Intensive Spanish Courses

Class meets three times a week for 2 hours each
Course runs for 4 weeks
Students receive a workbook, access to audio materials, and a highly trained, quality instructor
$349.00 for 24 hours of total instruction

First time registrations must take a placement exam. Please email info@spanish-institute.org to schedule.

Intensive courses are for those who want to learn Spanish at an accelerated pace. These courses move quickly and provide a focused, driven learning experience. Intensive courses follow the same full curriculum as the Standard courses, but pack all of that information into 4 weeks instead of the standard 8.

Intensive courses available at our Boulder School.

Click the book covers below to see a preview of our curriculum!

Preview	Content
	Beginner 1 This course is for absolute beginners. The curriculum focuses on: The Alphabet and phonics Greetings Numbers Date/ Time Regular & Irregular verbs How to use the “to be” verbs Vocabulary to cover everyday life
	Beginner 2 Students at this level have a simple base of vocabulary and conversational grammar, but still need to learn how to structure their sentences. Students will learn: Weather The verb “haber” How to talk about daily activities Hispanic culture Direct and indirect objects Latin American history Vocabulary to cover professions, fruits and vegetables, and common activities
	Beginner 3 Upon completion of this course students will be able to establish and maintain a simple conversation in the present tense. At this level students will further their understanding of and learn about: The “to be” verbs Reflexive verbs The use of direct and indirect objects Vocabulary to cover doctor’s office visits, health, body parts, food, events and pastimes
	Intermediate 1 Upon completion of this course students will be able to: Express wants & desires Converse in the present tense Describe actions they do to themselves or to someone else Start communicating in the Past Tense Explore the differences of the Preterite and the Imperfect forms Use vocabulary to cover restaurants, airports, visits and department stores
	Intermediate 2 At this level students will further their understanding of: The past tense Relative pronouns Formal and informal commands Upon completion students will be able to: Distinguish and use the different past tense verb forms Give casual and formal commands Use vocabulary to cover finances, sports, and the kitchen
	Intermediate 3 This course is for students familiar with the topics covered in the Beginner levels & Intermediate 1 & 2. At this level students will further their understanding of: Formal commands The subjunctive mood The prepositions: Por & Para The future tense Upon completion of this course students will be able to: Establish and maintain a conversation in the present, past and future tense Distinguish and use the prepositions Por/ Para Express wishes and desires thorough the subjunctive mood
	Advanced Reading and Conversation Group This class is geared to those students that would like to practice and polish its oral communication skill. It is a conversation orientated group in which students will practice and strengthen the grammar topics covered in all previous levels through the discussion of short stories, poems, and other readings. Students should be able to converse in the past, present and future tenses, as the goal is to interpret and communicate thoughts in a fluent manner.