Speed Spanish
Imagine
yourself speaking, reading and writing Spanish. Now you can with Speed Spanish!
This course is designed for anyone who wants to learn Spanish pronto.
You'll learn six easy recipes for gluing Spanish words together to form
sentences. In no time at all, you'll be able to go into any Spanish speaking
situation and converse in Spanish. ¡Qué Bueno!
To enroll in this course, click the Enroll Now button below:
Requirements:
Internet access, e-mail, and the Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox Web browser, and a computer equipped with working speakers or headphones.
Syllabus:
All courses run for six weeks, with a two-week grace period at the end. Two
lessons are released each week for the six-week duration of the course. You do
not have to be present when the lesson is released, but you must complete each
lesson within two weeks of its release.
A new section of each course starts on the second or third Wednesday of each
month. If enrolling in a series of two or more courses, please be sure to space
the start date for each course at least two months apart.
| Week One |
| Wednesday - Lesson 01 |
| Just like in English, Spanish sentences are made up
of different parts-nouns, verbs, and phrases. In this course, you'll
learn how to glue those different parts together using a series of
recipes. This first lesson will teach you the Magic Circle Recipe-a
recipe so powerful that, by learning 200 vocabulary words, you'll be
able to say close to 150,000 sentences in Spanish. Learn a little, do a
lot! |
| Friday - Lesson 02 |
| In this lesson, we'll continue to explore the Magic
Circle Recipe and we'll talk about a new one, too: The Hay Recipe. Hay
means there is/there are. Think of how many sentences you can say
that start this way! You'll also learn some fun Spanish phrases, and by
the time we're through, you'll be creating more and more sentences. |
| Week Two |
| Wednesday - Lesson 03 |
| Now it's time to combine the Magic Circle and Hay
Recipes, but our bigger goal of the day is to learn to move quickly from
one recipe to another. Fluency in Spanish is all about switching from
one recipe to another. This lesson will help you get up to speed! |
| Friday - Lesson 04 |
| In this lesson, we'll move on to our third recipe,
the ¿Dónde Está? Recipe. We'll also learn more parts to the Magic
Circle Recipe and lots more vocabulary. And you'll take your first giant
step toward Spanish fluency by learning everything you need to know to
converse in a Spanish-speaking restaurant. |
| Week Three |
| Wednesday - Lesson 05 |
| In this lesson, you'll practice the three recipes
we've discussed in the previous lessons. You'll also learn adjectives,
numbers, and how to tell time in Spanish. And put on your track shoes
because it's time for a few speed drills to teach you how to respond
quickly with your newly learned Spanish! |
| Friday - Lesson 06 |
| Since it's a great start to any conversation, this
lesson will teach you how to talk about the weather in Spanish. You'll
also learn about the seasons, the months of the year and the days of the
week. We'll also look at a few more fun phrases and practice some more
speed drills. |
| Week Four |
| Wednesday - Lesson 07 |
| Today we'll travel to a Spanish-speaking country and
I'll introduce you to my hapless old friend, David Smith. You'll need to
learn some travel-related vocabulary and fun phrases for our journey, so
we'll go over all you need to know in this lesson. |
| Friday - Lesson 08 |
| In this lesson, you'll learn our fourth recipe,
Tengo/Tiene, and a few related fun phrases. You'll also learn to
produce wh-questions-who, what, when, where and why? Our major goal in
this lesson will be to become quicker in using your four recipes and fun
phrases. |
| Week Five |
| Wednesday - Lesson 09 |
| Is there a doctor en la casa? Today's lesson will
teach you how to discuss physical and mental health issues in Spanish.
We'll also learn how to identify different types of clothing. And we'll
go over many more vocabulary words that you can use with recipes one
through four. |
| Friday - Lesson 10 |
| Our fifth recipe is Quiero/Quiere, which means
I want/you want. That means we'll learn how to share our wants
and needs in everyday Spanish-speaking situations. Also, you've learned
a lot of verbs in our previous lessons. In this one, we'll add a few
reflexive verbs to your vocabulary. |
| Week Six |
| Wednesday - Lesson 11 |
| By learning recipe six, Me gusta/Le gusta, you'll be
able to share your likes and dislikes in Spanish-speaking situations.
Also today, you'll practice recipes one through five, and learn a score
of occupational-related vocabulary. |
| Friday - Lesson 12 |
| ¡Qué Extraño! In this final lesson, you'll learn to speak on the phone in Spanish. We'll also practice how to produce complex negative sentences so you can get mad in Spanish! And we'll do one final search for mi amigo, David Smith! |
To enroll in this course, click the Enroll Now button below:
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