Speed Spanish

Learn six easy recipes to glue Spanish words together into sentences, and you'll be engaging in conversational Spanish in no time.

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Imagine yourself speaking, reading and writing Spanish. Now you can with Speed Spanish. This course is designed for anyone who wants to learn Spanish pronto.

You will learn six easy recipes for gluing Spanish words together to form sentences. In no time at all, you will be able to go into any Spanish speaking situation and converse in Spanish. ¡Qué Bueno!

Enrollment Options:

Instructor-Led

6 Weeks Access Course Code: sps

Start Dates*Dec 13 | Jan 17 | Feb 14 | Mar 13

Speed Spanish

Start Dates:

December 13

January 17

February 14

March 13

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$125.00 USD

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Self-Paced

3 Months Access Course Code: T9226

No Instructor, Start Anytime

$125.00 USD

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Syllabus

Lesson 1 - The Magic Circle

Just like in English, Spanish sentences are made up of different parts-nouns, verbs, and phrases. In this course, you will learn how to glue those different parts together using a series of recipes. This lesson will teach you the Magic Circle Recipe-a recipe so powerful that, by learning 200 vocabulary words, you will be able to say close to 150,000 sentences in Spanish. Learn a little, do a lot!

Lesson 2 - The 'Hay' Recipe

This lesson further explores the Magic Circle Recipe and a new one too: The Hay Recipe. Hay means "there is"/"there are". Think of how many sentences you can say that start this way. You will also learn some fun Spanish phrases, and by the time you're through, you will be creating more and more sentences.

Lesson 3 - The Magic Circle and Hay Recipes

Now it's time to combine the Magic Circle and Hay Recipes, but this lesson's bigger goal is to learn to move quickly from one recipe to another. Fluency in Spanish is all about switching from one recipe to another. This lesson will help you get up to speed.

Lesson 4 - The ¿Dónde está? Recipe

In this lesson, you will move on to the third recipe, the ¿Dónde Está? Recipe. You will learn more parts to the Magic Circle Recipe and lots more vocabulary. You will also take your first giant step toward Spanish fluency by learning everything you need to know to converse in a Spanish-speaking restaurant.

Lesson 5 - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

In this lesson, you will practice the three recipes previously introduced. You will learn adjectives, numbers, and how to tell time in Spanish. After that, put on your track shoes because it's time for a few speed drills to teach you how to respond quickly with your newly learned Spanish!

Lesson 6 - The Four Seasons

Since it's a great start to any conversation, this lesson will teach you how to talk about the weather in Spanish. You will also learn about the seasons, the months of the year and the days of the week.

Lesson 7 - On the Road

In this lesson, you will travel to a Spanish-speaking country. You will need to learn some travel-related vocabulary and fun phrases for your journey, so this lesson covers all that you need to know.

Lesson 8 - You 'Tiene' and I'll 'Tengo'

In this lesson, you will learn the fourth recipe, Tengo/Tiene, and a few related fun phrases. You will also learn to produce wh-questions-who, what, when, where and why? The main goal of this lesson will be for you to become quicker at using your four recipes and fun phrases.

Lesson 9 - To Your Health!

Is there a doctor en la casa? This lesson will teach you how to discuss physical and mental health issues in Spanish. You will also learn how to identify different types of clothing and build your vocabulary.

Lesson 10 - The 'Quiero/Quiere' Recipe

The fifth recipe is Quiero/Quiere, which means "I want"/"you want". That means you will learn how to share your wants and needs in everyday Spanish-speaking situations. In this lesson, you will add a few reflexive verbs to your vocabulary.

Lesson 11 - ¿Qué Hace Usted?

By learning recipe six, Me gusta/Le gusta, you will be able to share your likes and dislikes in Spanish-speaking situations. In this lesson, you will practice recipes one through five, and learn a score of occupation-related vocabulary.

Lesson 12 - ¡Qué Extraño!

¡Qué Extraño! In this final lesson focuses on speaking on the phone in Spanish. You will practice how to produce complex negative sentences, so you can get mad in Spanish.

Requirements

Prerequisites:

There are no prerequisites to take this course.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.
You must have working headphones or speakers.

Software Requirements:

PC: Windows 8 or later.
Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

Instructor

Dan Mikels

Dan Mikels is a college instructor who has been teaching Spanish for more than 20 years. He holds a master's degree and has authored and coauthored more than 20 educational products, including Speed Spanish, Fast French, and a variety of reading programs.

Instructor Interaction: The instructor looks forward to interacting with learners in the online moderated discussion area to share their expertise and answer any questions you may have on the course content.

Reviews

I have been trying to learn Spanish for about 20 years...this is the first course I have taken in Spanish that made complete sense to me! Thank you!

I have tried other books and tapes to try to learn Spanish, but this course was the most helpful. Very simple and very informative . The recipes were simply brilliant.

Fit my time period. Met my needs. Feel more comfortable with the language.

Great class! Great tips on the easy way to speak Spanish. I wonder why high school Spanish teachers make it so hard.

I am a nurse at the hospital interacting with a lot of Hispanic patients weekly. Although I do speak enough Spanish to get by, I was interested in increasing my grammatical skills as well as my vocabulary. I was pleased to find each lesson added to my base as well as improved what I have been trying to do. The lessons were very easy to follow. Being able to work online at my own pace and schedule was perfect. Thank you.

I liked the course and appreciated not having to get bored over conjugating verbs, etc. It was useful from the beginning lesson. Thanks.

I love the teaching style and the recipes. I took two years of Spanish in high school and didn't learn half as much! If there is going to be a Speed Spanish II, I can't wait to enroll.

I much prefer this conversational/usable type of instruction to the customary sit in the class and memorize words that have no use at that particular time

I took one year of Spanish at a large university and learned more from this online course than in the entire year of that course! The formulas the instructor presents in this class make it easier to understand Spanish than a traditional university course.

I thoroughly enjoyed this course. It was very practical and held my interest for each lesson. My son will be studying Spanish next year in eighth grade and I have exposed him to some of these lessons. I hope his teacher next year can make it as interesting for him as you did for me.