Inmersión en español 1 para principiantes de secundaria

This Spanish 1 class uses an immersive style specifically for beginners to prepare students for real-world Spanish.

Check the "Teacher Expertise" section to learn about each of our teachers. 

Our classes generally start from the beginning on a quarterly basis. However, if a class has 0 learners it will be starting from the beginning. Please message us if you are joining mid-semester and looking for a class starting from lesson 1. 

General Semester Dates:
Summer Semester - June 1st-August 23rd 
Fall Semester - August 24th-December 20th
Winter/Spring Semester - January 4th-May 31st 


You can join late, but we recommend joining no later than unit 1.3. Each unit takes around 10 weeks to get through (for the 1 time per week class). Therefore, if you join in October or November, you can still join late. Also, if a class has 0 learners we'll be starting from day 1. 

You can enroll in this class two times per week here: https://outschool.com/classes/spanish-1-immersion-for-middle-school-beginners-2-times-a-week-d1pstsO0

SPANISH IMMERSION CLASS

This Level 1 Spanish class is designed to immerse beginners in real-life linguistic situations, preparing students for practical language use.

How does this work? 
The target language, in this case, Spanish, is used in a way that gradually immerses students through stories, songs, videos and interactive activities. 

Each unit incorporates the following:
- Vocabulary presentation with 3-7 key words in each unit
- Student dictionary to keep a log of the vocabulary
- Short stories 
- Video and/or audio that incorporates the unit vocabulary
- Songs 
- Cultural lessons about the various Spanish-speaking countries 

Students will learn small language chunks while simultaneously grasping how to utilize linguistic structures in relevant cultural contexts.

Our curriculum is tailored to lead students toward Spanish proficiency. Each unit integrates language and culture, accelerating language acquisition beyond the pace of traditional beginner courses. 

The curriculum uses authentic resources to develop proficiency, which motivates learners. 


GRAMMAR
In this course, grammar is learned intrinsically through context, but each unit also incorporates 1 or 2 grammar lessons.  Level 1 focuses on linguistic structures in the present tense and some use of past tense sprinkled in. 

SPEAKING & WRITING
Each unit encourages students to speak and write in a low-risk, low-stakes environment, building confidence as they progress. Students will practice speaking through: 

- Reading Text Aloud
- Comprehension questions after short stories
- Interactive speaking activities
- Translating small paragraphs from Spanish to English and English to Spanish
- Writing short paragraphs in Spanish 

If you've taken Spanish I for Middle School, we encourage you to sign up for Spanish 1 Immersion to continue advancing your Spanish. Even if you know some grammar and vocabulary, you will now start speaking Spanish!

June 1 - Week 1 - Emarcando (Embarking) - Spanish Alphabet Lesson 1

June 8 - Week 2 - Emarcando (Embarking) - Spanish Alphabet Lesson 2

June 15 - Week 3 - Emarcando (Embarking) - Spanish Numbers 0-30, Days of the Week

June 22 - Week 4 - Emarcando (Embarking) - Spanish Phonics Part 1

June 29 - Week 5 - Emarcando (Embarking) - Spanish Phonics Part 2 

July 6 - Week 6 - Emarcando (Embarking) - Cognates

July 13 - Week 7 - Emarcando (Embarking) - Vocabulary Presentation, Listening Practice
Key words
¿Cómo te llamas? - What’s your name?
Me llamo - My name is (I call myself)
¿De dónde eres? - Where are you from? 
Soy de - I’m from 
¿Cuántos años tienes? - How old are you?
Tengo __ años - I’m __ years old

July 20 - Week 8  - Emarcando (Embarking) - Short story incorporating key words

July 27 - Week 9 - Unit 1.1 - Vocabulary Presentation and My Dictionary 

Unit 1 focuses on Celebrando el cumpleaños (Celebrating Birthdays)
Key words: 
Se llama - His/her name is 
Es de - he/she is from
Va a tener una fiesta - Is going to have a party
Quiere - he/she wants

Unit 2 focuses on travel Vamos a viajar (We're Going To Travel)
Él/ella va a - He/she is going to
Él/ella visita - He/she visits
Él/ella viaja - He/she travels
El país - Country
Él/ella quiere comprar - He/she wants to buy
Él/ella quiere ver - He/she wants to see


We created our own curriculum, called Chispas - Sparks. Our mission is to ignite a passion for language learning in students around the world. This curriculum is the spark to ignite that passion. 


REFUNDS
No refunds for group classes because we provide class recordings. Please ensure your learner is verified by Outschool in order to get access to class recordings. Learn more about this here: https://support.outschool.com/en/articles/4063624-learner-verification

If your learner is the only student enrolled in class, kindly let us know 24 hours in advance if you need to cancel the class and we'll provide a refund since there won't be a class recording. For cancellations that are less than 24 hours in advance, we cannot provide a refund.

If there is a group class and no students shows up, there will not be a refund because our teachers are still showing up to teach.

We do not offer make-up classes for group classes. However, if you'd like to enroll in another class for a one-time makeup, you are welcome to do so. 

We appreciate you respecting our teachers' time. 

Thank you!