Continue developing your beginner Spanish fluency and confidence with our Beginner Spanish: A2.1 Course, suitable for learners who have completed our Beginner Spanish: A1 Conclusion course or have approximately 80 hours of prior study. This course helps you build stronger communication skills for everyday situations while expanding your understanding of Spanish grammar and vocabulary. It is ideal for learners interested in learning Spanish for cultural interest or personal enrichment in a supportive and interactive learning environment.

You will practise communication in situations such as describing routines, expressing emotions, making recommendations, and narrating past events. Grammar is introduced naturally in context, including present and past tense usage, pronominal verbs, and time expressions. Vocabulary and pronunciation are integrated throughout, covering emotions, achievements, and everyday experiences, along with key sound patterns and rhythm in spoken Spanish.

DELIVERY MODE

Delivery mode for individual classes will vary from term to term, but will be listed as the following:

• Face-to-Face: WEA Sydney
• Online: via Zoom / Microsoft Teams

TEXTBOOK

• Aula Internacional Plus 2 A2 Edicion Hibrida Libro del Alumno (Difusion: 2022), ISBN: 9788419236067

Supplier: Abbey's Language Book Centre
Please note that textbook cost is not included in the course fee. Language courses will be confirmed or cancelled at least 7 days prior to their starting date, so students are recommended to wait until the course is confirmed before buying the textbook.

COURSE OUTLINE

Communication

• Talking about habits; duration; difficulties; actions from beginning to end
• Making recommendations
• Describing feelings
• Explaining and connecting past events

Grammar

• Verb forms: present tense (regular and irregular); pronominal verbs; costar, sentirse
• Past tense: preterite (form and use)
• Time expressions: desde, desde hace; time markers for the past
• Prepositions: desde, hasta, durante

Phonetics

• Sound: /ɲ/ (eñe)
• Rhythm

Vocabulary

• Feelings and emotions (sentirse ridículo/a, seguro/a, inseguro/a, frustrado/a, bien/mal)
• Expressions: dar vergüenza, miedo…
• Achievements; biographies; cinema
• Verbs and structures: ir / irse; empezar a + infinitive

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

1. Communicate in Spanish about habits, emotions, and past experiences with increasing confidence.
2. Use key grammar structures such as present and past tenses, pronominal verbs, and time expressions with improved accuracy.
3. Apply relevant vocabulary and pronunciation patterns to describe experiences and express feelings effectively.