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Levels and Objectives of Spanish courses in Ibiza

How long does it take to learn Spanish and which are the contents?

This is probably one of the most frequent question we receive from our students. Below you will find a description of the contents and times necessary for each level. Please note that these are average times and that some students might be even faster and need less hours and some might need more.

In general, starting from 0, we can say that you will need at least 40 hourse to get to a low level where you can speak with many errrors and understand the basics. And from 100 hours onwards you can get to an intermediate level where you start to speak a little more although still with errors. Everything above that level is a prefectioning phase which is important and it means a lot of practising and deepening the grammar concepts you have already seen.

Please see the levels and the details below to get a complete picture of your learning plan and progress.

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A1 - Basic User or Beginner

You can understand some very basic, everyday phrases and understand somebody who articulates very carefully, speaks very slowly and with long pauses. Maybe you can also read very short, simple texts as well as familiar names and words.
Contents and duration

The average study time to get through all of the contents of A1 in our courses is about 40-70 hours. It is similar in courses in the school in Ibiza and in our online courses. It also depends a little on each student how well he/she can follow the course: on the age, on the motivation, maybe knowledge of other languages, the background or other factors. It is an approximate value.

Please click below on “Speaking and Vocabulary”,  “Grammar” and “Cultural Aspects” to see the contents of level A1 in detail.

Speaking and vocabulary

How to introduce yourself and others, nationalities and professions

How to ask questions in class

Saying hello and goodbye

Giving and requesting personal details

Numbers and the alphabet

Expressing intentions

Languages, geography and the weather

Leisure activities and travel

Easting out in bars and restaurants, ordering and speaking about food

Spanish and Latin American food

Likes and dislikes

Espressing needs and identifying objects

Family and relationships

Clothes and colors

Habits

Days and daily activities

Telling the time and parts of the day

Giving and receiving directions

Expressing likes and dislikes

Grammar

Gender

Conjugations

The verbs ser, estar, gustar, ir, preferir, poner, traer, saber, poder

Present tense “presente indicativo”

Past tense “pretérito perfecto”

Some uses of a, con, de, por, para and porque

Definite article: el, la, los, las

Personal pronouns

Possessives

Demonstratives este/esta/estos

Qualifiers: bien, mal

Quantifiers: muy, mucho, poco, algún, ningún

También, tampoco

The superlative

Reflexive verbs

Yo también, Yo tampoco, Yo si, Yo no

Primero, después, luego

Cultural aspects

How to greet in Spain and Latin America

Differences in pronunciation

Spanish opening and eating times

Famous people of the Spanish speaking world

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A2 - Elementary Level

You can understand basic personal, family and job related expressions and phrases and somebody who articulates very carefully. You can also read very short, simple texts as well as familiar names and words.
Contents and duration

The average study time to get through all of the contents of A2 in our courses is about 60-120 hours. It is similar in courses in the school in Ibiza and in our online courses. It also depends a little on each student how well he/she can follow the course: on the age, on the motivation, maybe knowledge of other languages, the background or other factors. It is an approximate value.

Please click below on “Speaking and Vocabulary”,  “Grammar” and “Cultural Aspects” to see the contents of level A2 in detail.

Speaking and vocabulary

Make recommendations

Describe feelings and speak about habits and difficulties

Activities to learn languages

Professions

Describe past events

Cinema and biographies

Types and parts of houses, shapes, styles and materials

To give, leave and borrow

Speak about leisure activities, timetables

Speak about past events

Express intentions and projects

Explain recipes

Speak about experiences and wishes

Like and dislike people

Give advice

Speak about how you feel, body parts, illness and symptoms

Parts of your life and travel

Historic periods

Argue and debate

Express emotions

Speak in past tense

Grammar

Past tenses “pretérito indefinido”, “pretérito perfecto” and “pretérito imperfecto”

Irregular forms of the “pretérito indefinido”

Past tense markers

OD pronouns

The verbs costar, sentirse, gustar, encantar, preferir, poder, importar, ayudar, poner

Para/porque

Desde / desde hace / hace … que

Empezar a + infintive

Ir/irse

Prepositions: sin, con, debajo, encima, detrás, delante

Possessive pronouns: el mío, tuyo,

Use of ser y estar

Gerund

Estar + gerund

Conditional

Cultural aspects

Travelling and leisure activities

Speaking about food and culinary habits

Interesting places and cultural offer

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B1 - Intermediate Level

You can understand the main points on common topics about work and school and also about traveling especially well when the other person speaks in a clear manner. You can also speak about topics which are familiar or of personal interest to you.
Contents and duration

The average study time to get through all of the contents of B1 in our courses is about 80-160 hours. It is similar in courses in the school in Ibiza and in our online courses. It also depends a little on each student how well he/she can follow the course: on the age, on the motivation, maybe knowledge of other languages, the background or other factors. It is an approximate value.

Please click below on “Speaking and Vocabulary”,  “Grammar” and “Cultural Aspects” to see the contents of level B1 in detail.

Speaking and vocabulary

Speaking about a lifetime of a person

Work and school vocabulary

Future and predictions

Social habits

Speak about prohibition/obligation

Tell jokes and stories

Express interests, wishes and suggest solutions, speak about problems and show disagreement

Grammar

Futuro simple y condicional

Pretérito perfecto y el pretérito indefinido

Presente de indicativo

Presente de subjuntivo

Seguramente/seguro que/supongo que + futuro

Futuro imperfecto

Estilo indirecto

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto de indicativo

Quantifiers: todo el mundo/la mayoría de/muchos/algunos

Conectors: (y) entonces, en aquel momento, al final, de repente, pronto,

Some uses of the imperative

The superlative: ísimo/-a/-os/-as

Cultural aspects

Cine, televisión, novelas

Advertising and politics in the Spanish speaking world

The environment and solidarity

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B2 - Upper Intermediate Level

You can understand the main ideas of complex text and interact fluently with native speakers about a wide range of subjects while giving advantages and disadvantages or various options.
Contents and duration

The average study time to get through all of the contents of B2 in our courses is about 100-200 hours. It is similar in courses in the school in Ibiza and in our online courses. It also depends a little on each student how well he/she can follow the course: on the age, on the motivation, maybe knowledge of other languages, the background or other factors. It is an approximate value.

Please click below on “Speaking and Vocabulary”,  “Grammar” and “Cultural Aspects” to see the contents of level B2 in detail.

Speaking skills and vocabulary

Speaking about the current news and give opinion about it

Discuss different opinions and talk about feelings

Give and take advise

Talk about cities, tourism in general and leisure activities

Making hypothesis

Grammar

Combine all the past tenses

Use of presente, imperfecto, pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo

Condicional simple y compuesto

Futuro

Use of passive voice

Relative clauses

Creo que + indicativo

Para + infinitivo/subjuntivo

Use of the verbs poner y quedar

Cultural aspects

Media in Spain and Latin Amercia

Politics and society in Spain

Education and biographies

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C1 - Advanced

Students on the C1 level have and advanced level of the Spanish language and they understand long texts and their implicit meanings as well as lengthy speechon abstract topics. They can speak clearly and in structures and detailed way about complex topics and are able to use the Spanish language in social and professional or study related settings.
Duration

The average study time to get through all of the contents of C1 in our courses is between 100 and 200 hours.

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C2 - Proficient

You have excellent knowledge of the Spanish language. You can understand easily practically everything your hear from a native speaker or read and you can express yourself fluently and with high accuracy also on very complex topics.
Duration

The average study time to get through all of the contents of C2 in our courses is between 100 and 200 hours.

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Accompanied by our students services staff you can sign up through the website itself or by email. We will then send you the instructions about when and where to be or to sign-in with your device in order to start your course. Our Spanish courses are a great chance to study Spanish in a social environment with learners like you from all over the world. No matter if online or in our school in Ibiza.
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Take part in our interactive classes

Participate, speak, speak more, laugh, get corrected, get confused and back on track, pronounce first wrong and then right and last but not least remember and use what you have learned in our classes. Our passionate teachers will make your Spanish course an experience which will keep you motivated and engaged.The course structure is very clear and according to the syllabus of the Instituto Cervantes. It will make you learn practical Spanish for an everday use.
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Progress

We will make sure on a regular basis that you are learning as planned with a little progress test which serves for you as a revision of what you have learned and a reflection about what can be improved. For us it is to make sure that you are following well in order to lead you to a good result.
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Reach your goals

Finish the course and enjoy your new knowledge. You will be able to speak better and more Spanish and you can use it in your daily life or travel and maybe to take another course to get on a higher level.
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