of support and information. These forums combine peer support with input from the language specialist learning adviser(s). Other support is available via the StudentHome website and computing helpdesk.
If you have a disability
The course is delivered online and makes use of a variety of online resources. If you use specialist hardware or software to assist you in using a computer or the internet you are advised to contact us about support which can be given to meet your needs.
The OU strives to make all aspects of study accessible to everyone and this Accessibility Statement outlines what studying LGXS004 involves. You should use this information to inform your study preparations and any discussions with us about how we can meet your needs.