Spanish for Travellers

This course aims to give students confidence in basic communication skills while travelling, using simple conversational Spanish in situations like meeting people, finding accommodation, travelling and eating out. Each session involves learning a clearly defined set of key expressions and practicing with the class in fun, real-life travel situations.

Spanish for Travellers focuses on developing speaking and listening skills. There is no formal grammar teaching and little emphasis on reading or writing skills. The Spanish used is contemporary and colloquial. The course also offers an insight into culture and protocol.

The following topics are covered:

• meeting peopletransport & directions
• accommodation
• shopping & money
• food & drink
• entertainment & sightseeing
• health
• weather
• expressing likes and dislikes
• solving problems

  

By the end of this course students should be able to:

• Make requests and locate information related to transport at airports, train and bus terminals and taxi ranks.
• Carry out transactions such as booking a hotel reservation, ordering meals in restaurants, currency exchange and buying tickets for traditional events.
• Know what to do in emergency situations like going to hospital.
• Read signs e.g.: at airports and on roads.
• Understand the importance of cultural differences.

No prior knowledge of Spanish required.

Lonely Planet (Spanish) phrasebook included in fee.

This course is designed for people who want to learn the language with a less formal teaching structure and for those travelling to a Spanish-speaking country.