Latin American Spanish Beginners A1
Beginners A1 (Face-to-face)
Tuesdays 6:00 - 8:00pm
At Freedom Press Bookshop, Whitechapel, London
Course Description
Spanish is amazing. . . It is defined as a transparent language, where you must pronounce almost every letter that you see. It could be even be called democratic: each syllable need to be pronounced for the same amount of time. It’s a new melody, a new bit for English speakers.
Do you love hot chocolate (4 short syllables)?
Are you ready to have a CHO-CO-LA-TE CA-LIEN-TE (7 long long syllables)?
Do you know that chocolate is a word from Nahuatl, Aztecs native language? A few centuries ago, during the Aztec empire, chocolate grains were the official currency. Hot chocolate was prepared for special occasions. Or you could drink all your money in Tenochtitlan bars (today’s Mexico City).
This Beginners course will allow you to get familiar with new sounds, new speaking times, and a grammar binary gender system for everything. Discover how to roll those Rs like there is no tomorrrrrrrrow. This course is an introduction to Latin American countries’ cultures and social political situations and, especially, to their music. Be ready to travel throughout traditional cumbia, tango or salsa songs to the latest Latin hip hop and reggaeton. Students' music suggestions and curiosity are welcome.
This course is aimed at students who have completed our Absolute Beginners course, or another similar course. If you have any doubts about your level, please email babelsblessing@gmail.com.
Dates:
January: 21, 28
February: 4, 11, 25
March: 4, 11, 18, 25
April: 1
Venue:
Freedom Press
284b Whitechapel High St, London E1 7QX
Accessibility: the classroom is located up two flights of stairs so this class is, regrettably, not accessible to wheelchair users.
PLEASE NOTE: there are TWO rates, Standard (the cheaper rate), and Supporter (for those who are able to contribute a little extra).
If you would like to book this course and pay in 2 instalments of 50% of the course fees, please email us at babelsblessing@gmail.com.
Please get in touch with any other questions about the course or access to the space.
Dates and Venue
Tuesdays 6:00 - 8:00pm
Supporter Rate (£32/Class)
Standard rate (£24/Class)