Classes: Advanced Spanish
DETERMINATION OF LEVEL
Please converse with us before deciding you are ready for our Advanced level!
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 try out a different 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.
DURATION OF COURSES
8-weeks
SCHEDULE OPTIONS
Thursdays 10am-12noon
Thursdays 6pm-8pm.
TUITION
ADVANCED SPANISH COURSE CONTENT
There are 45 Advanced Spanish courses, and students can start with any one of them. Advanced courses feature study and discussion of literature, film, and current events. Activities include continued review of the perfect tenses, progressive tenses, the subjunctive, the imperative, irregular verbs, prepositions, direct and indirect object pronouns, preposition use, and the passive voice. Students are asked to write a response paper related to the assignment for classes 2, 4, 6 and 8. Please contact us for more information.
Location
IN PERSON: 825 Legion Way SE (rear entrance), Olympia WA 98501 (Our location has its own parking lot. Students are welcome to park there for free.)
ONLINE : via Zoom.
DECEMBER 2025 DROP-IN CONVERSATION HOURS, THURSDAYS 6-7pm
Thursday 4 December: La paternidad
Thursday 11 December: Hacer trampa/Jugar sucio
Thursday 18 December: El lenguaje corporal
2026 Advanced Spanish Course Calendar
All courses offered 10am-12noon and 6-8pm, Pacific
Thursdays 8 January - 26 February 2026 COURSE: El hilo (Podcast)
Students will listen to and read the transcript for episodes of this all-Spanish podcast. El Hilo is a Spanish-language podcast about current events affecting Latin America from the producers of Radio Ambulante. “Un podcast semanal para poner en contexto los sucesos más relevantes de América Latina”. There is an assignment for the first class. Please contact us for more info.
4-11 March: COSTA RICA IMMERSION EXPERIENCE 2026
Thursdays 19 March - 7 May 2026 COURSE: EL HIJO DE LA NOVIA (Película)
Over the course of 8 weeks, students will read the screenplay, watch this Argentine film from 2001, and discuss the themes presented therein. “Rafael Belvedere (Ricardo Darín) es un cuarentón que ha heredado un restaurante por parte de su padre (Héctor Alterio), sin embargo el estrés por las nuevas exigencias del restaurante lo traen agobiado. Además en su vida sentimental tampoco le van bien las cosas, ya que está divorciado. Por todo esto, no le presta mucha atención a su novia (Natalia Verbeke) y hace mucho que no va a visitar a su madre (Norma Aleandro) que padece alzheimer y está ingresada en una residencia. Rafael tendrá que intentar ver cumplido el viejo sueño de su madre antes de que fallezca: casarse por la Iglesia.”
There is an assignment for the first class. Please contact us for more info.
Thursdays 21 May - 9 July 2026 COURSE: LA GUERRA CIVIL ESPAÑOLA PARA PRINCIPIANTES
Over the course of 8 weeks, students will read and discuss this graphic history of the Spanish Civil War, published in 2007. WE WILL USE THIS EDITION: ISBN 9789875550421. Material provided. Please contact us for more info.
LA GUERRA CIVIL ESPAÑOLA PARA PRINCIPIANTES SYLLABUS
Semana 1 (21 de mayo): Páginas 3-25 (escribir 5 comentarios y 5 preguntas)
Semana 2 (28 de mayo): Páginas 26-47 (Escribir un ensayo)
Semana 3 (4 de junio): Páginas 48-69 (escribir 5 comentarios y 5 preguntas)
Semana 4 (11 de junio): Páginas 70-91 (Escribir un ensayo)
Semana 5 (18 de junio): Páginas 92-113 (escribir 5 comentarios y 5 preguntas)
Semana 6 (25 de junio): Páginas 114-135 (Escribir un ensayo)
Semana 7 (2 de julio): Páginas 136-157 (escribir 5 comentarios y 5 preguntas)
Semana 8 (9 de julio): Páginas 158-188 (Escribir un ensayo)
Thursdays 30 July - 17 September 2026 COURSE: Ted Talks
Students will watch, listen to and read the transcript for these short, powerful talks presented in Spanish. There is an assignment for the first class. Please contact us for more info.
Thursdays 1 October - 19 November 2026 COURSE: El laberinto del fauno (Película)
Over the course of 8 weeks, students will read the screenplay, watch this Spanish/Mexican dark fantasy film from 2006 set during the Spanish Civil War, and discuss the themes presented therein. Watch the trailer.
There is an assignment for the first class. Please contact us for more info.
DECEMBER 2026 DROP-IN CONVERSATION HOURS, THURSDAYS 6-7pm
Thursday 3 December: Accidentes en la casa
Thursday 10 December: La adopción
Thursday 17 December: La belleza
Advanced Spanish
Advanced Spanish
Tuition for 8-week course:
Cash, check, or Venmo: $280.
Credit card: $290 (includes Paypal fee)
The per-class drop-in rate is $40. ($42 if paid through PayPal.)
CASH
To arrange cash payment, please call us at 360.359.3751 or email us.
CHECK
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Tuition
Lengua Rica
P.O. Box 792
Olympia WA 98507
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