Spanish for Young Learners: Intermediate Level (Part 2)
In this 16-week Spanish world language course is a continuation of the Spanish for Young Learners: Intermediate (Part 1) class, learners will continue to build their skills in reading, writing, grammar, and comprehension skills.
Music & Language Learning Center by Kristine Dizon
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16 live meetings
13 hrs 20 mins in-class hoursHomework
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
Register today with the Music & Language Learning Center with a $25 discount: 𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐔𝐌𝐋𝐋𝐂𝟐𝟓𝟐𝟓 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐑: For students younger than 10 years of age who are interested in this course, will need to schedule a 15-minute consultation as this course is designed specifically for students between 10-14 years old who have a background in Spanish Language. Upon completion, the following class would be 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬: 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 (𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝟏): https://outschool.com/classes/spanish-for-young-learners-advanced-q23jWNbD?usid=UD9cCd0W&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link 𝐎𝐁𝐉𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐒: This course will allow students will further develop their speaking, reading, and writing skills in Spanish. Each class will be complemented with different in-class activities for speaking, grammar, and writing. Learners will have a chance to work via video messaging with the teacher to improve their speaking. The topics covered are listed in the syllabus. 𝐒𝐘𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐁𝐔𝐒 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 - 𝟏 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 & 𝐀𝐝𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 This module will be taught in two parts. Learners will learn about possessive and demonstrative adjectives, neuter demonstrative pronouns, adjectives of nationality, and adjectives that precede a noun. 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝟐 - 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 & 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐝𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 For the second part of the module, students will learn about comparative & superlative adjectives, irregular comparatives & superlatives, comparing nouns & verbs, adverbs, and adverbs that do not take the suffix -mente. 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝟑 - 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 & 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬; 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬 In this module, students will learn about comparative & superlative adjectives, irregular comparatives & superlatives, comparing nouns & verbs, adverbs, and adverbs that do not take the suffix -mente. 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝟒 - 𝐍𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 Learners will learn how to negate sentences and the uses of different negatives. In addition, learners will learn about prepositions followed by verbs or nouns, prepositions followed by nouns or pronouns, and pronouns that are followed by propositions. The preposition 'por' will be discussed along with comparing the differences between 'por' and 'para'. Learners will read about a short story "El Circo", which will also be recorded for the instructor to improve pronunciation. The vocabulary that will be introduced in this module will relate to nature and weather topics. 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝟓 - 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 Learners will be developing their knowledge about prepositions followed by verbs or nouns, prepositions of place, pronouns that follow prepositions, and the preposition por. You will be able to have additional opportunities to practice your skills with Quizlet. 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝟔 - 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐎𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 Learners will read "El trabajo" in class, where they will have a chance to work more on translation without the use of a translator. Students will learn about the verb 'gustar' and the indirect object that will cover the following: Me gusta and me gustan, Te gusta, and te gustan, Le gusta and les gustan. 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝟕 - 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫 & 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐡𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 Learners will also learn about verbs similar to gustar, the position of the indirect object pronoun. Learners will learn to read a short story called "Ir de compras", which will be accompanied by an in-class activity presenting a pretend life situation where students buy things from one another in Spanish. 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝟖 - 𝐅𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬! Learners will warm up with the short story "El viaje" in class and will work collectively on a translation without the use of an online translator. Each learner will give a presentation about a place that they have traveled to or wish to travel to in the future in Spanish. 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝟗 - 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 '𝐚' 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐎𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬 Learners will learn about the personal 'a', the indirect object pronoun attached to the infinitive, direct object, and transitive verbs. In this module, learners will learn about the position of the direct object pronoun and the direct object pronoun as a person and thing. Learners will read "La bienvenida" in class to continue developing their reading comprehension. 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝟏𝟎 & 𝟏𝟏 - 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐎𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬 (𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝟏 & 𝟐) Learners will have the opportunity to share their script presentations in Spanish. Learners will learn about the personal 'a' and the direct object and transitive verbs. In this module, learners will learn about the position of the direct object pronoun and the direct object pronoun as a person and thing. Learners will read "La bienvenida" in class to continue developing their reading comprehension. 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝟏𝟐 & 𝟏𝟑 - 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬 Learners will learn about reflexive pronouns, frequently used reflexive verbs and reflexive verbs whose English translations do not necessarily include oneself. Learners will understand the position of the reflexive noun and its uses in the following ways: parts of the body and clothing, that express emotion and movement, and to express "to become". Learners will learn about the reflexive verbs with reciprocal meanings, se, and impersonal pronouns. Learners will record a short story "El encuentro" to work on pronunciation. 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝟏𝟒 - 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐎𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬; 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬 Learners will begin class by presenting their short stories that use reflexive pronouns. They will learn about reflexive verbs with reciprocal meanings and how to conjugate reflexive verbs. Learners will learn about 'se' and impersonal expressions. 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝟏𝟓 - 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 Learners will be participating in a collective review that includes: Possessive and Demonstrative adjectives, Comparative and Superlative Adjectives, Negatives, prepositions, verbs like Gustar, the Indirect Object, Transitive Verbs, the Direct Object, and Reflexive Verbs. This review will be tailored to help learners prepare for their final project. 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝟏𝟔 - 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 Students will do a final project where they will present on a grammatical subject discussed throughout the duration of the course. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 & 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐦 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬.
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 Spanish.
Syllabus
16 Lessons
over 16 WeeksLesson 1:
Introductions & Adjectives
This module will be taught in two parts. Learners will learn about possessive and demonstrative adjectives, neuter demonstrative pronouns, adjectives of nationality, and adjectives that precede a noun. 50 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
Comparative & Superlative Adjectives
For the second part of the module, students will learn about comparative & superlative adjectives, irregular comparatives & superlatives, comparing nouns & verbs, adverbs, and adverbs that do not take the suffix -mente. 50 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
Comparatives & Superlatives; Adverbial forms
In this module, students will learn about comparative & superlative adjectives, irregular comparatives & superlatives, comparing nouns & verbs, adverbs, and adverbs that do not take the suffix -mente. 50 mins online live lesson
Lesson 4:
Negatives
Learners will learn how to negate sentences and the uses of different negatives. In addition, learners will learn about prepositions followed by verbs or nouns, prepositions followed by nouns or pronouns, and pronouns that are followed by propositions. The preposition 'por' will be discussed along with comparing the differences between 'por' and 'para'. Learners will read about a short story "El Circo", which will also be recorded for the instructor to improve pronunciation. The vocabulary that will be introduced in this module will relate to nature and weather topics. 50 mins online live lesson
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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
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. Reviews
Live Group Course
$288
for 16 classes1x per week, 16 weeks
50 min
Completed by 69 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 10-14
3-5 learners per class
