Group Spanish Classes at Georgia Highlands College in Cartersville
Embark on a rewarding journey to learn Spanish with our specialized group classes. Our program focuses on providing a comprehensive and interactive experience to help participants achieve proficiency.
Why learn Spanish?
Expanded Communication: Learning Spanish opens doors to communicate with over 460 million native speakers worldwide. Enhance your ability to connect with diverse communities and build meaningful relationships.
Career Opportunities: Spanish proficiency is a valuable skill in various professional fields. Many employers seek bilingual individuals, and having Spanish language skills can boost your competitiveness in the job market.
Cultural Enrichment: Acquiring Spanish allows you to explore and appreciate the rich tapestry of Hispanic cultures. Immerse yourself in literature, music, films, and traditions, gaining a deeper understanding of the global community.
Whether you seek a competitive advantage in your profession or aim to expand your communication skills, our Spanish classes are here to assist you in achieving proficiency in no time.
Embark on a Spanish journey with our 10-week courses, meticulously crafted to help you become proficient. Classes are conveniently scheduled on Mondays at 6:00 p.m
Current Offerings
Introduction to Spanish
10-Week Course
With over 41 million Spanish speakers in the US, Spanish is rapidly becoming a business necessity. Improve your career prospects, strengthen your CV and enhance your business skills by learning Spanish.
This 10-week Spanish language course is aimed at students who would like to learn conversational Spanish starting with Spanish basics. The course introduces everyday language and includes activities to practice all four language skills: Reading comprehension, writing, listening comprehension and speaking. After completing this course, you will be prepared to introduce yourself, ask basic questions, ask for directions, describe feelings, express likes and dislikes, conduct a brief conversation in Spanish, and more. At level 1, you will develop foundational language skills that enables you to reply in short sentences and ask very basic questions when having a basic conversation with native a Spanish-speaker. Each class meets for two hours. All materials included.
Student Learning Outcomes:
- Basic greetings and farewells.
- Formal and informal ways of addressing people.
- The alphabet.
- Numbers (1-100)
- Describe yourself, other people, and things.
- Express likes and dislikes.
- The time.
- Name people, places and things in the classroom.
- Articles: definite and indefinite.
- Ask questions in Spanish.
- Conjugate regular verbs in the present tense.
- Know when to use Ser (to be) versus Estar (to be).
- Talk about families and how people are related.
- Talk about the weather.
- Possessive Adjectives.
- Clothing and Colors.
- Some idioms with the verb tener.
- Expressing destination and future actions with the verb -ir.
Spanish 1
This 10-week Spanish language course is a continuation of Intro to Spanish course. Emphasis on developing communication skills.
Each class meets for two hours.
Prerequisite: Intro to Spanish or permission of the instructor.
Topics:
- Days of the week.
- Reflexive Verbs.
- The Weather, Months and Seasons.
- Prepositions of Place.
- Present Progressive (ing).
- Food and Meals.
- Saber and Conocer.
- Traveling and Vacations.
- The Preterite – To start talking about the past.