Spanish: Beginner Level 1 *In-Person*

Spoken in Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia, Spanish has the second largest number of native speakers in the world. It is also the second most studied language in the world, and the third most used language on the internet. Make Spanish your second language with our first-rate instructors. This level is for students who have not studied the language before. Following the guidelines of the Common European Framework of Reference, students at this level will learn to identify common words concerning themselves and their families, read basic vocabulary, ask and answer simple questions in areas of immediate need, and use simple phrases and sentences to describe familiar people and places. Instructors include: Alberto Roblest, Maria Fernanda Salles,Ely Segura, Martha de la Vega, Luz Elena Zuluaga

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Ely Segura is a Spanish teacher originally from the Dominican Republic. She is passionate about humanities, especially theology, foreign languages, literature, history and culture in general. Her studies include Journalism (BA) from the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo; Social Work (MSW) from the Autonomous University of Mexico; Religious Studies (BA) from the Autonomous University of Mexico; and Hispanic Studies (MA) and Pastoral Studies (MA) from Loyola University Chicago. She has taught Spanish at different levels, from kindergarten to university level in Boston, Mexico City and Chicago. She loves movies (especially drama), reading (especially memoirs and costumbrismo novels), walking (preferably in parks) and swimming (but she is not very skilled at this).t this).

An accomplished poet, writer and editor, Alberto Robles is also an educator with decades of experience teaching in university classrooms. He started teaching workshops in linguistics, literature and composition as a graduate student at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (National Autonomous University of Mexico). Upon his arrival in the United States, he discovered his passion for teaching Spanish. As a published author, Mr. Roblest enjoys sharing his mastery of the Spanish language with his students. He is the author of seven books of poetry and three collections of short stories, some of them published in bilingual editions in the United States. In his classes, the emphasis is on teaching students to communicate in real life situations, since the main function of a language is to communicate.

Luz has taught Spanish for over 15 years. Luz has instructed both beginners and advanced Spanish to students and business executives alike. Luz is a graduate of La University Pontificia Bolivariana en Medellín, Colombia.