WELCOME

From your very first class, when I greet you, you will hear, read, write and speak Spanish.
You will build your familiarity and your fluency hour by hour.
I will integrate your studies with your life. You will be taught structures and forms so that you begin to communicate ideas and phrases right away. It is the best and most practical way to learn a language.

Since 1986, my mission has been to provide high quality Spanish language training to persons whose native language is not Spanish. I have successfully taught Spanish to hundreds of business executives, university students and others. My goal is to improve your capacity to comprehend, talk, read, and write Spanish.

COURSES

Do you know how many American people can speak Spanish fluently?

Do you know how many of them can write, read and translate correctly?

Some studies estimate that it is only around 2-5% of Americans that speak Spanish FLUENTLY AND CORRECTLY.

Nevertheless, the number of Hispanic Americans now tops 50 million people, comprising 16 percent of the population. By 2050, they will likely be one-third of the nations population.

If you are an adult or a student you should speak Spanish to increase your opportunities to mingle with Latinos, to interact with them, to do business and to live with them. As Mary Sanchez said, Our destiny as a nation is tied up with Latinos destiny as an ethnic group.

Consequently, my methods take into account this astounding reality. My methods convey my determination to make the process of immersion promising. Since the very beginning I practice ways in which I can explain and show grammar concepts within daily conversation, current events, and without falling back into English.

I use short warm-up exercises at the beginning of the class to allow students to shift their mental focus to Spanish. Then conversation, then reading, and intergradations that start given the students the tools to live in a different language world.

OUR COURSES

Designed for students who have little or no background in Spanish. The course will provide a solid foundation for the study of the Spanish language focusing on daily greetings and basic conversation

Designed for students who have some prior knowledge of Spanish. Practice will facilitate daily life situations while focusing on acquiring a working knowledge of communication. Simple grammar and vocabulary will be stressed

This course focuses on conversing in varied situations and responding appropriately to conversation with others as well as accent reduction. Students will participate in meaningful conversation for 1 1/2 hrs. at real life speed.

GENERAL SPANISH - Level I to VI

This part presents interesting real-world information that introduces the unit or cycle, and also develops vocabulary. Follow up questions encourage discussion of the Snapshot material and personalize the topic.

The new grammar of each unit is presented in an outgoing manner and is followed by controlled and freer communicative practice activities. These freer activities often have students use the grammar in a personal context

The conversations introduce the new grammar of each cycle in a communicative context and present functional and conversational expressions

The reading passages use various types of texts adapted from authentic sources. The readings develop a variety of reading skills, including reading for details, skimming, scanning and making inferences.

This part includes practical writing tasks that extend and reinforce the teaching points in the unit and help develop students composition skills.

These activities develop a wide variety of listening skills, including listening for gist, listening for details, and inferring meaning from contexts.

These exercises focus on important features of spoken Spanish, including stress, rhythm, intonation, reductions, and blending

OTHER COURSES

The relationship between international law and national law (municipal law or domestic law as it is also called) is one of the most intriguing, variables, and I would say complex, issues that arise in the context of the application of international law. Any lawyer that deals with these issues should know the proper terminology in Spanish, I teach the most recent judicial cases in Spanish and the explanation of the terminology.

Why study Spanish literature. I have several reasons, and most of them are explained during the course, but to mention a few: To benefit from the insight of others, but in Spanish. To open our minds to ambiguities of meaning, and to explore other cultures and beliefs.

Some authors we study: Jorge Luis Borges, Arturo Sabato, Mario Vargas Llosa, last Nobel Prize; Gabriel Garcia Marzquez, entre otros.

What Is Economics? How I Would Define It; What is Macroeconomics? What is Microeconomics? All the terminology is explain in Spanish.

These are great events happening now but I use them to teach and to encourage the students to get involved in the discussion and the comprehension of political, economical, artistic, or religious issues. We read books, newspapers of the Hispanic countries.

PROGRAM

The program is open to beginning, intermediate and advanced students and develops the essential language skills of listening, speaking, and reading, and emphasizes the skills of listening comprehension and vocabulary.

This program features both private and semi-private instruction.

Both private and semi-private lessons are arranged at your convenience, and concentrate on the skill areas you need the most.

Private instruction allows maximum interaction between teacher and student, and addresses individual needs. Semi-private classes of two or three students are available upon request.

In addition to this program I can also customize programs to meet your specific needs.

I also specialize in on-site instruction for groups from corporations and organizations.

These courses are carefully researched and focused to the specific requirement of your group or profession.

E-mail me to discuss an appropriate class time. During the first class I will determine your level and decide the strategy to work together.

Prices

Private Tutorials (1 student): 1 hr. $35,00

Small Group Classes* (2-3 students): 1 hr $20,00 per student

Private Tutorials (1 student): 1 hr. $45,00

Small Group Classes* (2-3 students): 1 hr $30,00 per student

Location:
Aventura, Bal Harbour, Sunny Isle, Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Coral Gables.

By appointment only.

Classes are from Monday to Saturday.

The first class starts at 10:00 a.m. and the last one starts at 10:00 p.m.

*Small Group Classes: You will be placed with one or two students who are at the same language level at your desired time slot. Or, if you wish, you may come with your own group. When I set up a group class, it is because the students have the same level and skill. In order to put you in a group class, I will first need one class alone with you to determine your level and skill. Your first class must be one on one, and will cost $ 110.00 at my office.