851-0846-03L  Spanish B2: Grammar and Communication

SemesterAutumn Semester 2020
LecturersUniversity lecturers
Periodicityevery semester recurring course
Language of instructionSpanish
CommentNo enrolment to this course at ETH Zurich. Book the corresponding course directly at "Language Center of UZH and ETH Zürich".

Course fees: https://www.sprachenzentrum.uzh.ch/en/angebot/Kursgebuehren.html

Registration dates: https://www.sprachenzentrum.uzh.ch/en/angebot.html


AbstractThe most important grammar topics of this course are past tense forms, subordinate clauses, linking devices, reported speech, periphrastic verb constructions, and verbs that express change. The course also deals with topics that typically cause problems for higher level learners, including ser/estar, por/para, and indicative and subjunctive forms of verbs.
ObjectiveIn this course, participants improve their comprehension of written and oral texts that deal with current issues, as well as of scientific texts from participants’ own fields of study. They are able to analyse various points of view and can create clear and detailed oral and written texts on scientific issues from their field of study, while taking a position and expressing definite views on these issues