ESTADIO - CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH
Do more than fill out worksheets.
Practice SPEAKING Spanish!
Designed for improved Spanish fluency!
OLSA International stands out by focusing on the practical use of Spanish in the real world. While many programs rely on grammar books, our students practice conversational Spanish from day one with native Colombian teachers. This approach trains your ear and refines your pronunciation, ensuring you can actually understand and be understood by locals.
WHICH INTENSITY ARE YOU INTERESTED IN?
SINGLE
ONE SMALL GROUP CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH CLASS PER DAY-
$130 USD FOR TWO WEEKS / 10 HOURS
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$180 USD FOR THREE WEEKS / 15 HOURS
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$220 USD FOR FOUR WEEKS / 20 HOURS
PRICES INCLUDE FOUR 75-MINUTE CLASSES PER WEEK.
DOUBLE
TWO SMALL GROUP CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH CLASSES PER DAY-
$240 USD FOR TWO WEEKS / 20 HOURS
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$330 USD FOR THREE WEEKS / 30 HOURS
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$400 USD FOR FOUR WEEKS / 40 HOURS
CLASSES INCLUDE EIGHT 75-MINUTE CLASSES PER WEEK.
WHAT ARE CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH CLASSES @ OLSA?
OLSA’s Conversational Spanish curriculum designed to help students improve their Spanish fluency. This program, written, recorded and taught by native Spanish speakers, uses themed conversations, stories, videos and other multimedia to present the living Spanish language outside of the grammatical restrictions of a textbook. This is the actual Spanish students will hear and use on the street, in the market, making new friends and participating in events with native Spanish speakers. These interactive conversation classes are an excellent choice for travelers, expats living in Medellín, and/or a full-time university students looking to gain Spanish fluency in an immersive environment.
Classes meet four days per week – Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 9:00am and at 10:30am for a duration of 75 minutes per class. Conversational Spanish levels are Basic 1, Basic 2, Intermediate 1, Intermediate 2 and Advanced. Maximum class size is seven students with an average of about four.
To register, advise the campus of the dates you will be registering and arrive about 20 minutes before your desired class to take care of the paperwork and receive your Spanish placement test. Super simple!
See also Private Virtual Spanish Classes
A portion of every Spanish class tuition goes to The OLSA Foundation to help impoverished Colombians learn conversational English skills; to help them better compete in the job market.
UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE PURCHASING
PASSIVE LEARNING: The curriculums for the large majority of Spanish schools in the Medellin area are fill-in-the-blank / worksheet-driven. These exercises are similar to the DuoLingo approach to language learning, considered aprendizaje pasivo., and are good for vocabulary building and language theory (Spanish knowledge). These techniques develop reading and writing abilities, but are weak in listening and speaking/conversational skills.
ACTIVE LEARNING: OLSA students practice and learn Spanish through actually listening, processing and speaking Spanish with native Spanish-speaking teachers. The result is improved Spanish fluency (not just Spanish knowledge). This is what is needed if you would like to meet and speak with Colombians at events or on the street. This concept of learning Spanish through practice in-real-time is called aprendizaje activo and is the preferred method for language learning for those who wish to interact (not text) with native Spanish speakers.
ANALOGY - THE DIFFERENCE
Otras Academias – A student enters a bicycle academy and asks for a course to learn how to ride a bicycle. The instructor tells the student, “Of course! Here, I have two books and five magazines about bicycles. We will spend the next two years studying how to ride a bicycle”. After two years, the instructor tells the student, “Today, we finish with the bicycle-riding course.” The student replies, “But we haven’t ridden any bicycles, yet. When are we going paseo a bike?” At that, the instructor claims, “I have given you all of the knowledge you need to ride a bike. Now, you go figure out how to ride the bike on your own”.
OLSA Internacional – A student enters a bicycle academy and asks for a course to learn how to ride a bicycle. The instructor tells the student, “Of course! Let’s go outside and get on a bike ahora!!!.” After two years practicing how to paseo a bike, the student knows how to maneuver, do tricks and is earning a salary using the skills he learned by la práctica de con el instructor.
Learning a language is similar to riding a bike. To be able to hear, understand and speak a language in real-time, you must physically/orally interact with that language with native speakers. Yes, at first it is difficult, and brushing up on a little language theory doesn’t hurt, but through actual language la práctica, your ear will get used to new sounds and you will be able to converse in the language, easily. The more actual practice, the better you will speak and the deeper the conversations you will be able to have.
US CITIZENS – DID YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN GET “FREE” SPANISH CLASSES?
Simply make a donation to the OLSA Foundation (see the Course Catalog) and receive your Spanish classes from OLSA International – Certified Spanish Academy. Your donation helps support low-income Colombians improve their socio-economic situation through conversational English classes, camps and workshops. At the end of the year our partner 501(c)(3) in the USA will send you your official tax-deductible donation receipt. Simply submit your tax-deductible donation receipt with your taxes and receive your tax credit with the IRS. Super simple! Be sure to consult your accountant for your individual tax parameters.
