What to expect to learn in Spanish Beginners course?

Our Spanish Beginners Course is suitable for those wanting start learning one of the most popular languages in the world!

The faculty is aware that participants are new to the language and hence takes great care to get them gently into the subject. Each topic has lot of use of sound, image and hearing to ensure people are able to pick them up very fast.

For those wishing to appear for the coveted DELE exams, the faculty helps them prepare for the exams pertaining to the A1, A2, B1, B2 etc.  levels.

A brief description of the topics generally covered in our Beginners course includes the following

Topics & Vocabulary:

• Greetings and introductions
• The alphabet
• Personal information: name, address, telephone number, email address, age, marital status
• Countries and nationalities
• Professions.
• Numbers 0-100
• The family
• Describing people
• Colours
• Formal and informal ways of addressing people

Grammar:

• Number and gender
• Articles: definite and indefinite
• Demonstrative pronouns
• Personal pronouns
• Interrogative pronouns
• Noun-adjective agreement
• Present tense of basic verbs like ser, estar, trabajar, vivir, tener, llevar
• Quantifiers: muy, bastante

Cultural Content:

• The differences in the use of tú/usted and vosotros/ustedes between Spain and Latin American countries.
• Cultural differences when meeting people.
• Spanish language in the world.

Skills Work:

• Lots of speaking
• Lots of listening
• Lots of pronunciation

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Learning the Spanish Alphabets

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To learn any language, one needs to start from the beginning. The beginning is indeed knowing the Alphabets.

Our Spanish Beginners Course makes you familiar with the Spanish alphabets which lays the foundation of the ability to learn and read the language.

The Spanish alphabets are -

A                                 abrir

B                                  beber

C                                  cancelar

D                                 dedicar

E                                  entrar

F                                  firmar

G                                 general

H                                 hola/hotel

I                                   ir                    

J                                   jugar

K                                  kilómetro

L                                  leer

LL                                llamar

M                                mineral

N                                 normal

Ñ                                 año/niño/señor

O                                 objeto

P                                  papel

Q                                 que/queso                           

R                                  radio 

RR                               carro

S                                  sujeto/salsa

T                                  trabajar

U                                 usar

V                                 valor

W                                whisky

X                                  xilófono

Y                                  ayudar

Z                                  zapato

 

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Is knowledge of Foreign Language required in Cruise Careers?

A career in Cruise ship is a coveted job for young people seeking international careers.

The job is not very glamorous and entails considerable hard work. Yes, one does get to see different places all over the world and live a great life. The job is well paying but requires good communication and customer care skills.

One of the important requirements of the job is the knowledge off Foreign Language like French, Spanish, German, Japanese, Chinese etc. People from these countries are very frequent tourists often going on such luxurious trips.

Knowledge of a foreign language helps in interactions with international tourists who go on a cruise ship. They are often rich, famous or semi-retired elderly couples. The latter group of people don't always know international language like English. They will know only their country language and hence it is helpful if people on the cruise can speak their language.

Recently several candidates from the cruise industry did the French Class and Spanish Course at our Center in Kolkata. Several people often do the course online through a one-on-one basis.

This is what one of the participants had to say -

However, learning a language requires patience and time. It is not easy but a good faculty can help you transition into the language in  less painful way. Foreign Languages are to be learnt over a period of time in a gentle manner. One needs to start at the basic beginners level and gradually progress to a higher level after passing global exams like DELE, DELF or JLPT. The good thing about these exams is that they are accepted globally. Students get credit points when they go abroad for higher studies. People seeking immigration also get credit which they can use to enhance their profiles.

 

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Is foreign language helpful for careers in Aviation, Hotels, Tourism, Shipping?

Knowing a foreign language is very useful for those in global industries like Aviation, Hotels, Tourism, Shipping etc. As Palium Skills offers foreign language courses we get participants from diverse industries across the hospitality sector.

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It is also useful for those who want to expand their business in other countries and continents.

Another reason people in Hospitality industry learn a foreign language is for their internship at famous European holiday locations and hotels. Last year 4 participants from a Hotel Management Institute in Kolkata went to a top Hotel in Spain while 2 others when to France for doing their internship. If you are in a main capital city in a European country then English is well spoken but if you are at a place which is away from the main cities then knowing the local language is very important.

Spanish is very popular in large parts of Europe and South America. Similarly, French is popular in Europe, large parts of Africa and Canada.

Those wanting to immigrate to Canada get additional credits if they can show proficiency in French.

German language is popular in Germany- one of the top economies in the world. Besides, they are offering free higher education opportunities for global students.

Languages like Japanese and Chinese remain popular for those intending to work in and live in those countries.

So don't postpone your learning - enroll with us today and learn the language of your choice!!!

 

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Why is Python Programming becoming so popular?

Why is Python Programming so popular? Among all the programming languages like C, Java etc, 

python is seeing rapid increase in use and popularity.

There are many reasons for Python’s popularity. The main  reason is it’s use of non-cryptic 

programming syntax. It uses a pseudo programming language which is almost like writing English 

phrases. So it is easy for non-technical people also to learn this programming language.

Another reason for its popularity, it that it is being used extensively in all aspects of programming. It 

is  commonly used in tasks like Scripting, Web Development, Automation, Testing, Data Analysis, 

Web Scraping etc. 

Gradually it is becoming the most preferred language for developers. It is used extensively in 

companies like Google, Pinterest, Dropbox and others. So opportunities for Python Developers is 

opening up and we expect to see more demand for the skill in the future.

It is used within Frameworks like Django, Flask, Jupyter and others. 

As is evident it is a very powerful and versatile language that can be easily learnt and adopted by one 

and all.