Spanish language course

For available times for the courses below please see the course dates and registration form. The registration form shows the currently available groups.

Quick links:

•  Spanish A1
•  Spanish A2
•  Spanish B1^minus
•  Spanish B1^plus
•  Spanish B2
•  Spanish C1^minus
•  Intake
•  Certificate en ECTS-credits

Costs per course

• UM students, UM staff and alumni: € 475 per module
• All other participants: € 605 per module

Costs are exclusive course materials.

Reference levels according to the CEFR:

• Beginner: ES-A1
• Elementary: ES-A2
• Intermediate: ES-B1^minus
• Intermediate: ES-B1^plus
• Upper intermediate: ES-B2
• Advanced: ES-C1^minus

Would you like to learn Spanish before the summer and you don't speak any Spanish yet? Then the online intensive course might be something for you. In three weeks time (fourteen two-hour lessons and three to four hours of homework per day) you can reach level A1. For a description of level A1, please read the information below. You can obtain a certificate and 3 credits (2.5 for UCM and Global Studies UM students), if you pass the exam and meet the attendance requirement (maximum 1 absence per week and with 3 absences a check assignment must be handed in). The course will go ahead with a minimum number of participants of 8.

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Spanish A1 is for people with no prior knowledge of Spanish. Once you've completed this course you will be able to:

• greet people as well as introduce yourself and others;
• ask for and provide personal details;
• get around in shops and restaurants;
• conduct simple discussions in present and future tenses;
• talk about daily activities such as work or sports.

• ask and explain directions;

• talk about the weather;

• learn to use the present perfect tense;

• talk about the positive and negative aspects of work.

Course material

Aula Internacional Plus 1 – Libro del alumno:

• AIP1 en español: (versión híbrida) 

  Libris ISBN: 9788419236043, available at Libris and Talenland.

Dates: The registration form shows the actual available groups.

Certificate A1: upon completion of course requirements, you will receive a participation certificate by mail.

'I am truly satisfied about the course. Even during the pandemic, the language course has pulled off to create a clear and precise study program. One of the aspects that most stands out of language course is the teaching. So far I have had only admirable teachers. Throughout the first period, from September to December, I had Isabel as teacher. Her patience, passion, willingness, were the charactereristics that made the learning process as simple as possible.'

Niccolo Maggio - Student at FASoS Global Studies

Spanish A2 is for people with basic knowledge of Spanish and for people who have completed Spanish A1. To make the online intake test is necessary when you do not have an A1 certificate. Once you've completed this course, you will be able to:

• conduct simple conversations about daily activities;

• describe your feelings;

• set out your tastes and preferences;

• make comparisons;

• express that you want to do something;

• talk about tastes and eating habits;

• share your opinion and talk about the past;
• talk about health;
• give advice; 
• describe what your school, house or your parents' home was like.

Course material

Aula Internacional Plus 2 – Libro del alumno

• paper book

  AIP2 en español: (versión híbrida) 

  Libris ISBN 9788419236067. Available at Libris and Talenland.

Date: The registration form shows the actual available groups.

Certificate A2: upon completion of course requirements, you will receive a participation certificate by mail.

Spanish B1^minus is for people with intermediate knowledge of Spanish, meaning you should be able to make yourself understood in common, everyday situations. Registering for this course is only possible when you have passed the previous course or have made the online intake test.You will learn how to:

• prepare discussions and participate;

• give presentations about a current topic;

• talk about learning habits and skills;

• talk about food;

• talk about advantages and disadvantages, make comparisons;

• express your feelings and your wishes;

• share your opinion, express agreement and disagreement;

• talk about films, books and concerts;

• talk about the past.

Course material

• ISBN 9788419236029 BITACORA 3 edición híbrida available at 

  Libris and talenland.

Dates: The registration form shows the actual available groups.

Certificate B1^minus: upon completion of course requirements, you will receive a participation certificate by mail.

Spanish B1^plus is for people with a fairly high level of Spanish, meaning you are able to make yourself understood in any common, everyday situation, even though you might not have all the necessary vocabulary. An online intake test is necessary when you do not have a B1^minus certificate.In this course, you will improve your ability to debate and present certain topics and will learn to:

• talk about the future and make predictions;

   

• express skills and aptitudes;

• talk about memories, tell anecdotes;

• learn how to connect ideas;

• ask favours and ask permission;

• express prohibition, obligations and norms;

• to lead a discussion or debate and give presentations on a topical issue;

• talk about, recommend and value a cultural product.

Course material​

• ISBN 9788419236029 BITACORA 3 edición híbrida  available at 

  Libris and Talenland.

Dates: The registration form shows the actual available groups.

Certificate B1^plus: upon completion of course requirements, you will receive a participation certificate by mail.

Spanish B2 is intended for people who can use Spanish independently, meaning you have already completed a number of courses or have lived in Spain or Latin America for a while and are able to make yourself well understood in all situations. In this course, you will improve your ability to:

• express opinions and emotions;
• use different tenses;
• give advice;
• express acceptance, rejection and avoidance;
• hold debates and give presentations;
• make summaries;
• hypothesise and speculate;
• letters and e-mails (formal and informal);
• describe a person's physicality his personality and character.

Course material

AIP4 en español: (versión híbrida)  ISBN 9788419236098, available at Libris and Talenland.

Date: The registration form shows the actual available groups.

Certificate B2: upon completion of course requirements, you will receive a participation certificate by mail.

Spanish C1^minus is for people who already have a very good knowledge of Spanish, meaning you have enough skills to be able to comfortably participate in spontaneous conversations. In this course you will further build your skills and knowledge of the Spanish language. To do so, you will pay attention to situations pertaining to your work or study, such as giving advice. You will also learn:

• discuss typical subjects concerning your country or a country you are familiar with;
• clearly express and explain your ideas and opinions;
• give aclear and well structured presentation, as well as spontaneously answer questions;
• use grammar correctly;
• make summaries;

• argue, presenting and debating;

• letters and e-mails (formal and informal).

Course material

• ISBN: 9788419236388,  Edición híbrida available at 

  Libris and Talenland.

Dates: The registration form shows the actual available groups.

Certificate C1^minus: upon completion of course requirements, you will receive a participation certificate by mail.

If you have no prior knowledge of Spanish, you can simply register for level A1 by using our registration form for language courses. After registering, you will receive a confirmation.

If you would like to take any of the other levels, you must first successfully complete the previous level, or demonstrate a comparable level of French. 

If you already have some knowledge of the language and would like to join a non-beginners group then please schedule an online intake by using our scheduling system to make an appointment, free of charge. 

Book an intake well before the course is scheduled to begin. This process will make it easier to make the appointment, and more likely that there will still be an available spot in the module that’s right for you.

Costs per course

• UM students, UM staff and alumni: € 475 per module
• All other participants: € 605 per module

The costs are exclusive course materials.