New Virtual Classes Start in January, 2025!
Let's Speak Spanish is designed to build conversational skills for beginning to advanced Spanish learners. Using a unique combination of entertaining videos, targeted learning tools, and intensive group conversation practice, Let's Speak Spanish can give a jump start for learners seeking real world conversation opportunities.
Winter 2025 Class Schedule: Registration Opens November 18!
Pronunciation Practice: 3 Days Jan 7,8,9. Mastery of pronunciation will help students at any level learn faster, speak better, and listen more effectively. During these three days, we will practice Spanish vowels, consonants, diphthongs, and syllable accent. As time permits, we also will practice cognates, or common words in English and Spanish. This class is highly recommended for all beginning students as well as intermediate students who have difficulties speaking or hearing Spanish. Registration Fee: $50 / $40 BCA Members. REGISTER HERE
Beginning Conversation: 8 Tuesdays Jan 14 - Mar 4. Designed for students with little or no previous experience with Spanish. This class will help you get a head start in learning Spanish by focusing on important everyday activities such as introducing yourself, making reservations, asking for directions, etc. The class also will include music, games, and listening exercises to strengthen your learning experience. REGISTER HERE
Intermediate Conversation 1: 8 Wednesdays Jan 15 - Mar 5. Designed for students with some previous experience with Spanish , even if a little rusty. This class will focus on tested conversation techniques that will help you engage in real conversation. Using mostly the present tense, you will learn how to 1) describe people, places and things, 2) express wants and needs, and 3) ask and respond to questions. Registration Fee: $120 / $100 BCA Members. REGISTER HERE
Intermediate Conversation 2: 8 Thursdays Jan 16 - Mar 6. Designed for students who have taken Conversation 1 or are familiar with the Spanish present tense. This class will expand on the previous class by focusing on important ways to talk about the past and the future. Using these additional tenses, you will learn how to 1) describe past events, 2) recall past remembrances, and 3) make plans for the future. Registration Fee: $120 / $100 BCA Members. REGISTER HERE
Advanced Conversation. 8 Thursdays Jan 16 - Mar 6. Designed for students who have taken Conversation 1 and 2 or the equivalent. Students should have a good understanding of basic grammar and be able to speak in the present, past and future tenses. For the winter of 2025, the class will read and discuss the poem Soy México as narrated by actor Alberto Mayagoitía. Each week, students will be provided with a study guide covering a topic of Mexican culture, and students will discuss various aspects of the study topic. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS CLASS IS A REPEAT OF THE FALL 2024 ADVANCED CLASS. The class will be limited to 6 students to provide ample opportunity for discussion. Registration Fee: $120 / $100 BCA Members. REGISTER HERE
NOTE: All classes meet via Zoom from 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM AZ Time (UST-7), except the Advanced Conversation class, which will meet from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
To learn more about our classes, please follow this link to the Let’s Speak Spanish class website, where additional class information and downloads of class materials are available. And if you have any questions, please contact Jim Hoff, BCA Spanish Program Coordinator at jhoff@tegnos.org
