Bloomington Community Education

Learning a language is a lifelong journey and now you are on your way! Keep up the momentum in Beginner Spanish Part 2. Participants will continue with practical conversational components and builder phrases in Spanish enabling them to carry on small conversations related to giving and asking for directions and restaurant conversation. Vocabulary and grammar components will include weather, seasons, dates with months, days of the week, family vocabulary, along with verbs ser and tener conjugations. Culture discussions will include the importance of food, family, and friendships in Spanish speaking countries. Applicable to new students and previous Beginner Part 1 Spanish Conversation participants. Ability to access Zoom and basic working computer knowledge essential.

¿Quieres mejorar tu Espanol? Then this is the course for you! This advanced course is for students who have had previous Spanish classes and are looking to take their skills to the next level. Advanced Spanish will focus on the past tense (preterite and imperfect tenses) and more complex grammatical aspects of conversation including verb tenses and conjugations. Students will learn to express things they've done in the past in Spanish as well as broaden their conversational skills. This class is available to new students and previous Beginner & Intermediate Spanish conversation participants. Ability to access Zoom and basic working computer knowledge essential.

Always dreamed of learning Spanish or refreshing your high school Spanish? Then this is the class for you! The primary focus of the class will be on building conversational tools in Spanish through interactive practice and exercises. Vocabulary topics will include common greeting and introductions, pronunciation, numbers, food, clothing, likes and dislikes. Grammar topics will include subject pronouns, the verb estar conjugation, gender of nouns, and plurality. Participants will learn how to carry on small conversations in Spanish and each class will include interesting cultural anecdotes including Spanish word origin, dialect differences, and names in Spanish. Ability to access zoom and basic working computer knowledge essential

¿Hablas un poquito Español? Then this course is for you! Intermediate Spanish is specifically designed for the adult learner who has taken some Spanish in the past, but wishes to improve conversational skills. Grammar and vocabulary concepts will include present tense AR verb conjugation, infinitive verbs, future tense with verb IR, adverbs of frequency, useful prepositions, and more. Participants will practice conversation skills including learning how to make plans and discussing preferences in Spanish. Culture discussions will cover holiday traditions and celebrations in Spanish speaking countries. Like all Futura classes, a dynamic interactive approach will be used to keep the class fun and exciting! Class is applicable to new students and previous Beginner Spanish Part 1 and 2 conversation participants. Ability to access Zoom and basic working computer knowledge essential.

Do you have future aspirations for traveling to a Spanish-speaking country? If so, this is the class for you! Participants learn basic conversation skills to get around a Spanish-speaking country with greater ease. This class will include helpful dialogue, greetings, how to barter at a market and order in a restaurant, and how to ask for simple directions. Each class will include a travel related theme to practice real-world Spanish! Applicable to new students and previous Spanish conversation participants. Ability to access Zoom and basic working computer knowledge essential.