The first part of the course will deal with everyday situations such as the use of the telephone formally and informally, setting meetings, eating out, planning a trip and studies, etc. Spoken language expressions used in the present day Spanish.
In the second part we will practice negotiations and discuss current topics related to Spain and learn the use of formal language and discuss about Spanish society.

The topics of the courses are:

•basic vocabulary of Business Spanish
•cultural differences in the business life of the Latin America and Spain
•the use of oral language in different business situations
•different kind of enterprises
•short messages by email
•job applications
•grammar: present tens of subjunctive and imperative
•future, conditional, passive, past tenses of subjunctive and relative pronouns

The options that are appropriate for the course:
Contact lessons
Individual, pair and team assignments
Independent studies
The assessment of one’s own learning 1 h
Alternative ways to complete the course: one alternative available to students is that they complete all of the coursework and take the final exam, without attending the actual contact hours.

Amate, Iñaki & Puranen, Pasi, 2015. Colegas – Työelämän espanja. Espanjan jatko-oppikirja. Kustannusosakeyhtiö Tammi, Helsinki: Chapters 1-10.

Additional reading:
Turk, Phil - Zollo Mike 2010, ¡Acción Gramática! A new Spanish grammar.
2nd edition, Hodder & Stoughton, London.
Mäkinen, Matti 2015. ¡Claro! Lyhyt espanjan kielioppi. Kustannusosakeyhtiö Tammi, Helsinki.
Mäkinen, Matti - Torvinen, Maarit 2015. ¡Claro! Harjoitukset. Kustannusosakeyhtiö Tammi, Helsinki.
Hämäläinen Tiina 2015. Espanjan kielioppi, Finn Lectura, Tampere.
Hämäläinen Taina - Virkkunen Sonja 2015. Espanjan kielioppi-harjoituskirja. Finn Lectura, Helsinki.

Web materials:
Español Uno and Dos guide, Finn Lectura and Taina Hämäläinen’s Espanjan kieliopin harjoituksia, Finn Lectura.

Competence level: A2
Spanish for Beginners 1 and 2 or equivalent, e.g. secondary school Spanish.

The student is able to somewhat use written business-related Spanish. The student’s understanding of messages in different business life situations is limited. His/her comprehension corresponds somewhat to the main learning goals of the course in written and spoken Spanish. He/she is able to use Spanish grammar and the main vocabulary to some degree in business-related Spanish.

The student is able to use written business-related Spanish well. He/she is able to understand messages in different business situations well. His/her comprehension correlates well to the main learning goals of the course in written and spoken Spanish. He/she masters Spanish grammar and the main vocabulary in business-related Spanish well.

The student is able to use written business-related Spanish very well. He/she is able to understand messages in different business life situations very well. His/her comprehension correlates very well to the main learning goals of the course in written and spoken Spanish. He/she masters Spanish grammar and the main vocabulary in business-related Spanish very well.