Clara Luna Spanish School

There are two kinds of IE courses, all of which we run, each are designed to suit the different needs of our students:

If you would like, you can suit your studies to your personal circumstances.

Intensive Courses (20hrs / 40hrs / 60hrs)
These short courses are designed for the tourist learning Spanish for traveling purposes and have only a limited time to dedicate to their studies.
-They are suitable for those who have no, or very little, previous knowledge of Spanish.
-These courses are easy to comprehend and impart sufficient knowledge for tourists to communicate effectively in most Spanish speaking environments.
-The courses use the "Curso intensivo de Español" textbook which contains a study program specifically designed for 20, 40 and 60 tuition hours.
-There is no age limit for participation

Intensive Course 20Hours

   1. The phrase
   2. The verbs Ser and Estar
   3. The sentence
   4. Question words
   5. The present
   6. The Indefinite Past
   7. The Immediate Future

Intensive Course 40 Hours

   1. The phrase
   2. The verbs Ser and Estar
   3. The sentence
   4. Question words
   5. The present: regular and irregular verbs
   6. Direct and Indirect complements
   7. The Indefinite Past: regular and irregular verbs
   8. The Immediate Future, The indefinite future

Intensive Course 60 Hours

   1. The phrase
   2. The verbs Ser and Estar
   3. The sentence
   4. Question words
   5. The present: regular and irregular verbs
   6. Direct and Indirect complements
   7. The Imperative
   8. The Indefinite Past: regular and irregular verbs
   9. The Immediate Future
10. The indefinite future
11. The Conditional
12. The Conditional perfect

Regular Courses (40hrs - 120hrs)

These courses are directed at those who want to learn the language in an orderly and progressive manner.
These courses allow a student to learn basic grammatical structures for conversation, describe actions, narrate happenings; express opinions and preferences and establish discussions. A Regular Course will permit a student to reach an excellent level of communication with Spanish speakers in every situation where the language is required.
-They are suitable for people with no previous Spanish knowledge as well as those who wish to improve it.
-There are three levels (Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced), each of which involve 40hrs of tuition.
-A complete regular course will last for six weeks studying 4 hours each weekday (120 tuition hours in total), however it is possible to join a Regular course at any level, i.e. taking the Intermediate, then the Advanced course will be 80hrs of tuition in total.

Beginner Level

The Alphabet

Gender and number

The article

The noun

The adjective

The basic phrase

The verb To be Ser and Estar

Differences between Ser and Estar

The sentence

Types of sentences

Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns

Possessive Pronouns

The present tense

Regular verbs

Irregular verbs

Interrogativewords

Basic Grammatical Structures

The Gerund

Reflexive verbs

Reciprocal verbs

The direct object

The indirect object

Two object pronouns.

The verb Gustar

The Short form of adjectives

Indefinite Adjectives and Pronouns

Intermediate Level

The imperative form usted-ustedes

The imperative form tú.

The imperative form vosotros.

The imperative form nosotros

The negative imperative form.

The imperative with pronouns

Adverbs

The diminutive and the augmentative

Comparatives and superlatives

Diagram of the past tenses.

The preterite.- Regular verbs

The preterite - Irregular verbs

The imperfect

Differences between the Preterite and the Imperfect

The present perfect

The Pluperfect

The neuter article “Lo”

The future.

Others ways to express future

The future perfect

The conditional

The conditional perfect

Prepositions.- Differences between Por and Para.

The active voice and the passive voice

Advanced Level

General Characteristics of the Subjunctive Mood

Differences between the Subjunctive and Indicative Moods

The Present Subjunctive

Uses in sentences of One Clause

Uses in sentences of Two Clauses Nominal Clauses, Impersonal Clauses, Indefinite Clauses, Adverbial Clauses.

Conjunctions with the Present Subjunctive

The Sequence of Tenses

The Present Perfect Subjunctive

Uses in sentences of One Clause

Uses in sentences of Two Clauses. Nominal Clauses, Impersonal Clauses, Indefinite Clauses, Adverbial Clauses.

Conjunctions with the Present Perfect Subjunctive

The Sequence of Tenses

Advanced Level 2 examination

The Imperfect Subjunctive

Uses in sentences of One Clause

Uses in sentences of Two Clauses. Nominal Clauses, Impersonal Clauses, Indefinite Clauses, Adverbial Clauses, Clauses with 'como si'

Conjunctions with the Imperfect Subjunctive

The Sequence of Tenses

The Pluperfect Subjunctive

Uses in sentences of One Clause

Uses in sentences of Two Clauses Nominal Clauses, Impersonal Clauses, Indefinite Clauses, Adverbial Clauses, Clauses with 'como si'

Conjunctions with the Pluperfect Subjunctive

TheSequenceof Tenses