Spanish Class Descriptions
2023-2024
Spanish 1-In Person
Instructor: Melanie Adams
Fridays 9:00-10:25, Community Room
Class Description: This Spanish grammar course is intended for students who have never before studied Spanish or for those who have not used the language for so long that they need to start over.
Course Objective: Completion of the following chapters and topics
Preliminar
· The Spanish alphabet and its pronunciation
· Greetings
· Months of the year & days of the week
· Colors
· Numbers: ordinal and cardinal;
· Fractions; divisions; multiplication; adding and subtracting
Grammar
Unit # 17 Nouns and articles pg. 190
Unit # 18 Adjectives pg. 211
Unit # 19 Personal pronouns ( primera parte ) pg. 225
Unit # 3 SER and ESTAR pg. 27
Unit # 1 Present tense of regular verbs; irregular verbs & verbs with spelling change pg. 1
Unit # 2 Present Tense of verbs with stem change pg. 18
Unit # 26 Numbers pg. 308
Unit # 25 Interrogative and Exclamatory words pg. 301
Instruction: The instructor will use English for grammatical explanations, will incorporate Spanish into drills and other exercises, and will assign homework from the textbook and accompanying workbook.
Number ofstudents: 10-20
Tuition: $390
Prerequisite: None
Book/Materials: Practice Makes Perfect, Complete Spanish Grammar, Premium 4th Edition
Spanish 1-Evening-Online
Instructor: Patricia Marein
Wednesdays 6:00-7:25 PM
Class Description: This Spanish grammar course is intended for students who have never before studied Spanish or for those who have not used the language for so long that they need to start over.
Course Objective: Completion of the following chapters and topics
Preliminar
· The Spanish alphabet and its pronunciation
· Greetings
· Months of the year & days of the week
· Colors
· Numbers: ordinal and cardinal;
· Fractions; divisions; multiplication; adding and subtracting
Grammar
Unit # 17 Nouns and articles pg. 190
Unit # 18 Adjectives pg. 211
Unit # 19 Personal pronouns ( primera parte ) pg. 225
Unit # 3 SER and ESTAR pg. 27
Unit # 1 Present tense of regular verbs; irregular verbs & verbs with spelling change pg. 1
Unit # 2 Present Tense of verbs with stem change pg. 18
Unit # 26 Numbers pg. 308
Unit # 25 Interrogative and Exclamatory words pg. 301
Instruction: The instructor will use English for grammatical explanations, will incorporate Spanish into drills and other exercises, and will assign homework from the textbook and accompanying workbook.
Number of students: 9-12
Tuition: $390
Prerequisite: None
Books/Materials:
Easy Spanish Step-By-Step 1st Edition by Barbara Bregstein
ISBN-13: 978-0071463386
Amazon - Easy Spanish Step-By-Step: Barbara Bregstein: 0201571463380: Books
Practice Makes Perfect: Spanish Verb Tenses, Premium Fourth Edition 4th Edition by Dorothy Richmond
ISBN-13: 978-1260452457
Spanish 2-In Person
Instructor: Cristy Schmidt
Fridays 10:35-12:00, Room-3rd floor lounge
Class Description: This grammar course is for students who have been introduced to the Spanish language but are still at a beginning level. Typically, students should have completed Spanish 1 at La Causerie or have taken several years of high-school Spanish, a couple of semesters of college Spanish, or have had an equivalent life experience (lived abroad, etc.) that gives them some pronunciation skills and a basic foundation of vocabulary.
Course Objective: Completion of the following chapters and topics
Grammar
Unit # 9 The progressive tense pg. 95
Unit # 23 Prepositions pg. 276
Unit # 24 Indefinite and Negative words and expressions pg. 293
Unit # 4 The preterit tense pg. 35
Unit # 5 The imperfect tense pg. 49
Unit # 6 Preterit and the Imperfect pg. 59
Unit # 7 The future ( 1st part. Talk about the 2 futures ) pg. 67
Instruction: The instructor will use English for grammatical explanations, will incorporate Spanish into drills and other exercises, and will assign homework.
Number of students: 10-20
Tuition: $390
Prerequisite: knowledge of the material covered in Spanish 1.
Book/Materials: Practice Makes Perfect, Complete Spanish Grammar, Premium 4th Edition
Spanish 2-Evening-Online
Instructor: Patricia Marein
Mondays 6:00-7:25
Class Description: This grammar course is for students who have been introduced to the Spanish language but are still at a beginning level. Typically, students should have completed Spanish 1 at La Causerie or have taken several years of high-school Spanish, a couple of semesters of college Spanish, or have had an equivalent life experience (lived abroad, etc.) that gives them some pronunciation skills and a basic foundation of vocabulary.
Course Objective: Completion of the following chapters and topics
Grammar
Unit # 9 The progressive tense pg. 95
Unit # 23 Prepositions pg. 276
Unit # 24 Indefinite and Negative words and expressions pg. 293
Unit # 4 The preterit tense pg. 35
Unit # 5 The imperfect tense pg. 49
Unit # 6 Preterit and the Imperfect pg. 59
Unit # 7 The future ( 1st part. Talk about the 2 futures ) pg. 67
Instruction: The instructor will use English for grammatical explanations, will incorporate Spanish into drills and other exercises, and will assign homework.
Number of students: 9-12
Tuition: $390
Prerequisite: knowledge of The material covered in Spanish 1.
Book/Materials: Practice Makes Perfect, Complete Spanish Grammar, Premium 4th Edition
Spanish 3-In Person
Instructor: Irene Schmidt
Fridays 9:00-10:25, Room 315
Class Description: This grammar course is for students who have learned the basic elements of the Spanish language. It builds on what has been learned in Spanish 1 and 2.
Course Objective: Completion of the following chapters and topics
Grammar
Unit # 8 Reflexive pg. 83
Unit # 19 Personal pronouns (Obj. directo y Obj. indirecto) pg. 237
Unit # 21 Possessive and Demonstrative Adjectives and pronouns pg. 268
Unit # 22 Adverbs pg. 282
Unit # 10 Present perfect and past perfect pg. 107
Unit # 11 Future perfect & conditional perfect pg. 119
Unit # 20 Relative pronouns pg. 258
Number of students: 10-20
Tuition: $390
Prerequisite: The material covered in Spanish 1 and 2.
Instruction: The instructor will speak in Spanish during most classroom activities, but when necessary, she will move briefly into English in order to make grammatical explanations clearer. Homework assignments will be from the book and the accompanying workbook.
Book/Materials: Practice Makes Perfect, Complete Spanish Grammar, Premium 4th Edition
Spanish 3-Evening-Online
Instructor: Patricia Marein
Tuesdays 6:00-7:25 PM
Course Description: This grammar course is for students who have learned the basic elements of the Spanish language. It builds on what has been learned in Spanish 1 and 2.
Course Objective: Completion of the following chapters and topics
Grammar
Unit # 8 Reflexive pg. 81
Unit # 19 Personal pronouns (Obj. directo y Obj. indirecto) pg. 231
Unit # 21 Possessive and Demonstrative Adjectives and pronouns pg. 253
Unit # 22 Adverbs pg. 266
Unit # 10 Present perfect and past perfect pg. 104
Unit # 11 Future perfect & conditional perfect pg. 115
Unit # 20 Relative pronouns pg. 244
Number of students: 9-12
Tuition: $390
Prerequisites: Spanish 1 and 2 or equivalent
Books/Materials: Practice Makes Perfect: Spanish Verb Tenses, Premium Fourth Edition 4th Edition by Dorothy Richmond
ISBN-13: 978-1260452457
Spanish 4-In Person
Instructor: Irene Schmidt
Fridays 10:35-12:00, Room 315
Class Description: This upper-level grammar course builds on the foundations of what students have learned in Spanish 1, 2, and 3. The instructor will conduct the class entirely in Spanish and will resort to English for grammatical explanations only when absolutely necessary. Students at this level are likely to experience new doors opening to them in terms of their abilities to read short story length material and to speak a number of coherent sentences in a row. The instructor will assign homework from the book.
Course Objective: Completion of the following chapters and topics
Grammar:
Unit # 12 The passive voice and passive constructions pg. 129
Unit # 16 The commands pg. 183
Unit # 13 The Subjunctive Mood pg. 137
Unit # 14 Subjunctive: adverb and relative clauses pg 155
Unit # 15 Subjunctive: the imperfect and the pluperfect subjunctive pg.170
Instruction: The instructor will conduct the class in Spanish and will resort to English only when necessary to make grammatical or usage points clear.
Number of students: 10-20
Tuition: $390
Prerequisite: Knowledge of the material in levels 1, 2, and 3
Book/Materials: Practice Makes Perfect, Complete Spanish Grammar, Premium 4th Edition
Spanish Conversation-Online
Instructor: Cristy Schmidt
Fridays 1:00-2:25 PM
Class Description: This intermediate Spanish conversation course is aimed at furthering the development of students’ oral and listening skills through the discussion of topics presented by a carefully selected series of simple YouTube videos in Spanish. The instructor will conduct classroom sessions entirely in Spanish based on relatively short YouTube videos that inspire discussion and analysis of the topics. YouTube-video topics will come from a variety of authors and countries. The instructor as well will use the book: "Stories: Buenas Noches para Niñas rebeldes”, and use it for reading and discussion.
Number of students: 10-15
Tuition: $390
Prerequisite: Completion of Spanish 1, 2, and 3 or equivalent knowledge. This intermediate Spanish conversation course is designed and intended for students with good grammatical backgrounds but with limited listening and speaking abilities. We request that advanced students NOT take this course so that the instructor can adjust the vocabulary and speed of the language used in the class to levels appropriate for students who are striving to develop basic listening and speaking skills.
Instruction: The instructor will conduct the class in Spanish. Often, grammatical and usage points come up during discussions, and the instructor may from time to time incorporate brief grammatical explanations in English into the conversation, but this is not a grammar class, and the focus will be on refining verbal-communication skills in Spanish.
Book/Materials: Cuentos de buenas noches para niñas rebeldes “ Available on Amazon-click here.
Spanish Intermediate Conversation-Evening-Online
Instructor: Patricia Marein
Thursdays 5:30-6:30 PM (Note: this is a one hour class)
Course Description: We will talk about current events and daily life. Our conversations will be limited to the present and simple future tenses with an occasional past tense when necessary. The goal is to develop your conversational skills and to build-up your confidence in speaking Spanish in a relaxed, low-pressure environment. This class will be conducted entirely in Spanish.
Number of students: 7-9
Tuition: $390
Prerequisites: High-Beginning and Intermediate level
Books/Materials: No special materials or books required
Spanish Advanced Conversation-Evening-Online
Instructor: Patricia Marein
Thursdays 6:40-7:40 PM (Note: this is a one hour class)
Course Description: We will pick current topics from society, culture, professional life, and much more, to expand your vocabulary and language expression. You will have the opportunity to express yourself and exchange your opinions with others. This class will be conducted entirely in Spanish
Number of students: 7-9
Tuition: $390
Prerequisites: High-Intermediate-Advanced- Recommended for students who have studied the major tenses.
Books/Materials: No special materials or books required
Spanish Advanced Conversation using reading and Netflix series
Instructor: Cristy Schmidt
Fridays: 9:00-10:25, Room-3rd floor lounge
Class Description: This advanced Spanish conversation course is aimed at furthering the development of students’ oral and listening skills through the discussion of topics presented by a carefully selected series in Netflix in Spanish, and a book. The instructor will conduct classroom sessions entirely in Spanish based on a series on Netflix or a book that inspires discussion and analysis of the topics.
Instruction: The instructor will conduct the class in Spanish. Often, grammatical and usage points come up during discussions, and the instructor may from time to time incorporate brief grammatical explanations in English into the conversation, but this is not a grammar class, and the focus will be on refining verbal-communication skills in Spanish.
Number of students: 9-14 In person
Tuition: $390
Prerequisite: This advanced Spanish conversation course is designed and intended for students with good grammatical backgrounds, listening and speaking abilities.