Spanish for Busy People

Spanish for busy people

  • Classes are via video conferencing
  • Meets once a week for 1 hour
  • Course runs for 8 weeks
  • Students receive access to audio materials
  • $175.00 for 8 hours of instruction via video

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First time registrations must take a placement exam. Please email info@spanish-institute.org for exam and instructions to attend the video classes.

Spanish for Busy People is exactly that, a program for those of us that just don’t have the time to commit two days or more to class per week. The Spanish for Busy People program is designed to be an accelerated introductory course to the most basic grammar and vocabulary found in your daily life. Students who complete this program will not gain complete fluency or comprehension but rather the skills to get through a real life situation successfully. Spanish for Busy People gives students the basic understanding of the Spanish language and the resources to increase fluency outside the classroom.

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Spanish for Busy People • Level 1

SBP Level 1 is for students who have no prior Spanish experience or would like to go back to the basics.

Students will learn:

  • Introductions
  • Basic grammar
  • Counting
  • Time and date
  • Vocabulary covering school, workplace, colors and cognates.
 

Spanish for Busy People • Level 2

Students will learn:

  • Present tense in conversation
  • Direct and indirect object pronouns
  • The difference between “ser” and “estar”
  • Vocabulary covering food, professions, daily activities and clothing
 

Spanish for Busy People • Level 3

Students will learn:

  • Complete knowledge of “ser” and “estar”
  • Possessive and demonstrative adjectives
  • Useful verbs
  • Simple actions in the past tense
  • Vocabulary covering packing for a trip and objects at the store
 

Spanish for Busy People • Level 4

Students will learn:

  • Practicing conversations in the present and past tense
  • Formal and informal commands
  • Describing subjects using the past participle
  • The present perfect form
  • Vocabulary covering banking, sports, and cooking