Spanish: Beginner Level 2 * In-Person*

This level is for students who have at least 10 hours of classroom time in the language within the last year, can ask and answer simple questions in areas of immediate need in the language, and can use simple phrases and sentences to describe where they live and the people they know. Following the guidelines of the Common European Framework of Reference, students at this level will learn to identify common words concerning their immediate concrete surroundings, read very simple sentences, ask and answer simple questions on very familiar topics, and write a short, simple note. Instructors include: Lauren Braukmann, Laia Roset Roig, Maria Fernanda Salles, Martha de la Vega, Luz Elena Zuluaga

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Lauren Brauckmann currently works as a project manager in localization. Before that, she worked for four years as a bilingual teacher in public schools. She holds bachelors degrees in Spanish and education, studied for a semester in Spain, and taught English as a second language in Ecuador for a teaching practicum. She enjoys helping students of all ages learn.

Laia was born and raised in Barcelona, Spain. She is a public school Spanish teacher in Massachusetts and she has the Massachusetts Spanish teacher license. She brings more than ten years of classroom teaching experience from a mix of both public and private school settings in the United States, Spain, Germany and the Netherlands working with people of all ages (K-12 and adult schools). She has a bachelor and master degree in Education from Lleida University in Lleida, Spain. In addition to her time in the classroom, she has experience as a Fitness instructor and Running coach.

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.