COURSE LEVEL PLACEMENT

COURSE LEVEL PLACEMENT

CELIA VILLA-GUILLÉN: YOUR SOURCE FOR SPANISH LESSONS AND TRANSLATIONS IN DURANGO, COLORADO

Courses offered in progression of difficulty

Use this chart to gauge which course would best match your experience level.

It is a requirement that new students have a placement test for grammar classes and a two minute conversation with the instructor before registering in a conversation class.

Beginners Courses:

True Beginners - A

     The basics such as the alphabet, numbers, sounds, gender, time, and the verb "ser"

True Beginners - B

     The verb "estar" and pronouns for expressing ownership, possession, necessity, being and going

Beginners I - Grammar

     How to conjugate all the regular, irregular and stem changing verb types in the present tense

Beginners II - Grammar

     How to refer to objects and reflexive, indirect, and direct pronouns

Beginners Conversation

     Basic listening, speaking, and writing in Spanish

Beginners Readers

     Reading and discussing a Spanish book in the present tense

Mid Level Courses:

Mid Level I - Grammar

     How to describe specific actions in the past tense(preterite)

Mid Level II - Grammar

     How to provide commentary on settings and ongoing events in the past (the imperfect verb tense)

Mid Level Conversation

     Writing, discussing, and interacting totally in Spanish

Readers I

     Reading and examining grammar using easy Spanish books

Readers II

     Reading and examining grammar reading more advanced books

Advanced Level Courses:

Advanced I - Grammar

    How to express opinions, values, commands, intentions and uncertainties (the present subjunctive verb tense)

Advanced II - Grammar

     How to express actions you would do if a condition were met (the future conditional and imperative verb tenses)

Advanced III - Grammar

     How to express different uses of the imperfect subjunctive verb tense

Advanced Conversation

    For reasonably fluent students who need to practice writing and having creative discussions in Spanish

Expert Level Courses:

Expert - Grammar

    How to construct fluent, complex sentences, rounding out the student's ability to manage Spanish

Expert Readers

    Expert reading level of Latin American literature with an examination of complex grammar and colloquialisms

Expert Listeners

     Practice listening to Spanish videos, music, and books.

For a more detailed description of the classes, in grammatical terms,

see the Curriculum Course Descriptions.

To learn when classes are offered, see the Current Schedule of Classes.