Short course
Spanish: Intermediate – Part 2
Course status:
Applications being accepted
Dates:
20/01/2027 - 24/03/2027
Study format:
In-person weekly
Fees:
£315.00
Consolidate your proficiency in Spanish language and express your opinions on a range of familiar everyday topics with this 10-week intermediate-level course.
To support the development of communicative skills, the course offers a balanced progression in speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Each session features practical, meaningful activities – from interactive tasks, and guided listening to problem‑solving scenarios and discussions. Learners engage with authentic language, collaborate with classmates, and build confidence through varied, hands‑on activities that mirror real‑world communication.
The course is pitched at level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), and completion of the course will help you meet the level requirements.
Is this the right level course for you?
To benefit from the course, learners will have done one of the following:
- Completed our 'Spanish: Intermediate – Part 1' course or equivalent; or
- Gained a GCSE (Grade A/A* or 7-9) in Spanish; or
- Completed a course beyond the A2 Level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages in Spanish.
New students, who have not completed 'Part 1', whose proficiency in the language is appropriate for the course level, are very welcome.
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Level and demands
Pitched at level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), completion of this course helps you meet all or most of the level requirements.
Find out more about our language levels.
Course aims
To develop learners’ the language skills to express themselves with a degree of fluency and spontaneity in situations regularly encountered at work, educational settings, leisure centres and while travelling abroad.
Course objectives
- Develop learners’ Spanish language skills for dealing with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the language is spoken.
- Consolidate reading comprehension skills for understanding texts written in everyday and job-related language.
- Familiarise learners with the vocabulary, grammatical structures, and registers required for writing straightforward, connected texts on topics which are familiar or of personal interest.
- Consolidate learners’ intercultural awareness and understanding of the differences and similarities in social and everyday practices between their own and the target culture.
Programme details
Course starts 20 January 2027
This is an in-person course which requires your attendance at the weekly meetings in Oxford on Wednesdays, 5.00-7.00pm.
The weekly schedule below is intended to give an indication of the main topic(s) likely to be covered in each session. Please note that these may sometimes change according to the tutor’s discretion to reflect the interests of course participants.
Week 1: Customs and traditions. Expressing hope and desires.
Week 2: Wishes and plans: how to express different kinds of aspirations.
Week 3: Tapas in Spain. Eating out: making suggestions and complaints.
Week 4: Describing personal characteristics.
Week 5: Expressing feelings and changes in one’s mood.
Week 6: Healthy living. Describing problems and giving advice.
Week 7: Leisure activities: expressing preferences and giving recommendations.
Week 8: New technologies.
Week 9: Telephone messages. Reported speech.
Week 10: Presentations and consolidation activities.
Key grammar points
* Llevarse bien o mal con alguien; caer bien o mal a alguien.
* The imperative mood: afirmative and negative + personal pronouns.
* Yo que tú, yo en tu lugar + conditional simple.
* The impersonal ‘se’.
* The future tense.
* Imperfecto de estar + gerundio.
* The subjuntive mood: dudo que, no creo que, es necesario que…
Key functions
* Describing people’s characters.
* Expressing feelings and mood changes.
* Asking for and giving advice.
* Expressing agreement and disagreement.
* Narrating past events.
* Expressing doubt and conveying impersonal opinions.
* Formulating hypotheses about future events.
Teaching methods
You will learn through practical activities that encourage the use of the target language. Sessions typically integrate meaningful scenarios, pair and small‑group work, and collaborative problem‑solving in a supportive and friendly environment. The activities bring together speaking, listening, reading, and writing, enabling you to apply the language purposefully in real‑world situations.
The course is designed to build your spoken and listening abilities while deepening your understanding of cultural nuances, etiquette, and everyday usage. We will work with new grammatical structures through meaningful, communicative tasks, and you will continue developing your reading and writing skills both in class and independently through self‑study.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course, students will be better prepared to:
- use language to deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the target language is spoken;
- understand the main points of clear standard speech on most familiar matters regularly encountered at work, educational settings and leisure centres;
- read and understand simple texts which include job-related language, descriptions of events, reasons or opinions;
- write straightforward, connected texts on familiar topics or matters of personal interest.
Assessment methods
You will be set optional assignments to consolidate your learning and to allow you to progress at your own pace.
Mr Esteban Cichello Hubner
Esteban Cichello-Hubner studied International Relations, Applied Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition at Hertford College, University of Oxford and completed a teaching degree at the OU Education Department. He then pursued his Spanish Philology studies at the University of Salamanca. Esteban is an author and an experienced Foreign Modern Languages tutor who has taught several courses at the OUDCE.
Mr Leonardo Sanchez Gorosito
Leonardo Sagor is a native qualified Modern Foreign Languages tutor. He is originally from South America and has taught several courses at the University of Oxford’s Department for Continuing Education throughout his career. He is also a composer, a guitar player and a talented singer. Leonardo graduated from the University of Salamanca and obtained his PGCE at the University of Bedfordshire. He is a tireless traveller who has explored more than 50 countries. He recorded his voice for the legendary Michel Thomas language courses and is currently working on teaching Spanish through cinema.
Certification
Digital badge
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be issued with an official digital badge from the Department for Continuing Education, University of Oxford. In order to be issued with your badge, you will need to have attended at least 80% of the course.
After the course, you will receive an email with a link and instructions on how to download your digital badge. You will be able to add this badge to your email signature and share it on social media if you choose to do so.
Fees
| Description | Costs |
|---|---|
| Course fee | £315.00 |
Funding
If you are in receipt of a UK state benefit, or are a care-leaver in the UK, you may be eligible for a reduction of 50% of tuition fees. Please see the below link for full details:
Concessionary fees for short courses
Recommended reading
Recommended reading is optional and you are not required to purchase these books to study this course.
Library facilities
All weekly class students may become borrowing members of the Rewley House Library, part of the Bodleian Libraries, for the duration of their course. Prospective students whose courses have not yet started are also welcome to use the Library for reference.
- More information about the Library can be found on the Bodleian Libraries website.
- This guide for Weekly Class students also provides further information.
Course reading
- Practice Makes Perfect: Spanish Verb Tenses / Dorothy Richmond
- Diccionario online de la lengua española: https://dle.rae.es/ / RAE
- ELE Actual B1 – Libro del alumno / Virgilio Vorobio
Textbooks
To participate in the course fully, you will need access to the following textbook:
- ELE Actual B1 “Libro del Alumno” / Virgilio Vorobio
Module code: O26P608XSW
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