(Short Course) Spanish A1 (Beginner Level)

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Course details

Year of entry

2025

Duration

13 weeks

Institution Code

G53

Location

Wrexham

Why choose this course?

Learning any new language is a fun and rewarding experience. And learning Spanish is no exception. In fact, of all the languages you can learn, Spanish is an especially great choice. Spanish is the official language in over 20 countries around the world. So it'll open doors whether you want to work, travel or live abroad.

Key course features

  • No previous knowledge of the language is required.
  • Gain a foundational knowledge of the Spanish language.
  • Practice your speaking and listening skills.

What you will study

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  • exchange simple greetings
  • introduce themselves and other people
  • Give personal information about family, job or studies, where they live
  • Give the same information about other people
  • Use numbers 1-100, express dates, time, prices
  • Shop for food and clothes
  • Order meals and drinks
  • Give directions
  • Talk about the weather
  • Use the present tense of regular verbs and of some irregular verbs for example ser, estar, tener, poner etc

Entry requirements & applying

There are no entry requirements for this course; just an interest in the subject.

The booking for this course closes a week before the course start date.  

Teaching & Assessment

The assessment consists of the tasks listed below:

  • conversation skills: using 3 short role-plays of everyday nature and free discussion
  • writing skills: a short text, for example, a postcard or a letter
  • reading skills: read and understand a short text and answer questions in English
  • listening skills: listen to audio material and answer questions about the material in English

Fees & funding

£195

For current staff/students please contact shortcourses@wrexham.ac.uk before you book your place to request a discount code for a reduced fee

Do you live in Wales? We have a number of funding opportunities available, please complete the form below to find out if you are eligible to study this course for free. Apply now via this form.

Once you have completed your fee waiver application this will go to our funding team to process, and we will then contact you as soon as possible to let you know if you are eligible or not to have your fees waived..

If you are eligible, we will then contact you to let you know how to secure your place on the course..

* Please note the fee waiver is only available to students studying 30 credits or less in an academic year. If you commence further study during this academic year, which will take you over 30 credits, this may result in the fee waiver being removed and you may be charged for the short course.

Course dates

If you would like to find out more about future dates for this course, register your interest.