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Provided by: Engineering Centre for Languages & Inter-Communication


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CLIC: Spanish: Intermediate (Intensive)
Prerequisites

Mon 17 Jun, Wed 19 Jun, ... Fri 5 Jul 2024

Description

This course is suitable for students who have studied or picked up Spanish at basic level and who want to revise and progress onto intermediate topics and language and to discover Hispanic culture. The main focus is learning through communication and interaction. We will get together from home with Zoom, which offers us many possibilities to watch videos, listen to audio, read texts, write (there is even a whiteboard!) and especially speak in small and large groups. ¡Te esperamos!

Target audience
  • All staff and students from Cambridge University Engineering Department.
  • Further details regarding CLIC's eligibility criteria are available here
Prerequisites

For those with a basic knowledge of Spanish and those who have managed to pick up the basics of the language whilst travelling/working in a country.

Sessions

Number of sessions: 9

# Date Time Venue Trainer
1 Mon 17 Jun   16:00 - 18:00 16:00 - 18:00 Department of Engineering, James Dyson Building, Teaching Room map Ruth Hatcher
2 Wed 19 Jun   16:00 - 18:00 16:00 - 18:00 Department of Engineering, CLIC 1 map Ruth Hatcher
3 Fri 21 Jun   16:00 - 18:00 16:00 - 18:00 Department of Engineering, CLIC 1 map Ruth Hatcher
4 Mon 24 Jun   16:00 - 18:00 16:00 - 18:00 Department of Engineering, James Dyson Building, Teaching Room map Ruth Hatcher
5 Wed 26 Jun   16:00 - 18:00 16:00 - 18:00 Department of Engineering, James Dyson Building, Teaching Room map Ruth Hatcher
6 Fri 28 Jun   16:00 - 18:00 16:00 - 18:00 Department of Engineering, James Dyson Building, Teaching Room map Ruth Hatcher
7 Mon 1 Jul   16:00 - 18:00 16:00 - 18:00 Department of Engineering, James Dyson Building, Teaching Room map Ruth Hatcher
8 Wed 3 Jul   16:00 - 18:00 16:00 - 18:00 Department of Engineering, James Dyson Building, Teaching Room map Ruth Hatcher
9 Fri 5 Jul   16:00 - 18:00 16:00 - 18:00 Department of Engineering, James Dyson Building, Teaching Room map Ruth Hatcher
Topics covered
  • Nos conocemos
  • ¿Vives aquí? Yo trabajo en el departamento
  • Cuando tengo tiempo libre, me gusta…
  • ¿Qué hiciste el fin de semana?
  • ¡Ay, no me siento bien!
  • ¿Qué vamos a hacer? Te llamo por teléfono.
  • La vida de ahora y de antes
  • El español y la ciencia
  • Sacamos conclusiones
Objectives
  • Prepare a fun group presentation for the final week of the course
  • Reach a level comparable to GCSE by the end of the course!
Aims
  • Learn the language in a communicative context, with videos, audio, texts and conversation
  • Learn grammar and vocabulary by using them actively
  • Gradually focus on aspects of culture and science that are useful to your career
  • Complete interactive activities and one written piece per week (if you want!)
Format

Class work and individual study.

Duration

Nine sessions of two hours

Frequency

Yearly

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Theme
Spanish

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