Beginning Conversational Spanish is designed for learners with little or no prior experience with the Spanish language. As one of the most widely spoken languages in the world, Spanish continues to grow in global importance. This course provides a structured introduction to basic Spanish vocabulary, grammar, reading comprehension, and conversational skills, enabling learners to begin communicating effectively in everyday situations.
Module 1: Foundations of Spanish Sentences
Introduces essential building blocks of conversational Spanish, including greetings, pronunciation, basic vocabulary, sentence structure, and present‑tense grammar needed to begin simple conversations.
Module 2: Expanding Sentence Structure
Builds on foundational skills by exploring adjectives, common irregular verbs, expressions of preference, and sentence construction techniques that allow learners to communicate more clearly and express ideas.
Module 3: Objects, Reflexive Verbs & Expressions
Focuses on using object pronouns, reflexive verbs, impersonal expressions, and complex sentence structures common in everyday spoken Spanish.
Module 4: Talking About the Past
Introduces past‑tense communication through the preterit and imperfect tenses, comparing their uses and practicing verbs with special meanings to describe past events and experiences.
Upon successful completion of this course, the learner will be able to:
Use basic Spanish vocabulary in simple conversations
Understand and apply fundamental grammatical structures
Form and respond to basic questions in common situations
Recognize and use everyday expressions in Spanish
Read and understand simple Spanish texts
Communicate at an introductory level in social and practical contexts
Certificate of completion
This class is an independent-study course. Students will have all the resources needed to successfully complete the course within the online material. A student helpdesk is available for technical support during the course enrollment.