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Beginner Spanish for Young Learners: Complete (Self-Paced)
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This course is designed specifically for students between 8-12 years old. Upon completion, the following class would be Spanish for Young Learners: Intermediate Level (Part 1): https://outschool.com/classes/spanish-for-young-learners-intermediate-level-part-1-x6GT7B6K Learners will verbally interact with the recordings and will complete reading, writing, and speaking exercises that will be accompanied by video instruction. Learners may also respond to the class instruction with their own...
16 lessons//16 Weeks
Week 1Lesson 1𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬, & 𝐍𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬There will be classroom introductions & classroom expectations. Learners will be introduced to how Spanish greetings and the difference between formal and informal conversation, how to introduce oneself, asking for one's name, and how to say goodbye. Learners will learn about cardinal numbers from 0 to 100. Learners will have an opportunity to practice using the new vocabulary in class and record what they have learned for the teacher.Week 2Lesson 2𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 & 𝐓𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞What day is it? What time is it? Learners will learn the days of the week, months and seasons of the year, date structure, and examples. They will be able to learn how to ask for the time in Spanish using the parts of the day and the European system. There will be activities in couples reading and writing dates with times.Week 3Lesson 3𝐀𝐥𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐭, 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬, & 𝐌𝐲 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲Learners will be introduced to the Spanish alphabet. In this session, we will work on the pronunciation of vowels and consonants, how to spell their name, and the application of the Spanish alphabet. Learners will also learn the colours in Spanish and be able to describe the colour of different objects in Spanish using the verb 'ser'. There will be a series of exercises and games for the students. Learners will learn about family members in Spanish through different exercises and games.Week 4Lesson 4𝐌𝐢 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐚 (𝐌𝐲 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞)The class will begin with the family tree presentations in Spanish. Learners will learn about the parts of their house in Spanish through songs, exercises, and games. Learners will draw pictures of their dream houses that they will present in the following class using the verbs 'ser' and 'estar'.Week 5Lesson 5𝐋𝐚 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐑𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐚 (𝐃𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬)The class will begin with learners presenting their dream house in Spanish. Learners will learn new vocabulary relating to commonly used verbs and nouns associated with daily routines. Learners will do a presentation of their daily routines at the beginning of the following class.Week 6Lesson 6𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧This session will begin with learners doing their presentations about their daily routines. Learners will develop their vocabulary about different modes of transportation and be able to describe their favourite mode of transportation. There will be a short film screening about the different modes of transportation in Spanish. Students will prepare their final presentation about Spanish-speaking countries in Spanish for our final meeting.Week 7Lesson 7𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬Nationalities and countries in Spanish. Nationalities and Countries: Where are you from? Where are you? Practice: guessing verbs, asking for nationality, location, and professions, and guessing characters.Week 8Lesson 8𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬Review greetings, colours, and numbers. Students will learn conjugations of the verbs 'estar' & 'ser' in the present tense. The word 'hay' will be introduced. Students will also learn about different school supplies in this lesson. 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤: Bring school supplies mentioned in the vocabulary for the following class activity.Week 9Lesson 9𝐋𝐚 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐣𝐚 (𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐦)The class will begin with a warm-up from school supplies. Students will learn about farm animals and learn how to say what their favourite animals are in Spanish. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭: Draw a picture of your favourite farm animal in Spanish and why is it your favourite?Week 10Lesson 10𝐋𝐨𝐬 𝐌𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐬 & 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 (𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐬 & 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬)Introduce the future tense of estar/ser in Spanish. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭: Students will pick a Spanish monument of their choice for their presentations in the following session.Week 11Lesson 11𝐋𝐨𝐬 𝐀𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐨𝐬This class will begin with presentations about Spanish monuments in the beginning of class that were chosen from the previous class. Students will learn how to speak about their friends in Spanish and discuss who their best friend is in Spanish. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭: Presentations about their best friends in Spanish.Week 12Lesson 12𝐇𝐨𝐛𝐛𝐢𝐞𝐬This class will begin with presentations about their friends from the previous class. This class will introduce the verbs gustar and encantar. Students will develop the skills to describe what they like to do in Spanish. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭: Presentations about what you like to do and your different hobbies.Week 13Lesson 13𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 & 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬Students will develop the vocabulary to describe the parts of the city and directions for getting to different places. 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲: How to give directions to someone who is lost.Week 14Lesson 14𝐋𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐚𝐫 (𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧-𝐔𝐩 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞)Students will learn the vocabulary for their clean-up routine. Students will have additional practice with adjectives and descriptions of different objects. Students will be able to describe how to clean the house. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭: Students will talk about what their dream job is when they grow up.Week 15Lesson 15𝐋𝐨𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐞ñ𝐨𝐬 (𝐃𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬)Students will learn vocabulary that will be used to describe their dreams. Final class reflectionsWeek 16Lesson 16𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 & 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰Students will present their final country projects to one another. There will also be a comprehensive review & reflection of what learners achieved during the past sixteen weeks.
- Build a Solid Foundation in Spanish: Complete our 16-week course for essential grammar knowledge and practical language use, setting you on the path to fluency.
- Improve Reading and Writing Proficiency: Develop reading comprehension and strengthen writing skills through diverse texts and structured assignments.
- Enhance Spanish Speaking Skills: Engage in interactive video lessons to improve pronunciation and conversational abilities.
𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐳 23 years old, was born in Alabama but raised in New Mexico with her Mexican parents. Her parents would always go back and forth to Mexico since they lived very close to the frontier. She was raised with English and Spanish as her native languages. Since she was very young, she knew she wanted to be a teacher, she enjoys spending time with children, and she is known for being very patient with them, that’s why she decided to go to college and major in Education. Since she began college, she started working as an ESL online teacher which she has been doing for 2 years. She has also been a volunteer for 5 years, teaching various subjects across the country of Mexico, during her free time. She has a 7-year-old niece with ADHD, daughter of a single mom, a full-time worker, and a student. She helps her niece with online school and homework. She is glad she chose this career path where she can help others learn something new but especially those in need. She believes that her job as a teacher is to be a guide, learning from them is just as important as what they learn from her. She also believes each child has their own abilities and struggles, she can understand that, help them grow and blossom inside the classroom no matter what their learning skills are. The joy of seeing a kid being excited from something they learned, even if it was as simple as a single word or sentence, is incomparable. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: BA in Pedagogy, University of Monterrey (2019-2023) 120-hour TEFL certificate, TEFL Fullcircle (2019) Teaching and learning: The principles Teaching skills and managing the classroom Teaching listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills Teaching vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar skills 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐨 A specialist Spanish Teacher with over 12 years experience in international curricula at leading schools in New York. A native of Argentina, his own study of foreign languages prompted him to become immersed in American culture. It was during his graduate studies, first at Stony Brook and later at NYU, that he began to foster his vocation as an educator, teaching more than thirty classes across the Spanish curriculum, from elementary to advanced courses. Marcos became a dynamic educational leader and a qualified and innovative advocate of integrating technology into education. He holds a PhD in Spanish from New York University. His research interests include modern Latin American arts, film, literature, architecture, and material culture. In parallel to his work as a researcher and educator, Marcos developed a career as a journalist and managing editor. Since 2013, he has collaborated with Panamá Revista, Vice Mexico, and Rolling Stone (among other magazines), where he published reviews on literature and culture. Also, Marcos worked as managing editor of emisférica.net (the Hemispheric Institute’s peer-reviewed scholarly journal), and participate in a project of compiling and translating texts on contemporary black activism in the United States, which was recently published in Argentina as Nuevo activismo negro. Finally, Marcos loves playing music (especially cello), playing soccer, traveling, cooking, and learning about other cultures. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: New York University (2011-2018) Ph.D. Department of Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Literatures Dissertation: “Subjetividades (in)dóciles: representaciones culturales de los trabajadores argentinos en la primera mitad del siglo veinte” (under the guidance of Gabriel Giorgi). Stony Brook University (2009-2011). Masters. Department of Hispanic Languages and Literature. University of Buenos Aires (2000-2006) B.A. Major: Literature 𝐎𝐫𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐝 A Tri-Lingual Spanish Teacher at the Music and Language Learning Center. She has over 22 years of experience in the education field, including Hispanic Linguistics, Spanish Teaching, Curriculum Development, and Course planning and facilitation; additionally, she is well-versed in administering DELE testing to students to identify what level of Spanish they need to be placed into. Before joining the Music and Language Learning Center, Orfilia taught at Nippon Hispanic Academy for 5 years while simultaneously teaching at the Langland language institute in Japan for 11 years, as a Spanish Language Professor. She also worked at Kawasaki Motors as a Spanish Teacher and at Kanagawa International School teaching young children Spanish; additionally, she also taught online at Take Lessons as a Spanish teacher for 6 years. She has vast experience teaching the Spanish language that spans over 22 years while teaching a wide age group of students ranging from the ages 5 to 81 years of age. Orfilia earned her Bachelor’s degree from Atlantic International University in Honolulu, Hawaii. She is a certified Spanish Curriculum Developer by Cervantes Spanish Institute furthermore she is well versed in the administering of the DELE and CEFR testing and language level placement; additionally, she has a certification in Microsoft Programs as an Office Assistant and is Certified in CPR. She was selected as “Professor of the Year” by the Language Institute and graduated toward the top of her class at Atlantic International University. Orfilia strives to make her lessons custom-tailored to each student and truly enjoys watching her students excel.
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2 teachers have a Graduate degree
Master's Degree in Music or Theatre or Arts from University of Miami
Master's Degree in Music or Theatre or Arts from Montclair State University
Master's Degree in Education from Longy School of Music of Bard College
1 teacher has a Bachelor's degree
Bachelor's Degree from Atlantic International University
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Ages: 8-12