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Syllabus:
All
courses run for six weeks, with a two-week grace period at the end. Two
lessons are released each week for the six-week duration of the course.
You do not have to be present when the lesson is released, but you must
complete each lesson within two weeks of its release.
A new
section of each course starts on the second or third Wednesday of each
month. If enrolling in a series of two or more courses, please be sure
to space the start date for each course at least two months apart.
| Week One |
| Wednesday - Lesson 01 |
Just
like in English, Spanish sentences are made up of different
parts-nouns, verbs, and phrases. In this course, you'll learn how to
glue those different parts together using a series of recipes. This
first lesson will teach you the Magic Circle Recipe-a recipe so
powerful that, by learning 200 vocabulary words, you'll be able to say
close to 150,000 sentences in Spanish. Learn a little, do a lot!
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| Friday - Lesson 02 |
In
this lesson, we'll continue to explore the Magic Circle Recipe and
we'll talk about 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'll
also learn some fun Spanish phrases, and by the time we're through,
you'll be creating more and more sentences.
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| Week Two |
| Wednesday - Lesson 03 |
Now
it's time to combine the Magic Circle and Hay Recipes, but our bigger
goal of the day 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!
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| Friday - Lesson 04 |
In this lesson, we'll move on to our third recipe, the ¿Dónde Está?
Recipe. We'll also learn more parts to the Magic Circle Recipe and lots
more vocabulary. And you'll take your first giant step toward Spanish
fluency by learning everything you need to know to converse in a
Spanish-speaking restaurant.
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| Week Three |
| Wednesday - Lesson 05 |
In
this lesson, you'll practice the three recipes we've discussed in the
previous lessons. You'll also learn adjectives, numbers, and how to
tell time in Spanish. And 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!
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| Friday - Lesson 06 |
Since
it's a great start to any conversation, this lesson will teach you how
to talk about the weather in Spanish. You'll also learn about the
seasons, the months of the year and the days of the week. We'll also
look at a few more fun phrases and practice some more speed drills.
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| Week Four |
| Wednesday - Lesson 07 |
Today
we'll travel to a Spanish-speaking country and I'll introduce you to my
hapless old friend, David Smith. You'll need to learn some
travel-related vocabulary and fun phrases for our journey, so we'll go
over all you need to know in this lesson.
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| Friday - Lesson 08 |
In this lesson, you'll learn our fourth recipe, Tengo/Tiene,
and a few related fun phrases. You'll also learn to produce
wh-questions-who, what, when, where and why? Our major goal in this
lesson will be to become quicker in using your four recipes and fun
phrases.
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| Week Five |
| Wednesday - Lesson 09 |
Is
there a doctor en la casa? Today's lesson will teach you how to discuss
physical and mental health issues in Spanish. We'll also learn how to
identify different types of clothing. And we'll go over many more
vocabulary words that you can use with recipes one through four.
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| Friday - Lesson 10 |
Our fifth recipe is Quiero/Quiere, which means I want/you want.
That means we'll learn how to share our wants and needs in everyday
Spanish-speaking situations. Also, you've learned a lot of verbs in our
previous lessons. In this one, we'll add a few reflexive verbs to your
vocabulary.
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| Week Six |
| Wednesday - Lesson 11 |
By
learning recipe six, Me gusta/Le gusta, you'll be able to share your
likes and dislikes in Spanish-speaking situations. Also today, you'll
practice recipes one through five, and learn a score of
occupational-related vocabulary.
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| Friday - Lesson 12 |
¡Qué Extraño!
In this final lesson, you'll learn to speak on the phone in Spanish.
We'll also practice how to produce complex negative sentences so you
can get mad in Spanish! And we'll do one final search for mi amigo,
David Smith!
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This
course includes a knowledgeable and caring instructor who will guide
you through your lessons, facilitate discussions, and answer your
questions. The instructor for this course will be 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.
Requirements:
Internet access, e-mail, the Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox Web browser, and the Adobe Flash and PDF plug-ins
(two free and simple downloads you obtain at
http://www.adobe.com/downloads by clicking Get Adobe Flash Player and
Get Adobe Reader). and a computer equipped with working speakers or
headphones.
Student Reviews:
"Although the amount of vocabulary was overwhelming, we were
told to not worry because the most important thing was the recipes. Boy
was he right. His "recipes" really helped me get the language into a
recognizable form, so-to-speak. I will continue to study the lessons
for quite a while even though the class is over. I feel confident with
the foundation he has given us. I also look forward to Speed Spanish
II."
"A novel approach and very effective."
"Dan: Great course & approach with the recipes. I've had
several 'traditional' classes, which certainly gave me a good base, but
my ability to put sentences together has improved by leaps &
bounds. Muchas gracias!"
"Enjoyed this course very much. Hope there will be other language courses. Thanks"
"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 enjoyed the personal touch to the story in the lessons! I
really liked this course, as it conveyed plenty of vocabulary in a
short period of time, which I have not previously experienced with
other spanish courses, books, or cassettes."
"I have already recommended this course to several people. I
would like to know if there is a more advanced course available? I
really enjoyed learning this way."
"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 encouraged Dan to create Speed Spanish 2 and 3. I
desperately need Spanish for the work place, and this is the only way I
can learn the language! Great course!"
"I have taken several Spanish classes, but they always
stressed grammar and a lot of verb conjugation, and I have never felt
comfortable trying to string words together to make real conversation.
This course immediately gave me the feeling that I was learning a very
practical approach to combining all of the vocabulary that I know into
conversational sentences. I learned new things with every lesson that
had been oblivious to me in my other Spanish classes. I have
recommended this course to several people already. This was a great
class, and since there are probably additional recipes that could be
taught and learned, I hope there is a followup class to this one.
"Speed Spanish" is a very appropriate name for this class, and I
believe I learned more useable Spanish in the 6 weeks of this course
than I have ever learned in the past. Thanks."
"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."
"I hope there will be another on-line Spanish class like this. It was very helpful (and kind of fun!)."
"I liked the course and appreciated not having to get bored
over conjugating verbs, etc. It was useful from the beginning lesson.
Thanks."
"I loved the course! I liked the style of the lessons and
found the stories amusing and looked forward to the next adventure.
Look forward to Speed Spanish 2."
"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 must have learned something as I scored 100% on the final exam-much to my surprise."
"I really enjoyed the class! My boyfriend who has a good
grasp on Spanish was impressed & enjoyed the writing style of the
instructor. I would be very interested if there is a Speed Spanish 2..."
"I really enjoyed the course and am hoping there will soon
be a Speed Spanish II. I give high marks for the content of this
course. Thanks for a fun experience."
"I really enjoyed this course, it has been extremely helpful to me and I would love to see Speed Spanish II."
"I thoroughly enjoyed this course. It was very practical and
held my interest for each lesson. My son will be studying Spoanish 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."
"It is a lot of fun to be able to speak another language. This class was very good."
"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 work split shift through out a 12 hour day and this class
was easy to fit into my work schedule. It was fun and the instructor
was great, I really enjoyed his stories and writing skills. I also
found that when I went to the discussion area to ask a question they
were usually already asked and answered."
"Just a comment to let you know that Speed Spanish was an
excellent course. Well written, great examples that built on our
previous lessons, and good real-life situations. I have never gotten
such a lot from an on-line course as I have from this one. Thank you!"
"Me gusta la clase mucho, pero quiero mas recetas. ¿Donde esta mas recetas y cómo está el senor Smith? Muchas gracias."
"Outstanding in every respect. Would recommend the course to others, and have no complaints. Don't change a thing!"
"Speed Spanish is a wonderful way to gain experience with
the Spanish Language in a condensed amount of time. I love the
material, and found it very easy to learn in this manner!"
"Thank you for a very informative course. I have always
wanted to speak Spanish and now feel I can communicate fairly well. I
am in the health care profession and feel this will be very helpful to
my patients. I also was able to write a letter in Spanish to my
daughter who speaks Spanish well."
"Thank you Mr. Mikels. I enjoyed this course. And I look
forward to reviewing and studying my lessons repeatedly in an effort to
retain what I have learned."
"This course was a thrill! The lessons read like a good
novel and Dan is an expert at making you forget that you don't speak
Spanish.....the story line was so interesting that I gradually was
reading & thinking in Spanish without any struggle. Thanks Dan, for
taking the time to be such a great teacher!"
"This course was really fun and so well done. I am surprised by how much Spanish I was able to pick up so fast!"
"This course was so helpful. My ability to speak Spanish
increased greatly. I recommend this course for beginners and the more
advanced."
"This course was very educational and fun."
"This is a great course ! I have recommended it to a lot of
people who would like to learn the language. I am thrilled. It was not
easy for me, as I also work, and some days did not have a lot of time
to maintain the pace, however I managed. I hope you will have other
Spanish classes to continue the knowledge and assist in my language
progress.. Thanks !"
"This is one of the best courses I've ever taken. It is very
well organized, and the layout facilitates learning. What a joy to
study with this teacher."
"This is the third time I have taken a Spanish course and
the first time that I felt I learned anything other than colors and
numbers. This course was excellent. I would like to continue with this
type of study. Potential students should be warned however, that there
will be no time left for anything but study, study, study!"
"This was a great course. I used many of the lessons on my trip to Mexico."
"You have teaching this language to others all figured out. IT WORKS. Gracias."
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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'll learn six easy recipes for gluing Spanish words together to form
sentences. In no time at all, you'll be able to go into any Spanish
speaking situation and converse in Spanish. ¡Qué Bueno!