Unless otherwise noted, all BASE courses, Spanish or other languages, last seven weeks.

We're offering both in-person and online courses. Registrants select “in-person only”, “online only”, or “either in-person or online” on the registration form.

All courses focus on developing conversation skills. By the end of the following courses, students should have varying degrees of fluency using the level-specific material:

Básico A: Among additional material, basic dialogue (greetings, introductions, etc.), ordering drinks and food in a restaurant, offering something to eat or drink to a guest, asking about and expressing activities of interest, receiving offers for a drink or food as a guest, describing food and drinks

Básico B: Among additional material, describing/understanding descriptions of a hotel room or an apartment for rent, asking about and expressing one's profession/studies, likes/dislikes/preferences, families'/friends' relations, personalities. and physical characteristics

Básico C: Among additional material, asking about and describing the location of places and things in one's neighborhood, city, home, etc., arranging plans, and talking about schedules.

Intermedio A: Among additional material, expressing past actions using regular verbs.

Intermedio B: Among additional material, expressing past actions using irregular verbs, expressing past habits.

Intermedio C: Among additional material, past tense review, asking favors/giving recommendations and hypotheticals.

Avanzado: Varies per group.