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Accent Modification Class
This fun and interactive small group class series is designed for students interested in learning how to increase their ability to be understood by listeners. During the class, students will learn how to decrease their pronunciation errors and increase their English fluency. The class will consist of an informal pre-test to establish each speaker’s individual error patterns. Following the initial assessment each class session will target specific error patterns common among students in the class. At the close of the class series, students will be re-assessed to determine the progress they have made and establish a guide for continued practice outside the classroom setting.
Un poquito de espaņol for parents -- we are developing a short course for parents of children studying Spanish. Parents may be at a loss as to how to help their children read out loud because they aren't familiar with Spanish pronunciation rules. The rules are fairly simple. We will teach some basic vocabulary along with pronunciation. The class will be taught in two hour and a half sessions and the cost is $55. Please contact us if you are interested. We will schedule date and time based on your responses.
Advanced Spanish class --
La memoria de Galeano
Eduardo Germán Hughes Galeano “vive, camina y escribe” en Montevideo-Uruguay. Allí nació, a principios de la década de los cuarenta, y allí hizo sus primeros trabajos periodísticos en la década de los sesenta. En los setenta, su voz contestataria atravesó el continente. Su libro “Las venas abiertas de América Latina” marcó un antes y un después en el pensamiento latinoamericano. Las dictaduras del cono sur forzaron a Galeano al exilio, como a tantos otros de sus compatriotas. Retornó de España en 1985 y continúa incomodando a quienes manejan los hilos del poder.
Esta clase de español avanzado propone leer, discutir y pensar, los textos de Eduardo Galeano y así conocer y reconocer la historia oculta de América Latina, su talento como narrador y el fútbol, una de sus grandes pasiones.
A partir de la lectura de textos seleccionados de la amplia producción literaria de Galeano, la clase propiciará discusión sobre el contenido y el contexto de los mismos. Asimismo, emplearemos vídeos y escucharemos intervenciones y entrevistas con el autor. Los estudiantes prepararán trabajos escritos y se brindará instrucción gramatical específica conforme sea requerido.
We had the first meeting of our monthly Spanish Cine Club on Sunday, February 14, 2010. The club will meet at 5:00 on the 2nd Sunday of each month. It is for people with any level of Spanish, from beginner to advanced. Films will be subtitled in English and conversation will be primarily in Spanish with English allowed. This is a good way develop your listening skills and to meet a group of film aficionados. If you want to be on the listserv for this club, please email Jane.
We have been requested to develop a course in Haitian Creole and Culture for people who plan to travel to Haiti. Please let us know if you are interested so that we can schedule the course.
We will offer this summer an informal Summer Spanish Charla CHARLA for Teens (high school age students) who want to keep up their Spanish and learn more about the culture of Latin America. Come enjoy lunch at Weaver Street and practice Spanish.
Spanish for Middle School Native Speakers is a summer course specifically designed for middle-school Heritage speakers who were raised in a Spanish-speaking household, live in the US and need to keep up their Spanish writing, reading and speaking ability. Native speakers living outside their countries often lose their first language and this is a great way to not let that happen.
Please call us at (919) 933-0398 or e-mail
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