SEA-EU Virtual Language Courses

Published 17 August, 2021

Virtual Spanish Courses

We strongly encourage participants to self-assess their current language skills and check the course content description and/or learning outcomes of each course prior to registration.

External Resource:

CEFR self-assessment grids by the Council of Europe

Upcoming Courses

The Language Centre of the University of Cadiz will offer Spanish Language Intensive Courses (usually 3 weeks) of different levels, spanning from January to September 2023:

Course list

Two staff members of each SEA-EU partner university can participate in the courses for free. To apply for a spot,

write to:

coordinacion.movilidad@uca.es or gestor.poling@uca.es

The timeframe of each course appears by hovering over the respective course with the mouse cursor.

Past Courses

Course number: UCAXXES019

Course name: Spanish at A1.1 Level

Course details

Target Group: This course is open for SEA-EU Students and Staff.

Prerequisites: none

Courses offered by: University of Cádiz

Contact person / information: /

Start-End Date/Time: 25 Oct 2021 – 08 Nov 2021 (no class on the 1 Nov), Monday – Friday 15:00-17:00

Course content:

By the end of the course, participants will be able to use and understand

Greetings and farewells
Numbers and alphabet
Ask and give personal information
describe places
Talking about jobs, nationalities, free time, weather
Gender, number and agreement (articles, adjectives, demonstratives, etc.)
Present tense (-ar, -er, -ir)
basic and useful resources for communication

Course number: UCAXXES020

Course name: Spanish at A1.2 Level

Course details

Target Group: This course is open for SEA-EU Students and Staff

Prerequisites: A1.1 Spanish Language Level (Beginner)

Courses offered by: University of Cádiz

Start-End Date/Time: 15 Nov 2021 – 26 Nov 2021, Monday – Friday 15:00-17:00

Course content:

By the end of the course, participants will be able to use and talk about

Describing people: appearance and personality
Habits and daily routines
Likes, dislikes and preferences
Family and friends
Present tense (irregular verbs)
make comparisons
basic Spanish prepositions

Course number: UCAXXES021

Course name: Spanish at A2.1 Level

Course details

Target Group: This course is open for SEA-EU Students and Staff

Prerequisites: A1 level in Spanish language

Courses offered by: University of Cádiz

Start-End Date/Time: 24 Jan 2022 – 04 Feb 2022, Monday – Friday 15:00 – 17:00

Course content:

By the end of the course, participants will be able to use and talk about

Introducing past tense: present perfect vs. past simple
recent experiences and events
recounting a person’s life story: biographies and famous people
feelings and pains
recommend and suggest (imperative affirmative structures)
hobbies and free times activities
sociocultural environment and lifestyle habits in Spain

Course number: UCAXXES022

Course name: Spanish at A2.2 Level

Course details

Target Group: This course is open for SEA-EU Students and Staff

Prerequisites: A2.1 level in Spanish language

Courses offered by: University of Cádiz

Contact person / information: University School of Modern Languages at the University of Cádiz (lenguas.modernas@uca.es)

Start-End Date/Time: 14 Feb 2022 – 25 Feb 2022, Monday – Friday 15:00 – 17:00

Course content:

By the end of the course, participants will be able to

past habits and experiences
describe moods, feelings and emotions
activities frequently undertaken in the past
describe places (location and decoration)
narrations vs. description; preterite vs. imperfect
ask permission and make requests
plans and predictions (simple future tense)

Course number: UCAXXES023

Course name: Spanish at A2.3 Level

Course details

Target Group: This course is open for SEA-EU Students and Staff

Prerequisites: A2.2 level in Spanish language

Courses offered by: University of Cádiz

Contact person/information: lenguas.modernas@uca.e s

Start-End Date/Time: 07 Mar 2022 – 18 Mar 2022, Monday – Friday 15:00 – 17:00

Course content:

By the end of the course, participants will be able to

tell and react to an anecdote
express conditions in Spanish
debate successfully for expressing opinions
make excuses and justifying them
use free indirect speech
talk about obligations and wishes
learn useful colloquialism in Spanish