This course is designed for students who wish to achieve a basic level of Spanish. The structure of the course focuses particularly on basic strategies and structures for communicating in daily situations. By carrying out specific tasks students will develop and improve different skills necessary for communication.

The course reveals the close link between language and culture. By completing different types of tasks such as field studies or onsite research, students will explore and contrast cultural aspects which define Spanish society. By the end of the course, students are expected to master vocabulary and grammar structures in order to be able to: understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of concrete needs; introduce themselves and others; ask and answer questions about personal details such as where they live, and a few other basic conversations.