Objectives of Program

You have probably already tried our first lesson but may be wondering what you'll learn if you purchase the whole program. This page lists the objectives of each lesson of our WeBspañol program. We hope this helps you in your decision! Please let us know if we can be of further assistance (click on the "contact us" link above).

1. To greet someone in Spanish.
2. To converse with a Spanish speaker about how he/she is doing
3. To describe things using colors and numbers in Spanish
4. To state or ask the date, day, month and season
5. To ask for help (whether you just want a Spanish speaker to slow down his/her     speech or whether you are in a stuck in a burning building!)
6. To review and recognize parts of speech (in English and Spanish)e.g.: noun, verb
7. To understand how Spanish sentences are constructed
8. To put words in the correct order in a Spanish sentence
9. To practice objectives 1 - 8 in an authentic, realistic Spanish conversation with
    your Computer Tutor
10. To learn some important cultural and historical similarities between US citizens
      and Latin Americans
11. To learn the difference between a language and a dialect
12. To learn a little about Barcelona.

1. To state your destination -where you are going
2. To state what you need at the bank
3. To request items at a post office
4. To answer questions of a hotel's receptionist
5. To recognize international hospitality symbols
6. To know where to go to buy certain things.
7. To alphabetize in Spanish and use a dictionary
8. To pronounce any Spanish word (without even knowing its meaning)
9. To guess the meaning of Spanish words you do not know
10. To determine the basic idea of a conversation or reading passage without knowing the meaning of each word
11. To practice objectives 1 - 10 in an authentic, realistic Spanish conversation with your Computer Tutor
12. To learn why Spanish "sounds faster"
13. To learn the forms of government of the different Spanish-speaking countries
14. To learn a little about Salamanca, Spain

1. To greet people appropriately according to their title and the time of day
2. To greet someone formally in Spanish
3. To greet someone informally in Spanish
4. To give information about yourself and to request it of others
5. To be able to say "excuse me" appropriately for different situations
6. To talk about the weather
7. To learn Spanish subject pronouns and to train yourself to listen for them
8. To replace nouns with the appropriate pronouns
9. To address somone appropriately (formally or casually)
10. To ask questions and match them with appropriate answers
11. To tell the time
12. To state at what time things begin
13. To practice objectives 1 - 12 in an authentic, realistic Spanish conversation
with your Computer Tutor
14. To learn the forms of government of the different Spanish-speaking countries
15. To learn a little about Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

1. To express your opinions on matters
2. To react appropriately in Spanish
3. To carry on polite small talk in Spanish
4. To state when something will occur
5. To learn important aiport & travel terminology
6. To learn practical Spanish verbs
7. To use those verbs correctly in a sentence to communicate what is going on
8. To form questions in Spanish
9. To answer questions in Spanish
10. To make sentences negative in Spanish
11. To practice objectives 1 - 10 in an authentic, realistic Spanish conversation
with your Computer Tutor
12. To learn how to communicate in a culturally appropriate and polite way
13. To learn various gestures and what they mean in Spanish
14. To learn a little about Puerto Rico

1. To learn terms to refer to people
2. To learn how to refer to family members in Spanish
3. To learn how to refer to various professions / professionals
4. To refer to job sites in Spanish
5. To learn animals in Spanish
6. To learn adjectives to describe people and things
7. To learn the important aspects of nouns in Spanish (gender & number)
8. To learn the different kinds of adjectives in Spanish
9. To learn and use the correct forms of adjectives to describe nouns
10. To learn important little words that are used frequently in Spanish (at, to, from, of)
11. To practice objectives 1 - 10 in an authentic, realistic Spanish conversation with your Computer Tutor
12. To learn how Spanish speakers are named
13. To learn how Spanish speakers view schedules and display time
14. To learn a little about San Juan, Puerto Rico

1. To learn terms to refer to transportation modes and parts of the car
2. To learn how to refer to roads and road signs
3. To learn how to ask for help at the service station
4. To learn to ask the locations of things and give direction to them
5. To learn verbs in Spanish that end in -er and how to conjugate them
6. To learn verbs in Spanish that end in -ir and how to conjugate them
7. To learn the verb "estar" (to be) and to learn adjectives commonly used with it
8. To learn when to use "estar" and when to use "ser"
9. To practice objectives 1 - 8 in an authentic, realistic Spanish conversation with your Computer Tutor
12. To learn how cities of Spanish-speaking cities are arranged
13. To learn the various modes of transportation of Spanish-speaking countries
14. To learn a little about Costa Rica

1. To learn school words
2. To learn how to refer to school subjects in Spanish
3. To learn typical classroom objects
4. To learn useful classroom phrases
5. To learn new verbs in Spanish
6. To learn to conjugate stem-changing verbs (they have a change of spelling)
7. To learn the verb "tener" and its many uses
8. To learn possessive adjectives in Spanish and other ways to express
possession
9. To learn and use the correct forms of adjectives to describe nouns
10. To practice objectives 1 - 9in an authentic, realistic Spanish conversation with your Computer Tutor
12. To learn about education in Spanish-speaking countries
13. To learn a little about Costa Rica

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Objectives of Lessons in Program

Lesson One - Free Lesson

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Lesson Two

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Lesson Three

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Lesson Four

Lesson Five

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Lesson Six

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Lesson Seven

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