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Lengua Rica

COSTA RICA TRIP: JANUARY 2011

Prepare yourself for Spanish immersion, cultural exploration, and lots of fun in the sun!

We’re going to Costa Rica and Ethan and Isabella will serve as hosts, guides, teachers, and intermediaries for a group of Lengua Rica students for a week.

NOTE: The focus of these trips is FUN and LINGUISTIC and CULTURAL IMMERSION, but not sightseeing (though we do see a few sights along the way).

  • Dates: Sunday 30 January to Sunday 6 February 2011
  • Cost: $800 (due by 31 December 2010)
  • Includes: Accommodations, Spanish instruction/activities/experiences, and general guide/coordinator sorts of services
  • Does not include: Cost of travel to or within Costa Rica or food (both are very cheap)
  • Group size limit: 10

Itinerary:


“Activities” means Spanish instruction, scavenger hunts, man-on-the-street interviews, hot springs soaking, coffee drinking, exotic fruit tasting, bus taking, latin dancing and other fun stuff.

We will take public transportation and students will be encouraged to sit next to Costa Rican nationals and strike up a conversation.

Some knowledge of Spanish required.

Please contact us ASAP if you are interested.



Lengua Rica

ADULT CLASS SCHEDULE

Adult group classes normally run for 8 weeks and meet once a week for two hours each class.
The cost of attending classes includes materials and is
$160
The per-class drop-in rate is
$25

August-September 2010


Beginning

(course: Azul)
    Mondays Starting 23 August 06:30-08:30 PM
or Wednesdays (AM class) Starting 25 August 10:00 AM-Noon
or Wednesdays Starting 25 August 06:30-08:30 PM

Intermediate

(course: Café)
    Tuesdays (AM class) Starting 24 August 10:00 AM-Noon
or Tuesdays Starting 24 August 06:30-08:30 PM

Advanced Intermediate


    Thursdays Starting 26 August 06:30-08:30 PM

October-December 2010


Beginning

(course: Rojo)
    Mondays Starting 25 October 06:30-08:30 PM
or Wednesdays (AM class) Starting 27 October 10:00 AM-Noon
or Wednesdays Starting 27 October 06:30-08:30 PM

Intermediate

(course: Lavanda)
    Tuesdays (AM class) Starting 26 October 10:00 AM-Noon
or Tuesdays Starting 26 October 06:30-08:30 PM

Advanced Intermediate


    Thursdays Starting 28 October 06:30-08:30 PM

COSTA RICA TRIP 2010!



All classes are held in the studio at
303 10th Ave. SE
Lengua Rica

Registration for regular adult classes

To register for an adult group class (that is to say, to reserve a spot), we require a non-refundable $30 deposit. (Deposits are applied to tuition.)
  • Checks should be made out to "Lengua Rica."
  • Please indicate which class, day, and time you are registering for.
  • Include your name, phone number, and email address
  • Mail your check to:
Class Deposits
Lengua Rica
P.O. Box 806
Olympia WA 98507

If your desired class is starting in less than a week, you should drop off your deposit at the Downtown Olympia post office (98501). That way it will be sure to get to us by the next day. Prospective students can also just show up on the first day of class and hope that there is room for them: there sometimes is.

Determination of level

Please converse with us before deciding you are ready for our intermediate or advanced classes!

In order to determine in which level students belong, we talk with them over the phone or in person. We get a sense of their vocabulary and how well they put words together. It just takes a minute or so. In the rare event that we place a student in the wrong level, there is no problem if he or she wants to switch level. Prospective students are also welcome to sit in on a class with no obligation. Please contact us and we will arrange for you to do so.


Private classes

Private classes can be arranged by calling or emailing us. For individuals, we charge $50/hour (prorated). Private group classes cost $75/hour (for the whole group) with a class maximum of 15 students. Scheduling is flexible.

"A challenging, yet safe, supportive, and FUN atmosphere."
-- Cherie Beckstrom, Labor & Industries
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Lengua Rica

DESCRIPTION OF ADULT PROGRAM

"I think your teaching methods are fantastic!"
--Jessicarae Núñez, Quattro Studio

Materials and content used in class are full of realistic, authentic language. Class activities address a variety of learning styles. We strive to create an engaging, fun, and relaxed atmosphere so that students enjoy themselves and are motivated to learn.

"Such a wonderful experience and class atmosphere!"
--Seth Kirby, Program Director Oasis Youth Center, Tacoma
 
"Students are challenged to think deeper about ways to express themselves using Spanish. I was surprised at the advances I made in only a short period of time."
--Jennifer Yamahuna

Class size can be as small as six, but never larger than sixteen. There are four distinct courses at the beginning level and seven courses at the intermediate level. Courses at the advanced level vary widely from session to session depending on students' interests.

"If you are in Olympia this is the place to learn to speak Spanish: 100% Spanish -- it's the way to go. Ethan is a patient, innovative & entertaining teacher."
--Sienna Potts, Sienna Moonfire Designs

We use traditional, popular, and original songs (check out our CD). In addition, students write their own songs, their own dialogues, perform role plays, read books in Spanish written for Spanish speakers and talk about them with their classmates.

In our classes, we emphasize the importance of communication over perfection. Students are evaluated by comparing each individual with his or her own past work. We give students many and varied opportunities to demonstrate their progress so that they can see how far they've come and feel encouraged.

We feel respected, included, engaged.... A class that is... accessible for students with differing learning styles."
-- Maureen Considine, Take ChargeProgramManager, DSHS


FREE TRIAL CLASS

If you'd like to sit in on a class just to see what it's like, please contact us and we will arrange for you to do so.

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Lengua Rica

ADULT COURSE OBJECTIVES

BEGINNING
Course Functional Language Objectives Grammar Objectives
CARBÓN Greetings, farewells, food Articles, pluraization, regular verbs, important irregular verbs
AZUL spatial relationships, family Possession, the verbs ser, estar (to be), important irregular verbs, adverbs
ROJO Describing things, body parts Adjectives, noun-modifier agreement, the verbs ser (to be), ir (to go), demonstrative adjectives
AMARILLO Shopping, numbers, time, days of the week, months, seasons The verb tener (to have), tener que (to have to), possessive adjectives, negation, interrogative sentences
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INTERMEDIATE
Course Functional Language Objectives Grammar Objectives
VERDE Asking for and giving directions, making complaints about goods and services Prepositions, stem-changing verbs, present and past tenses
MORADO Talking about the future, the body Future tense of regular and irregular verbs, preterite tense of irregular verbs
ANARANJADO Shopping, emergency situations Comparison of adjectives and adverbs, the intricacies of definite articles, verbs ending in -cir, -cer
ESMERALDA Food, earth science Preterite and imperfect tenses
CELESTE Talking about likes and dislikes, using direct and indirect object pronouns Using direct and indirect object pronouns, the verb gustar
CAFÉ Commands, daily routines The imperative mood, reflexive constructions
LAVANDA Health, talking about the past Preterite and imperfect tenses of regular and irregular verbs
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advanced INTERMEDIATE

This level covers the gaps between our INTERMEDIATE classes and our ADVANCED discussion class. Students do weekly assigned readings (short stories, articles) and discuss them in class along with whatever other interesting topics arise. Grammar covered commonly includes the present and past perfect, progressive, and subjunctive, the imperative, irregular verbs, prepositions, direct and indirect object pronouns, preposition use, and the passive voice.

Advanced Intermediate courses feature readings on and discussions of a variety of contemporary issues such as Science vs. Art, Human Rights, Smoking, and Immigration, with supporting vocabulary lists and corresponding grammar units.

For the AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2010 course, we will be reading "Mi Planta de Naranja Lima" by José Mauro de Vasconcelos. PLEASE READ THE FIRST THREE CHAPTERS IN PREPARATION FOR THE FIRST CLASS. (It can be downloaded for free here).

ADVANCED DISCUSSION

Please write Isabella for information.

This page was last modified: 29 July 2010.