Cross-cutting

Learn about Spanish Spelling

Spanish 20 mins

Introduction

Writing correctly is a very important skill in both academic and professional contexts, but it is often overlooked. Training Learn about Spanish Spelling provides you with the tools to enable you to adapt your written communication skills of this language. Through the various video lessons included, you’ll master punctuation marks and the most common mistakes made with them, the rules on accentuation, the use of acronyms and abbreviations and, finally, the use of italics and roman type in written publications. Once you have covered this material, you will be able to test your understanding by completing a range of interactive activities, which will enable you to assess your own progress and identify which areas you have grasped and which need further work.

Objectives

  • Mastering the punctuation marks by looking at the most common mistakes made when using it.

  • Go over the rules of stress in Spanish depending on the type of word.

  • Learn how to use accents triphthongs, diphthongs and hiatuses.

  • To develop confidence and accuracy in the written expression.

  • Go through a few acronyms and abbreviations common words and their usage in Spanish.

  • Use correctly italics and bold in printed publications.

Table of Contents

VIDEO LESSON 1. PUNCTUATION MARKS: THE MOST COMMON MISTAKES

VIDEO LESSON 2. GENERAL RULES OF STRESS

VIDEO LESSON 3. STRESS IN TRIPHTHONGS, DIPHTHONGS AND HIATHS

VIDEO LESSON 4. USE OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

VIDEO LESSON 5. THE USE OF ITALICS AND BLOCK CAPITALS

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