SPANISH WORD (S) OF THE DAY: DESCANSAR

¡Hola a todos!
My contribution is the verb "descansar" (to rest/to take a rest")- in the Present Tense, Indicative Mood (PRESENTE DEL INDICATIVO)

YO descansO
TÚ descansAS
ÉL/ELLA/ USTED descansA
NOSOTROS descansAMOS
VOSOTROS descansAIS
ELLOS descansAN
Now, tell the group, is it a REGULAR or an IRREGULAR VERB?
Make a try!
Buena suerte

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¡Saludo original!(hacer click aqui)

¡Muchas gracias Jennifer por el saludo! - Edith

(thanks Jennifer for your wish-
The salutation, in video format, is in Spanish. A very original way to say Merry Xmas, suggested by Jennifer, worth trying! Thank you!)

Spanish for Specific Purposes Course

Dear all,
It's almost time for the first module of the course to finish. Here is some extra practice on verbs, which can be used by anyone interested in testing his/her Spanish reading comprehension level and grammar skills. ¡Buena suerte!

Elegir la opción que corresponde

“Avatar” ...............(nos sitúa/sitúa) en el Siglo XXII y ............(conta/cuenta) la historia de un veterano de guerra parapléjico Jake Sully (Sam Worthington), cuyo avatar ..........(lleva/es llevado) a un lejano planeta .........(llamado/llamando) Pandora, ............(habitando/habitado) por una raza de humanoides ............(conocido/conocidos) como Na' vi, con la misión de ............(infiltrar/infiltrarse) e ..........(investiga/investigar) las riquezas de ese lugar. Allí, Jake ..........(enamora/se enamora) de una princesa Na´vi, y pronto ...........(verá/se verá) atrapado en un conflicto entre su nuevo mundo y los humanos que .........(buscan/busca) explotar los recursos naturales del lugar.

SPANISH WORD (S) OF THE DAY: NAVIDAD

Today's contributions to the Spanish word(s) of the day are a "must":

Navidad (Xmas)

Nochebuena (Xmas Eve)


which, combined with the adjective Feliz (sing, neutral genre- felices, plural), make the perfect greeting for your beloved ones tonight!

¡Felicidades!

¡ Muchas Felicidades!

MIENTRAS HAYA EN LA TIERRA UN NIÑO FELIZ
MIENTRAS HAYA UNA HOGUERA PARA COMPARTIR
MIENTRAS HAYA UNAS MANOS QUE TRABAJEN EN PAZ
MIENTRAS BRILLE UNA ESTRELLA HABRÁ NAVIDAD

ESTRIBILLO
NAVIDAD, NAVIDAD, EN LA NIEVE Y LA ARENA
NAVIDAD, NAVIDAD EN LA TIERRA Y EL MAR
NAVIDAD, NAVIDAD, EN LA NIEVE Y LA ARENA
NAVIDAD, NAVIDAD EN LA TIERRA Y EL MAR

MIENTRAS HAYA UNOS LABIOS QUE HABLEN DE AMOR
MIENTRAS HAYA UNAS MANOS CUIDANDO UNA FLOR
MIENTRAS HAYA UN FUTURO DONDE MIRAR
MIENTRAS HAY TERNURA HABRÁ NAVIDAD

(ESTRIBILLO)

MIENTRAS HAYA UN VENCIDO DISPUESTO A OLVIDAR
MIENTRAS HAYA UN CAÍDO A QUIÉN LEVANTAR
MIENTRAS PARE UNA GUERRA Y SE DUERMA UN CAÑÓN
MIENTRAS CURE UN HERIDO, HABRÁ NAVIDAD

José Luis Perales
(cantautor español)

Next class: Season's vocabulary

Spanish -Espanhol -Espagnol: Season's vocabulary by EDITH LUNA VILLANUEVA

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SPANISH WORD (S) OF THE DAY: VERBOS

¡Hola amigos!
¿Cómo están?
Here is/are the Spanish word(s) of the day:

We can continue with "Expresiones usadas (used) en el aula (classroom)/en la clase (class): Más (more) verbos:

1.Repetir
2.Completar
3.Subrayar
4.Identificar
5.Unir
6.Ordenar

Let`s match them with their English equivalent:
a. to underline
b. to repeat
c. to match
d. to order
e. to complete
f. to identify

Remember to start with cognates (COGNADOS)to solve the activity more easily. Was it easy or not? I hope it was.
Nos vemos
Tutor Edith

News! ¡Noticias! Nouvelles!

Survival Spanish Course

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Survival Spanish- Espagnol pour survivre- Espanhol para a sobrevivência: About to finish the course!

¡Hola a todos!
We are about to finish the course and, as you all see, we were needless to get bedazzled to learn Spanish fast!
Remember to take your own phrase and vocabulary book with you, to listen /view recordings and to practice whenever possible.
For those making a journey soon, have a good and safe trip. We hope we can all meet afterwards to learn about the experience!
As not everyone is taking the test, I want to wish you Merry Xmas and Happy New Year!
¡Besos!
¡Hasta pronto!

Tutor Edith

SPANISH WORD (S) OF THE DAY: SEGUIR

A recurrent word in blogs in Spanish is "seguidores" (noun - in the plural form- that denotes the person performing an action; such action is "seguir")

Seguir: como (as)Verbo transitivo puede tener los siguientes significados (can have the following meanings):
1. [+sbdy, a clue] to follow
2. [+ prey] to chase, pursue
3. [+TV programme] to watch, follow
4. [+radio programme] to listen to, follow
5. [+process, progress] to monitor, follow up

Read the following examples carefully and say which of the previous five situations it refers to.
a. Tú ve primero que yo te sigo (you go first and I'll follow you) (1)
b. Seguía todos sus pasos (I followed his every step) (...)
c. Seguir los acontecimientos de cerca (to monitor events closely) (...)

Definitions and examples taken from http://dictionary.reverso.net/spanish-english/

Check on other daily words at spanish.wiziq.com. And you can add some more too!

Check on this ;-)

Sukhpreet's suggestion at spanish.wiziq.com: The Daily Spanish Word

My contribution today was:

Expresiones usadas (used) en el aula (classroom)/en la clase (class): Algunos (some) verbos:

Leer (to read)
Escribir (to write)
Preguntar (to ask)
Responder (to answer)
Escuchar (to listen)

Notice that all these verbs are in their infinite form. Have you noticed their different endings(they are three...)? Did you get them? I'm waiting for the answer, then! ;-)

Notes: 1) cognados (transparent & international words) are not translated - unless extremely necessary- to encourage deduction. 2)Previous posted words may be included- the case of "leer" and "escribir" to contribute to the linguistic and situational contexts- necessary for such deduction to take place, too. 3) Finally, there may be some questions for language awareness at the end.

Let's make this learning experience a cooperatively succesfull one!
Tutor Edith

Next presentation: How to use/ work with this blog

Spanish -Espanhol -Espagnol: Spanish South America blog by EDITH LUNA VILLANUEVA

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Well done!

¡Felicitaciones a los asistentes del curso "Inglés Técnico" UNLaR!
Todo lo mejor en estas fiestas y el deseo de continuos éxitos,
les desean Mary & Edith

Free demo class

Spanish-Espanhol-Espagnol: Welcome/ Ben-vido/ Bienvenue by EDITH LUNA VILLANUEVA

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Spanish? South America! e-magazine

" Estamos muy entusiasmados con el trabajo que nuestros tutores realizan y con la respuesta de nuestros alumnos. Sin embargo, sabemos que esto no es suficiente, que hay muchas otras necesidades y publicos a los cuales satisfacer. He aqui el objetivo de nuestra revista digital"

This is part of the e- magazine presentation done at the foreign language teacher trainees online course. Following the e-magazine line, and taking every opportunity to learn, practice, experience the language, we can exploit this text with a few exercises for Low Intermediate + Students:
1. Would you say the speaker is sad, worried, happy and/ or satisfied? Why?
2. The word "entusiasmados" is probably not the most appropriate one. Which other/s would you suggest?
3. Which is the e-magazine objective then?
4. There are orthographic stresses missing, please re-type the text adding them.

If you are taking the FL trainning course remember you need to send this task as a pre-requisite for the sample demo copy for teachers (trainees)

Thank you
Tutor Mariano

News! ¡Noticias! Nouvelles!

We are very happy because..

Spanish? South America! e- magazine is about to be launched with information, material, activities, tips, games, e-resources, etc. for self-learning, practicing and improving Spanish as a Foreign Language.

Send us a mail to order a free sample copy:
spanishsouthamerica@gmail.com
salavirtual1@hotmail.com

Tutor Mariano



Nous sommes très heureux parçe que...

Spanish? South America! e- magazine est sur le point d'être lancé avec information, materiel, activités, des astuces, des jeux, e-ressources, etc pour auto-apprentissage, la pratique et l'amélioration d'Espagnol Langue étrangère (anglais version)

Envoyez-nous un mail pour pour commander un exemplaire gratuit:
spanishsouthamerica@gmail.com
salavirtual1@hotmail.com

Tutor Mariano


Estamos muito felizes porque ...

Spanish? South America! e- magazine e prestes a ser lançado, com informações, materiais, atividades, dicas, jogos, recursos electrónicos, para auto-aprendizagem, praticar e melhorar o Espanhol como Língua Estrangeira.+

Escreva-nos para pedir sua copia gratuita:
spanishsouthamerica@gmail.com
salavirtual1@hotmail.com

Tutor Mariano

Next class: Pronunciation - Pronunciaçao (click here)

Welcome/ Ben-vido/ Bienvenue
We will practice Spanish pronuncation through reading and other activities
Nos vamos praticar pronunciação atraves da leitura e outras atividades
Nous allons pratiquer pronunciation avec la lecture et autres activites

Curso Inglés UNLaR: Diccionarios y Glosarios médicos

http://diccionario.reverso.net/ingles-espanol/#

http://www.wordreference.com/es/
http://www.diccionarioingles.com/
http://www.diccionarios.com/
http://eubd1.ugr.es/http://diccionario.reverso.net/ingles-espanol/#

http://www.yourdictionary.com/diction5html#Medicine http://www.cebm.utoronto.ca/glossary/
http://www.cancer.gov/templates/db_alpha.aspx?expand=A&lang=spanish

http://www.a3bs.com/product-manual/A58-3_A58-7.pdf

Last schedules available/ Ultimos horarios disponibles

Course: Survival Spanish
Two possible schedules still available:
1) Classes twice a week (Wednesdays and Fridays)starting 21st October, 7.30 am (UTC/GTM-3, Buenos Aires/ Brasilia local time)
2) Classes three times a week (Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays)starting 29th October, 12.30 pm (UTC/GTM-3, Buenos Aires/ Brasilia local time)

Curso Inglés para viajeros (dictado en Español, Portugués y Francés- consultar)
Horarios disponibles:
1) Clases dos veces a la semana (Martes y Jueves) comenzando el 22 de Octubre, 4pm, (UTC/GTM-3, Buenos Aires/ Brasilia local time)
2) Clases tres veces a la semana (Lunes, Miércoles y Viernes) comenzando el 29 de Octubre, 7pm, (UTC/GTM-3, Buenos Aires/ Brasilia local time)

For queries or to register for a class contact:
spanishsouthamerica@gmail.com
salavirtual1@hotmail.com

Podcast1: Gender of Nouns (click here)

Download free podcast for learning Spanish taken from studyspanish.com

Remember to take every opportunity to be exposed, in contact, learn and learn about the language!
¡Nos vemos!

Survival Spanish- Espagnol pour survivre- Espanhol para a sobrevivência

Survival Spanish: Course Details +Demo Activties Espanhol - Espagnol by EDITH LUNA VILLANUEVA

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Brief description of levels and courses

GENERAL SPANISH
COURSE: “COMUNICÁNDONOS”

Six (6) levels

1. Elementary levels
These are two levels that aim at the Basic Use of the language:
A1 (Beginners) and A2 (Elementary)
The most outstanding contents and functions are: Basic communicative situations, exchanging personal info; verb to be-Ser/Estar; present of indicative; past -preterito perfecto, future; everyday situations; expression of needs, likes, preferences; asking for information at specific locations; describing objects and places.

2. Intermediate levels
These are two levels that aim at the Independent Use of the language:
B1 (Intermediate I) y B2 (Intermediate II)
The most outstanding contents and functions are: Indicative tenses and Subjective; communication is more connected to culture, history, society, literature, etc.; more complex everyday situations; asking and giving personal opinions; suggesting; complaining, asking for clarification; giving detailed instructions of procedures; giving details; stating one’s point of view; more cohesion, fluency and spontaneity

3. Advanced levels
These are two levels that aim at the Proficient Use:
C1 (Advanced) y C2 (Proficiency):
The most outstanding contents and functions are: More complexity and abstraction; social, academic and professional contexts; increased lexis; more accuracy; subtle differences of meaning; focus on accent-free/ more authentic pronunciation; coherence and cohesion in discourse; idiomatic expressions

All levels are divided into modules and modules into eight (8) lessons each.
The number of modules for each level depends on students’ variables (previous knowledge of Spanish or any Romance language, learning pace, extra tutor- oriented and independent practice, self-confidence, degree of interaction with peers and native speakers, exposure to the language, etc) generally varying from 4-7 modules.
This means that modules are tailored-made to students’ needs and characteristics.
All modules include a “Test your Spanish” instance at the end where learners interact with other native speakers in real or simulated situations that imply concrete use of what they have learnt in an integrated, contextualized, freer but purposeful way.

SURVIVAL SPANISH
Course where basic contents and functions are developed in 16-18 lessons where the typical situations travelers faced are presented and practiced.

Types of tutoring
Individual
Small group
(Ask for the PROMO “AMIGO” -available till December 22nd)

spanishsouthamerica@gmail.com
salavirtual1@hotmail.com

Sugerencia: libro

Una compilación interesante y útil
www.jergasdehablahispana.org

Inglés- Inglês-Anglais: Survival English

“Inglés para la supervivencia”
Curso intensivo de inglés en línea (online), clases interactivas en aulas virtuales, con enfoque en la comunicación en situaciones típicas de viajes y turismo.
18 encuentros en aulas virtuales, dos veces a la semana.
Clases comienzan 20 de Octubre.
Para más información visite frecuentemente el blog www.spanishsouthamerica.blogspot.com o escríbanos a spanishsouthamerica@gmail.com ou salavirtual1@hotmail.com

“Inglês para a sobrevivência”
Curso intensivo de Inglês em linha (online), aulas interativas em salas virtuais, com foco em comunicação em situações típicas de viagem e turismo.
18 Encontros em salas virtuais, duas vezes por semana.
Aulas dão início 20 outubro.
Para mais informações visite freqüentemente o blog www.spanishsouthamerica.blogspot.com ou escreva-nos a spanishsouthamerica@gmail.com ó salavirtual1@hotmail.com

"Anglais pour la survie"
Cours d'anglais intensif en ligne (online), classes interactives dans les salles de classes virtuelles, en mettant l'accent sur la communication dans les situations typiques de Voyage et de Tourisme
18 réunions dans les salles de classe virtuelle, deux fois par semaine.
Les cours commencent Octobre 20.
Pour de plus amples renseignements, visitez souvant le blog ou ecrivez à spanishsouthamerica@gmail.com ou salavirtual1@hotmail.com

Links to classes recordings

Numbers and the time- Numeros e la hora- Nombres et l'heure
http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/179234-Spanish-online-Espanhol-Espagnol-en-ligne

Greeting and Introducing oneself. Cumprimentar e apresentarse. Saluer et se présenter
http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/173099-Spanish-Espanhol-Espagnol-Welcome-Ben-vido-Bienvenue

About Spanish varieties. Guess tutor: Ricardo Valenzuela Ruiz
http://www.wiziq.com/tutorsession/detail.aspx?id=EB46B3F9DF8D4E9BB02C1C507BC6037D

Learn Spanish - Aprende Espanhol - Aprendre Espagnol by EDITH LUNA VILLANUEVA

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Coming soon: Course "Survival Spanish"

Survival Spanish: Course Details and Demo Activties Espanhol - Espagnol by EDITH LUNA VILLANUEVA

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New

Clases de Inglés para hablantes de Español, Portugues y Frances
SURVIVAL ENGLISH
Modulo de Inglés Básico para el TURISMO.
Clases dos días a la semana, comenzando la semana del 19 de Octubre.

Proximamente más información
Consultas a luna_edith@yahoo.com, salavirtual1@hotmail.com

E-reading group "Leer por placer"

You are all invited to join the e-reading group "Leer por placer" (pleasureous reading)
First, a few words about what these groups are:

Electronic or e-reading groups (ERG) have made possible the expansion of language and literature classrooms frontiers to a new boundless virtual space. This device allows the teacher to explore their didactic possibilities as back up for English teaching and learning, based on the application of collaborative, constructivist and communicative approaches.
It can be realized any electronic device and followed by synchronous or asynchronous discussion.
ERG focus on reader’s reception and response, on linguistic competence development and on cultural development and transmission.
Reading and writing are usually the main skills developed but speaking can also be fostered in live discussions.

More details about "Leer por placer" ERG soon

Enseñanza de ELE

Spanish Pronunciation

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Material complementario Curso Enseñanza de ELE (Español como Lengua Extranjera)

Material complementario Curso COMUNICANDONOS, Modulo #1

Spanish ELEMENTARY Course COMUNICÁNDONOS (click here)

Curso de Español Comunicándonos
Módulo #1 ¿Quién eres?

Back to School promotional prices
8 classes /meetings.
FIRST ONE WITHOUT CHARGE (yes, FREE!Whether you are interested in taking the course or not)
Twice a week
9th meeting: Mini test for formative purposes mainly (self assessment, continuous practice, more interaction)
It combines virtual meetings (in-class activities) with assignments to be done individually and in pairs to have extra-practice

Classes start the week of September 7th: different timetables(Check on the one that suits yours)

For queries about fees for Private and Group Tutoring and other schedules, contact luna_edith@yahoo.com

http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/173099-Spanish-Espanhol-Espagnol-Welcome-Ben-vido-Bienvenue

Espanhol para viagantes

Um conhecimento razoável de espanhol faz uma grande diferença em qualquer viagem que se faça a um país de língua espanhola. Poderemos aproveitar mais do país que visitarmos e teremos mais oportunidades de estabelecer amizades ou mesmo relações mais formais (intercâmbios econômicos, acadêmicos, científicos, etc.), se pudermos nos comunicar na língua dos nossos anfitriões.
Consulte-nos por o curso ESPAÑOL PARA LA SUPERVIVENCIA

Learning-on-the-phone experiences with blind people

Nowadays, the number of people demanding or joining virtual classes is increasing, and so are the characteristics of the students involved. However, this fact seems to be taken from granted when preparing courses whether e-, m- or b- learning, resulting in the negligence of special-needs or impaired people, blind included. This paper describes the experiences of two students who joined the learn-on-the-phone course to learn Spanish and are coincidentally sight-impaired. It relates the outset of the development of the course, the tutor’s beliefs and fears, how materials had to be adapted and which particular techniques and strategies had to be stressed for their learning success. Finally, the presentation highlights how collaborative, constructivist, communicative learning is possible in mix-ability groups of students like the one illustrated with very good results.
(Abstract of the presentation by Edith Luna Villanueva to be developed at MASLA Conference 20009)

L’apprentissage d'Espagnol en ligne

Pour Internet, avec matériaux authentiques, les cours d'Espagnol du SPANISH SOUTH AMERICA vous offrez la possibilité d’apprendre et practiquer la langue espagnole dans un environnement d’apprentissage interactif - salle de clase virtuelle- idéal pour le développement des habilites communicatives.
Les étudiants peut entrer en contact avec des étudiants et interlocuteurs de langue maternelle des différentes pays.
Pour information, contacte nous: spanishsouthamerica@gmail.com

Espanhol para falantes de Português

En um mundo globalizado, a comunicação com outras pessoas de distintos lugares é indispensável, seja para trabalho, lazer ou qualquer outro motivo, principalmente porque o Brasil está localizado no Mercosul onde a maioria dos países falam Espanhol e milhares de negócios são fechados com esse idioma.
O Espanhol é o idioma oficial em Espanha e muitos países da América Latina
Argentina, Bolívia, Cuba, Costa Rica, Equador, Guatemala, Honduras, México, Nicarágua, Panamá, Paraguai, Peru, El Salvador, Uruguai, Venezuela, Porto Rico.
E no futuro se tornará a segunda língua mundial, bastante presente na Florida e outras regiões do USA agora.
Para aprender ou melhorar o seu conhecimento do idioma, os cursos de Espanhol pela Internet de SPANISH SOUTH AMERICA permiten a os alunos falar fluentemente, con materiais actuais e em contacto com estudantes e falantes nativos de todo o mundo.

Aulas de espanhol online

Quer aprender Espanhol ou melhorar mais seu Espanhol ?
Experimente o espanhol com as nossas aulas.
SPANISH SOUTH AMERICA oferece a alunos de todo o mundo a possibilidade de aprender a língua espagnola em cursos como COMUNICÁNDONOS.
O objectivo de este curso é que o aluno adquira um domínio da língua e cultura espanholas e de America do Sul, adequado para comunicar-se.
Nossos cursos estão orientados a ensinar o espanhol em todos os níveis, além da cultura e tradições espanholas e sulamericanas, conhecidas no mundo inteiro.

Test your Spanish free classes

These are demo classes in virtual classroom for different levels.

Some examples are:

Test your Spanish for BEGINNERS
We play a number of games for students to practice or test their Spanish level. We focus on the use of the Present form of the verbs “ser” (to be), “vivir” (work), “tener” (to have), “trabajar”(to work), and some other action verbs, for exchanging personal information.
We work on orality, therefore the need of a microphone.
The class is meant for those who have some bare idea or command of Spanish, but if you are a true beginner you can join and check on this demo class

Test your Spanish for INTERMEDIATE I
We use past tenses to tell stories (Pretérito Indefinido- Perfecto Simple- e Imperfecto) in role-playing and quick collective writing activities around the situation: “No sabes lo que me pasó”,
We work on writing and orality, therefore the need of a microphone.
The class is meant for those who have some command of Spanish (present and past tenses prerequisite).
The teacher speaks Spanish mainly to foster listening practice

Test your Spanish for ADVANCED
Teacher speaks Spanish only
Esta clase se enfoca en la práctica de conversación (discusión) sobre un tema: Discrimación vs Diversidad.
Se requiere que los alumnos tengan preparada (bosquejada) una presentación corta y concisa (3’ o 4’) sobre cómo se manifiesta la discriminación (sea racial, social, de género) en el contexto donde residen o provienen, que les facilite la interacción con los demás asistentes.

If you are interested, send a mail to spanishsouthamerica@gmail.com to check on schedules and procedure to join the class.

Consejos para el profesor: VERBOS

Enseñar el significado y la conjugación de los verbos no es complicado. Podemos ayudarnos en esta tarea mediante el uso de juegos didácticos, la relación y uso en situación reales, la asociación con la propia lengua del estudiante.
Pero siempre recuerda que es más efectiva la exposición intensiva a lo nuevo que la explicación como centro del proceso de aprendizaje.

Aprender español online /Learning Spanish Online

Los Cursos de Español COMUNICÁNDONOS y ESPAÑOL PARA LA SUPERVIVENCIA se orientaN al uso comunicativo de la lengua en situaciones de la vida cotidiana, mayoritariamente en su forma hablada. Ambos constan de módulos (unidades didáctico-temáticas) de 8 clases con ejercicios prácticos en clases virtuales y tutorías de seguimiento online.
Mientras que ESPAÑOL PARA LA SUPERVIVENCIA trata temáticas de interés para los viajeros, COMUNICÁNDONOS permite al alumno desarrollar gradualmente su competencia comunicativa en cuatro niveles (del Elemental al Avanzado), siendo más intensivo.
Al término de cada módulo en sendos cursos se realiza un test integral con fines autoevaluativos y formativos.
Estos se centran en la práctica del vocabulario y gramática en actividades de lecto- y audio-comprensión integradas con la oralidad.

Ejemplo de ejercicios de los tests son
1) Interactuar con hablantes nativos de la lengua española e intercambiar información personal
(al final del Módulo I)
2) Intercambiar información sobre rutina y gustos
(al final del Módulo II)

The Spanish Course COMUNICÁNDONOS is focused on using the language for communication, in everyday situations, mainly in the spoken form.
Modules - units of work - have eight classes each, with significant practice in-class in virtual classrooms and follow- up tutoring.
While ESPAÑOL PARA LA SUPERVIVENCIA (SURVIVAL SPANISH) deals with topics of interest for travellers, COMUNICÁNDONOS help students gradually develop their communicative competence in four levels (from ELEMENTARY TO ADVANCED)
At the end of each module in either course, a test is taken for students self-assessment and teacher's formative assessment on students.
These tests are for students to work on vocabulary and grammar practice in reading and listening comprehension activities combined with situations for them to talk.

Examples of tests activities are:
1) Talk to native speakers of Spanish and exchange personal information
(at the end of Module I)
b) Exchange information on routines and likes and dislikes
(at the end of Module II)

Spanish Course "Comunicándonos"

The Spanish Language Course “Comunicándonos”, from start, enables beginner students of Spanish to manage basic linguistic situations, through the learning and practicing of functions, contents, grammar and the development of linguistic and communication skills.
The course values the importance of significant exposure to the new language, intensive practice, cooperative learning and regular tutoring, key elements to learning any foreign language (both face-to-face and online).
It makes use of a variety of resources to make the experience productive and intensive.
The course consists of Modules of 8 classes, which are either regular or intensive depending on students' previous knowledge (if any), skills, interests, purposes and time.
Contact spanishsouthamerica@gmail.com to check on levels, schedules and costs of private and small group tutoring.

Welcome!

Dear all,

We are back...as a team, because you have been probably attending classes given by our teachers here and there.
You know that this blog is to benefit all in this project of learning Spanish, so feel free to post, comment, ask and share.
Wish you all the very best.

Spanish South America Team


Queridos amigos:

Estamos de regreso...como equipo, puesto que seguramente han estado participando o tomando clases a cargo de nuestros profesores, aquí y allá.
Ustedes mismos saben que esta bitácora es para el beneficio de todos en el proyecto de aprender Español, por lo tanto, siéntase libres de comentar, preguntar y compartir.
Les deseamos lo mejor,

El equipo de Spanish South America