Course code: LPXR118P
Subject area: Languages
Study level: Part Time
Course level: U
Course time:
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Days of week:
Tuesday
Course date:
26th Sep 2023 - 2nd Jul 2024
Course location:
Onlinen this course, you are about to make successful progress at a high level. You are expected to be able to read and understand complicated texts on a variety of topics. You are also expected to express yourself fluently and without any apparent effort, always using the right expression to a particular situation or context that can be social, academic or working related. You should use the language efficiently and with flexibility, showing that they fully understand the mechanism of the language.
By the end of this course you will with ease and as naturally as possible...
Express wishes and intentions
Talk about memories, asking appropriate questions about them.
To tell an anecdote and react accordingly to someone else telling one.
Express feelings.
Express possibility, obligation and necessity.
Understand and produce a variety of texts on different topics and for different situations.
Please note there will be no teaching sessions on 24/10/23, 19/12/23, 26/12/23, 02/01/24, , 13/02/24, 02/04/24, 09/04/24 and 28/05/24.
Abingdon and Witney College is subject to Ofsted regulation and is required to work with all its students to make sure they understand Government initiatives around Safeguarding, Prevent and Fundamental British Values. Information on these matters will be shared with you during your course.
You will also be asked to complete monitoring paperwork, which helps us to deliver course content to the highest quality.
Spanish Naturally Speaking
Students need to have completed at least 5-6 years at a language school or at least 350 hours of a course or have a level B2 of the language. The standard of this course approximates to Level B2/C1 in terms of the Common European Framework.
Courses can fill fast, so please enrol early to avoid disappointment. Decisions on whether a course is to run are made two weeks prior to the start date - an email will be sent to you should there be changes to your course or if it is cancelled. Please check your inbox leading up to your course, including the junk folders. For anyone without an email account, our Admissions team will phone you instead.
For the first week of the course you will need to bring a valid form of identification; this includes passport, driving licence, debit/credit card, Birth Certificate or National Insurance card.
Please note - you should be 19 years old or over at 31st August 2023 prior to starting the course.
A textbook is used to accompany the course, but it is optional to buy this (average cost £20 - £25). The textbook will support your learning for at least 1 year. You may also like to buy a small dictionary. Your tutor will be able to advise you at the first session.
Courses offered by the college are fully or partly funded by the Government and the published fee takes account of this funding.
Before starting a course, the College is required to check you meet conditions relating to that funding, e.g. age, residency status within the UK/EEA, prior qualification level and employment status. In some circumstances (such as with online enrolments), these checks can only be completed after you have enrolled and paid.
If you are unable to pay in full for this course at the time of enrolment, and the course tuition fee is £300 or more, an instalment plan is available. If this is your preference, please do not enrol online but rather call the Admissions Team on 01235 216400 to enrol.
Once enrolled, Admissions will take the first instalment payment from you and pass on your details to the Finance team who will email you to set-up your payment plan. Please return a fully completed instalment plan to Finance as failure to do so could result in being withdrawn from your course.
The rules on fee reduction are complicated, we would encourage you to talk to our Admissions Team on 01235 216400 to discuss these options. You can find more information on our Fees and Bursaries page - search "Fees and Bursaries" at the top of the page.
19+ Fee:
Tuition Fee: £150.00
Exam Fee: £0.00
Total Cost: £150.00
19+ Reduced Fee:
Tuition Fee: £0.00
Exam Fee: £0.00
Total Cost: £0.00
As this is a non-accredited course, there is no formal qualification. However, you will be asked to complete activities that demonstrate how you are progressing on your course.
Learning activities will mainly be organised in pair work/small groups. Homework every week will be based on a summary sheet of the lesson for you to review in your own time. There will be no formal examination.
As this is a non-accredited course, informal methods of assessment will be used. You will be required to complete a RARPA form which represents Recognising and Recording your Progress and Achievement.