Learn Spanish in Conversation & Play Acting With a Professional Actress.
In this ongoing class, students will practice their Spanish language skills and become confident speakers of the Spanish language.
Christina Palacios
Average rating:
4.8
Number of reviews:(436)
What's included
1 live meeting
40 mins in-class hours per weekClass Experience
ALL LEVELS WELCOME!! The best way to learn a language is to dive right in and act it out! This class is offered year round so come and go as you please. In this on-going class, students will practice their conversational Spanish around a monthly theme and play act and improv with a professional actress. Each week, we will create a simple scene in Spanish as a group and then improv the scene and then act it out. We will begin each class with a check-in in Spanish, using feeling and descriptive words. Focusing on pronunciation and simple vocabulary. We will brainstorm a simple scene that will be typed by me on the shared screen, that will we improv and then act it out. Laying the foundation for developing a more complex understanding of the language from the get-go. We will learn by having fun, being creative and speaking, writing, reading and acting Spanish, which is the best form of learning a language--to bathe the student in language in a low risk environment is the only way to learn a language successfully. Practicing with role-playing and scripted conversations to help students practice their conversational skills. There will be lots of interaction, connection, acting, having fun and laughs in a very supportive environment where I meet each student at their level and challenge them to go further. As an actress in Spanish myself, I know how well acting and having fun can have you speaking Spanish fluently and with ease. I am open to any topics that students would like to focus on as well. January--Animals February--Food March--Food April--Music May--Holidays June--Dreams July--Goals August--Films September--Books October--Hobbies November--Your Favorite Birthday December--Something Important in Your Life
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Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined June, 2020
4.8
436reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
Hello Students!
My name is Christina. I am half Spanish and half American. I live in Los Angeles. I grew up traveling the world. I lived in Germany for 6 years as a child. I speak Spanish. I am a former pre-school and elementary school teacher with over 10 years experience who taught in the US, Spain and England.
My teaching philosophy is based in the Reggio Emilia approach, which is an educational philosophy and pedagogy focusing on student-centered and constructivist self-guided curriculum that uses self-directed, experiential learning in relationship-driven environments. Reggio Emilia approach is based on the principles of respect, responsibility and community through exploration, discovery and play.
I love teaching. The things I love teaching the most are making up a story and acting it out, how to speak in a British accent, play acting in a British accent, and moving and acting to music, as well as Spanish and Shakespeare.
I am an actress in LA. In LA, have been on network TV shows such as Good Trouble, American Housewife, Transparent and Criminal Minds. In London, I have extensive professional theatre experience. I performed in many Shakespearean plays such as The Merry Wives of Windsor, Macbeth, The Winter’s Tale, As You Like It, A Midsummer’s Night Dream, to name a few as well as several Oscar Wilde plays, Restoration plays such as The Country Wife, and contemporary plays such as The Shape of Things and Three Birds Alighting on a Field along many others.
I have my teacher's certification for pre-school and elementary school with an ESL endorsement. I also have a double BA in English Literature and Anthropology from the University of Virginia. I graduated from Drama Studio London, in the UK where I was awarded the Peter Howitt scholarship. I also attended RADA in London.
I love to instill confidence, leadership, community, creativity and fun in all of my classes. Learn with me and we will have fun and you will learn skills that you will remember forever. My fluffy cat Bongo might join us too!Reviews
Live Group Class
$20
weekly1x per week
40 min
Completed by 32 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-12
3-7 learners per class
