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Learn Spanish 2: People and their interests

Develop your knowledge of the Spanish language to help you follow basic grammar rules and communicate different topics.

  • Duration

    4 weeks
  • Weekly study

    5 hours
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  • Included in an ExpertTrack

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Expand your Spanish vocabulary to have richer conversations

This second and final course of the Spanish 1 ExpertTrack will help you build on your language skills to take your Spanish to the next level.

Over four weeks, you’ll learn how to start expressing likes and dislikes, both in writing and speaking Spanish.

As you expand your knowledge of the Spanish language, you’ll grow your confidence in not just communicating essential phrases but also holding a conversation and showing off your personality.

Understand the rules of Spanish grammar

To develop your language skills, you must be able to use certain grammar aspects.

You’ll explore simple present tense, interrogative words, time adverbs, and more to help you communicate complex sentence structures.

Start to transition to intermediate Spanish

With your grammatical knowledge, you’ll be ready to tackle more intermediate Spanish such as describing present actions, routine activities, and what you like to do in your spare time.

You’ll also be able to recognise different vocabulary including describing clothes, professions, and regions of a country.

Learning from the experts at Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, you’ll finish the course with the opportunity to demonstrate your skills with a written piece and oral presentation, which will be graded by your peers.

Syllabus

  • Week 1

    Week 1

    • My daily routine / Mi rutina diaria

      Here you will learn some basic elements of Spanish that will help you take the first steps in the learning / Aprenderás algunos elementos básicos del español que te ayudarán a dar los primeros pasos en el proceso de aprendizaje

  • Week 2

    Week 2

    • ¿Qué te gusta?

      Here you will learn how to express what you like and recognize the use of grammatical elements / Aquí aprenderás a expresar lo que te gusta y reconocerás el uso de elementos gramaticales.

  • Week 3

    Week 3

    • ¿Qué hay?

      Aprenderás a usar el verbo haber, reconocerás algunos elementos gramaticales e identificarás las regiones de un país. You will learn how to use the "haber" verb, recognize grammar elements and will identify the country's regions.

  • Week 4

    Week 4

    • ¿Qué profesión tienes?

      You will identify the names of professions, recognize body parts and the vocabulary used for clothing / Identifica los nombres de las profesiones, reconocerás las partes del cuerpo y el vocabulario usado para las prendas de vestir

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Learning on this course

On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

  • Recognize how to express likes and dislikes.
  • Recognize how to use the following grammar aspects: simple present tense (regular verbs), interrogative words (qué, cómo, dónde, etc.), the verb Gustar, time adverbs, conjunctions y (e), o (u), pero, gradatives: muy, bastante, un poco, adverbs también and
  • Recognize how to use the following vocabulary aspects: numbers, professions, parts of the body, clothes
  • Describe present time actions: routine activities and free time activities
  • Describe places: regions of a country

Who is the course for?

This course is designed for anyone interested in learning Spanish.

It will be most useful for learners who have already completed the first course in the Spanish A1 ExpertTrack.

Who will you learn with?

Hola. Soy Gustavo Jaramillo Cardona, profesor de español en el Centro de Lenguas de la Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana de Medellín. ¡Mucho gusto!

Soy Jorge Estupiñán, profesor de español del Centro de Lenguas de la Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana.

Who developed the course?

Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana

Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana (UPB), located in Medellín, Colombia, is a highly recognized institution not only in the city, but also in the country due to its high-quality accreditation awarded by the Colombian Ministry of Education.

UPB promotes integral development of human being as an ethical, social, rational, religious, artistic person, who gives a humanist sense of the environment through a process of continuous improvement.

About this ExpertTrack

Master basic Spanish 1 level as you learn the words, sounds, and useful phrases to help you interact with ease.

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  • Pay $39 per month to keep learning online
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  • Experience the power of social learning, and get inspired by an international network of learners
  • Share ideas with your peers and course educators on every step of the course
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  • As you work through the course, use notifications and the Progress page to guide your learning
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  • Complete 90% of course steps and all of the assessments to earn your certificate

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