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Profe Linda Ward
Instructor & Owner of Learn Spanish Fast hoy

I once met a fellow American college art student with blonde hair & blue eyes. It was a shock when she spoke beautiful Castilian Spanish. I asked her, green with envy, how she spoke such great Spanish?, “I went to school in Sevilla, Spain in my third year”, she replied. 

I immediately realized that my entire world was about to open wide so I began taking Spanish earnestly. I became a double major, Fine Art and Spanish. I traveled to Spain and studied in the summers and met some wonderful Spaniards. I was thirsty for more language and started to learn to speak Spanish in earnest.

Some classes were really hard because they were all grammar based. I struggled where others just whizzed by me. 
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It turns out that I am primarily a right brain learner and I do best when I can hear Spanish and comprehend and hear it over and over until I get it. I learned that with help and meaningful content I actually ENJOY the process.

When I was teaching Art & Spanish I found myself gravitating to teaching Spanish by actually speaking more Spanish in the classroom & having my students hear lots of comprehensible language. I was blown away that my students could actually SPEAK SPANISH not just regurgitate rote sentences. 

As a non-native Spanish speaker I always struggled with first hearing Spanish, then having to translate in my head, then coming up with the correct Spanish verb form, and then speaking! And praying the WHOLE time I got it correct! Whew! It was exhausting! 

When I learned to teach using a new method called TPRS (Teaching language Proficiency through Reading & Storytelling) it was a true renaissance for me. I LOVE to hear my students get excited to speak Spanish and to realize they can actually read a whole small Spanish novel and write too! No more translating in your head! What a relief! Doesn’t it feel great when you are successful?!

I believe learning Spanish via the TPRS method means that ANYONE can learn to speak Spanish! It’s simple, you've got to hear a whole lot of meaningful and FUN Spanish you understand, the exact same way you learned to speak your native language. It makes all the difference!

Not to mention, taking TPRS classes you will have an entire group of motivated friends to join you on your Spanish journey! Like me, you too will make friends and your world will expand exponentially when you learn to Speak Spanish. WOW! I’m dreaming of Tapas and Sangria! Ole!
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Building basic oral fluency in the present tense with comprehensible Spanish rather than through grammar exercises - and having FUN while learning to speak!
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Increasing oral fluency speaking in more complex sentences and comprehending spoken Spanish - where one just listens and speaks and doesn’t have to translate in their head!
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 Speaking well now about the past while having FUN and learning!Intermediates are able to read & comprehend spoken Spanish. They are on a roll and understand most everything!
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Comprehending more complex abstract ideas in multiple tenses & reading and holding their own in group discussions! Advanced students have come a long way in a short time!
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  • Home
  • spanish courses
    • Beginning I
    • Beginning II
    • Intermediate
    • Advanced
    • SUMMER READING 4 FUN!
    • SUMMER READING 4 FUN FOR BEGINNERS
  • Spring 2023 Classes
  • About
  • Contact
  • Photos