Speed-Learn Conversational Spanish

Posted on 23 August 2016

An ongoing, free Spanish conversation group that meets every Monday afternoon at 1 pm.

If you ever wanted to learn a bit of conversational Spanish, here is your opportunity.

This integrated 4 week course covers the fundamentals of basic verbs, grammar, and tenses used to speak in present, past, and future contexts. Each course module builds on the previous week’s content but it is possible to drop-in at any point, and learn something. Congratulations and kudos to those who complete all 4 modules.

Instructors: Joseph Cillo, instructional technologist + Carol Costa, native speaker, Madrid Spain

Course Website: http://funoftravel.com/spanish/

Beginner’s Guide to Spanish pdf

PDF of 1001 Spanish Words You Already Know:
RFS-Spanish-Cognates

acabar de 70 slides Powerpoint

December 11 – Session 1
Introduction/Basics; Present: present indicative tense, present progressive tense; Super Present: acabar de …. form, estar a punto de …. form

December 18 – Session 2
Future: ir + a + infinitive form, future tense, conditional tense

December 25 – no class – closed for Christmas

January 1 – no class – closed for New Years

January 8 – Session 3
Past 1: past tense, present perfect tense, imperfect tense

January 15 – no class – closed for Martin Luther King Day

January 22 –  Conversational Practice with Carol Costa

January 29 – Session 4
Past 2: past perfect tense; Summary/Recap

February 5, 12, 26 & March 5: Sessions 1-4 repeats (closed February 19 for Presidents’ Day)

Optional but recommended reference texts:

Larousse Unabridged Dictionary: Spanish-/English/English-Spanish Blg Una Edition or equivalent
https://www.amazon.com/Larousse-Unabridged-Dictionary-Spanish-English-Spanish/dp/B001TODNOQ

The Big Red Book of Spanish Verbs, Second Edition
(NTC Foreign Language) 2nd Edition  or equivalent
https://www.amazon.com/Spanish-Verbs-Second-Foreign-Language/dp/0071591532

Madrigal’s Magic Key to Spanish: A Creative and Proven Approach
https://www.amazon.com/Madrigals-Magic-Key-Spanish-Creative/dp/0385410956

Starting March 12 we’ll start a new format.