Classes by Ability

If you've been studying Spanish for a while, take your ability to a new level through the advanced Spanish class. This course will review and practice advanced grammar topics (conditionals, imperfect subjunctive, etc.) and students will be able to speak more in-depth about a wide variety of topics. You will also learn common idioms and expressions in Spanish, and will hear and read authentic materials from native-speakers.

If you have a background in Spanish and are proficient with the present tense, take the intermediate series. You will continue getting more comfortable with conversational Spanish, while being able to talk about the past and future. You will also become more proficient in dealing with day-to-day activities and will become able to speak on a simple level about most topics.

If the only Spanish you remember from high school is no hablo español, sign up for beginner Spanish. This class is for students with some prior knowledge of Spanish who want to refresh and add on what they know. After taking this class, you will be able to:

• have simple conversations and interactions
• handle day-to-day activities

If you've truly never taken a Spanish class, this six week class is designed for you. This preliminary introduction will prepare you, with no prior background in Spanish, to enter the beginner series. Avoid the frustration of being lost in a beginner class with students who took Spanish classes in high school by signing up for this class.

You will learn:

• background and main difference between Spanish and English
• pronunciation
• 10 most common verbs
• 100 most common nouns
• putting together basic sentences
• the alphabet and numbers
• basic conversations

Practice makes perfect

Conversation classes are available for intermediate and advanced students. The focus of these classes are for you to practice and refine what you know. Classes are thematic with topics of interest to students in the group. If you need a break from learning grammar and writing papers, this class will allow you to pull together and use the language. Occasional readings for discussion will be included, but the main goal of the class is to get you more comfortable and confident speaking Spanish.