Algarabía Language Co-op is excited to announce that we are offering virtual Spanish classes this fall!
Spanish for Social Justice courses are offered by Algarabía Language Co-op in partnership with The People’s Forum. We offer courses at the BEGINNER, INTERMEDIATE, and ADVANCED levels of fluency to those interested in topics of social justice, politics, and culture. Through weekly social justice themes and using a communicative and popular education approach, participants will improve their Spanish skills and critically engage with various cultural productions centered around the lived experiences of working-class people of Indigenous and African descent on the continent. These courses are designed for folks at different levels of fluency in their productive (speaking, writing) and receptive (listening and reading) skills. Special focus will be given to learning vocabulary and community organizing terminology relevant to contemporary social movements in New York City (Lenapehoking), one of the largest and most diverse Spanish-speaking cities in the world, and the rest of Turtle Island and Abya Yala.
Due to the high demand for our language learning services, we are excited to announce the addition of new weekday classes to accommodate those unable to attend our regular weekend sessions. Starting February 3rd and running through April, we will offer courses on Mondays and Wednesdays from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Each weekday class series will total 24 hours, providing an excellent opportunity for learners to progress in their language skills at a convenient time during the week. We will offer both High Beginner and True Beginner levels, ensuring that students of various proficiency levels can join and benefit from the program.
*Times are in Eastern Standard Time (EST) / New York, New York
THERE ARE TWO TRACKS: A TRACK OPEN ONLY FOR BIPOC FOLKS, AND A TRACK OPEN TO ALL.
SCHEDULES FOR BOTH TRACKS CAN BE FOUND BELOW.
TO REGISTER FOR THE BIPOC TRACK, CLICK HERE.
TO REGISTER FOR THE OPEN TO ALL TRACK, CLICK HERE.
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VIRTUAL COURSES (24 HOURS)
Saturdays, February 1st, 2025 – March 22, 2025 (3 hrs.; 8 Weeks)
(Advanced) Mondays, February 3rd – April 7, 2025 (2.5 hrs.; 10 Weeks)
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NOTE: Our Saturday program is exclusively for BIPOC individuals, with a focus on those from working-class backgrounds, LGBTQ+ communities, and Spanish bilinguals (heritage speakers of Spanish). Please note that we also offer an Open-to-All course track on Sundays and weekdays. As part of Algarabía’s mission to make our courses accessible, we provide sliding-scale rate options and payment plans. After you complete your application and are selected, you will have the opportunity to apply for these discounted rates individually.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
All courses focus on the use of inclusive, gender-neutral, and anti-racist language. There isan emphasis on validating U.S. Spanish and other varieties of Spanish often considered “non-standard.” We actively include the use of “vos” as used in Central America.
Spanish I: Spanish for Social Justice True Beginner – Español nivel básico introductorio
For those with no formal training in the language. Covers the basics of reading, writing and grammar; focus is on pronunciation and oral fluency; explores how to overcome affective barriers to language learning.
-Saturdays, 10:00 am-1:00 pm EST (24 hrs./15 min. break)
Spanish II: Spanish for Social Justice High Beginner – Español nivel básico elevado
Reviews topics covered in Spanish I courses. Covers grammar review; focus is on developing conversational skills, as well as analyzing and critically engaging with various varieties of Spanish through TV series and other media.
– Saturdays, 2:00 pm-5:00 pm EST (24 hrs./15 min. break)
Spanish III: Spanish for Social Justice Intermediate – Español nivel intermedio
Reviews topics covered in Spanish I & II courses. Covers grammar review, social movement vocabulary building, and text editing; focus is on developing conversational skills, as well as analyzing and critically engaging with various varieties of Spanish through film and other media.
– Saturdays, 10:00 am-1:00 pm EST (24 hrs./15 min. break)
Spanish IV: Spanish for Social Justice High Intermediate – Español nivel intermedio alto Reviews topics covered in Spanish I-III courses. Covers grammar review and text editing; focus is on creative writing and reading fiction by Indigenous and Afro-Caribbean women; focus is on developing conversational skills, as well as analyzing and critically engaging with various varieties of Spanish through documentary and other media.
– Saturdays, 2:00 pm-5:00 pm EST (24 hrs./15 min. break)
Spanish V: Spanish for Social Justice Advanced Level • Inmersión cultural y escritura creativa – Español para bilingües nivel avanzado
En este curso exploraremos el español conversacional estudiando las diversas culturas en Latinoamérica y utilizando películas, música y su rica literatura. Les participantes tendrán la oportunidad de ampliar su vocabulario y desarrollar sus habilidades de escritura creativa y reforzar reglas gramaticales estudiadas en cursos anteriores.
– Miércoles, 6:30pm-8:30pm EST (20 hrs./10 min. descanso)
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WEEKEND SESSIONS: Virtual Courses (8 Weeks) – February 2, 2025 – March 23, 2025
WEEKDAY SESSIONS: Virtual Courses (12 Weeks) – February 3, 2025 – April 21, 2025
Description: For those with no formal training in the language. Covers the basics of reading, writing and grammar; focus is on pronunciation and oral fluency; explores how to overcome affective barriers to language learning.
Description: Reviews topics covered in Spanish I courses. Covers grammar review; focus is on developing conversational skills, as well as analyzing and critically engaging with various varieties of Spanish through TV series and other media.
Description: Reviews topics covered in Spanish I & II courses. Covers grammar review, social movement vocabulary building, and text editing; focus is on developing conversational skills, as well as analyzing and critically engaging with various varieties of Spanish through film and other media.
Description: Reviews topics covered in Spanish I-III courses. Covers grammar review and text editing; focus is on creative writing and reading fiction by Indigenous and Afro-Caribbean writers; focus is on developing conversational skills, as well as analyzing and critically engaging with various varieties of Spanish through documentary and other media.
IMPORTANT
COURSE DESCRIPTION
All courses focus on the use of inclusive, gender-neutral and anti-racist language. There is emphasis on validating U.S. Spanish and other varieties of Spanish often considered “non-standard.” We actively include the use of “vos” as used in Central America.
ABOUT OUR LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION: At Algarabía Language Co-op, we see language learning as a meaningful, collaborative, and transformative process reflected in our training in hands-on communicative and task-based language teaching approaches and our use of popular education in the language classroom. We seek to support the holistic development of all language learners as they become competent multilingual speakers. We devise classroom activities and use textbooks and other original didactic materials that meet our participants’ needs and that represent the linguistic and racial/ethnic diversity of the Spanish-speaking worlds.
