Spanish Vocabulary: Cultural Experience - Edx
This course is part of Learn Spanish: Basic Spanish Vocabulary.
This engaging course builds upon basic Spanish vocabulary, focusing on practical conversation skills and cultural immersion. Through interactive activities and videos, students learn to express likes and dislikes, discuss daily routines, and navigate marketplace conversations. The course emphasizes both language acquisition and cultural understanding of the Spanish-speaking world, providing learners with opportunities to practice vocabulary, grammar, and conversational skills in context. Students will master essential concepts like indirect object pronouns, reflexive pronouns, and irregular verbs while gaining confidence in real-world Spanish communication.
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What you'll learn
Name foods and describe marketplace interactions in Spanish
Describe daily and weekly routines using appropriate vocabulary
Use indirect object pronouns and reflexive pronouns correctly
Conjugate irregular verbs in the present tense
Express likes dislikes and future obligations in Spanish
Apply cultural context to Spanish conversations
Skills you'll gain
This course includes:
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Graded assignments, Exams
Access on Mobile, Tablet, Desktop
Limited Access access
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Module Description
The course is structured around three main themes: marketplace interactions, daily routines, and leisure activities. Students learn essential vocabulary and grammar concepts including indirect object pronouns, reflexive pronouns, and irregular verbs in the present tense. The curriculum integrates cultural elements of Spanish-speaking countries while developing practical conversation skills through interactive exercises and video content.
Fee Structure
Individual course purchase is not available - to enroll in this course with a certificate, you need to purchase the complete Professional Certificate Course. For enrollment and detailed fee structure, visit the following: Learn Spanish: Basic Spanish Vocabulary
Instructor
Expert in Spanish Linguistics and Advocate for Language Learning Technologies
Robert J. Blake is a distinguished professor of Spanish linguistics at UC Davis and the director of the Davis Language Center. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Texas and has published extensively on topics including Old Spanish, Spanish syntax, applied linguistics, and computer-assisted language learning (CALL). His notable works include the second edition of Brave New Digital Classroom with Georgetown University Press and El español y la lingüística aplicada published in 2016. Blake served as the director of the University of California Language Consortium from 2000 to 2012 and developed an online first- and second-year Spanish course now part of UC's online offerings. In 2004, he became a member of the North American Academy of the Spanish Language, making him a corresponding member of the Royal Spanish Academy.
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