Enrique C. Kates

Enrique C. Kates

Por que aprender español?

Con la economía mundial cada vez mas globalizada...y la población de hispano parlantes en Estados Unidos, cada vez mayor. Hablar español es cadia dia mas una necesidad.

Monday, May 18, 2009

The Art of Teaching a Foreign Language

Teaching a foreign language to grown ups, is similar to how children learn to speak their own native language.Follow the Natural Stairway of learning. First Children see and associate sounds and images. Probably the first and most important is the sound of MA, OR MAMA, and the image of a woman……with time, the child will associate the sound MA with his mother.* Repeat sounds. Through repetition a child will be able to say Ma, and therefore other sounds, objects, expressions, feelings, etc…* Read and write. When a child begins Primary School, he learns to read and write…but, by that time he already knows how to speak the language.* Grammar. A child learns grammar after he speaks, reads, and writes the language. So, WHY does traditional teaching INVERT this NATURAL process?For an adult to learn a new language, we must use his/her knowledge, but NOT invert the natural learning process as described above.Why begin with grammar, then reading and writing, and leave SPEAKING for the end???

Spanish for Nurses and Medical assistants

About This Class
The purpose of this class is to practice Spanish in settings in which Nurses and Medical Assistants are commonly involved. It is NOT a NURSING class. But, Please keep in mind that the main focus is Spanish for nurses and Medical Assistants.…
They will be conducted in the form of Situational Role Plays. Reflecting real life situations. Helping Nurses and Medical Assistants face their patients in their daily lives.
Every aspect will be discussed appropiately.

Business Spanish

About This Class
The purpose of this class is to practice Spanish in business settings. It is NOT a business class. But, Please keep in mind that the main focus is Business Spanish…
These classes are for Intermediate/Advanced students. They will be conducted in the form of Situational Role Plays. Reflecting real life situations.
Every aspect of business will be discussed appropiately.