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Spanish Writing: Brush Up the Past Tenses
Summary
Take your command of Spanish to the next level with this practical course. Brush up on those tricky past tenses, object pronouns, and the subjunctive while learning to compose a well-written narrative. A Spanish-writing expert will give you personalized feedback on five writing assignments. Plus, learning to write complex sentences will improve your spoken Spanish. Prerequisite: Spanish 5 or previous study of the past tenses and the subjunctive.
Details
Improve in 10 lessons
The interactive lessons will focus on various aspects of grammar, such as:
- Noun, article, and adjective agreement
- Subject and verb agreement
- Preterite and imperfect forms
- Past progressive and past perfect tenses
- Subjunctive forms
- Direct and indirect object pronouns
You will review the Spanish past tenses and gain a deeper understanding of their differences. You will review conjunctions, the subjunctive mood, and learn to add interest and depth to your writing. Plus, you’ll learn how to proofread your own work, use a dictionary to your advantage, improve your descriptions, and vary sentence structure when writing. You’ll apply your learning with four guided writing assignments, and multiple interactive quizzes during the course will help you gauge what you’re learning. You will get constructive feedback on all your writing assignments from a Spanish language expert.
The last lesson will include a 500-700 word personal narrative, in which you will put into practice everything you learned throughout the course.
At the end of this course, you will be a more effective writer. You will also be better equipped to incorporate complex sentence structures and richer vocabulary into your conversations.
Register now!
Appropriate for heritage speakers or intermediate to advanced Spanish language learners. From time of registration, students have 6 months to complete the course.
Take your command of Spanish to the next level with this practical course. Brush up on those tricky past tenses, object pronouns, and the subjunctive while learning to compose a well-written narrative. A Spanish-writing expert will give you personalized feedback on five writing assignments. Plus, learning to write complex sentences will improve your spoken Spanish. Prerequisite: Spanish 5 or previous study of the past tenses and the subjunctive.
Details
Details
Improve in 10 lessons
The interactive lessons will focus on various aspects of grammar, such as:
- Noun, article, and adjective agreement
- Subject and verb agreement
- Preterite and imperfect forms
- Past progressive and past perfect tenses
- Subjunctive forms
- Direct and indirect object pronouns
You will review the Spanish past tenses and gain a deeper understanding of their differences. You will review conjunctions, the subjunctive mood, and learn to add interest and depth to your writing. Plus, you’ll learn how to proofread your own work, use a dictionary to your advantage, improve your descriptions, and vary sentence structure when writing. You’ll apply your learning with four guided writing assignments, and multiple interactive quizzes during the course will help you gauge what you’re learning. You will get constructive feedback on all your writing assignments from a Spanish language expert.
The last lesson will include a 500-700 word personal narrative, in which you will put into practice everything you learned throughout the course.
At the end of this course, you will be a more effective writer. You will also be better equipped to incorporate complex sentence structures and richer vocabulary into your conversations.
Register now!
Appropriate for heritage speakers or intermediate to advanced Spanish language learners. From time of registration, students have 6 months to complete the course.
Earn Credit Hours
By participating in this class you will earn:
Continuing Education Hours
20
Continuing Education Units, CEU
2
What Attendees Are Saying:
“The amount of work that went into preparing the online class was extraordinary.”
—Kristine Lamont
“I liked being able to focus over a long period of time on honing my use of the past tenses. Dr. Cicero was an awesome, encouraging, and very responsive professor.”
—Willa Brucaya
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Register by phone: 608-262-2451
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Fee
$295
Location
Complete online
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Earn Credit Hours
By participating in this class you will earn:
Questions?
Registration:Questions about this program:
- Julie Dahl
- julie.dahl@wisc.edu
- 608-262-5929
Cancellation Policy:
$25 fee if you cancel before the course opens. If you cancel up to 4 business days, there will be an 80% refund minus a $25 fee. No refunds after 4 business days.
Accessibility Accommodations:
Please email the contact person listed above at least 2-3 weeks prior to the start of class if you require an accessibility accommodation.
What Attendees Are Saying:
“The amount of work that went into preparing the online class was extraordinary.”
—Kristine Lamont
“I liked being able to focus over a long period of time on honing my use of the past tenses. Dr. Cicero was an awesome, encouraging, and very responsive professor.”
—Willa Brucaya
ARSENIO CICERO
ARSENIO CICERO (PhD, UW-Madison) is a native of Havana and an experienced Spanish instructor who has taught extensively in Wisconsin. He is interested in combining language and culture in the classes he teaches.
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Register by phone: 608-262-2451
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ARSENIO CICERO
ARSENIO CICERO (PhD, UW-Madison) is a native of Havana and an experienced Spanish instructor who has taught extensively in Wisconsin. He is interested in combining language and culture in the classes he teaches.
Fee
$295
Location
Complete online
Resource(s)
Earn Credit Hours
By participating in this class you will earn:
Continuing Education Hours
20
Continuing Education Units, CEU
2
Questions?
Registration:Questions about this program:
- Julie Dahl
- julie.dahl@wisc.edu
- 608-262-5929
Cancellation Policy:
$25 fee if you cancel before the course opens. If you cancel up to 4 business days, there will be an 80% refund minus a $25 fee. No refunds after 4 business days.
Accessibility Accommodations:
Please email the contact person listed above at least 2-3 weeks prior to the start of class if you require an accessibility accommodation.
What Attendees Are Saying:
“The amount of work that went into preparing the online class was extraordinary.”
—Kristine Lamont
“I liked being able to focus over a long period of time on honing my use of the past tenses. Dr. Cicero was an awesome, encouraging, and very responsive professor.”
—Willa Brucaya
- Julie Dahl
- julie.dahl@wisc.edu
- 608-262-5929
Cancellation Policy:
$25 fee if you cancel before the course opens. If you cancel up to 4 business days, there will be an 80% refund minus a $25 fee. No refunds after 4 business days.
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