At a glance
• Classroom course
• South Kensington Campus
• Tuesdays 18:00 - 20:00
• Starts 6 May 2025
• 5 weeks | May to June
• £98 (single rate)
• Tutor: Virtu Tomás Rodríguez
Suitable for those who have taken our 40-hour Spanish 1 (Beginners) course, or those possessing equivalent skills
This is a course aiming to consolidate and improve your listening and speaking skills at beginner level. This course will be ideal for current students taking our extensive Spanish 1 (Beginners) courses or for new students with an equivalent level (A1 level) who wish to revise and practise their communication skills before progressing to the next stage in their learning.
If you are new to our Spanish courses, choosing the right level is very important and you are advised to take our level-checking test prior to enrolment.
After submission, you will receive level advice from Ms Almudena Sanchez-Villen. You can also contact her directly if you have any queries about the course.
Course Topics:
- Talking about our daily activities;
- Describing and locating places;
- Ordering food and drink;
- Likes and preferences;
- Dealing with numbers.
Grammar Points:
- The present tense;
- Verbs ser/estar;
- Verbs to express likes and dislikes;
- Pronouns.
Class Recordings
These classes are not recorded
Attendance Certificate
Successful completion of this course leads to the award of an Imperial College attendance certificate
Terms and conditions apply to all enrolments to this course. Please read them before enrolment
Course Information
- Your Tutor
- What Course Level Should I Choose?
- Course Fees and Rate Categories
- Term Dates
- Enrolment Process
- Any Questions?
Virtu Tomás Rodríguez is a highly experienced Spanish teacher. She has taught in a broad range of adult education contexts since 2002 (Internal House London, Community Education Lewisham, Waltham Forest College, Hampstead Garden Suburbs, University of the Arts London, City University, Morley College, City Lit, Imperial College) and has been a language trainer in the private sector, working for a vast variety of companies ranging from Google, BBC, Barclays, Shell to the Home Office. She has been a Teacher Trainer at International House for the IH CELTA Certificate for Modern Languages, the PTTLS and the Teaching City & Guilds Certificate at City Lit where she has also coordinated the Languages provision since 2012.
She holds a BA in Education (Granada University, Spain) and a BSc (Middlesex University). A keen educationalist always looking to expand her practice, she is currently pursuing an MA to further specialise in Spanish Teaching within different contexts.
Choosing the right course level
If you are not taking this course as a direct follow-on course to a Spanish Beginners course (40 hours) with our Centre which began in October 2024 please do complete the level check form and seek level advice from our Spanish Assistant Coordinator, Ms Almudena Sanchez-Villen.
| Standard Rate (single rate) | Internal Rate (single rate) | Associate Rate (single rate) | |||
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| £98 |
£98 | £98 | |||
| The fee rate quoted is for the whole course. No early bird rate available. Payments in part or installments are not possible. | |||||
Rate Categories and Discounts (for general information only - for this course a single rate applies)
Standard Rate
- Available to all except those who fall under the Internal Rate or Associate Rate category.
Internal Rate
- Current Imperial College students and staff (incl. Imperial NHS Trust, Imperial Innovations, ancillary & service staff employed on long-term contracts at Imperial College by third-party contractors)
- People enrolling under our Friends & Family scheme
- Alumni of Imperial College and predecessor colleges and institutes, including City & Guilds College Association members
- Students, staff and alumni of the Royal College of Art, Royal College of Music and City, UAL and the City and Guilds of London Art School
- Students, staff and Governors of Woodhouse College and the IC Mathematics School
Associate Rate
- Austrian Cultural Forum staff
- Co-operative College members
- Francis Crick Institute staff, researchers and students
- Friends and Patrons of the English Chamber Orchestra
- Friends of Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens
- Friends of Leighton House/ Sambourne House
- Friends of the Royal College of Music
- Harrods staff
- Historic Royal Palaces staff
- Lycee Charles de Gaulle staff
- Members of the Friends of Imperial College
- Members of the Kennel Club
- Members of the London Zoological Society
- Members of the South London Botanical Institute (SLBI)
- Members of the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)
- National Health Service (NHS) employees
- Natural History Museum staff
- Residents of postcodes SW3, SW5, SW7, SW10 and W8
- Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council staff
- Royal Geographical Society staff
- Science Museum staff
- Staff of Exhibition Road Cultural Group (Discover South Kensington) organisations
- Students (non-Imperial College)
- Teachers and other staff of UK schools
- The American Institute for Foreign Study
- Tutors and other staff of institution members of the Association of Colleges
- Tutors and other staff of other universities and higher education institutions
- Victoria and Albert Museum staff
Late enrolment
It is possible to enrol on many of our adult education courses after the course has already started. For non-language courses this is subject entirely to agreement by the tutor. For language courses it is subject to agreement by the language coordinator conducting level assessment. If you want to join a course late do bear in mind there might be work you will need to catch up on, particularly in language courses.
Friends and Family Scheme
This course is eligible for allowing Imperial College students and staff to share their discount with their friends and family.
| Weeks | Autumn term | Spring term | Summer term | ||
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| 5 | n/a | n/a | Week commencing 5 May to week ending 7 June 2025* | ||
| *This is a one-term course | |||||
Web enrolment starts 24 February 2025
Enrolment and payment run through the Imperial College eStore. When enrolling:
- Do check on the drop down menu above called "Course Fees and Rate Categories" to see if you are eligible for a discounted rate and also do make sure you select that rate when enrolling on the eStore
- If you are a first-time eStore user you will need to create an account before enrolling. You can do this by entering an email address and password. This account can then be used for any future enrolments via the eStore.
When you have enrolled you will be sent the following email notifications:
| What is sent | When is it sent | What does it contain |
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| 1. Payment confirmation | Is sent instantaneously following submission of your online application |
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| 2. Enrolment confirmation | Is sent within 10 working days. Please treat your payment confirmation as confirmation that your applicant details and payment have been received |
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| 3. Programme information | Is usually sent on Friday late afternoon the week before term starts |
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| If you need further help with the above information please ring 020 7594 8756 | ||
If you have any questions about the academic content or teaching of these courses please contact our Assistant Spanish Coordinator, Almudena Sanchez-Villen, m.sanchez-villen@imperial.ac.uk
If you have any questions about your enrolment or payment processes please contact the Programme Administrator, Christian Jacobi, eveningclass@imperial.ac.uk
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