A1 Spanish Courses
Breakthrough Level
A1 is the new beginners' level, that is why it is called the breakthrough. This is where you're introduced to everything!
According to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, an A1 student should learn and master these capabilities:
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Can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type.
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Can introduce themselves and others and can ask and answer questions about personal details such as where they live, people they know and things they have.
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Can interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.
The number of hours that a student requires to cover each level varies depending on different factors like:
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How closely related the native language and the language that the student wants to learn are.
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If this is the first foreign language the student learns (foreign languages are languages we learn as adults), or if on the contrary the student speaks other foreign languages.
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Motivation.
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Dedication.
The suggested number of hours to cover the A1 breakthrough level is a minimum of 60 hours. Students might cover this level in more or less hours than this suggested number by Instituto Cervantes depending on factors like the ones listed above.
The most recognized tests that prove Spanish competence and locate students' level are the DELE and SIELE exams.
Students can split the coverage of these hours in as many courses they wish and the school, teacher, method and pace that works best for them.