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A creative, functional approach
to basic communication in Spanish
It’s practical. Spanish that Works™ is an innovative curriculum in conversational Spanish that gives you a working knowledge of Spanish for practical purposes. The course is designed to help service professionals or other adult learners in the United States communicate with Spanish-speaking customers, patrons, students, and community members. You learn what you need to learn and you learn it well.It’s simple. For every new word there's a guide that shows English speakers how to pronounce Latin American Spanish, so you learn how to say things correctly. Structures and activities are explained in English, so you can focus your energy on learning how to speak. Grammar is pared down and vocabulary is limited so you build fluency with what you are learning.
It’s fun. The materials and approach are engaging and enjoyable. You role-play real life interactions with a partner, using flashcards and simple dialogues, in an environment which is familiar and comfortable. You feel successful in your experience, which builds your confidence and motivates you to keep learning more.
It fits your schedule. The complete basic course can completed in as little as two hours a week for eight weeks. Your primary homework is to practice the vocabulary between lessons, and in-class work centers around meaningful, conversational practice, so you feel like you're learning something that you can use right away.
It’s for you. Spanish that Works™ can be easily tailored to fit the needs of a group. The curriculum can be customized with materials for librarians, school teachers, city court employees, or with specialty word lists you generate as the class is in progress, based on student need. The course kit includes a teacher orientation, so you can have someone from your own organization or community run an in-house Spanish class that is made for you.
It’s successful. Spanish that Works™ has been successfully implemented in over sixty organizations in twenty-eight different states. See the clients page for a list of the libraries, schools, churches, and individual instructors that have used our materials.
For an overview of the topics covered in the course, please see the basic outline. For other topics, see the frequently asked questions.
Spanish that Works™ Products
Spanish that Works for You reproducible group training kit in basic Spanish, which may be customized with vocabulary from your field. Supplemental vocabulary available for library, school, city court, and community.
Customer Service Workshop reproducible materials packet for shorter or one-time group trainings. See the Library Intro Workshop for an example.
Bee Bilingual! Spanish that Works Videotapes A four tape series of a Spanish that Works class done live-to-tape for community television; may be copied under license by organizations using Spanish that Works.
Library Intro Workshop reproducible materials packet for shorter or one-time group trainings.
Spanish that Works Audio CD review of vocabulary; may be reproduced on a license basis. One copy of the audio CD included in reproducible kits.
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