Course

Spanish language course

From the very first group lesson, an experienced teacher will help you to build your vocabulary and understand how the language works. You’ll use traditional learning methods as well as online learning tools. The course focuses on speaking and listening skills. Additional work on grammar, as well as reading and writing skills, will support you in the language learning process. Your teacher is a native speaker, and the group lessons will be conducted in Spanish. Instructions will only be given in Dutch or English if it's absolutely necessary.

After completing level C1minus, you'll be able to communicate professionally in Spanish, from speaking and writing to debating, negotiating and giving a presentation.

'The Spanish course soon became the class I was looking forward to the most during the week. Despite the challenging online setting, the teachers have been able to ensure proper and pleasant education, always with a smile! My teacher Merce`, in particular, has been an incredibly prepared, professional, and kind guide during my learning process. I Her passion for her job enormously contributed to my love for the Spanish language!'

Barbara Porrovecchio | Student FASoS

Spanish course levels

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

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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-B1minus
  • Intermediate: ES-B1plus
  • Upper intermediate: ES-B2
  • Advanced: ES-C1minus

Intensive course Spanish ES-A1 (online)

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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Registration opens November 1.

Spanish A1 (ES-A1)

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:

  • eBook is available at Difusion Premium > ISBN: NP12218032189 Libro y cuaderno digitales (12 meses)

  • paper book is available at libris.nl > ISBN: 9788418224157 Libro del alumno (English version)                     

                    

Please note; the prices between paper books and e-books can be significantly different.

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 (ES-A2)

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

  • eBook is available at Difusion Premium > ISBN: NP12218032202 Libro y cuaderno digitales (12 meses)

  • paper book is available at libris.nl > ISBN: 9788418224669 Libro del alumno (English version)                     

  Please note; the prices between paper books and e-books can be significantly different.

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 B1minus (ES-B1minus)

Spanish B1minus 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: 9788417249588 

    Bitácora 3 Premium, nueva edición – libro del alumno (textbook) or ISBN: 9788416657520 Bitácora 3 nueva edición – libro del alumno (textbook)

  • ISBN: 9788416657537 

    Bitácora 3 nueva edición – cuaderno de ejercicios (workbook)

eBooks are available at Difusion Premium, paper books are available at libris.nlPlease note; the prices between paper books and e-books can be significantly different.

Dates: The registration form shows the actual available groups.

Certificate B1minus: upon completion of course requirements, you will receive a participation certificate by mail.

 

Spanish B1plus (ES-B1plus)

Spanish B1plus 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 B1minus 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: 9788417249588 

    Bitácora 3 Premium, nueva edición – libro del alumno (textbook) or  ISBN: 9788416657520 Bitácora 3 nueva edición – libro del alumno (textbook)

  • ISBN: 9788416657537 

    Bitácora 3 nueva edición – cuaderno de ejercicios (workbook)

eBooks are available at Difusion Premium, paper books are available at libris.nlPlease note; the prices between paper books and e-books can be significantly different.

Dates: The registration form shows the actual available groups.

Certificate B1plus: upon completion of course requirements, you will receive a participation certificate by mail.

Spanish B2 (ES-B2)

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

  • Paper version: Aula internacional plus 4 libro del alumno (Jaime Corpas, Agustín Armendia,…) Difusión ISBN 9788418224461. 
  • Premium version: Aula internacional plus 4 – libro y cuaderno digitales (12 meses) – estudiante (Jaime Corpas, Agustín Armendia,...) Difusión ISBN 9788418224461

eBooks are available at Difusion Premium, paper books are available at libris.nlPlease note; the prices between paper books and e-books can be significantly different.

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 C1minus (ES-C1minus)

Spanish C1minus 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: 9788416273485 C de C1, Libro del alumno (C1) + MP3 descargable.  

eBooks are available at Difusion Premium, paper books are available at libris.nl. Please note; the prices between paper books and e-books can be significantly different.

Dates: The registration form shows the actual available groups.

Certificate C1minus: upon completion of course requirements, you will receive a participation certificate by mail.

 

Online intakes and registration

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.

Certificate and ECTS credits

After successfully completing a course, you will receive a certificate. To be eligible for a certificate, you must attend at least 12 of the 14 lessons, be present at the final exam and have satisfactory results. One course is worth 3 ECTS credits. Whether these credits are acknowledged depends on your faculty. Please consult with your faculty / home university if these credits will be accepted as part of your programme.