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Advanced Spanish Courses and classes in Auckland and Wellington (C1)

Learn Spanish and master it with our advanced Spanish course in Auckland and Wellington taught by expert native Spanish and Latin American teachers following the Common European framework for languages . 

In theAdvanced Spanish C1 language courses students will understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts, and recognise implicit meaning. Can express him/herself fluently and spontaneously, use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes. You will be able to produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects,showing controlled use of organisational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices.

Our Spanish Language Course Program follows the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) and ranges from Spanish Level A1 to C2.

  • The Spanish Advanced C1 level is broken down into Advanced 1 (C1.1), Advanced 2 (C1.2), Advanced 3 (C1.3) & Advanced 4 (C1.4) courses.

Spanish Course objectives for C1 are :

  • Can understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts, and recognise implicit meaning.
  • Can express him/herself fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions.
  • Can use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes.
  • Can produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, showing controlled use of organisational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices.

Listening Skills:

  • You can understand extended speech even when it is not clearly structured and when relationships are only implied and not signalled explicitly.
  • I can understand television programmes and films without too much effort.

Reading Skills:

  • You can understand long and complex factual and literary texts, appreciating distinctions of style.
  • You can understand specialised articles and longer technical instructions, even when they do not relate to my field.

Speaking Skills:

  • You can express myself fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions.
  • You can use language flexibly and effectively for social and professional purposes
  • You can formulate ideas and opinions with precision and relate my contribution skilfully to those of other speakers.
  • You can present clear, detailed descriptions of complex subjects integrating sub-themes, developing particular points and rounding off with an appropriate conclusion.

Writing Skills:

  • You can express myself in clear, well- structured text, expressing points of view at some length.
  • You can write about complex subjects in a letter, an essay or a report, underlining what you consider to be the salient issues.
  • You can select style appropriate to the reader in mind.

Course Textbook:

  • Nuevo Prisma C1: Libro del alumno. ISBN: 978-8498482539. Readily available at Trademe, online bookstores and downloadable pdfs

Duration:

  • Each evening course is made of 8 x 1 1/2 hour weekly classes running for over 2 months at the same time and day of the week as its listed course start date. There are no classes on Public holidays.

Prerequisite courses:

  • You have to completed the Spanish B2 or University 300 courses (Auckland Uni's SPANISH 301, Victoria Uni's SPAN 301-2 & Waikato's SPANISH 310)

Spanish schools and classes near me

  • Auckland Central - Ellen Melville Centre, 2 Freyberg Place, Auckland CBD
  • Hamilton - The Link, 4 Te Aroha Street, Hamilton East, Waikato
  • Mt Eden - Athol syms hall, 11 Griffin Ave, Mt Eden
  • Northcote - Northcote Memorial Hall, 2 Rodney St, North shore, Auckland
  • West Auckland - Point Chevalier Community Centre, 18 Huia Road, Point Chevalier, Auckland
  • Palmerston North - Hancock Community House, 77 King St, Manawatu
  • Tauranga - Arataki Community Centre, Zambuk Way, Mount Maunganui, Tauranga
  • Whanganui - Community House, 60 Ridgway Street, Whanganui
  • Wellington - Thistle Hall, 293 Cuba St, Wellington
  • Wellington - Aro Valley Community Centre 48 Aro Street, Aro Valley, Wellington

Price:

  • $170, includes 8 weeks of classes, an expert teacher from Spain or Latin America and small class sizes, all for less than $19 a class. There are no hidden membership fees or contracts.

Advance Spanish courses C1.1, C1.2, C1.3 & C1.4

Advance 1 (C1.1): Nuevo Prisma C1: Libro del alumno. Lecciones (Chapters): 1, 2 & 3

Communication objectives:

  • Valorar y enfatizar la actitud o el comportamiento de alguien.
  • Contar una anécdota.
  • Caricaturizar.
  • Describir de forma detallada: el retrato.
  • Describir por medio de comparaciones.
  • Referirse a una acción como proceso o como resultado.
  • Evocar un recuerdo: fórmulas introductorias.
  • Narrar y describir en el pasado.
  • Rememorar a un personaje fallecido.
  • Argumentar a favor o en contra con ejemplos específicos.
  • Participar en un debate.
  • Usar recursos para mantener la comunicación oral.
  • Expresar deseos y maldiciones.
  • Expresar sentimientos.
  • Reaccionar ante algo.
  • Expresar voluntad, deseo, prohibición, mandato o ruego con la intención de influir sobre los demás.
  • Expresar el punto de vista sobre algo.

Advance 2 (C1.2): Nuevo Prisma C1: Libro del alumno. Lecciones (Chapters): 4, 5 & 6

Communication objectives:

  • Influir sobre los demás.
  • Dar órdenes de forma directa y de forma atenuada.
  • Conceder permiso.
  • Repetir una orden.
  • Dar consejos e instrucciones.
  • Expresar relaciones de contemporaneidad y secuencialidad entre las acciones.
  • Establecer relaciones de anterioridad y posterioridad entre las acciones.
  • Expresar el modo y la actitud.
  • Hacer comparaciones irreales.
  • Opinar y hacer una crítica de una película en una conversación y por escrito.
  • Describir las características de algunos seres fantásticos.
  • Intervenir en un debate.
  • Hacer referencia a algo.
  • Poner algo de relieve.
  • Manifestar que se está parcialmente de acuerdo.
  • Intentar convencer a alguien: argumentar y contra argumentar.
  • Expresar insistencia e intensidad sin obtener los resultados deseados.
  • Expresar la mínima intensidad que facilita los resultados deseados.
  • Expresar un reproche.
  • Expresar lo inevitable del cumplimiento de una acción y/o el convencimiento que tenemos sobre algo.
  • Presentar o tener en cuenta un hecho que no impide otro hecho.

Advance 3 (C1.3): Nuevo Prisma C1: Libro del alumno. Lecciones (Chapters): 7, 8 & 9

Communication objectives:

  • Caracterizar e identificar a personas, lugares y cosas.
  • Preguntar y responder por la existencia o no de algo o alguien.
  • Transmitir lo dicho por otra persona.
  • Interpretar y reproducir palabras ajenas.
  • Transmitir informaciones teniendo en cuenta diferentes elementos pragmáticos.
  • Expresar lo que se considera posible o probable.
  • Expresar lo que se considera posible pero lejano.
  • Evocar situaciones ficticias.
  • Expresar deseos irreales y sensaciones.
  • Expresar deseos imposibles o de difícil cumplimiento.
  • Justificar y apoyar una opinión con argumentos de peso o autoridad: citar.

Advance 4 (C1.4): Nuevo Prisma C1: Libro del alumno. Lecciones (Chapters): 10, 11 & 12

Communication objectives:

  • Expresar condiciones en general.
  • Expresar condición con valor de advertencia o consejo y amenaza.
  • Expresar condición mínima imprescindible para que se produzca algo.
  • Expresar condición suficiente con la que basta para que se produzca algo.
  • Expresar condición que se presenta como impedimento único para que algo se produzca.
  • Expresar condición que implica una previsión de lo que puede ocurrir.
  • Expresar condición que expresa un intercambio de acciones.
  • Expresar la causa como una justificación y con un matiz enfático.
  • Expresar la causa de manera formal e informal.
  • Expresar la causa con connotaciones positivas y negativas.
  • Expresar finalidad de manera formal e informal.
  • Expresar la finalidad de un movimiento.
  • Preguntar por la finalidad con matices negativos o expresando reproche.
  • Evitar un suceso posible que se entiende como amenaza.
  • Comparar cualidades, acontecimientos o acciones realizadas, cantidad de objetos diferentes.
  • Expresar cuándo empezó a desarrollarse una acción.
  • Expresar que alguien ha empezado a hacer algo para lo que no está preparado.
  • Expresar el inicio repentino de una acción subrayando si el inicio es brusco.
  • Expresar una acción acabada.
  • Expresar el final de un suceso reciente.
  • Expresar la duración de una acción señalando si esa duración es un proceso lento, continuado o que se interrumpe.
    Expresar el resultado de una acción indicando la cantidad que se ha realizado.
  • Price $170.00
  • Spanish
  • 8 lessons
  • Course Certificate
  • Around 10 Students
  • Nuevo Prisma C1

Advance SPANISH 1 COURSES (C1.1) START DATES

Level 10, 155 Queen St, Auckland

Thu 10 February 7.30-9.00pm

 

Advance SPANISH 2 COURSES (C1.2) START DATES

Level 10, 155 Queen St, Auckland

Thu 7 April 7.30-9.00pm

 

Advance SPANISH 3 COURSES (C1.3) START DATES

Level 10, 155 Queen St, Auckland

Thu 2 June 7.30-9.00pm

 

Advance SPANISH 4 COURSES (C1.4) START DATES

Level 10, 155 Queen St, Auckland

Thu 20 July 7.30-9.00pm

 

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Qualifications: ENGLISH - SPANISH TRANSLATOR (NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF CORDOBA) & PORTUGUESE (NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF CORDOBA)

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  • LANGUAGE TEACHER (GO! IDIOMAS 2014-2018), LANGUAGE TEACHER (PRECISION TRADUCCION Y CAPACITACION 2014-2018) & LANGUAGE TEACHER (DARWOFT & Worldlink 2015)
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Latin Rhythm Spanish & Salsa School School
Ellen Melville Centre, 2 Freyberg Place
Auckland 1010

Phone: 021-461-551
Email: info@latinrhythm.co.nz

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