From finding the right teacher to assimilating a new language to using that language in front of strangers—learning a new language can be a stressful experience. But since stress and learning aren’t exactly the best of companions, we try to focus on keeping our classes fun and dynamic. As lovers of yoga, we think …
So you decided to learn Spanish in Cabarete, Dominican Republic and you decided to do it with me! Not only will our classes be engaging, dynamic and fun, you’ll also learn a lot (and much faster than you think). All of my materials are digital so we can minimize the amount of paper waste we create. Throughout …
So you’re a Spanish student who wants to practice your Spanish literacy but everything you find is either infuriatingly difficult or mind-numbingly easy. The good news is, you’re on the right track. Learning to read Spanish helps build vocabulary and enhance understanding of how sentences are formed (which is crucial to learning how to speak …
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Listening to podcasts is a great way to supplement Spanish classes. The best part is that it’s portable, you can do it on the toilet, the treadmill, while you jog or before you go to bed. Finding the perfect podcast though can be difficult especially if you don’t know what you’re looking for. I like …
Real language and communication happens in idiomatic expressions. Not in the verb conjugations, not in the thesaurus-like catalogue of adjectives stored in our heads or flashcards, but in the everyday words we cobble together to make meaning where there seems to be none. And that, to me, is where language fluency resides as well, somewhere between …
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One of my personal business policies centres around accessibility because I believe all education should be free. My bills, however, demand to be paid. As a compromise I try to give my students as many tools as possible to take control of and supplement their own learning. Especially free materials that I personally use! Here …
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The “@” sign signals words that could end in “a” or “o.” Prim@: is the word for cousin. Primo-herman@ is specifically for first cousins; literally translated it means cousin-brother or sister. This speaks a lot to how family is structured in traditional latino families. The possessive adjectives (my, your, our) become plural in Spanish. (e.g. mi …
The following graphics are to give you some furniture vocabulary. Each major room in the house: living room, bathroom, bedroom, and kitchen has its own graphic with all of the important words along with their articles (so you’ll know right away if the noun is masculine or feminine). Two options given (separated by a “/”) …
This preterite tense is otherwise known in English as the simple past. In layman’s terms: I sat, I ate, I went, I did (these are examples of the simple past in English). For UVB students going through the cultural and language immersion curriculum, the preterite tense is the first time venturing outside of the comfort …