Hola Amigos y Amigas! Thanks for joining us for another semester of fun lessons! II love sharing this beautiful language with such an amazing group of students. I’ve been teaching at the West End Community Centre in Vancouver since 2015.
Each semester, we share cultural information and practice useful phrases you can use on your travel adventures. This year we’ve added two community activities as part of our cultural learning, these are El restaurante and a visit to watch live Flamenco.
In our classes we build a foundation with simple grammar, the alphabet, and then add opportunities to practice inside and outside the class. Use this website for learning support; it contains sections with worksheets, lessons, learning tips and what’s happening in our classes and community.
Following is a list of books we have used in these classes. These books are learning resources, in addition to the ones used in the class and are recommended based on personal experiences and the feedback from past students.
Complete learning – Easy Spanish Step by Step
Written by Barbara Bregstein of McGraw-Hill educational, this comprehensive book comes with useful language Lab app and flashcards.
Quick learning guide – 15 minutes spanish
15-minute-spanish-learn-in 12 weeks by DK. Used this last summer and students commented that it was would be a useful book to take with them when travelling.
Comprehension book – Read & Think Spanish
Including more than 100 engaging articles written by native Spanish speakers, each one provides a bilingual glossary on the same page, allowing you to learn without stopping to look up new or unfamiliar words. Each chapter contains several exercises to reinforce comprehension, and this new premium edition features streaming audio recordings of 50 readings (more than 2 hours), supported by the McGraw-Hill Language Lab app.
Exercise book – No Nonsense Spanish Workbook
“This workbook will be a fantastic addition to your Spanish learning toolkit. It gives students a solid foundation of grammar and the underlying structure of the Spanish language”.
Quick guide – Easy Spanish Phrase Book
The perfect companion for tourists and business travelers in Spain and Latin America! This inexpensive, quick reference tool is designed as an easy-to-use study guide, offering fast, effective communication necessary to deal with common situations.