Next Session
March 10th - April 18th
Visit to Barrio San Roque
Meeting details:
Wednesday, February 12th
15:00 @ Plaza Otorongo
Cost: $ 7
On this tour we will be able to visit a traditional neighborhood of Cuenca. It is a place full of history. Our guide will be an actor who represents a popular character of the city and he will tell us some of the history and legends of this area. We will learn about: • The traditional houses at Calle Del Farol • A old neighborhood named Jamaica • The traditional activity of Vadear • The coal market • The traditional women in the area called Pitumuchas • Popular gastronomy of tamales and humitas • The Legends: 'Las brujas' and 'María Angulo' At the end of the tour we will enjoy a humita and a traditional herbal infusion drink.
Student Trip: Uduzhupa Community - Nabon
Meeting details:
Saturday, February 15th
8:30 @ Plaza Otorongo
Cost: $ 35
This trip is 71km from Cuenca, 1 hour 20 min by bus. Average Temperature 18°C / 64.4°F Our friend and guide Adrián Aguirre, tourism expert and cultural director of Nabón will lead this activity. Schedule: 08:30 - Depart Cuenca from Plaza Otorongo 10:00 - Visit to the Center of Nabón • Visit the Archaeological Complex of Dumapara and its surroundings • Arrive to the community of Uduzhapa, a hike to the Uduzhapa river, old bridge, and red canyon (about 30 minutes) 14:00 - Lunch in the Community of Ñamarin 14:30 - Visit the Distiller Don Capelo to learn about their tequila process 15:30 - Return to Cuenca The price includes transportation to and from Nabón, the guide, and lunch. Please bring comfortable shoes for walking, a water bottle, sunscreen, and a raincoat.
Class Information
• Session's run for 6 weeks. We meet twice a week for 1 1/2 hours each class.• In the first week of class you will receive a novel and class packet.• One Saturday each session we will have a day of activities, conversations, and games.• The cost of the session is $110 for 6 weeks of classes.• Click on the triangle for more detailed information about classes in that level.
Beginner Classes
Story learning is a process that is based on how human beings naturally learn their native language. It uses the power of story to teach you Spanish from the very beginning.
In Beginner 1 we build our foundation with the alphabet, numbers, adjectives, and regular verbs. We will also practice phonetics, pronunciation, basic grammar structure, and vocabulary for daily use.
Moving onto Beginner 2 we will develop more grammar concepts such as present tense irregular verbs, the immediate future, interrogative words, possessive adjectives and pronouns, the progressive form, impersonal sentences and finally comparatives and superlatives. It sounds like a lot, but I promise it will be very easy.
Graduating to Beginner 3 we will cover a few more grammar concepts like reflexive pronouns, indefinite adjectives and pronouns, the diminutive and the argumentative, and the regular past tense. From there we will dive into some Spanish concepts like por vs. para, imperative, and verbs like gustar.
Intermediate Classes
Intermediate ranks helps engage in authentic meaningful conversations that go beyond simple phrases. Lots of exposure to real, natural Spanish to help you reach fluency.
In Intermediate 1 we work on putting together the concepts from our beginner classes and work on further our Spanish foundations. In this level we will introduce the preterit (+ verbs with specials meanings in the preterit), tenses for regular and irregular verbs, and do and io pronouns, as well as working on our expression of certain situations (a completed action or a series of completed actions and a condition that is no longer in effect).
When you reach Intermediate 2 we begin to study the imperfect (past tense for descriptions), further study into the preterit (past tense for events), and prepositions. We will compare and see when to use each tense as well as explore the different uses of Se.
We start to finish off our tense work in Intermediate 3 with the present perfect, the past perfect, the future, and the conditional. We will also work on improving our conversational skills by learning about and using connectors in our speech.
You made it to Intermediate 4 congratulations! In this class we prepare yo to transition to the advanced level. We will focus on pronunciation and improving our vocabulary to sound more natural. This is a great class to shore up any weak points you may have before moving onto the advanced levels.
Advanced Classes
Becoming advanced in Spanish requires you to learn vocabulary and phrases. Conversational connectors and Spanish idioms will help you not only keep the conversation going, but sound more natural while you do it.
Welcome to the Advanced classes. In this first level we will review and reinforce what you have learned so far. We will work on our conversations and introduce the subjunctive.
This level of Advanced classes is to continue conversational practice. In this level we will converse about Latin American topics based on podcasts and journalistic articles. And as always we will continue to review vocabulary and advanced grammar.
Online Classes
I offer online classes so that you can learn Spanish from anywhere in the world. I offer 1:1 and group sessions. Please Contact me for more information on these types of classes.
Online classes can be tailored in many ways to find the learning experience that works best for you. We can review topics you feel need additional reinforcement, or we can dive into new areas to help you improve your Spanish.