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SPANISH INSTITUTE
LEARN SPANISH.
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LIVE INTERACTIVE ONLINE CLASSES
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For Travel, Work, Family, Law, Healthcare & Finances
CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH
LIVE INTERACTIVE ONLINE GROUP CLASSES
Speak with Confidence, Understand with Ease, Thrive in Spanish!
BASIC * LEVEL 1
Start communicating
Communicate at a basic level using simple words and essential phrases in everyday situations.
75% Conversation 25% Syntax and Tenses
New to Spanish? In our Conversation at a Basic Level Immersion classes, you will start speaking as if you were in a Spanish-speaking country.
Pacific Time * Book Your Space
Wed. 2:30 pm Sign Up
FOUNDATION * LEVEL 2
Build flow and confidence
Move from isolated phrases to connected sentences. Start expressing yourself with more clarity and ease.
Focus:
78% Conversation / 22% Syntax & Tenses
Wed. 2:30 pm Sign Up
INTERMEDIATE * LEVEL 3
Speak with clarity and intention
Communicate more independently in everyday situations with better structure and confidence.
80% Conversation 20% Tenses and Syntax
Wed. 4:00 pm Sign Up
ADVANCED * LEVEL 4
Think and express freely
Communicate independently and spontaneously with confidence, clarity, and natural rhythm.90% Conversation 10% Syntax and Tenses
Tues. 1:00 pm Sign Up
Fun Conversational
Spanish
Meet and converse in Spanish PACIFIC TIME
SPANISH CONVERSATION CLASSES
DEVELOP FLUENCY FAST
Our high-energy and collaborative adult classes provide an immersive and dynamic setting. Learn Spanish fast with short-term results! It's an effective, affordable, and fun way to learn Spanish.
CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH Students speak from the very First Day.
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Virtual Classes
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3 to 6 students per class
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1 to 1.5 hours per class
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4 to 5 classes per month. Some months may have 4 weeks, while others may have 5 weeks
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Group classes with fewer than two students will be converted into a one-hour private or semi-private class at no additional cost to the student
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These classes are immersion classes, and you are expected to speak from the very first day, just as if you were in a foreign country
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Classes for adults only (18+)
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Before each class, consider topics you can or want to talk about
We focus on meaningful learning by:
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Talking about our own lives instead of hypothetical situations.
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This makes learning more relevant and personal.
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Learning through discussions that are personally meaningful to us.
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Engaging in topics we care about makes the process more impactful.
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Listening and repeating, just as we did when learning our native language as children.
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This approach builds a natural foundation for understanding and fluency.
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Reinforcing understanding through repetition.
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Repetition strengthens recall and improves language retention.
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Learning by doing rather than solely studying.
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Practical, hands-on practice helps solidify what we’ve learned.
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Embracing mistakes, receiving corrections, and gaining knowledge through experience.
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Mistakes are seen as learning opportunities, fostering growth.
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Completing simple, practical, non-academic written homework daily.
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These tasks support our learning in a non-stressful, practical way.
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In the 10-minute mini-lessons, you will also learn how to use tenses such as present, past, future, and more.
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These lessons focus on helping you apply these tenses in meaningful conversations. You will gain confidence as you start to take control of the language.
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If you and your friend want to be on the waiting list or need a specific day and time for the class, let us know.
SPANISH IMMERSION:
INTERACTIVE CLASSES
Master Spanish Through Real Conversations &
10-Minute Mini-Lessons
on Tenses.
Adult Spanish Immersion
Ongoing Year-Round Classes
No classes on: ● President’s Day, ● Memorial Day, ● Independence Day, ● Labor Day, ● Thanksgiving, ● Christmas, ● New Year’s
The subscription automatically renews every month until paused or canceled. All class purchases are non-refundable and non-transferable.
Spanish Proficiency Levels:
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Beginner:
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You are just starting to learn Spanish.
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You know basic greetings, simple phrases, and everyday vocabulary.
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Intermediate:
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You can hold conversations on familiar topics.
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You understand more complex sentences and express ideas with more detail.
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Advanced:
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You have a strong command of the language.
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You can discuss a wide range of topics, understand nuanced language, and express yourself fluently.
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Spanish Learning Tips and Tricks
Your subscription automatically renews every 30 days until paused or canceled. Your place in the group is reserved during each billing period. Unused classes expire at the end of the billing period and do not accumulate or carry forward. Attendance and cancellation are the student's responsibility. Pause/freeze requests must be made in advance. All payments are non-refundable.
All our services follow the same Immersion Method.
LEARN SPANISH FAST,
PROPERLY & HAVE FUN!
I recently completed a one-week immersion program with The Spanish Institute in Carlsbad and my entire experience was fantastic. I took a basic-level program with Monica as part of my preparation for traveling to Spain to walk the Camino de Santiago and it was mi buena suerte that Monica has walked the Camino twice. Apart from that, she quickly figured out my strengths and (many) weaknesses with Spanish and skillfully adapted her vocabulary to match and stretch my level. I progressed as much in a week as in a full semester of community college classes. I’m confident that I will be able to understand and communicate the basics. In addition, Carlsbad was a wonderful setting right on the Pacific Ocean for my immersion week. Everything I needed was a short walk from my hotel, including the Institute. While my family and friends back home in Ohio were shoveling snow and battling single-digit weather, I was practicing my verb conjugations while walking along the beach.
I've been taking Spanish group classes since September 2012. Our instructor has a great way of incorporating grammar, vocabulary, and encourage conversation so that it feels fresh and fun. She is the best teacher I have ever had and I have tried several schools in San Diego. She identified the areas of my weaknesses and focused on those. Overall I would rate my experience as Superior. The instructor was the nicest teacher I ever had. She was caring and and attentive to meet each students' needs. This has been an incredible experience as I am now able to communicate in Spanish and it is a great feeling to be able to understand and help others, language used to be a barrier now is a tool. This is the best decision I have ever made in a very long time. I will be continuing to learn Spanish so if you decide to join the classes I will see you there.
I've been a student at The Spanish Institute for about 4 months now and the improvement in my Spanish has been remarkable! The classes are well-structured and Monica is a great instructor. She keeps the class light and fun but at the same time, very focused as she keenly listens to everything said and is good at correcting and explaining. The classes are a mix of conversation and grammar lessons so we learn new things and get to put them to practice. Originally, I had hoped to have private (1:1) lessons but have found the small group setting (~3-4 other students) to be far more effective since one gets to learn from hearing the others build on their Spanish as well!
I take classes with Monica once a week, she is wonderful! The class is not like a typical academic course where one scours over text books and passively listens to a grammatical lecture in English. The class sizes are small and they are entirely taught in Spanish (with interjections of English as needed to clarify points). Monica is patient and she works in a way that naturally develops reading & listening comprehension and speaking abilities. Be prepared for an interactive learning environment that challenges the student grow their knowledge and grasp of the Spanish language.