Courses - Spanish

Welcome to the CLL Spanish Homepage

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Spanish is the third most widely spoken language in the world after Mandarin and English, with approximately 380 million speakers. It is the official language of 20 countries. In addition, it is spoken by almost 20 million people in the United States and it is used daily in the Philippines, Australia, Morocco, Western Sahara and Belize.

Why study Spanish in Trinidad and Tobago?

• Because we are surrounded by Spanish speaking countries with which we have economic and political interests. English being our first language and living where we live, it just makes sense!
• Because we are interested in Latin music, travelling and making friends.
• Because there are many cultural and historical links with our country; just think about Parang at Christmas or pay attention to the names of places in Spanish throughout Trinidad and Tobago.
•  Because it is the First Foreign Language of the country and we are surrounded by bilingual signs on the highways and in the streets of Port of Spain, etc…

What does CLL offer?

• Courses in Spanish divided into six levels, from the first level for those who have no previous knowledge of the language and onward.  Each level lasts one academic semester long and is taught for four hours per week.   The timetables have been adjusted to cater to the busy agendas of U.W.I. students and of those who work.
• Specially designed courses for companies and public and private organizations.



Some useful sites

If you wish…	Then visit…
To learn more about the implementation of Spanish in Trinidad	http://www.tradeind.gov.tt/SIS/faq.htm
To study in Spain	http://www.mastermas.com/estudiarenespana/P1.asp http://internacional.universia.net/espanya/indice.htm http://www.mepsyd.es/exterior/uk/es/consej/es/estudiarenespania/becas.shtml
To study in Latinamerica	http://internacional.universia.net/latinoamerica/index.htm
To exchange emails with a Spanish speaker who is learning English.	http://www.language-exchanges.org/
To read a current magazine for Spanish students (with audio and glossaries)	http://www.pyc-revista.com/index.asp
To watch videos for Spanish students of different levels	http://es.youtube.com/user/papitus
To do extra exercises from the “Dicho y Hecho” textbook	http://bcs.wiley.com/he-bcs/Books?action=index&itemId=0471589403&bcsId=1822
To do grammar, vocabulary, reading, audio, video and chat exercises.	http://www.ver-taal.com/index.htm http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/index.shtml http://www.larutadelalengua.com/index2.htm http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/romance/basicspanish/exercises/exercises.html http://babelnet.sbg.ac.at/carlitos/index.htm
To use an English - Spanish dictionary	http://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.
To use a Spanish dictionary	http://www.rae.es/rae.html
To watch TV in Spanish	http://www.lugarlatino.com/misc/tv.htm
To read newspapers in Spanish	http://www.prensaescrita.com/
To listen to the radio in Spanish	http://www.portalmix.com/radios.shtml

 

Translated into english by the students of SPAN3504 –Spanish Translation I, Dept of Liberal Arts :  Kelly Maharaj, Orissa Nathaniel, Mariana Hezekiah, Wilesse Otten, Erika Hunte, Melissa John, Louella Mahabir, Ricardo Gonzales, Rea Achong De Gourville, Farrah Pereira, Jamie Davis and Obed Johnson.