Description

Introduction to the course, overview of Spanish language and culture., Alphabets, introduction to pronunciation and multiple activities on pronouncing words. Application using mini conversations. Describing people, introducing adjectives of description and new vocabulary about body parts. Speaking about places, Introducing vocabulary about the house and the class. Describing places (house, class) and describing objects. Introducing definite and indefinite articles, interrogatives, demonstrative adjectives and possessive adjectives, Introduction to Comparison. Talking about famous feasts and parties in Spain. Introducing adverbs of frequency., Do’s and don’ts comparing between Egypt and Spain. Application doing debates., Introduction to the imperative, The difference between orders and favors. How to express preferences (like and dislike). Introducing direct and indirect objects., How to express pain. How to express exclamation, obligation and condition., Introducing simple future. Introducing real situations in a restaurant. Description of countries, cities and villages. Speaking about weather conditions.

Program

IS -132 CRs

Objectives

• This course introduces the students to the Spanish language from scratch as they study the alphabets, grammar rules and vocabulary; it also enables them to understand the difference between gender and number, articles, ways of comparison, ways of conjugation in the present tense, imperative, direct and indirect objects. It also allows students to understand and practice the four skills of the language (reading, writing, speaking and listening) throughout conversations about activities of the normal day, holidays, feasts and Spanish culture. This course also aims at introducing the Spanish culture to the students through some debates, videos and songs. Also the aim of this course is to enable the students to communicate in Spanish.