Ongoing Spanish for Advanced Level: Speak, Learn, and Have Fun!
What's included
1 live meeting
40 mins in-class hours per weekHomework
1-2 hours per week. Homework will be assigned weekly to help learners apply the concepts through various exercises. Additionally, there will be recording assignments to further enhance their practice and understanding.Certificate of Completion
Families may request a certificate of completion once the course has been successfully finished. This certificate serves as a formal acknowledgment of the learner’s participation and achievement, providing a tangible record of the skills and knowledge gained throughout the course.Class Experience
🔹 What to Expect: ✅ Weekly live classes with interactive lessons ✅ Essential vocabulary and phrases for everyday use ✅ Speaking, listening, and basic grammar practice ✅ Fun games, cultural insights, and conversation exercises Learners can join this ongoing course at any time and participate in live weekly classes. Whether your child is just starting or looking to enhance their Spanish skills, this class offers a supportive and engaging learning environment. 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲—¡𝐯𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐬 𝐚 𝐚𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐚ñ𝐨𝐥! 🎉 • Week 1–4: Present Subjunctive (Classes 1–4) Week 1 (March 21, 2025): Learning the Present Subjunctive, Part 1 Learn how to conjugate -ar, -er, and -ir verbs in the present subjunctive and practice using them in simple sentences. Week 2 (March 28, 2025): Irregular Verbs Made Easy Learn how to use irregular verbs in the present subjunctive through fun activities. Week 3 (April 4, 2025): Using the Present Subjunctive, Part 1 Learn how to use the present subjunctive to talk about possibilities by reading the story “La despedida.” Week 4 (April 11, 2025): Using the Present Subjunctive, Part 2 Practice using the present subjunctive in longer sentences and with special expressions. • Week 5–7: The Preterit Tense (Classes 5–7) Week 5: Past Tense Basics, Part 1 Learn how to talk about past events using regular verbs in the preterit tense. Week 6: Tricky Past Tense Verbs Learn how to use irregular verbs in the preterit tense by reading “En la corte.” Week 7: More Past Tense Practice Share stories using past tense verbs and practice through interactive games. • Week 8–9: Spelling Changes in Verbs (Classes 8–9) Week 8: Special Spelling for -ar Verbs Learn special spelling rules for -ar verbs through engaging activities. Week 9: Special Spelling for -er and -ir Verbs Learn spelling rules for -er and -ir verbs and write a short play to practice. • Week 10–12: The Imperfect Tense (Classes 10–12) Week 10: Talking About the Past, Part 1 Learn how to describe past events that used to happen using the imperfect tense. Week 11: Telling Stories in the Past Practice storytelling using the imperfect tense. Week 12: Choosing the Right Past Tense Learn when to use the preterit or imperfect tense through a guessing game. • Week 13–16: Pronouns and Special Sentences (Classes 13–16) Week 13: Double Pronouns and the Verb 'Ir' Learn how to use double pronouns and the verb ir by writing a story. Week 14: Acting Out Stories Share stories by acting them out for the class. Week 15: Comprehensive Review Review material from Classes 1–14. Week 16: Project Presentation Create a project about Hispanic culture using learned skills. • Week 17–18: Nouns, Adjectives, and Pronouns (Classes 17–18) Week 17: All About Nouns and Articles Learn how to use nouns and articles by reading “Mi viaje.” Week 18: Using Adjectives and Pronouns Learn how to use adjectives and pronouns to make sentences more engaging. • Week 19–22: Perfect Tenses (Classes 19–22) Week 19: Talking About What Has Happened Learn how to use the present perfect tense by reading “El apartamento.” Week 20: Object Pronouns with Perfect Tense Learn how to use object pronouns with the present perfect tense. Week 21: Talking About What Had Happened Learn how to use the past perfect tense by reading “El sueño.” Week 22: Using the Past Participle Learn how to use past participles to describe things. • Week 23–26: Future and Conditional Tenses (Classes 23–26) Week 23: Predicting the Future Learn how to talk about the future by reading “El porvenir.” Week 24: What Will Have Happened? Learn how to use the future perfect tense. Week 25: Talking About What Could Happen Learn how to use the conditional tense. Week 26: More Practice with the Conditional Practice making sentences about hypothetical situations. • Week 27–29: Advanced Subjunctive Tenses (Classes 27–29) Week 27: The Present Perfect Subjunctive Learn how to use the present perfect subjunctive by reading “La isla en el Caribe.” Week 28: The Imperfect Subjunctive Learn how to talk about past possibilities using the imperfect subjunctive. Week 29: The Past Perfect Subjunctive Learn how to use the past perfect subjunctive. • Week 30–32: Fun with Idioms and Final Review (Classes 30–32) Week 30: Cool Idioms and Expressions Learn fun idiomatic expressions to sound more like a native speaker. Week 31: Comprehensive Review Review material from Classes 15–30. Week 32: Project Presentation Present a project using all the Spanish skills learned. • Week 33–36: Perfect Tenses and More! (Classes 33–36) Week 33: The Present Perfect & Past Participle Learn how to use the present perfect and past participles to talk about past actions. Week 34: Object Pronouns with Past Events Practice using object pronouns with the past participle by reading “El apartamento.” Week 35: The Past Perfect Tense Learn how to talk about actions that occurred before other past events by reading “El sueño.” Week 36: Using the Past Participle as Adjectives Learn how to use past participles as adjectives by reading “El Conde Lucanor.” • Week 37–40: The Future and Conditional Tenses (Classes 37–40) Week 37: The Future Tense Made Easy Learn how to talk about future events using both regular and irregular verbs. Week 38: Future Progressive and Future Perfect Tenses Learn how to describe ongoing and completed future actions by reading “El porvenir.” Week 39: Talking About What Could Happen Learn how to use the conditional tense to discuss hypothetical situations. Week 40: Conditional Progressive and Perfect Tenses Learn how to use the conditional progressive and perfect tenses. • Week 41–44: Advanced Subjunctive Tenses (Classes 41–44) Week 41: The Present Perfect Subjunctive Learn how to talk about uncertain past actions by reading “La isla en el Caribe.” Week 42: The Imperfect Subjunctive Learn how to discuss past possibilities by reading “El Barco Económico.” Week 43: Irregular Verbs Review Review irregular verbs by reading “Xochicalco.” Week 44: The Past Perfect Subjunctive Learn how to discuss hypothetical past events using the past perfect subjunctive. • Week 45–48: Conditional and Idioms (Classes 45–48) Week 45: Conditional Perfect Tense Learn how to talk about what would have happened using the conditional perfect tense. Week 46: Fun Idioms in Spanish, Part 1 Learn idiomatic expressions about body parts, colors, and animals. Week 47: More Fun with Idioms, Part 2 Learn more idioms and practice using ser and estar. Week 48: The Final Project and Review Present a final project and review everything learned in the course. • 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧: By the end of this course, learners will have developed a strong understanding of Spanish grammar and vocabulary, allowing them to confidently communicate in both every day and more complex situations. They will be able to describe past, present, and future events, express wishes, doubts, and hypothetical situations, and use a variety of verb tenses accurately. Learners will also have improved their reading, writing, and speaking skills by engaging with stories, practicing dialogues, and presenting projects in Spanish. With their enhanced ability to understand and use idioms, object pronouns, and subjunctive forms, learners will be well-prepared for more advanced Spanish studies. 🎉 Great job to all our learners for their hard work and progress! ¡Buen trabajo! 🎉🇪🇸
Learning Goals
Learners will continue to build their skills in reading, writing, grammar, and comprehension skills in Spanish through a series of in-class exercises, assignments, activities, and projects in the Spanish language.
Other Details
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Teacher expertise and credentials
1 teacher has a Graduate degree
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
🇲🇽 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘇 🗣️ is one of our Spanish teachers. 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 is a cat person, who cannot start her day without a cup of coffee. She loves watching films and reading classic novels.
📚𝙀𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝘽𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙:
- BA in Pedagogy, University of Monterrey, 2019-2023
- 120 hour TEFL certificate, TEFL Full Circle, 2019
🇦🇷 𝗗𝗿. 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗼𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗼 🗣️ is a specialist Spanish Teacher with over 12 years of experience in international curricula at leading schools in New York. He holds a PhD in Spanish from New York University. Marcos loves to travel, who enjoys spending time with friends, and rides his bike everywhere!
📚𝙀𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝘽𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙:
- Ph.D. in Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Literatures, New York University (2011-2018)
- Masters Candidate in Hispanic Languages and Literature, Stony Brook University (2009-2011)
- B.A. in Literature, University of Buenos Aires (2000-2006)
🇲🇽 𝗢𝗿𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗱 🗣️ has over 22 years of experience in the education field, with expertise in Hispanic Linguistics, Spanish Teaching, Curriculum Development, Course Planning and Facilitation. She has experience in administering DELE and CEFR testing for language-level placement.
📚𝙀𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝘽𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙:
- Bachelor's degree, Atlantic International University, Honolulu, Hawaii
- Certified Spanish Curriculum Developer by Cervantes Spanish Institute
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Live Group Class
$15
weekly1x per week
40 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 10-14
3-12 learners per class