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The Universitat Politècnica de Valencia (UPV) is a public educational institution that offers modern, flexible degrees designed to meet the demands of society, as well as official postgraduate programmes that are subject to demanding educational quality control systems.

It is the only Spanish Technological University ranked among the best in the world, according to the Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). It is also ranked among the 150 best universities in the world that are less than 50 years old (Times Higher Education Index).

Currently, its academic community comprises more than 36,000 students, almost 2,500 teachers and researchers, and 1,500 administration and services, professionals. It is composed of three campuses, located in València, Alcoi and Gandia.

The UPV has emerged as a key player in the Spanish learning community. In this area, the UPV ranks #1 as regards the offer of life-long education, with more than 1,400 courses a year in all specialities, so that each student is able to shape their curriculum to meet their interests. The UPV also among the first European Universities regarding the number of MOOC’s produced and has developed several well-known e-learning products. The UPV's video education channel gets more than 6.5M views a year.

The UPV is an innovative university that aims at developing creative and relevant ideas with an impact on society. That’s why the UPV includes the Ideas Institute, the first support program for university entrepreneurship in Spain, which has backed the creation of more than 400 companies since 1992.

Course: Basic Spanish 2: One Step Further

Beginners course for learners of Spanish that focuses not only on language, but also on cultural aspects, specifically designed for English speakers.

Starts on 19 September 2017

Self-Paced

About this course

¡Bienvenidos y bienvenidas! (Welcome!) In this Spanish course, you will learn basic vocabulary to talk about yourself and your everyday life, in the present and in the past, in simple and brief communication situations, as well as about plans for an immediate future. At the end of the course you will be able to communicate in everyday situations according to the A1 proficiency level as described in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRL, Council of Europe).

The course, which is designed for English speakers, offers a variety of exercises after going through the stages of content presentation, comprehension and production. You have videos, small texts and audios to improve your pronunciation, glossaries, activities for oral practice with other course students, quizzes, grammar cards and recommendations on external Internet resources to continue learning more and more Spanish.

The topics on which the activities revolve are work life, family life, city life and outdoor life. As you can see, a bit of everything to be able talk about yourself and to engage in everyday communication.

We hope you like our menu. ¡Buen provecho! (Bon appétit!)

What you'll learn

Basic vocabulary to be able to use and understand information related to:

• daily routine and work such as schedules;
• info related to daily activities at home and with the family;
• leisure and leisure activities such as talking about time and experiences;
• life in the city such as shopping or giving an address.

Basic grammatical structures such as articles and nouns, adjectives, present, future and past tenses of regular and irregular verbs.

Length: 4 weeks

Effort: 4-5 hours per week

Price: FREE

Institution: UPValenciaX

Subject: Art & Culture

Level: Introductory

Languages: English, Español

Video Transcripts: English, Español

Prerequisites: Basic Spanish knowledge or 30 hours of practice

Please go to the course link for further detailed information and enrollment:

https://www.edx.org/course/basic-spanish-2-one-step-further-upvalenciax-bsp102x-0#!