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Universitat Politècnica de València

Basic Spanish 1: Getting Started

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Overview

This 7-week Spanish language course is aimed at students who would like to learn conversational Spanish starting with Spanish basics. The course introduces everyday language and includes activities to practice all four language skills: reading comprehension, writing, listening comprehension and speaking.

This course will introduce you to the A1 proficiency level as described in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRL, Council of Europe 2001). After completing this course, you will be prepared to introduce yourself, ask basic questions, and conduct a brief conversation in Spanish.

This course uses reference materials, cultural notes, grammar explanations, functions of language, etc. Students will be able to monitor their progress by taking a number of performance tests and a final achievement test.

Taught by

Ms. Cristina Navarro, Dra. Virginia González and Dra. Ana Gimeno

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4.5 rating, based on 408 Class Central reviews

4.5 rating at edX based on 63 ratings

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  • Anonymous
    Let's be honest. You get what you pay for. I paid $0.00 to audit the course, so I am appreciative of the free instruction. With that being said, let's be a little critical of what is being offered and why I wouldn't pay $40 dollars for the certifica…
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    Moo Pl
    Well , since i take this course in 2023 , i can say that the interface and the presentation is very old and cheap !
    The content was very interesting i had no bases in Spanish but now i can say i can spell and read very well , there were a good balance between easy and a little harder lessons .. but it still basics, you can't really communicate with Spanish people at the end of the course !
    I like that we can practice by different exercises , but unfortunately exams are premium so i couldn't test all what I learned in the past 7 weeks .
    I didn't spend a cent because i'm learning for fan only , but i can say it's good as a first step in Spanish . Good luck and Adios !
  • Anonymous
    I love this course. I am always interested in learning new languages since it leads me to comprehend different cultures. Since this course is the foundation, there is nothing too difficult to learn and understand by myself. The course structure is e…
  • Anonymous
    I really like the contents and it really helped me learn the basic of Spanish.

    The only troubles I had was with the new words that were never mentioned any where before.
  • Anonymous
    This is a really great foundational course for anyone serious about learning the language. I spent 4.5 years learning Spanish in high school and college, but I never kept up with it. This class helped me start from the beginning and make sure I have…
  • Anonymous
    This course was okay, I have taken a lot of online classes and this one I wish had been a little more engaging/interactive when it came to the practice. The repetition when learning a language and applying it in many different ways is key to getting it down well.

    You will have sections where you will go through practice but just wish there were more. In example, giving me full sentences in english and translating to spanish or vice versa.

    The videos were helpful but if you are using your phone they wont count as watched for that section some of the times which can be not so user friendly. I like to do courses at the gym so I can't lug around my laptop.
  • Anonymous
    It's a great course! It's well-organized, with lots of short exercises to practice the words in sentences, with audio recordings, and you can also record yourself – to compare with the way the professors pronounce in Spanish. The course is taught by professors and native speakers and is bilingual (it provides explanations and exercise requirements in English). Furthermore, this course is provided by one of the best universities in Spain, I could learn at my pace, and for FREE. Muchas gracias!

    I LOVED IT! See you in Basic Spanish 2! And Basic Spanish 3! :-)
  • Amina Salihu
    Ola, I absolutely love the teaching pace and options for lesson repeat. The course had great content that covers all the basics. Where I didn't know a word of Spanish before, I was conversing with my colleagues from Mexico after three months of t…
  • Anonymous
    This course is good for its value. There are a lot of topics covered, with enough exercises to practice. But, there are not enough explanations, some of the exercises are misleading, you will need to translate the new words by yourself. When they teach about human characteristics for some unknown reason they have decided that learning how to say "ugly" and "fat" is very important. Well, no. Pronunciation exercises work with MacOS. I've been in Spain for more than 5 months , never heard anyone talk as fast as shown in the course, perhaps they do in some regions though. If you want to cover the topics for A1 level for a reasonable price, this is your course, but if I had to start over again I wouldn't do it.
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    Iulia Boșcănean
    This course helped me put in place all the information I remembered from Spanish music, movies or series. It's really great as a beginner course because it has so many practical exercises that it's impossible not to remember at least a few things. I also liked the way it was structured around basic knowledge you need to have if you want to communicate something simple in Spanish and around specific knowledge such as grammatical aspects. I would recommend this course. I did not like the fact that I was unable to test my knowledge in the mid and final test because I didn't subscribe for a verified certificate, but other than that I can't complain about the usefulness of the course as a whole.
  • Anonymous
    Learning the proper articles and such of Spanish isn't very useful to me. I communicate with many people in the restaurant industry and not one of them speaks proper spanish. I just want to be able to communicate with them. Understanding sentence structure is sort of a waste of time. Furthermore, there are many glitches with this course. Often I could only "show answers" once I already got them all correct. That isn't helpful.
  • It seems to me a wonderful course,
    It starts from scratch, teaching you basic expressions, such as introducing yourself or greeting yourself. You learn to say where you are from, to know how to express yourself about clothes, your family, your house, some usual questions, store products, numbers, etc.
    The pronunciation of the videos is very good, both in English and in Spanish.
    Thank you very much for this content!
  • AMBUJ SHUKLA
    I WAS 16 YEARS OLD WHEN I STARTED WATCHING AND PLAYING FOOTBALL. I CAN SAY IT INFLUENCED ME AND HAD LOT OF IMPACT IM MY LIFE. LEO MESSI WAS AND IS MY INSPIRATION. I FELT IN LOVE WITH FC BARCELONA SINCE DAY 1. I STARTED WATCHING EVERY MATCH OF THEM. I DONT MISS EVEN SINGLE SECOND OF LA LIGA AND IT GOT MY ATTENTION TOWARD SPANISH CULTURE AND LANGUAGE, I FELT IN LOVE WITH SPAIN. IT IS MY DREAM TO VISIT CAMP NOU AND WITNESS MESSI PLAYING BUT I THINK IT SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE AS IT IS VERY HARD TO VISIT SPAIN FINANCIALLY BEFORE MESSI RETIRES. BUT THE INFLUENCE OF SPAIN IN MY HEART IS EXTREMELY INTACT. THIS IS WHY I STARTED LEARNING SPANISH. THE TEACHERS ARE VERY ORGANISED AND THEY CONVEY THEIR KNOWLEDGE EXTREMELY WELL.
  • Anonymous
    Compared to other Spanish courses this one rates very high. Very comprehensive and easy to follow. The recapture of each section was also helpful as review.
  • Anonymous
    I love the course! I took the free version without a certificate, but still learned a lot. Looking forward to continuing my studies in Basic Spanish 2.
  • Anonymous
    The course was interesting and though not difficult require constant practice and review. Would encourage more dialogue to speak the language.
  • Anonymous
    This course was very well structured and gave me an understanding of the mechanics of speaking Spanish. I learned a lot of new vocabulary as well.
  • Anonymous
    I felt like i was in kindergarten with the drag and drops. Lots of things weren't clear about the ejercicios.
  • Anonymous
    I am happy with the course! It helps me and from this course, I know a lot of new things in Spanish. Thank you!
  • Anonymous
    The lessons are fun and easy to understand. The teaching video is short so it's easy to understand the material.

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