Spanish

These courses are designed to provide students with communicative and intercultural skills. Students will have an opportunity to brush up and perfect their existing knowledge of Spanish as well as to develop their knowledge of specialised vocabulary. They will also gain an insight into general aspects of the Spanish and Latin American economies.

We offer two levels:

The Business Spanish 1 – Base has the target level A2.2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

Previous knowledge
Completion of level A1 (CEFR) or 40 – 60 points in the placement test.

Placement test
We recommend that you take the placement test before enrolling to ensure that you are placed in the right course. Here is the Placement test for Spanish.

Course content
In the Business Spanish 1 – Base course you will learn vocabulary and expressions specifically for the business world. On the one hand, you will gain extensive knowledge of the Spanish language, and on the other, you will gain insights into the country, its society and topics pertaining to its business life, such as entrepreneurship, marketing strategies, and economic trends. A variety of exercises are also designed to promote linguistic and conceptual understanding of current topics and to lay the foundation for discussions and written exercises on various business topics.

The number of participants is limited to a maximum of 20.

Topics
Unit 1 – The world of work
Unit 2 – Company development - from the past to the present
Unit 3 – Types of companies in the Spanish-speaking world

Course material
All the students in the Business language programme will receive the course material with specially designed exercises and a variety of selected economic texts.

Evaluation
Oral participation and presentation, a written exam in the last week of the lecture. A graded certificate is awarded to those who pass the exams.

Course fees and dates
WSP1 Base (13 double lessons, incl. final exam): 90 Euro. Dates and Rooms: See LSF.

You will find the enrolment rules here.

The Business Spanish 2 – Consolidación has the target level B1.1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

Previous knowledge
Completion of level A2 (CEFR) or min. 60 points in the placement test.

Placement test
We recommend that you take the placement test before enrolling to ensure that you are placed in the right course. Here is the placement test for Spanish.

Course content
In the Business Spanish 2 – Consolidación course you will learn vocabulary and expressions specifically for the business world. On the one hand, you will gain extensive knowledge of the Spanish language, and on the other, you will gain insights into the country, its society and topics pertaining to its business life, such as entrepreneurship, marketing strategies, and economic trends. A variety of exercises are also designed to promote linguistic and conceptual understanding of current topics and to lay the foundation for discussions and written exercises on various business topics.

The number of participants is limited to a maximum of 20.

Topics
Unit 1 – Social networks and companies. Corporate image of a company
Unit 2 – Human resources. Industrial relations and working environment
Unit 3 – Marketing and advertising
Unit 4 – Trade institutions and agreements. International Business Organisations

Course material
All the students in the Business language programme will receive the course material with specially designed exercises and a variety of selected economic texts.

Evaluation
Oral participation and presentation, a written exam in the last week of the lecture. A graded certificate is awarded to those who pass the exams.

Course fees and dates
WSP2 Consolidación (13 double lessons, incl. final exam): 90 Euro. Dates and Rooms: See LSF.

You will find the enrolment rules here.