SPANISH 105

Beginners' Spanish 2

Description

Moving from the present to the past tenses, this course prepares students for basic conversation about everyday activities such as travel, weather, health, pastimes, emotions and simple narratives of historical events. Prepares students for the A2 Level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.Note: Students with 16 Level 2 NCEA credits in Spanish in last two years will enrol in SPANISH 105.

For full course information see the Digital Course Outline.

Digital Course Outlines for 2026 will be refreshed around November/December.

Availability 2026

Semester 2

Lecturer(s)

Lecturer(s) Associate Professor Eduardo Piñeros

Reading/Texts

Nuevo Ven I, Libro del alumno, Libro de ejercicios CD (Madrid: Edelsa, 2009). It comes with two CDs for audio practice.

Nuevo Ven 1. Workbook. (Unidades 9-15). It comes with one CD for listening exercises. The answers to the questions are provided at the end of the book so that you can check the accuracy of your work. 

Spanish-English dictionary (any good pocket edition).

Assessment

Coursework + exam

Points

SPANISH 105: 15 points

Prerequisites

SPANISH 104 or 109

Restrictions

SPANISH 108.  May not be taken if an equivalent or more advanced language acquisition course in this subject has previously been passed.