Despejando dudas - Spanish Grammar Course for foreigners

Description

ProZ.com is pleased to announce its online Spanish Grammar Course for Foreigners- Elementary Level

This course is aimed at those who already know Spanish and want to study, practice or review specific grammatical points independently. This course consists of ten (10) modules of 3 hours each.

The training is provided on a one-to-one basis, using Skype, MSN or a standard telephone. During each lesson students will receive a thorough explanation regarding specific Spanish grammar points as well as oral and written practicing with the tutor via. .

Dates and times are agreed between the lecturer and the student Each unit can be tailored to the needs of the student. .

Price 450 USDcomplete course of 10 modules (30 hours) (Buy)

First Module

• The Alphabet: (Letters and Sounds).
  
• Gender of Nouns I. (Masculine and Feminine)
  
• Plural Forms of Nouns ( -s or –es). .
  
• Gender of Nouns: Part II (Family Members and Professions).
  
• Gender of Nouns: Part III (exceptions: el mapa, la mano, el agua).
  
• Definite and Indefinite Articles: (el,la, los, las / un-una- unos-unas)
  

Duration: 3 hours.

Second module

• Adjectives. (Concordance and placement)
  
• Apocopation of Adjectives (buen, mal, gran…)
  
• Nationalities. (canadiense, marroquí, inglésa..)
  
• Present Tense. (Regular and Irregulars Verbs)
  
• Questions Words (¿Qué? ¿Dónde? ¿A dónde? ¿Quién? ¿Cómo?)
  
• Accusatives Pronouns: ( lo, la, los, las)
  

Duration: 3 hours

Third module

• Hay versus Estar
  
• Adjectives and Indefinite Pronouns (algún, ningún, algo,..)
  
• Double Negation: (No hay nadie).
  
• Progressive Tense. (hablando, comiendo…)
  
• Prepositions: a, de, en
  
• Compound Prepositions: (detrás de, al lado de, dentro de…)
  

Duration: 3 hours

Fourth module

• Cardinal Numbers 0-1000
  
• The Verb Form "Hay" (+ Hay / - No, no hay)
  
• Uses of the Subject Pronouns ( yo, tú, vos, él, ella,..)
  
• "Ser" and "Estar" Part I: The fundamental difference ( ¿Es rico? or ¿ Está rico?)
  
• "Ser" and "Estar" Part II: Uses of ser ( es de…) ( es el…)
  
• "Ser" and "Estar" Part III: Uses of estar ( ¿Está aburrido? Or ¿ Es aburrido?)
  
• "Ser" and "Estar" Part IV: Contrasting uses
  

Duration: 3 hours

Fifth module

• Negative Words ( algo-nada / alguien-nadie…)
  
• Possessive Adjectives ( mi-mis / tu-tus / su-sus…)
  
• Verbs "Tener, venir"
  
• "Tener que" / "Hay que"
  
• Verb IR + a / IR + en
  
• The Personal "a" ( Necesito llamar a María, ver a Juan)
  
• Contractions: al / del
  

Duration: 3 hours

Sixth module

• Stem-Changing Verbs: o:ue ( poder= puedo )
  
• Stem-Changing Verbs: e:ie ( empezar= empiezo)
  
• Stem-changing verbs: e:i ( pedir= pido)
  
• Periphrastic Future Tense "Ir a" + infinitive
  
• "Acabar de" + infinitive ( Acabo de llegar)
  
• "Volver a" + infinitive ( Quiero volver a estudiar Español)
  

Duration: 3 hours.

Seventh module

• Ordinal Numbers ( primer, segundo, tercer, cuarto…etc)
  
• Comparisons of Inequality ( más….que)
  
• Comparisons of Equality ( tan…. como )
  
• Superlatives ( el más….)
  
• Pronouns as Objects of Prepositions ( es de él, de ella, de nosotros, de ellos)
  

Duration: 3 hours

Eighth module

• Direct Object Pronouns ( Lo tengo, la tengo)
  
• Indirect Object Pronouns ( Quiero escribirle / Le quiero escribir)
  
• DO and IO Pronouns Together (se lo / se la / se los / se las)
  
• Verbs Like "Gustar" (encantar, preocupar, interesar…)
  
• Verb: Parecer
  
• Present Progressive ( Lucía está estudiando español).
  
• Present Perfect (¿Has terminado la tarea?)
  
• Understand weather forecasts (Celsius and Fahrenheit)

Duration: 3 hours

Ninth module

• Preterit Tense (bailé, comí, fui, )
  
• Saber versus Conocer
  
• Saber versus Poder
  
• Pedir versus Preguntar
  
• Cardinal Numbers: 1000...
  
• "Por" and "Para"
  

Duration: 3 hours

Tenth module

• Demonstrative Adjectives ( este, esta, ese,,..etc)
  
• Demonstrative Pronouns (( éste, ésta, ése,..etc)
  
• Quantities words: (demasiado, mucho, poco…)
  
• Possessive Pronouns ( mio, mia, tuyo, tuya,…)
  
• Reflexive Verbs: Part I ( me levanto, te levantas, se levanta,)
  
• Reflexive Verbs: Part II ( divertirse: ( e: ie) =me divierto, te diviertes, etc)
  
• Verbs of Frequent Use. (List of verbs).
  

Duration: 3 hours

Rosana Biondo

Bio: Rosana has been teaching latinamerican Spanish for the last 6 years. She has got a degree in Foreing Languages Methodology and others studies in ELE (Spanish as a Foreing Language). Rosana started working with internship students at universities in Bolivia and now, she is developing special survival programs for travelers in Patagonia, Argentina. ProZ.com member: Rosana Biondo