Spanish for Holidays - Online Courses - Adult Learning

Planning a trip to Spain or another Spanish-speaking destination? This fun and practical 6-week beginners' course is designed to give you the confidence to communicate in everyday holiday situations.

Perfect for complete beginners, you'll learn useful words and phrases for greeting people, ordering food and drinks, asking for directions, shopping, booking accommodation, and handling common travel situations. Along the way, you'll also discover aspects of Spanish culture and customs to help you make the most of your holiday.

Lessons are interactive, friendly, and relaxed, with plenty of opportunities to practise speaking and listening through role-play, games, and real-life scenarios. By the end of the course, you'll have the essential language skills to enjoy your travels with greater confidence and independence.

What you'll learn:

• Greetings and introductions

• Numbers, dates, and telling the time

• Ordering food and drinks

• Shopping and handling money

• Asking for and understanding directions

• Booking accommodation and transport

• Essential travel vocabulary and polite expressions

• Spanish culture and etiquette for travellers

No previous knowledge of Spanish is required—just bring your enthusiasm and get ready to start speaking from your very first lesson!

As this course is online, a suitable device such as laptop or computer will be required to access the course. The link for you to join the live sessions will be sent to you once your enrolment has been completed.

You may find an English - Spanish dictionary useful. Please also have a pen and notebook.

Funding and Fees

If you receive certain benefits, you may be able to take the course for free.
If money is stopping you from enrolling, please visit our funding page to see what help is available.

Living in England

To book and join one of our courses, you must live in England permanently and either:

• Live inside the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) area (Nottinghamshire or Derbyshire)

or

• Live outside the devolved areas listed below

You cannot enrol if you live in these devolved areas:

• Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA)

• Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

• North East Combined Authority

• South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority

• Tees Valley Combined Authority

• West Midlands Combined Authority

• West of England Combined Authority

• West Yorkshire Combined Authority

• Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority

• York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority

• Hull and East Yorkshire

• Greater Lincolnshire

• Devon and Torbay Combined County Authority

• Cornwall Council

• Lancashire Combined County Authority

• Buckinghamshire Council

Residency Requirements (Additional Information)

If you live in the UK on a visa, we’ll need evidence of your visa to confirm funding. You can upload this when applying, and you’ll need to complete a short questionnaire.

Some exceptions include:

• Your visa must last until after your course ends.

• Asylum seekers must have lived in the UK for at least 6 months while their claim is being processed.

• You are supported by your local authority under Section 23C or 23CA of the Children Act 1989, or under the Care Act 2014.

Anyone who does not meet the funding criteria would need to pay full course fees.