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UPValenciaX: BSP101x Basic Spanish 1: Getting Started

DURATION

7 Weeks - Self-paced

ABOUT THIS COURSE

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.

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.

WHAT I WILL LEARN

  • Basic conversational skills 
  • The alphabet and numbers
  • How to pronounce the different letters in Spanish
  • How to describe your nationality, your likes, your clothes and your family
  • How to say what time is it
  • The days of the week and months of the year
  • Using the verb to be; Basic conjugation
  • How to say There is/There are
  • Using some common verbs; Basic conjugation
  • How to describe the different parts and things of a house
  • The most common food and shops
  • The different means of transportation

PREREQUISITES

None.

UNITS

    • 1. Presentarse
    • 2. ¿De dónde eres?
    • 3. La familia
    • 4. La ropa
    • 5. La casa
    • 6. ¿Dónde está?
    • 7. En la calle
    • 8. Final Exam

SCHEDULE

The course is in Self-paced mode. This means that all course content is available from the beginning and that it will continue being available and issuing certificates during a year or more.  The programmed pace is to do one unit per week, which should take you 4 hours a week to complete, but you can do the activities at your own pace .

It also means that the support in forums by the course team will be less than in a synchronous course, so you have to be prepared for longer response times.

You have a midterm exam after week 4 and a final exam the last week, and they will remain open until the closure of the course, programmed for the end of 2017.

COURSE EQUIVALENCE IN HOURS

edX does not currently include equivalent hours on verified certificates.

As in many countries the equivalent number of hours is an important issue for the course to be taken into account in the professional career, from the UPV we have decided to create for this course a document of constancy of hours. The validity of this record of hours is linked to the obtaining of a verified certificate and must accompany it, having no value in itself, as detailed in the evidence itself. This certificate must be requested through the following address: admin@upvx.es

The equivalence of this course is 28 hours (7 weeks x 4 hours per week).

GRADING POLICY

Only the midterm exam and the final exam are graded for the certificate, the questions after each video are there for you to practice and learn, but do not count towards the final grade. Depending on the question you have a different number of attempts to answer each question in midterm and final exam. You will get a certification if your score is 50% or more of the maximum possible score . To calculate the final mark the midterm is weighted 25% and the final exam 75%.
Remember that to get a certification you have to verify your identity and pay a fee.

ACADEMIC POLICY

In this course we abide the "edX Honor Code" that can be read at the end of the edX terms of service