Spanish for IB Board Students

“Language is not a genetic gift; it is a social gift. Learning a new language is becoming a member of the club – the community of speakers of that language.”
-Frank Smith

SPANISH FOR IB BOARD STUDENTS

Spanish is one of the most widely spoken languages. It is the second language in the USA and second most popular language in Europe after English. It is the official language in 21 countries around the world including Spain. Spanish is becoming more and more important with respect to business needs. Imagine learning the second most-spoken language in the world, being able to communicate with people from all the continents (yes, Spanish is an official language in at least one country in each populated continent).

WHY IS THIS COURSE IMPORTANT?

Are you career-oriented? Would you like to get a better job or have several employers throw offers and counteroffers in a scramble to hire you? Then start learning Spanish now!

It does not matter if you want to stay in America or you plan on finding a job abroad—the fact remains that with the number of Spanish speakers growing, sooner or later you will have to attend to a patient who only speaks Spanish or help a South American client get their taxes sorted.

If you are a translator or an interpreter, mastering Spanish can open a whole new world of documents that need to be translated and people who will hire you to interpret for them while at a meeting or an interview.

Learning Spanish will add that final touch to your resume that will make you stand out among the rest of candidates who are applying for that job you so want to get.

However, if you do not want to change your career or leave your job, Spanish is also a great asset that can help you get promoted at your current place of employment!

Maybe your bosses want their managers to speak three languages fluently. Maybe the company is opening a new branch office in Venezuela and they are looking for an American with fluent Spanish to be their international director. Or maybe your employers are like many others who value foreign language skills in their employees.

You never know! There are so many ways of going up the ladder just by learning Spanish.

WHY ELAN?

Our sole goal is to ensure that you’re coming out of this course brighter and stronger. This course will challenge you and push you which is why we are here to make sure that you’re on the right track and understand the complexity. Our team members are here to work with you and be right by your side when things feel unsettling. This journey is something we want you to endorse only because it will give you the opportunity of being open minded and reflective.

Each path and stone shall be taken by us. We will motivate you and work with your pace and understanding. Your trainer is going to be your guardian angel throughout this course. A challenge that will plan your roots. Let us have the honor of planting the seed.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

• Expressing themselves with reasonable fluency
• Being able to communicate and converse in several topics
• Summarize your opinion
• Describing your interests and everyday routine in detail
• Communicating quickly and being able to give brief speeches
• Being guided into the city, renting cars, cooking recipes and more.
• Expressing and responding to personal feelings

SYLLABUS

• Details of direct and indirect objects
• Placement and positions of pronouns
• Past tense
• Indefinite and imperfect
• Adjectives and pronouns
• Past perfect
• Regular affirmative and negative imperatives