Course Syllabus
*What is covered in class may vary slightly depending on level of students and how quickly student move through lessons
Beginner I
January 12, 2021
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Basic Pronunciation
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Tips for sounding like a native speaker
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Vocabulary & Conversation: Greetings
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Vocabulary & Pronunciation: common nouns, noun gender, definite/indefinite articles
January 19, 2021
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Pronunciation: stressed syllables
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Vocabulary & Conversation: Meeting someone new (stating your name, where you're from)
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Vocabulary & Grammar: continue building noun vocabulary
January 26, 2021
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Vocabulary: Counting 1-100
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Grammar: plural nouns
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Conversation & Grammar: "There is/there are"
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Vocabulary & Grammar: Intro to Spanish verbs & subject pronouns
February 2, 2021
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Vocabulary & Grammar: Subject pronouns
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Grammar & Conversation: the verb "tener"
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Vocabulary: Expressions with "tener"
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Vocabulary & Grammar: Regular "AR/ER/IR" verbs
February 9, 2021
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Vocabulary & Grammar: Introduction to Irregular and Stem-changing verbs
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Verbs "Ir" and "Hacer"
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Vocabulary & Conversation: Days of the week, frequency adverbs, & regular verbs cont'd
February 16, 2021
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Vocabulary & Grammar: Continue with Irregular & Stem-changing verbs
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Vocabulary & Grammar: Verbs "Ser" & "Poder"
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Vocabulary & Conversation: Adjectives, and using "ser" to describe people
February 23, 2021
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Conversation: Describing friends & family members
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Vocabulary & Grammar: Verbs "Gustar" & "Estar"
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Grammar: The difference between "Ser" & "Estar"
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Grammar & Conversation: Question words
March 2, 2021
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Grammar: "Gustar" review, verbs like "gustar"
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Grammar: Difference between "Ser" vs. "Estar"
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Review stem-changing verbs
March 9, 2021
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Vocabulary & Grammar: Present continuous
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Gramma & Conversation: Question words
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Conversation practice: begin bringing together lessons from the course for more complete conversation
March 16, 2021
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Review of all topics/vocabulary from the course
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Final Conversation
Beginner II
January 14, 2021
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Comparisons of inequality, superlatives
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Review on the verb "gustar" & "preferir"
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Adjective and verb vocabulary
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Conversation: superlative conversations with nouns & verbs
January 21, 2021
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Grammar & Vocabulary: Conjunctions & filling out your language
January 28, 2021
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Grammar: Introduction to Direct Object Pronouns
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Conversation & Pronunciation: Practicing Indirect pronouns
February 4, 2021
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Grammar: Introduction to Indirect Object Pronouns
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Conversation & Pronunciation: Practicing Indirect pronouns
February 11, 2021
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Grammar: Review present tense regular conjugation
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Vocabulary & Grammar: Introduction Past tense: regular preterite tense conjugation
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Conversation: asking questions in the past tense
February 18, 2021
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Grammar: Continue with Past: preterite tense irregular conjugations
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Grammar & Conversation: Make sentences using the preterite tense & irregular past tense conjugation
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Grammar & Vocabulary: Introduction to reflexive verbs
February 25, 2021
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Grammar: Continue with Past; preterite tense spelling changes & stem changes
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Grammar & Vocabulary: Continue with reflexive verbs
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Practice both present & past tense conjugations
March 4, 2021
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Grammar: Continue with Past; preterite tense spelling changes & stem changes
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Grammar & Vocabulary: Continue with reflexive verbs
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Practice both present & past tense conjugations
March 11, 2021
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Telling time / Questions with time
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Time vocabulary
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Conversation: past tense, reflexive verbs, time expressions
March 18, 2021
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Conversation & Review of all topics/vocabulary from the course