This course is intended for persons with no prior knowledge of Spanish. Therefore, it is aimed at developing basic communicative competence in the target language by equipping students with both the receptive skills (listen, read) and the productive skills (speak, write) to function in common real-life situations where the target language is used. It is also expected to serve as a foundation course for continued studies in the language.

The course is designed to enable participants to acquire an understanding of the basic concepts of Mathematics.  It will help participants to develop critical thinking skills, as well as skills in computation and the manipulation of formulae. The course is also designed to expose participants to some of the concepts and techniques that are required to study mathematical models in business,