It's true - Learning Spanish can be fast and fun! This engaging course is designed for beginners who want to learn Spanish for travel, business or personal enrichment. Students will focus on proper pronunciation, mastering the alphabet, conjugating regular verbs, and understanding the two forms of "to be" - ser and estar - in the present tense. With this foundation, students will build confidence through practical conversations: greeting others, asking and answering basic questions, dining at La Hacienda Restaurante, singing romantic mariachi songs, visiting the doctor's office, and following directions to popular destinations. The textbook, Spanish is Fun: Lively Lessons for Beginners, Book One, is required and can be purchased during registration or independently.
Maria Louchios has been teaching Spanish and Art for nearly three decades. Maria graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Spanish and Art Education/Graphic Design from the University of Illinois in Chicago and Champaign. She finds joy in listening to students express themselves in Spanish. Maria has been an instructor since 2016 with Community Education and she feels learning to speak the language is always advantageous when traveling abroad. The students in Maria’s classes learn how to ask simple questions and to answer with simple statements. Students create dialogue for introductions, various shopping situations, weather, street directions, dining, traveling, and medical assistance. Every term, her classes celebrate with a fiesta of flan! Ole!
Maria Louchios
