Spanish for Social Justice Program                                                                                                                                                               Spanish for Bilinguals Track                                                                                                                                                                                  
Algarabía Language Co-op and The People’s Forum are offering Spanish courses to Spanish bilinguals (“heritage” speakers). Through weekly social justice themes, and using a communicative and popular education approach, participants will improve their Spanish skills. These courses are designed for folks at different levels of fluency in their productive (speaking, writing) and receptive (listening and reading) skills. Special focus will be given to learning vocabulary and community organizing terminology relevant to contemporary social movements in the U.S. and Latin America.

Spanish bilinguals are folks who grew up with Spanish being spoken at home or in their home community but were systematically denied access to bilingual education.

Spanish for Bilinguals 1
Covers the basics of reading, writing and grammar; focus is on pronunciation and oral fluency; explores topics of identity, healing of language-based trauma, and overcoming affective barriers to Spanish learning.

Spanish for Bilinguals 2
Reviews topics covered in Spanish 1 course. Expands vocabulary and idiomatic expressions; focus is on colloquial Spanish and differences among varieties; explores the use of inclusive, gender-neutral and anti-racist language.

Spanish for Bilinguals 3
Reviews topics covered in Spanish 1 & 2 courses. Covers grammar review and text editing; focus is on short story writing and reading fiction by Indigenous and Afro-Caribbean women; hands-on practice on community interpreting and translation as a work skill.


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CLASS SCHEDULE
DATES:
Saturdays, September 28th – December 7th, 2019, 9am-12pm (3hrs/week; 30 hrs.)
(No class on October 19th and November 30th)
TIME:
Spanish for Bilinguals 1 — 10am-1pm
Spanish for Bilinguals 2 — 2pm-5pm
Spanish for Bilinguals 3 — 6pm-9pm

- Each session can hold up to 15 participants.
- Course contribution is $150-$300 (Sliding-scale option available). This includes all course materials.
- This program prioritizes working class, racialized folks of Indigenous and African descent, and Queer & Trans folx. As part of Algarabía's mission to make our courses accessible to working class people of color, we have sliding-scale rate options and payment plans available. Once you complete the application and are selected, you will be given the opportunity to apply to these discounted rates individually.

ABOUT US:
At Algarabía Language Co-op, we see language learning as a meaningful, collaborative and transformative process reflected in our training in hands-on communicative and task-based language teaching approaches and our use of popular education in the language classroom. We seek to support the holistic development of all language learners—and, in particular, working-class folks of color— as they become competent multilingual speakers. We devise classroom activities and use textbooks and other original didactic materials that meet our participants’ needs and that represent the linguistic and racial/ethnic diversity of the Spanish-speaking worlds.


IMPORTANT DATES:
September 15th, 2019 — Selected participants are contacted
September 29th, 2019—Full contribution or deposit due. First day of class
October 6th, 2019 — Full refund deadline for withdrawing from course (No refunds beyond this date)


CONTACT INFO
First Name(s):
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Place(s) of origin:
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What neighborhood do you currently reside in?
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LANGUAGE JOURNEY
What is your family background? How do you self-identify?
What language(s) were spoken in your home and/or home community? (If possible, indicate the varieties of Spanish, e.g., Dominican, Puerto Rican, Salvadorian, Colombian, Mexican, New York Spanish, etc.)
What has been your experience learning Spanish before? (At home or at school. Please feel free to share any positive or negative experiences)
What other languages have you formally studied?
What kind of activities have helped you work on your Spanish language skills? For example, watching movies, watching television, reading, talking to family & friends, Duolingo, etc.)
Have you lived in a Spanish-speaking city/country other than NYC before for an extended period of time? If so, for how long?
Why do you want to improve your Spanish skills?
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PROFESSIONAL DETAILS
This section helps us understand how Spanish would be helpful for you in a work setting.
What do you currently do for work? Please note where Spanish would be helpful.
What is your formal educational background? What did/do you study?
SKILL FOCUS
Please rate the next two questions and the items in them based on what you think about each language learning skill: (1 = not important, 4 = very important)

What skills would you like to work the most on?
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Listening to native speakers
Speaking Spanish fluently
Writing in Spanish
Reading in Spanish
Grammar
Vocabulary
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How do you want to use Spanish?
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Social (talking to family and friends)
Work (communicating in the workplace)
Organizing (in multilingual communities/social justice spaces)
Travel (to Spanish-speaking cities/abroad )
Academic (participating in class discussions)
Giving presentations (work/community/school)
Listening to or reading the news
Telephone or Email
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How much time will you have to study Spanish outside of class?
What types of issues or hobbies interest you? For example, social justice issues, popular culture, music, art, etc.
Do you have access to a computer?
Do you have a smart phone?
Do you have experience using the internet?
How did you hear about our program?
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