Spanish Book Club: Low Intermediate

Boost your confidence in Spanish with this short low intermediate (A2.1) course that provides the perfect transition from Spanish 3 to Spanish 4. Review essential grammar, learn new expressions and expand your vocabulary as you discuss a short novel with your instructor and other participants.

In this six-week course, participants will read the short novel Año nuevo, vida nueva together and discuss. The course will reinforce previously studied grammar points such as: simple present, direct and indirect objects, and the present perfect tense. It will grow your vocabulary and give you a head start for Spanish 4 by solidifying your understanding of the preterit tense and introducing you to the imperfect past tense. One-hour weekly conversation sessions will improve your conversational skills and pronunciation. Book purchase required. Supplementary materials will be provided in Canvas. Prerequisite: Spanish 3.

Purchase the book.

Course format: Participants should budget 3-4 hours a week to read 6-9 pages from the novel and work through written and online asynchronous instructional materials in preparation for the live online conversation sessions. In these weekly conversation sessions, a maximum of 12 students will meet with the instructor for one hour. Together you will discuss the book in large and small groups, and improve conversational skills and pronunciation while putting into practice the language structures and vocabulary studied throughout the week.

Online course materials are available one week before the first live conversation class and remain accessible for one month after the course ends.

Sections anticipated for summer 2024 (See Upcoming Dates for open sections and more detail):

Thursdays, July 25–Sept. 5, 5:30–6:30 p.m. CT

Thursdays, July 25–Sept. 5, 6:45–7:45 p.m. CT