Early Registration (5/1-6/3): $420

Reg. Registration (6/4-8/14): $440

Late Registration (8/15-9/30):$460

Thursdays 5:00pm-6:25pm

Class Description: 

This grammar course is for students who have learned the basic elements of the Spanish language. It builds on what has been learned in Spanish 1 and 2.

Course Objective: Completion of the following chapters and topics.

Preface: 

Pronunciation

Alphabet

Greetings and Salutations

Orthography

Topics:

The Present Subjunctive

The Present Subjunctive

Commands

Nouns, Articles, Adjectives, and Pronouns

The Present Perfect Tense

The Past Perfect Tense

Prerequisite: The material covered in Spanish 1 and 2.

Instruction: The instructor will speak in Spanish during most classroom activities, but when necessary, she will move briefly into English in order to make grammatical explanations clearer. Homework assignments will be from the book and the accompanying workbook.

Book/Materials: Complete Spanish Step-By-Step, 2nd edition, by Barbara Bregstein, ISBN 9781260463132

Early Registration (5/1-6/3): $420

Reg. Registration (6/4-8/14): $440

Late Registration (8/15-9/30):$460

Thursday 5:30pm-6:55pm

Class Description:

This Spanish grammar course is intended for students who have never before studied Spanish or for those who have not used the language for so long that they need to start over.

Course Objective: Completion of the following chapters and topics.

Preface: 

Pronunciation

Alphabet

Greetings and Salutations

Topics:

Nouns, Articles, and Adjectives

Estar, Ser, and Subject Pronouns

Hay, Interrogative Words, Days, Months, Seasons

Numbers, Dates, and Time

Regular Verbs

Irregular Verbs

Ir and the Future

Adjectives and Adverbs

Negative and Prepositions

Instruction: The instructor will use English for grammatical explanations, will incorporate Spanish into drills and other exercises, and will assign homework from the textbook and accompanying workbook.

Prerequisite: None 

Book/Materials: Complete Spanish Step-By-Step, 2nd edition, by Barbara Bregstein, ISBN 9781260463132

Early Registration (5/1-6/3): $420

Reg. Registration (6/4-8/14): $440

Late Registration (8/15-9/30):$460

Thursdays 6:30pm-7:55pm

Class Description:  This grammar course is for students who have been introduced to the Spanish language but are still at a beginning level. Typically, students should have completed Spanish 1 at La Causerie or have taken several years of high-school Spanish, a couple of semesters of college Spanish, or have had an equivalent life experience (lived abroad, etc.) that gives them some pronunciation skills and a basic foundation of vocabulary.

Course Objective: Completion of the following chapters and topics.

Preface: 

Pronunciation

Alphabet

Greetings and Salutations

Topics:

The Indirect Object

The Direct Object

Reflexive Verbs

The Preterit Tense

The Imperfect Tense

Ser and Estar and the Present Tense

Ser and Estar in the Preterit and Imperfect Tenses

The Present Progressive Tense

The Past Progressive Tenses

Instruction: The instructor will use English for grammatical explanations, will incorporate Spanish into drills and other exercises, and will assign homework. 

Prerequisite: Knowledge of the material covered in Spanish 1.

Book/Materials: 

For Thursday evening class: 

Así Es (Spanish Edition), by  Nancy Levy-Konesky; Karen Daggett, ISBN 0030259282

501 Spanish Verbs, 10th Edition (Paperback or Soft-back)

Early Registration (5/1-6/3): $420

Reg. Registration (6/4-8/14): $440

Late Registration (8/15-9/30):$460

Fridays 9:00am-10:25am

Class Description: 

This grammar course is for students who have learned the basic elements of the Spanish language. It builds on what has been learned in Spanish 1 and 2.

Course Objective: Completion of the following chapters and topics.

Preface: 

Pronunciation

Alphabet

Greetings and Salutations

Orthography

Topics:

The Present Subjunctive

The Present Subjunctive

Commands

Nouns, Articles, Adjectives, and Pronouns

The Present Perfect Tense

The Past Perfect Tense

Prerequisite: The material covered in Spanish 1 and 2.

Instruction: The instructor will speak in Spanish during most classroom activities, but when necessary, she will move briefly into English in order to make grammatical explanations clearer. Homework assignments will be from the book and the accompanying workbook.

Book/Materials: Complete Spanish Step-By-Step, 2nd edition, by Barbara Bregstein, ISBN 9781260463132

Early Registration (5/1-6/3): $420

Reg. Registration (6/4-8/14): $440

Late Registration (8/15-9/30):$460

Fridays 9:00-10:25 am

Class Description: This is an advanced intermediate conversation course. Class is conducted in Spanish, though the instructor and students may occasionally use English for brief explanations or clarification. The course focuses on building oral and listening skills through discussion of topics drawn from everyday life. A carefully curated Netflix series in Spanish and an assigned novel serve as the foundation for class conversations.

Is this course right for you? If you can comfortably talk about your past weekend and your plans for the coming week but find abstract or unpredictable topics more challenging, Spanish 5 is a good fit.

Book/Materials: 

La Distancia Entre Nosotros, by Reyna Grande, ISBN 978-1476710402

Students will also need a subscription to Netflix

Early Registration (5/1-6/3): $285

Reg. Registration (6/4-8/14): $300

Late Registration (8/15-9/30):$315

Fridays 10:30am-11:25am

Class Description: 

This is a multilevel class designed to enhance and reinforce learning from the leveled classes. It is not a prerequisite to advance to the next level.

This is a conversation focused class. The instructor may use reading, writing, and other means to provide opportunities to build conversation skills. This class also includes two end-of-semester celebrations where students will sit together and get an opportunity to practice their language skills in a social, food-filled setting.

**This class is only an enhancement to the leveled language classes. Registering for a leveled language class is highly recommended.

Early Registration (5/1-6/3): $285

Reg. Registration (6/4-8/14): $300

Late Registration (8/15-9/30):$315

Fridays 10:30am-11:25am

Class Description: This is a multilevel class designed to enhance and reinforce learning from the leveled classes. It is not a prerequisite to advance to the next level.

This is a conversation focused class. The instructor may use reading, writing, and other means to provide opportunities to build conversation skills. This class also includes two end-of-semester celebrations where students will sit together and get an opportunity to practice their language skills in a social, food-filled setting.

Book/Materials: Punto y Aparte (2nd edition, ISBN 978-0072496420, or 3rd edition, ISBN 978-0073124483)

**This class is only an enhancement to the leveled language classes. Registering for a leveled language class is highly recommended. 

Early Registration (5/1-6/3): $420

Reg. Registration (6/4-8/14): $440

Late Registration (8/15-9/30):$460

Fridays 11:30am-12:55pm

Class Description: 

This Spanish grammar course is intended for students who have never before studied Spanish or for those who have not used the language for so long that they need to start over.

Course Objective: Completion of the following chapters and topics.

Preface: 

Pronunciation

Alphabet

Greetings and Salutations

Topics:

Nouns, Articles, and Adjectives

Estar, Ser, and Subject Pronouns

Hay, Interrogative Words, Days, Months, Seasons

Numbers, Dates, and Time

Regular Verbs

Irregular Verbs

Ir and the Future

Adjectives and Adverbs

Negative and Prepositions

Instruction: The instructor will use English for grammatical explanations, will incorporate Spanish into drills and other exercises, and will assign homework from the textbook and accompanying workbook.

Prerequisite: None 

Book/Materials: Complete Spanish Step-By-Step, 2nd edition, by Barbara Bregstein, ISBN 9781260463132