Concepts Covered
At the advanced level, students further delve into the following topics, continuing on knowledge acquired in the level 3 course:
Grammar and Vocabulary
- Review of advanced intermediate concepts
- Preterite versus imperfect
- Subjunctive
- Future tense
- Compound tenses
- Direct and indirect object pronouns
- Reflexive verbs
- Forming adverbs (--mente)
- Stem changing verbs (e>ie)
- Stem changing verbs (o>ue)
- Stem changing verbs (e>i)
- Verbs with irregular yo forms
- More expressions with "tener"
- Difference between "ser" and "estar"
- Expressions with "estar"
- Idiomatic expressions
- Verbs like "gustar"
- Prepositional phrases
- "Por" versus "para"
- Estar a punto de + infinitive/ Acabar de + infinitive
- Indefinite and negative words ("algo" versus "nada", "alguien" versus "nadie", etc.)
- Time expressions with "hacer"
- Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns
- Comparisons and superlatives
- "Saber" versus "conocer"
- Personal "a"
- Pronouns after prepositions
- Verbs that change meaning in the preterite
- Concept of "lo" with adjective
- Al + infinitive
- Constructions with "se"
- Stressed possessive adjectives and pronouns
- Relative pronouns
- Conjunctions followed by the subjunctive and indicative
- Common proverbs
- Colloquial expressions
- Essential conversational phrases and words
- Vocabulary themes, in addition to expanding on words lists from Advanced Spanish level, focus on words from the following areas: Los lugares, la ropa, la farándula, el hogar, la gastronomía, los adjetivos descriptivos, la naturaleza, el medio ambiente, las nacionalidades, los países, la carrera,y las emergencias)
In Class Instruction (To top)
Activities include lecture and presentations (video, audio) individual and group discussions
Materials (To top)
Handouts, 2 audio CDs, online activity access.
Dates, Times, Duration (To top)
Please visit our schedules page for dates and times.
Tuition (To top)
$290.00 for ten sessions (20 hours total)
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