APPROACH

BRINGING LANGUAGE ALIVE

MISSION STATEMENT

Adventures in Spanish 123's mission is to make Spanish language entertaining and accessible to as many people as possible.


We celebrate culture, people and communication, not perfection. We inspire students to travel and to engage with people from other Spanish speaking countries with a sense of confidence and curiosity.

MY APPROACH

My teaching strategy is based on the fundamentals of “comprehensible input”, research done by Stephen Krashen Ph.D., and world-renowned, second-language acquisition expert and professor emeritus at the University of Southern California.


The delivery of the material is what makes this an experience. Between games, interactive conversation, and community activities (in person or online) we have developed a strategy that brings in a no-stress and relaxed approach to your learning experience.




"Acquisition requires meaningful interaction in the target language

- natural communication -

in which speakers are concerned not with the form of their utterances

but with the messages they are conveying and understanding."

-Stephen Krashen-





Some people teach "about" the Spanish language. I teach my students to comprehend and communicate in the language.

HOW?

At Adventures in Spanish 123, we focus on conversation, relevant, meaningful content, and successfully communicating your message in Spanish. We don’t focus on grammar or perfection… until you are ready for it.

We incorporate a myriad of activities to learn Spanish:

  • Focus on top 10 most frequently used verbs in Spanish.

  • We engage your whole body in acquiring the language. This is called TPR (Total Physical Response)

  • Personalization. We talk about YOU, and your interests and thoughts, in Spanish.

  • Reading. We read easy, interesting books. Reading is key to learning a language!

  • Repetition- in novel, creative, fun and crazy ways.

Don't be a Gilipollas!

What differentiates
Adventures in Spanish 123
from other Spanish Classes

There is a term called a "language parent". I treat all of my students as a "language parent". I won't tell you want to do, but I will tell you how to learn Spanish.


When you learn a new language you need lots of input from various different sources, but how do you get that input and what do you focus on?


A "language parent" get to know your level, where you are strong and what you need to focus on, they also help develop a plan for students in between class weekly classes so that you can continue studying outside of class.


Let's talk grammar, according to Stephen Krashen, grammar takes a second seat to engaging in natural, compelling, and comprehensible input AND reading in the target language. When the student has had exposure and can recognize certain structures, that's when we introduce grammar concepts. We call it "pop-up" grammar because we only stay there for about 8 minutes (we don't want people to fall asleep in class)


Yes, I give homework, but I tell students they don't need to do it... "unless they want to learn faster". Remember, we operate in a no-stress environment. How quickly or slowly you want to learn is up to you.