Get to know the basic principles of Spanish language, learn basic grammar, the correct pronunciation for both vowels and consonants and use basic expressions to easily communicate in a Spanish-speaking context.
Introductory Spanish for the Workplace
Introductory Spanish for the Workplace
Instructors: José Ignacio González
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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Beginner level
No prior experience required
2 weeks to complete
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Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
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There are 7 modules in this course
What's included
2 readings
2 readings•Total 12 minutes
- Welcome•2 minutes
- Coursera Policies•10 minutes
What's included
11 videos10 readings20 assignments5 discussion prompts
11 videos•Total 47 minutes
- Welcome•4 minutes
- Introduction to the Spanish language: history, origins and culture•5 minutes
- Pronunciation rules: vowels•4 minutes
- Pronunciation rules: consonants•5 minutes
- Pronunciation rules: special cases•6 minutes
- Pronunciation exercises•4 minutes
- How gender works in Spanish•4 minutes
- Gender in Spanish: special cases•4 minutes
- Definite and undefinite articles (el, la, los, las) (un, una, unos, unas)•3 minutes
- Module 1 Quiz•3 minutes
- Gender and number: exercises•5 minutes
10 readings•Total 53 minutes
- Introduction to the Spanish language: history, origins and cultures•3 minutes
- Pronunciation rules: vowels•4 minutes
- Pronunciation rules: consonants•5 minutes
- Pronunciation rules: special cases•4 minutes
- Pronunciation exercises•3 minutes
- How gender works in Spanish•4 minutes
- Gender in Spanish: special cases•12 minutes
- Definite and undefinite articles (el, la, los, las) (un, una, unos, unas)•5 minutes
- Module 1 Quiz•3 minutes
- Gender and number: exercises•10 minutes
20 assignments•Total 101 minutes
- Activity: Introduction to the Spanish language: history, origins and culture•4 minutes
- Activity: Pronunciation rules: vowels•5 minutes
- Activity: Pronunciation rules: consonants•5 minutes
- Activity: Pronunciation rules: special cases•5 minutes
- Activity: Pronunciation exercises•5 minutes
- Activity: How gender works in Spanish•5 minutes
- Activity: Gender in Spanish: special cases•5 minutes
- Activity: Definite and undefinite articles (el, la, los, las) (un, una, unos, unas)•5 minutes
- Activity: Module 1 Quiz•5 minutes
- Activity: Gender and number: exercises•5 minutes
- Review 1: Introduction to the Spanish language: history, origins and culture•5 minutes
- Review 2: Pronunciation rules: vowels•5 minutes
- Review 3: Pronunciation rules: consonants•5 minutes
- Review 4: Pronunciation rules: special cases•5 minutes
- Review 5: Pronunciation exercises•4 minutes
- Review 6: How gender works in Spanish•10 minutes
- Review 7: Gender in Spanish: special cases•5 minutes
- Review 8: Definite and undefinite articles (el, la, los, las) (un, una, unos, unas)•5 minutes
- Review 9: Module 1 Quiz•3 minutes
- Review 10: Gender and number: exercises•5 minutes
5 discussion prompts•Total 15 minutes
- Discussion: Introduction to the Spanish language: history, origins and culture•3 minutes
- Discussion: Pronunciation rules: consonants•3 minutes
- Discussion: Pronunciation rules: special cases•3 minutes
- Discussion: How gender works in Spanish•3 minutes
- Discussion: Gender and number: exercises•3 minutes
What's included
10 videos10 readings20 assignments3 discussion prompts
10 videos•Total 47 minutes
- Personal pronouns: yo, tú, ella/él/eso, nosotros, ustedes•5 minutes
- "Ser" & "Estar": the foundation of the Spanish language•4 minutes
- Learning how to use "ser"•3 minutes
- Learning how to use "estar"•4 minutes
- "Ser" & "Estar": exercises •6 minutes
- Regular verbs in Spanish: -AR ending•5 minutes
- Regular verbs in Spanish: -ER ending•4 minutes
- Regular verbs in Spanish: -IR ending•4 minutes
- Regular verbs conjugations•6 minutes
- Module 2 Quiz•5 minutes
10 readings•Total 74 minutes
- Personal pronouns: yo, tú, ella/él/eso, nosotros, ustedes•6 minutes
- "Ser" & "Estar": the foundation of the Spanish language•3 minutes
- Learning how to use "ser"•6 minutes
- Learning how to use "estar"•12 minutes
- "Ser" & "Estar": exercises •3 minutes
- Regular verbs in Spanish: -AR ending•10 minutes
- Regular verbs in Spanish: -ER ending•10 minutes
- Regular verbs in Spanish: -IR ending•10 minutes
- Regular verbs conjugations•8 minutes
- Module 2 Quiz•6 minutes
20 assignments•Total 101 minutes
- Activity: Personal pronouns: yo, tú, ella/él/eso, nosotros, ustedes•5 minutes
- Activity: "Ser" & "Estar": the foundation of the Spanish language•5 minutes
- Activity: Learning how to use "ser"•5 minutes
- Activity: Learning how to use "estar"•6 minutes
- Activity: "Ser" & "Estar": exercises•5 minutes
- Activity: Regular verbs in Spanish: -AR ending•5 minutes
- Activity: Regular verbs in Spanish: -ER ending•5 minutes
- Activity: Regular verbs in Spanish: -IR ending•5 minutes
- Activity: Regular verbs conjugations•5 minutes
- Activity: Module 2 Quiz•10 minutes
- Review 1: Personal pronouns: yo, tú, ella/él/eso, nosotros, ustedes•5 minutes
- Review 2: "Ser" y "estar": las bases del español•5 minutes
- Review 3: Learning how to use "ser"•5 minutes
- Review 4: Learning how to use "estar"•5 minutes
- Review 5: "Ser" & "Estar": exercises•4 minutes
- Review 6: Regular verbs in Spanish: -AR ending•4 minutes
- Review 7: Regular verbs in Spanish: -ER ending•4 minutes
- Review 8: Regular verbs in Spanish: -IR ending•4 minutes
- Review 9: Regular verbs conjugations•4 minutes
- Review 10: Module 2 Quiz•5 minutes
3 discussion prompts•Total 9 minutes
- Discussion: Personal pronouns: yo, tú, ella/él/eso, nosotros, ustedes•3 minutes
- Discussion: "Ser" & "Estar": the foundation of the Spanish language•3 minutes
- Discussion: Module 2 Quiz•3 minutes
What's included
10 videos10 readings20 assignments4 discussion prompts
10 videos•Total 47 minutes
- The only rule is not following rules: irregular verbs•4 minutes
- Top 10 Irregular Verbs in Spanish I•5 minutes
- Top 10 Irregular Verbs in Spanish II •5 minutes
- Irregular Verbs: other cases •9 minutes
- Regular & Irregular Verbs: exercises•5 minutes
- Modal verbs •6 minutes
- The "perífrasis modal" structure •3 minutes
- "Perífrasis modal": exercises •4 minutes
- The Personal "A" and "perífrasis modal"•4 minutes
- Module 3 Quiz•3 minutes
10 readings•Total 74 minutes
- The only rule is not following rules: irregular verbs•5 minutes
- Top 10 Irregular Verbs in Spanish I•8 minutes
- Top 10 Irregular Verbs in Spanish II •7 minutes
- Irregular Verbs: other cases •12 minutes
- Regular & Irregular Verbs: exercises•12 minutes
- Modal verbs •7 minutes
- The "perífrasis modal" structure •6 minutes
- "Perífrasis modal": exercises •6 minutes
- The Personal "A" and "perífrasis modal"•5 minutes
- Module 3 Quiz•6 minutes
20 assignments•Total 93 minutes
- Activity: The only rule is not following rules: irregular verbs•3 minutes
- Activity: Top 10 Irregular Verbs in Spanish I•5 minutes
- Activity: Top 10 Irregular Verbs in Spanish II•5 minutes
- Activity: Irregular Verbs: other cases•5 minutes
- Activity: Regular & Irregular Verbs: exercises•5 minutes
- Activity: Modal verbs•5 minutes
- Activity: The "perífrasis modal" structure•5 minutes
- Activity: "Perífrasis modal": exercises•5 minutes
- Activity: The Personal "A" and "perífrasis modal"•5 minutes
- Activity. Module 3 Quiz•4 minutes
- Review 1: The only rule is not following rules: irregular verbs•4 minutes
- Review 2: Top 10 Irregular Verbs in Spanish I•5 minutes
- Review 3: Top 10 Irregular Verbs in Spanish II•5 minutes
- Review 4: Irregular Verbs: other cases•5 minutes
- Review 5: Regular & Irregular Verbs: exercises•4 minutes
- Review 6: Modal verbs•5 minutes
- Review 7: The "perífrasis modal" structure•5 minutes
- Review 8: "Perífrasis modal": exercises•5 minutes
- Review 9: The Personal "A" and "perífrasis modal"•4 minutes
- Review 10: Module 3 Quiz•4 minutes
4 discussion prompts•Total 12 minutes
- Discussion: The only rule is not following rules: irregular verbs•3 minutes
- Discussion: Top 10 Irregular Verbs in Spanish II•3 minutes
- Discussion: Irregular Verbs: other cases•3 minutes
- Discussion: Module 3 Quiz•3 minutes
What's included
10 videos10 readings20 assignments6 discussion prompts
10 videos•Total 37 minutes
- Pedir VS. Preguntar (to ask) •4 minutes
- Saber VS. Conocer (to know) •5 minutes
- Llevar VS. Traer (to bring/to take)•3 minutes
- Reflexive mode•4 minutes
- Timeframes: ahora, ahorita, hoy, este día, esta noche•5 minutes
- How to create sentences in gerund•4 minutes
- Gerund: -AR endings•3 minutes
- Gerund: -ER endings•3 minutes
- Gerund: -IR endings•3 minutes
- Module 4 Quiz•3 minutes
10 readings•Total 73 minutes
- Pedir VS. Preguntar (to ask) •10 minutes
- Saber VS. Conocer (to know) •4 minutes
- Llevar VS. Traer (to bring/to take)•5 minutes
- Reflexive mode•12 minutes
- Timeframes: ahora, ahorita, hoy, este día, esta noche•8 minutes
- How to create sentences in gerund•6 minutes
- Gerund: -AR endings•8 minutes
- Gerund: -ER endings•8 minutes
- Gerund: -IR endings•8 minutes
- Module 4 Quiz•4 minutes
20 assignments•Total 90 minutes
- Activity: Pedir VS. Preguntar (to ask)•5 minutes
- Activity: Saber VS. Conocer (to know)•5 minutes
- Activity: Llevar VS. Traer (to bring/to take)•5 minutes
- Activity: Reflexive mode•5 minutes
- Activity: Timeframes: ahora, ahorita, hoy, este día, esta noche•5 minutes
- Activity: How to create sentences in gerund•5 minutes
- Activity: Gerund: -AR endings•4 minutes
- Activity: Gerund: -ER endings•5 minutes
- Activity: Gerund: -IR endings•4 minutes
- Activity: Module 4 Quiz•4 minutes
- Review 1: Pedir VS. Preguntar (to ask)•4 minutes
- Review 2: Saber VS. Conocer (to know)•4 minutes
- Review 3: Llevar VS. Traer (to bring/to take)•4 minutes
- Review 4: Reflexive mode•4 minutes
- Review 5: Timeframes: ahora, ahorita, hoy, este día, esta noche•5 minutes
- Review 6: How to create sentences in gerund•5 minutes
- Review 7: Gerund: -AR endings•4 minutes
- Review 8: Gerund: -ER endings•4 minutes
- Review 9: Gerund: -IR endings•4 minutes
- Review 10: Module 4 Quiz•5 minutes
6 discussion prompts•Total 18 minutes
- Discussion: Pedir VS. Preguntar (to ask)•3 minutes
- Discussion: Saber VS. Conocer (to know)•3 minutes
- Discussion: Llevar VS. Traer (to bring/to take)•3 minutes
- Discussion: Reflexive mode•3 minutes
- Discussion: Timeframes: ahora, ahorita, hoy, este día, esta noche•3 minutes
- Discussion: Module 4 Quiz•3 minutes
What's included
10 videos10 readings20 assignments6 discussion prompts
10 videos•Total 44 minutes
- Business and professional vocabulary•4 minutes
- Business and professional verbs•5 minutes
- Direct object pronouns•4 minutes
- Indirect object pronouns•4 minutes
- Past participle•6 minutes
- Using "lo" (it) with verbs•4 minutes
- Regular verbs in simple past with "lo"•5 minutes
- Irregular verbs in simple past with "lo"•5 minutes
- Estar + gerund + lo•4 minutes
- Final Quiz•4 minutes
10 readings•Total 86 minutes
- Business and professional vocabulary•12 minutes
- Business and professional verbs•10 minutes
- Direct object pronouns•10 minutes
- Indirect object pronouns•8 minutes
- Past participle•10 minutes
- Using "lo" (it) with verbs•8 minutes
- Regular verbs in simple past with "lo"•6 minutes
- Irregular verbs in simple past with "lo"•12 minutes
- Estar + gerund + lo•4 minutes
- Final Quiz•6 minutes
20 assignments•Total 92 minutes
- Activity: Business and professional vocabulary•5 minutes
- Activity: Business and professional verbs•4 minutes
- Activity: Direct object pronouns•4 minutes
- Activity: Indirect object pronouns•5 minutes
- Activity: Past participle•5 minutes
- Activity: Using "lo" (it) with verbs•5 minutes
- Activity: Regular verbs in simple past with "lo"•5 minutes
- Activity: Irregular verbs in simple past with "lo"•5 minutes
- Activity: Estar + gerund + lo•5 minutes
- Actividad: Final Quiz•5 minutes
- Review 1: Business and professional vocabulary•5 minutes
- Review 2: Business and professional verbs•4 minutes
- Review 3: Direct object pronouns•4 minutes
- Review 4: Indirect object pronouns•5 minutes
- Review 5: Past participle•4 minutes
- Review 6: Using "lo" (it) with verbs•5 minutes
- Review 7: Regular verbs in simple past with "lo"•5 minutes
- Review 8: Irregular verbs in simple past with "lo"•4 minutes
- Review 9: Estar + gerund + lo•4 minutes
- Review 10: Final Quiz•4 minutes
6 discussion prompts•Total 18 minutes
- Discussion: Business and professional vocabulary•3 minutes
- Discussion: Business and professional verbs•3 minutes
- Discussion: Past Participle•3 minutes
- Discussion: Using "lo" (it) with verbs•3 minutes
- Discussion: Using "lo" (it) with verbs•3 minutes
- Discussion: Final Quiz•3 minutes
What's included
2 readings
2 readings•Total 8 minutes
- Survey•5 minutes
- Text•3 minutes
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