VIRTUAL SEMI-PRIVATE SPANISH CLASS
Small Group Virtual Conversational Spanish Classes!
Study from the comfort of your own home!
Maximum 4 people per group!
4-PACK
FOUR PACK OF CLASSES-
PRE-TRIP PREPARATION
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POST-TRIP MAINTENANCE
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CAN'T LEAVE HOME PRACTICE
SEMI-INTENSIVE
ONE HOUR PER DAY X FOUR DAYS PER WEEK-
PRE-TRIP PREPARATION
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POST-TRIP MAINTENANCE
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CAN'T LEAVE HOME PRACTICE
INTENSIVE
TWO HOURS PER DAY X FOUR DAYS PER WEEK-
PRE-TRIP PREPARATION
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POST-TRIP MAINTENANCE
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CAN'T LEAVE HOME PRACTICE
WHAT ARE SEMI-PRIVATE SPANISH CLASSES @ OLSA INTERNATIONAL?
Semi-Private Spanish classes were designed with three main goals in mind:
1. Pre-Arrival Spanish preparation. Get your feet wet before you dive-in.
2. Post-Trip Spanish maintenance. Don’t lose what gained during your stay.
3. Can’t come to Colombia, but need inexpensive conversational Spanish practice. I’m too broke / I don’t have the time to go to Colombia, but I need to improve my Spanish fluency.
These discounted virtual classes make it easy for everyone to afford to learn Spanish. The classes are conversationally-focused with special attention on actual Spanish fluency – understanding and responding to Spanish in-real-time. These are the key skills that must be developed if you are going to travel to a Spanish-speaking country.
Classes meet four days per week – Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 4:00pm, 5:00pm and 6:00pm for a duration of 50 minutes per class. Conversational Spanish levels are Basic 1, Basic 2, Intermediate 1, Intermediate 2 and Advanced. Maximum class size is four students.
To register, click the BOOK NOW! button and our staff will be with you 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 – An 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 – An 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.
