Spanish Language Services in Portland, Oregon

Course Description: This course is ideal to take your first steps in Spanish. It is recommended for those who have very little or no previous experience with the language. From the first session you will be introduced in a comfortable and engaging way to the basic foundations of Spanish pronunciation and elementary vocabulary, and in no time will be able to communicate important information.

Through oral activities and exercises in class and focused homework assignments you will learn to describe objects and people, form simple sentences with the two verbs for “to be”, ask basic questions, and schedule an appointment.

Prerequisite: None

Duration:

• Intensive series: 5 weeks (2 classes/week)
• Regular series: 10 weeks (1 class/week)

Course Outline:

1) Introductions, Greetings, and the Alphabet
2) Nouns and Articles
3) Adjectives
4) Ser and Estar (Two verbs for "To be")
5) Hay (There is/ There are), Interrogative Words
6) Days of the Week, Months, Seasons
7) Numbers
8) Dates and Time

Key Vocabulary:
1) Greetings
2) First words
3) Friends and Family
4) Common Adjectives
5) Professions
6) Countries
7) Moods & Emotions
8) House, rooms, furniture
9) Dates: Holidays and Birthdays

Bibliography:

1. Bregstein, Barbara; Easy Spanish Step by Step; McGraw Hill ed. 2006
2. Valette, J.P., Valette, R.M.; Spanish for Mastery 1 - ¿Que tal?; D C Heath & Co.1994