Upcoming Conversational Spanish Classes…See detailed descriptions here!
We are now offering in person classes with Zoom as a backup in case you need to connect remotely. Please note, all times are Central Standard Time. Starting this July, we will slightly increase the cost of our 8-week group courses to $300 to keep up with rising demand, inflation, and to pay our teachers well! ***Please note that you will be required to provide proof that you have received the Covid vaccines in order to attend in-person classes. Those students who are not vaccinated are always welcome to attend classes virtually. The Language House follows the City of Austin’s recommendations and masks are currently optional for all in-person classes.
If you have taken Spanish previously, please set up a time for a level assessment!
Beginning I: Designed for true beginners who have never studied Spanish or took very limited Spanish in high school or college (0-1 semesters). See full course description.
Tuesdays 6:00-7:15 pm (July 12, 19, 26, August 2, 9, 16, 23, 30) Taught by Gabi Kothenbeutel. This class is full, but please click below to be added to the waiting list.
We will not be able to add more Beginning classes this summer due to teacher availability. We hope to offer new Beginning sections in the fall (starting September). If you have never taken Spanish before and want to express interest in future classes, please sign up below.
Beginning II
Designed for those who have had very limited exposure to Spanish, such as 1 semester in high school or college. See full course description.
Sundays 12:30-1:45 (July 10, 17, 24, 31, August 7, 14, 21, 28) Taught by Gabi Kothenbeutel.
High Beginning I
Designed for those who have had very limited exposure to Spanish, such as 1 semester in high school or college. See full course description.
Sundays 2:30-3:45 (August 7, 14, 21, 28, September 11, 18, 25, October 2.) *** No class on 9/4. Taught by Gabi Kothenbeutel.
Sundays 4:00 - 5:15 (August 7, 14, 21, 28, September 11, 18, 25, October 2.) *** No class on 9/4. Taught by Gabi Kothenbeutel.
Mondays 7:30-8:45 pm (August 8, 15, 22, 29, September 12, 19, 26, October 3). ***No class on 9/5. Taught by Gabi Kothenbeutel.
High Beginning II
Designed for those who have had very limited exposure to Spanish, such as 1-2 semester(s) in high school or college. See full course description.
Mondays 6:00-7:15 (August 8, 15, 22, 29, September 12, 19, 26, October 3). *** No class on 9/5. Taught by Gabi Kothenbeutel.
Tuesdays 7:30-8:45 (August 9, 16, 23, 30, September 6, 13, 20, 27). Taught by Gabi Kothenbeutel.
Intermediate I:
Designed for those who have had ~2 semesters of college Spanish; This level is ideal for those who are familiar with basic present and future tenses, but want a lot of review with irregular present tense, special verb constructions, and a basic introduction to the imperfect & preterit (past) tenses. Heavy emphasis on improving conversation, confidence, oral comprehension, and improving vocabulary. See full course description.
Wednesdays 6:45-8:00 pm (August 10, 17, 24, 31, September 7, 14, 21, 28) Taught by Gabi Kothenbeutel.
Intermediate II
A continuation of Intermediate I, this class is designed for those who have had ~2-3 semesters of college Spanish; This level is ideal for those who are confident with the present and future tenses, but want a more thorough review and practice with the past tenses (preterit & imperfect). After a refresher on the imperfect tense and the regular verbs in the preterit tense, we will go more in-depth with the most irregular verbs in the preterit tense in this class. Heavy emphasis on improving conversation, confidence, oral comprehension, and improving vocabulary. See full course description.
This course will be offered again in September. Get in touch if you are interested!
Intermediate III
This class is designed for those who have had ~2-3 semesters of college Spanish or completed the Intermediate I & II classes; A continuation of the skills learned in Intermediate II, this class is ideal for those who have been introduced to the past tenses, but want to continue improving their confidence in using those tenses in conversation. Heavy emphasis on improving conversation, confidence, oral comprehension, and improving vocabulary. See full course description.
Mondays 12-1:15 (July 21, 28, August 4, 11, 25, September 1, 8, 15). No class on August 18. ***Please note that this class will meet 100% on Zoom and will be team-taught by Thallya Diaz (first 4 classes) and Virginia Talley (last 4 classes).
High Intermediate I
Designed for those who have had ~3 semesters of college Spanish; This level is ideal for those who are very comfortable with present, past and simple future tenses, but need to review the present progressive and present perfect tenses (with a thorough review of reflexive, direct and indirect object pronouns). Heavy emphasis on improving conversation, confidence, oral comprehension, and improving vocabulary. See full course description.
Wednesdays 5:15-6:30 (July 13, 20, 27, August 3, 10, 17, 24, 31) Taught by Gabi Kothenbeutel.
High Intermediate II
Designed for those who have had ~3-4 semesters of college Spanish; This level is ideal for those who are very comfortable with present, past and future tenses, but want to start learning or refresh their memory on commands (with and without pronouns). Heavy emphasis on improving conversation, confidence, oral comprehension, and improving vocabulary. See full course description.
Thursdays 6:45-8:00 pm (April 21, 28, May 12, 19, 26, June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30) *** No class on May 5 *** This is a 10-week course and is full for the current session.
High Intermediate Topics
Designed for those who have taken the High Intermediate II class, had ~3-4 semesters of college Spanish, or enough exposure to have full conversations in Spanish with ease; This level is ideal for those who can easily converse in the present, future, past, and present perfect tenses, but really want to focus on conversational practice with the aforementioned tenses and improving on more vocabulary. See full course description.
Not currently being offered.
Advanced I
Designed for those who have had 4+ semesters of college Spanish or enough exposure to have full conversations in Spanish with ease; This level is ideal for those who can easily converse in the present, future, past, and present perfect tenses and should be taken before the Advanced I conversation class. Ideal for those who want conversational practice with the aforementioned tenses, but major emphasis on the subjunctive mood and improving on more colloquial vocabulary. This is a 100% immersion class, focusing on improving conversation, confidence, oral comprehension.
Not being offered this session. Get in touch to express interest in future classes.
Advanced I Topics
Designed for those who have taken the Advanced I class, had 4+ semesters of college Spanish, or enough exposure to have full conversations in Spanish with ease; This level is ideal for those who can easily converse in the present, future, past, present perfect tenses and commands. Ideal for those who want conversational practice with the aforementioned tenses and improving on more colloquial vocabulary. Topics will vary depending on the group. See full course description.
Tuesdays 12-1:15 pm (April 26, May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, June 7, 14, 21, 28. *** This is a 10-week course. This class is currently full. Sign up on the waiting list if you’re interested in this level.
Tuesdays 6-7:15 pm (April 26, May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, June 7, 14, 21, 28. *** This is a 10-week course. This class is currently full. Sign up on the waiting list if you’re interested in this level.
Thursdays 5:15-6:30 pm (April 21, 28, May 12, 19, 26, June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30) *** No class on May 5 *** This is a 10-week course. This class is currently full. Sign up on the waiting list if you’re interested in this level.
Advanced II
Designed for those who have had 4+ semesters of college Spanish or enough exposure to have full conversations in Spanish with ease; This level is ideal for those who want conversational practice focusing completely on the subjunctive and improving more colloquial vocabulary. We will review many different tenses as we explore “if clauses". This is a 100% immersion class, focusing on improving conversation, confidence, oral comprehension. See full course description.
Not being offered in upcoming session. Get in touch to express interest for future classes.
Advanced II Conversation Topics
Designed for those who have grown up speaking Spanish, lived in a Spanish-speaking country or have had enough exposure to speak Spanish with ease; This level is ideal for those who want to improve their conversational skills, while improving their colloquial vocabulary and reviewing the more challenging grammar structures. We will have a number of conversational topics and grammar and vocabulary will be further clarified. This is a 100% immersion class, focusing on improving conversation, confidence, oral comprehension. See full course description.
Not being offered in upcoming session. Get in touch to express interest for future classes.
