Spanish conversation lessons for beginners A1.1
What you'll learn
- Introduce themselves in Spanish
- "Catch up" in Spanish and express what they have been doing lately
- Express future events in Spanish
- Inform others about their daily activities in Spanish
Requirements
- WIll need a Laptop/Desktop Computer or Smartphone
- Will need Basic Proficiency in the English Language.
- Have a Desire to incorporate Spanish into your life i.e. - listening while showering, eating breakfast or at the airport, for example.
- Have an ability to distribute your time during the day to study the course.
- Will need to talk to native speakers. It is better to create your own immersion experience in a non Spanish speaking country. If you relate learning Spanish to a positive experience, I can assure you that sooner rather than later the language won't be so foreign to you. Make friends online or in person and everything will feel more familiar to you.
- Know that you can do homework on your commute.
Description
Hey! My name is Mara, the founder and owner of Latin American Language Center (lalcenter com ), like the video logos. I was trained by Cervantes as a Spanish teacher as a second language. Also I have been teaching and training teachers for 10 years now. I want to share my knowledge on this course, but if you want live class and it is hard to do it yourself then visit us at lalcenter com or Email me at info@lalcenter.com. We offer Spanish Classes Online
Why Spanish? Perhaps because it's the second most spoken language in the world, or because you'd like to be able to add something new and useful to your resume, or simply because you just like the way it sounds. Whatever your reason, It is going to be challenging and fun! and if you connect the language with something positive it gets easier. I know, because I've done it, but with English. But, I feel that much better for it. You know when you get a promotion at your job and at the beginning it is challenging and overwhelming but at the end of the day you feel better and a bit more content. Or when you fall in love and consciously knowing that it's something out of your control you dive out of your comfort zone into love. It always takes a little work to nurture it, but you feel content and overall happy.
Engaging in activities that get you out of your comfort zone can be addictive because they can consistently make you feel more confident and happy. Learning a language, like Spanish, is like these things. For me, It opened doors, I have more friends because I can communicate with more people, I travel to countries that speak English or Spanish, and even understand other languages like Portuguese, and Italian - It has been an amazing experience. The challenge kept me going and also the motivation that I was going to be able to communicate with more people! My future has been bright since then! I even opened a school to shared it with you!
This program helps you achieve all of the above during your language studies by pushing you out of your comfort zone to speak with a native speaker (native Spanish speaker). Giving you the opportunity to experience the language instead of just listening to a computer. We help you learn vocabulary that you can apply to your day to day, not just primary things like days of the week or colors.
What am I going to get from this course?
- A webinar to clear your doubts. You can also contact us and we can schedule calling times to help you understand better.
- You will be more confident and make new friends while you take this course - if you do go and find a conversation partner.
- You'll learn how to introduce yourself, catch up with a friend, talk about what you are going to do next weekend/week/month, what you're going to do for upcoming vacations, talk about your daily activities (if you have kids, dogs, a boyfriend/girlfriend, if you go to the gym often, how often and many hours you sleep, etc).
Requirements:
- Understanding of the English language.
- Desire to have fun, meet people and get out of your comfort zone.
- Microsoft Office or equivalent (Google Docs)
- We assume you don't have prior Spanish knowledge (but if you have some background in Spanish you'll still learn some more!)
- A Headset is recommended but not necessary
- Access to a computer, laptop or smart phone/device with internet or sufficient data.
What is the target audience?
- Teenagers/Adults (over 16 years old)
- Persons that are willing to meet people from different countries and speak!
- English Speakers
Who this course is for:
- Adults/Young Adults (16+) should take this course
- Persons that are willing to meet people from different countries and speak!
- Target student will be willing to speak with native Spanish speakers. Free resource options are provided in this course.
- This course will work for you if you really want to start speaking with native Spanish speakers in a realistic time frame.
- We teach Spanish from Latin America except for Uruguay and Argentina, which are the only countries that use "vos" instead of "tu", like the rest of the Latin American countries.
- We do not teach "Vosotros" from Spain. Again, we teach Spanish from Latin America.
Instructor
- 4.3 Instructor Rating
- 14 Reviews
- 142 Students
- 1 Course
My name is Mara Bogado-Poisson, I am owner and founder of the Latin American Language Center, a Spanish language school specialized for professionals. I am certified with the "International House (IH) Certificate for Teaching Spanish as a foreign language". I have been preparing curriculum and teaching Spanish since 2008 both in Argentina and the United States. In the past couple of years our company has seen enormous growth because our lessons are fun, efficient and above all very cost conscious.
Latin American Language Center, Inc. (LALC) brings to the US a fresh way of learning Spanish with our Spanish tutoring services – as if you were in a foreign country. LALC offers Spanish lessons tailored to meet a broad spectrum of learning styles. LALC hosts regular Spanish events at Chicago hotspots, and provides resources for you to explore Latin American culture in your own city, so that students can practice Spanish, enjoy Latin music, drinks, and cuisine. LALCenter has successfully created a community of life-long Spanish learners and friends! If you are not in Chicago, you have online platforms where you can exchange English for Spanish.
Vision:
"To open a door lacking in borders to communication by helping people out of their comfort zone towards a path to happiness"
Mission:
“To provide an affordable, efficient and fun language learning experience”
Five adjectives that describe the Spanish teachers at Latin American Language Center Inc. (LALC):
Fun and efficient
Cost Effective
Also, we focus on the languages of Latin American, we absolutely believe that if you offer too many things you can't be too good at any of them. We prefer to specialize, update methodologies and build ways of teaching that adjust to the constant changes of society, technology and globalization.