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Spanish Upskilling Courses for Primary Teachers

Funded by Department of Education and Youth

Develop Key Communicative Competencies

Punto Iberica has developed a Foreign Language Upskilling Course for Primary Teachers in Ireland, considering the redeveloped Primary Language Curriculum and the forthcoming introduction of Modern Foreign Languages at primary level.

Our language upskilling course aims to develop key communicative competencies in Spanish for use with students and colleagues in both structured and spontaneous contexts. It also focuses on building cultural awareness that supports teachers in teaching Spanish to primary school children at Stage 4 and in integrating cultural content into language lessons.

The Foreign Language Upskilling Courses are funded by Department of Education and Youth. Even so, as a guarantee of your commitment, a deposit of €40 will be required upon registration. The deposit will be refunded upon completion of 80% of the course.

The essential requirement to start the Spanish Upskilling Courses with us is to have an A2.1 level. Our teacher will evaluate you, and at the same time you will have the opportunity to meet us and learn more about our teaching method and working style.

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Course Details

  • Language: Spanish A2.1 to B1.2 (4 courses)
  • Entry Level: A2
  • Mode of Delivery: Online
  • Course Duration: 30 hours over 15 weeks, 2-hour sessions
  • Schedule A2.1: Fridays at 4 PM
  • Start Date: March 6, 2025
  • End Date: June 26, 2026 (vacation between April 6 and 20)
  • Contact: ovidiu@puntoiberica.com
START TODAY BY BOOKING THE ONLINE A2 EVALUATION MEETING

The course structure is guided by a curricular vision centred around three core components:

01

Linguistic

The linguistic component, which underpins communication and teaching skills, and supports formal, informal and non-formal learning and understanding of Spanish.

02

Inter-Relational

The inter-relational component, which aims to develop communicative behaviour and sociocultural interaction, contributing to teacher autonomy in teaching practice. It places an emphasis on modelling authentic language use, giving clear instructions, and engaging participants in meaningful language practice.

03

Cultural

The cultural component, which focuses on exploring cultural context and national heritage, equipping teachers with the knowledge needed to integrate cultural elements into their lessons and encouraging intercultural awareness and communication beyond linguistic competence.

The course facilitates a gradual progression from beginner A2.1 to intermediate B1.2 CEFR levels, respecting the principle of incremental learning. The methodology will emphasis active learning, real-life tasks, and the action-oriented approach described in the CEFR Companion Volume. Assessment will focus on learners’ awareness of their own language learning strategies, and the tools for facilitating such awareness in the young learners they will in turn teach.

Online Spanish Upskilling Courses for Primary Teachers

Funded by Department of Education and Youth

Our Spanish Course for Primary Teachers in Ireland, developed in line with the redeveloped Primary Language Curriculum and the forthcoming introduction of Modern Foreign Languages at primary level, aims to facilitate a gradual progression from beginner level A2.1 to intermediate level B1.2 of the CEFR, following the principle of incremental learning.

For each level, we designed a 15-session plan: 8 theory classes focusing on language building: grammar, vocabulary, and communication for classroom use and everyday interaction; 4 guided conversation sessions to practice fluency and apply the language in meaningful contexts; 3 final review sessions dedicated to consolidating knowledge, rehearsing teaching strategies, and reflecting on how to apply the content in real classroom situations.

This is our approach, and we invite you to try it, starting with the A2.1 level. Read below what you will learn at each level to know what to expect. If your level is A2, you are welcome to meet our teacher for an evaluation meeting before deciding to join the Spanish Upskilling Courses for Primary Teachers, funded by Department of Education and Youth.

Lower Elementary Level A2.1 

Strengthen ability to interact in familiar contexts, handle routine situations, and mediate Spanish input for classroom use and cultural comparison.

What You Will Learn

Essential grammar, core vocabulary, and communicative functions for classroom and everyday interaction, linked to classroom practice.

Session / Themes & Functions / Grammar & Structures / Skills Focus

  1. Greetings, classroom language, days of the week / Present tense (regular verbs), subject pronouns / Listening, speaking, classroom instructions
  2. Describing people and professions / Ser vs. estar, adjective agreement / Descriptive writing, oral expression
  3. Family, describing relationships / Possessive adjectives, present tense of tener / Reading, personal introductions
  4. Daily routines, time / Reflexive verbs (me levanto, me ducho), adverbs of frequency / Speaking in pairs, timetables
  5. Likes/dislikes, school subjects / Gustar + nouns, basic negation / Interaction through surveys, expressing preferences
  6. Shopping, food, polite requests / Indefinite articles, quantifiers, modal verbs (querer, poder) / Role-play dialogues, mediation tasks
  7. Describing places: home, school, city / Hay vs. estar, prepositions of place / Directions, describing classrooms
  8. Spanish festivals and traditions / Introduction to past tense (pretérito perfecto) /  Storytelling, cultural insights

Interactive practice sessions focused on spontaneous speech, personalisation and classroom context, linked to classroom practice.

Club / Theme / Focus

  1. Family and home / Describing, routines, games
  2. School activities / Instructions, classroom expressions
  3. My city / Personalised descriptions, comparisons
  4. Spanish traditions / Storytelling, cultural exchange

Consolidation of knowledge and rehearsal of teaching strategies.

Session / Theme / Tasks

  1. Review and reflection / Self-assessment, task recycling
  2. Peer micro-teaching / Simulated Spanish mini-lesson to primary pupils

Open session for practical transfer, feedback, and forward planning

Session / Theme / Tasks

  • 15. Final Recap & Q&A: What’s Next? / Group-led Q&A, reflective sharing, cultural integration tasks, goal-setting for classroom use

Skills Focus Breakdown

  • Use of authentic materials: school schedules, voice notes, signs
  • Progressive training on global and selective comprehension
  • Tasks on recognising communicative intent and tone
  • Frequent speaking practice via role-play, Q&A, storytelling
  • Gradual build-up in writing: lists > sentences > short texts > posters
  • Output linked to classroom-related functions (e.g., giving instructions)
  • Pair/group work to reinforce spontaneous communication
  • Focus on classroom-relevant speech acts (greetings, asking for help, managing tasks)
  • Explaining a Spanish word in English/Irish
  • Paraphrasing short texts or visual material (e.g., storyboards)
  • Bridging comprehension gaps for younger learners
  • Contrastive activities: Spanish-Irish rituals, school customs
  • Discussing stereotypes and cultural perspectives
  • Encouraging classroom strategies involving code-switching

Lower Elementary Level A2.2

Strengthen ability to interact in familiar contexts, handle routine situations, and mediate Spanish input for classroom use and cultural comparison.

What You Will Learn

Communicative structures and classroom language in real-life school situations, integrating narrative, planning, and emotional vocabulary, linked to classroom practice.

Session / Themes & Functions / Grammar & Structures / Skills Focus

  1. Talking about past events / Pretérito perfecto, time markers / Storytelling, listening
  2. Organising a class outing / Future tense (ir a + infinitive), days and times / Reading, planning
  3. Comparing school life in Spain/Ireland / Comparatives, superlatives / Intercultural dialogue
  4. Emotions and wellbeing / Reflexive verbs, estar + emotions / Role-play, feelings vocabulary
  5. School news and announcements / Indirect speech (intro), formal/informal registers / Writing notices, mediation tasks
  6. Opinions and feedback / Expressions of agreement/disagreement / Speaking, peer interaction
  7. Technology in the classroom / Vocabulary: ICT, instructions / Task explanation, mediation practice
  8. Legends and folktales / Narrative tenses (pretérito imperfecto + perfecto) / Reading aloud, cultural storytelling

Spoken fluency and spontaneous interaction on familiar topics in classroom and daily life, linked to classroom practice.

Club / Theme / Focus

  1. A day at school / Comparing, sequencing, describing
  2. Healthy habits / Talking about routines and advice
  3. Technology use / Explaining apps, classroom tech
  4. Spanish myths / Story sharing, group discussion

Consolidation of knowledge and application through peer practice.

Session / Theme / Tasks

  1. Review and discussion / Reflection, feedback
  2. Teaching demo / Micro-teaching: integrated cultural + linguistic task

Open session focused on final clarifications, group insights and practical application in classroom settings.

Session / Theme / Tasks

  • 15. Final Recap & Q&A: From Course to Classroom / Open reflection, Q&A, sharing classroom strategies, cultural notes integration

Skills Focus Breakdown

  • Use of authentic materials: school schedules, voice notes, signs
  • Progressive training on global and selective comprehension
  • Tasks on recognising communicative intent and tone
  • Frequent speaking practice via role-play, Q&A, storytelling
  • Gradual build-up in writing: lists > sentences > short texts > posters
  • Output linked to classroom-related functions (e.g., giving instructions)
  • Pair/group work to reinforce spontaneous communication
  • Focus on classroom-relevant speech acts (greetings, asking for help, managing tasks)
  • Explaining a Spanish word in English/Irish
  • Paraphrasing short texts or visual material (e.g., storyboards)
  • Bridging comprehension gaps for younger learners
  • Contrastive activities: Spanish-Irish rituals, school customs
  • Discussing stereotypes and cultural perspectives
  • Encouraging classroom strategies involving code-switching

B1.1 – Threshold Level – Lower Intermediate

Enable teachers to confidently handle routine and non-routine exchanges, support pupils in classroom and cultural contexts, and use Spanish effectively for instructional and social purposes.

What You Will Learn

Language in varied classroom and school contexts, with deeper grammar control, cultural expression, and functional confidence, linked to classroom practice.

Session / Themes & Functions / Grammar & Structures / Skills Focus

  1. Introducing self, describing routines / Present & past tenses (pretérito perfecto) / Personal storytelling, listening comprehension
  2. Talking about duties and responsibilities / Reflexive verbs, direct/indirect pronouns / Description, biographical exchange
  3. Making plans, inviting / Future tense (ir + a + infinitive), questions / Role-play, collaborative dialogue
  4. Giving opinions in school context / Connectors (porque, aunque, sin embargo) / Structured discussions, writing arguments
  5. Handling complaints or issues / Subjunctive present (basic), formal tone / Problem-solving, mediation task
  6. Classroom communication and routines / Imperatives, sequencing expressions / Instructional language, paired activities
  7. Expressing personal interests & preferences / Gustar-type verbs, comparisons / Sharing anecdotes, informal speaking
  8. Spanish school life and traditions / Culture-specific vocabulary, relative clauses / Reading comprehension, cultural exploration

Free-flowing, practice-based discussion around classroom realities, cultural practices and school-based scenarios, linked to classroom practice.

Club / Theme / Focus

  1. My school vs Spanish school / Comparative discussion, cultural reflection /
  2. Classroom behaviour / Functional phrases, expression of rules
  3. Traditions and festivals / Describing celebrations, sharing stories
  4. Organising events / Project-based collaboration, group talk

Structured feedback and teaching demonstration to consolidate knowledge and application strategies.

Session / Theme / Tasks

  1. Peer reflection and feedback / CEFR reflection grid, lesson planning
  2. Micro-teaching a Spanish lesson / Peer-reviewed teaching practice

Closing session focused on final Q&A, open discussion, and connecting course learning with real teaching contexts.

Session / Theme / Tasks

  • 15. Bringing it All Together: From Learner to Language Facilitator  / Q&A, individual action plan, classroom strategy sharing, cultural integration examples

Skills Focus Breakdown

  • Listening to dialogues, podcasts, classroom speech
  • Reading school communications, blogs, articles
  • Descriptive writing, emails, reflections
  • Storytelling, debates, giving instructions
  • Pair and group activities simulating classroom dynamics
  • Discussion of values, ideas, and school-based scenarios
  • Explaining rules and routines in Spanish
  • Clarifying task instructions, simplifying cultural texts
  • Comparison between Spanish-speaking and Irish school life
  • Activities to increase cultural sensitivity and awareness

B1.2 –  Consolidation of Threshold Level

Deepen teachers’ ability to interact spontaneously and effectively in Spanish, mediate concepts, and address classroom and cultural topics with more confidence and clarity

What You Will Learn

Focus on functional autonomy, intercultural awareness, and pedagogical mediation in the school and classroom environment, linked to classroom practice.

Session / Themes & Functions / Grammar & Structures / Skills Focus

  1. Talking about educational experience / Imperfect & preterite contrast, connectors / Narrative fluency, storytelling
  2. Discussing school policy / Conditional tense, expressing hypotheses / Structured opinion, mediation of ideas
  3. Teaching methods for primary pupils / Classroom vocabulary, verbs of instruction / Simulation of class explanations, paraphrasing
  4. Exploring cultural identity / Comparative adjectives, subjunctive triggers / Intercultural dialogue, reflective discussion
  5. Addressing conflict or disagreement / Subjunctive in emotion & doubt / Role-play conflict resolution, emotional language
  6. Telling stories with vocabulary support / Past tenses review, sequencing devices / Creative narration, vocabulary modelling
  7. Integrating Spanish culture in the lesson / Idiomatic expressions, culture-related terms / Designing thematic lessons, cultural embedding
  8. Engaging with parents/community / Formal email/letter formats / Writing invitations, cultural mediation

Open-format sessions focused on reflection, intercultural topics, and real-life teacher scenarios, linked to classroom practice.

Club / Theme / Focus

  1. My teaching philosophy / Descriptive narrative, values discussion
  2. Multicultural school / Inclusive vocabulary, peer examples
  3. Coping with challenges / Sharing strategies, advice-giving
  4. Celebrating diversity / Culture projects, integrating activities

Final evaluation, peer learning, and pedagogical application of course content.

Session / Theme / Tasks

  1. Assessment and future goals / CEFR reflection, personalised strategies
  2. Spanish teaching presentation / Peer-led demonstration lesson

A collaborative closing session dedicated to course reflection, future planning, and classroom implementation.

Session / Theme / Tasks

  1. Next Steps: From Upskilling to Empowered Teaching / Final Q&A, teaching takeaways, feedback loop, classroom resource review

Skills Focus Breakdown

  • Listening to dialogues, podcasts, classroom speech
  • Reading school communications, blogs, articles
  • Descriptive writing, emails, reflections
  • Storytelling, debates, giving instructions
  • Pair and group activities simulating classroom dynamics
  • Discussion of values, ideas, and school-based scenarios
  • Explaining rules and routines in Spanish
  • Clarifying task instructions, simplifying cultural texts
  • Comparison between Spanish-speaking and Irish school life
  • Activities to increase cultural sensitivity and awareness

How It Works

  • Book the Online Evaluation Meeting
  • Get Confirmation of Your Level
  • Pay the Deposit and Register on The Waiting List
  • Wait for the Group to be Completed (EST. October 20th)
  • Start the Online Group Lessons

Funded by Department of Education and Youth for Primary Teachers in Ireland

The Foreign Language Upskilling Courses are fully funded by Department of Education and Youth. Even so, as a guarantee of your commitment, a deposit of €40 will be required upon registration, on completion of the course. The deposit will be refunded upon completion of 80% of the course.

START TODAY BY BOOKING THE ONLINE EVALUATION MEETING

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How It Works

  • Book the Online A2 Evaluation Meeting
  • Get Confirmation of Your Level
  • Pay the Deposit and Register on The Waiting List
  • Wait for the Group to be Completed 
  • Start the Online Spanish Upskilling Courses

Why Adults Choose to Learn Spanish With Us

This Spanish Upskilling Courses are tailored for the Primary Teachers. Check out how other adult learners reviewed us after passing through our Spanish Classes.

“I am super delighted with the online course”

I am super delighted with the online course, apart from the fact that it has allowed me to learn from home. From September of last year, when I started the course until now, I have even had the facility to watch the recorded classes when for some reason I could not attend the class. It is a way to improve, today I know many things about the language that before I did not have the slightest idea. Thank you very much for everything, I hope to continue and keep improving every day.  translated review

“An excellent course”

An excellent course. Very complete, explained super well! The teacher answers all the questions in class or in private! Any problem with the classes they solve quickly. translated review

“A very serious person, extremely well organized, she has both patience and perfect pedagogical methods and attitude”

Our boy studied Spanish for several years (about 4) with Andreea. Apart from the fact that she is a very serious person, extremely well organized, she has both patience and perfect pedagogical methods and attitude. The collaboration was excellent and our teenager, after less than 4 years of study, managed to obtain the DELE B2 at Cervantes. We highly recommend her! translated review

“She integrates into the preparation plan specific elements that relate to the student’s priorities and interests”

I have been working with Andreea for almost a year, I am very satisfied both with the method and with the way she follows the progress and how the meetings go. I especially appreciate the fact that she integrates into the preparation plan specific elements that relate to the student’s priorities and interests. Highly recommended! translated review

“Her teaching methods are one of the best “

I’ve been taking courses with Andreea for more than 2 years and it helped me a lot. From A1 I’ve become C1 in a short time. She has helped me achieve A* in my IGCSE qualifications and score A in my AS. Her teaching methods are one of the best and she is a wonderful person that is very patient with you and will help you all the way. Without her I would’ve never understood Spanish or speak it well.

“A top-notch language school”

I highly recommend Punto Iberica! As someone passionate about learning, I’ve found their language courses to be absolutely excellent. Andreea, the teacher, is not only highly knowledgeable but also incredibly accommodating. At Punto Iberica they’re always tailoring their approach to meet individual needs and goals. Their teaching methods make learning enjoyable and engaging, and I always look forward to each lesson. The friendly and supportive environment they create has made my language-learning journey truly rewarding. If you’re looking for a top-notch language school, Punto Iberica is the place to go! I absolutely LOVE learning with them!

“A quote that represents teacher Andreea”

“A good teacher is a master of simplification and an enemy of simplism.” — Louis A. Berman
A quote that represents teacher Andreea. translated review

“If she had taught 15 foreign languages, I would have wanted to learn them all”

“I tried several teachers from various language centers and I cannot find any comparison with the seriousness and the way Andreea approaches the course and the modules previously tested with other tutors. The day I met Andreea, I knew that if she had taught 15 foreign languages, I would have wanted to learn them all. Not only is she a fabulously beautiful, honest, cultured person, but she is also a teacher who meets expectations even when the student is demanding or has high requests. She is a teacher who easily captures your attention and who transmits with an indescribable ease the love for culture and language, whether it is Romanian or Spanish. translated review

“Although you had the impression she put you through fire, you gained a very large and solid baggage of knowledge”

“Andreea has an objective, fast, sometimes tough way of introducing you to what she teaches, but in a short time you realize that, although you had the impression she put you through fire, you gained a very large and solid baggage of knowledge. Andreea pushes things to your limit of capacity, she feels you, she motivates you, she makes you want and be able to do more. She helps you surpass your limits without feeling uncomfortable. She makes you, through her attitude and teaching style, want more, know more, work more.. translated review

“You feel you can overcome any barrier on your way to the success of having knowledge of the language you study”

“Andreea has proved to be much more than a teacher. She is a friend, she is a travel companion on your path, she is a psychologist when she finds you discouraged, she is the art lover who can talk to you about paintings, music, films, documentaries, books, biographies. Andreea is an amalgam of beauty, kindness, inspiration, motivation, talent, and a teacher with whom, once you interact and adapt, you feel you can overcome any barrier on your way to the success of having knowledge of the language you study more than you ever thought you could.
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Facilitated by: PPLI/Languages Connect 

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