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 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 Friday class: 

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 11:30am-12:55

Class Description: 

This is an advanced level conversation course that is conducted entirely in Spanish, including any grammatical explanations. Students should be prepared to speak only in Spanish. The focus in this course shifts from being understood to communicating with precision: choosing the right words, expressing nuance, and engaging with complex ideas as they arise spontaneously in discussion.

Topics are open-ended and may include current events, ethical questions, and cultural and historical themes. This course will develop the student's ability to speak and write at length.Students may be assigned to prepare presentations for class or to peer-edit other students' writing.

Is this course right for you? Are you comfortable telling a story about something that happened to you? Can you maintain a spontaneous conversation that moves between past, present, and future? Can you follow a podcast in Spanish without subtitles? If so, then Spanish 6 will give you the challenge you're looking for.

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