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Getting started with Spanish 1
If you want to learn a new language for work or for leisure, this free course will introduce you to one of the most widely spoken languages in the world – Spanish. Whether this is the first time that you are learning Spanish, or you have already picked up some words and phrases from travelling across the Spanish-speaking world, this course ...
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Free course
8 hours
Level: 1 Introductory
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Getting started with Spanish 2
This free course is your next step to continue your journey learning Spanish, one of the most widely spokenlanguages in the world. You should have some knowledge of Spanish, either because you have studied Getting started with Spanish 1 or because you have learned Spanish elsewhere.In this free course you will work with audio and ...
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Free course
6 hours
Level: 1 Introductory
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Getting started with Spanish 3
This free course will take you some steps further in your journey toward learning Spanish. You should have some previous knowledge of Spanish, whether you have studied Getting Started with Spanish 1 and Getting Started with Spanish 2, or because you have learned Spanish elsewhere.This free course will allow you to practise some very useful ...
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Free course
8 hours
Level: 1 Introductory
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Beginners’ Spanish: Getting around
Do you want to improve your language skills and communicate more easily and effectively in Spanish? This free course, Beginners’ Spanish: Getting around, concentrates on Spanish as a tool for communication, but it also provides some insights into Hispanic societies and cultures through authentic printed and audio materials. This OpenLearn course...
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Free course
20 hours
Level: 1 Introductory
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Beginners’ Spanish: food and drink
Do you want to improve your language skills and communicate more easily and effectively in Spanish? This free course, Beginners’ Spanish: food and drink, focuses on buying and ordering food and drink at a restaurant or bar. You will be able to use some basic vocabulary relating to food, drinks, meals, quantities and measures. In this OpenLearn ...
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Free course
6 hours
Level: 1 Introductory
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Intermediate Spanish: Understanding spoken Spanish
Welcome to this free course, Intermediate Spanish: Understanding spoken Spanish, which is aimed at intermediate learners of Spanish with an interest in language and culture. The six-hour course is designed to develop your understanding of spoken Spanish through six video portraits of people living in Spain. It introduces you to naturally spoken ...
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Free course
6 hours
Level: 1 Introductory
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Intermediate Spanish: A trip across Latin America
In this free course you will embark on a journey off thebeaten track, to see the natural wonders of Latin America and some of itspeople. Intermediate Spanish: A tripacross Latin America invites you to discoverhow people in South and Central America have adapted to the different environmentswhich have created the conditions in which ...
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Free course
8 hours
Level: 2 Intermediate
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Advanced Spanish: Protest song
This free course, Advanced Spanish: Protest song, will develop your knowledge and understanding of the societies and cultures of Spain and Latin America and extend the practical skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. The course focuses on protest song, a musical genre that has played an important role in Hispanic society.
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Free course
4 hours
Level: 3 Advanced
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Advanced Spanish: Arts and crafts
This free course, Advanced Spanish: Arts and crafts, is designed to develop your knowledge and understanding of Spanish-speaking societies and cultures and extend the practical skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. You will examine the world of Spanish and Latin-American art and explore the difference between art and craft.
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Free course
12 hours
Level: 3 Advanced
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Advanced Spanish: Language in context
This free course, Advanced Spanish: Language in context, will develop your knowledge and understanding of the societies and cultures of Spain and Latin America and extend the practical skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. The course focuses on the many ways in which living languages - notably Spanish - adapt to the contexts in ...
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Free course
4 hours
Level: 3 Advanced
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Advanced Spanish: Art in Buenos Aires
This free course, Advanced Spanish: Art in Buenos Aires, uses a documentary about artists in Buenos Aires to help you to develop your listening skills. By assessing various parts of the documentary you will be able to extend your comprehension of spoken Spanish.
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Free course
4 hours
Level: 3 Advanced
More on Spanish
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The history of Spanish in about six minutes
Howold is Spanish? Where do words likesiesta,cervezaorpaellacome from? What languages have influenced Spanish the most?
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How Spanish sounded across its history
Listen to a selection of texts fromdifferentperiods of the history of Spanishand see how the language has evolved.
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Spanish for travel: Test your skills
Test your Spanishlanguage skills as you immerse yourself on an interactivejourney through Spain.
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