Spanish for Social Justice (Open to All)    Spring 2024 In-Person Class Registration

¡Bienvenides! Welcome to Spanish for Social Justice!

Algarabía Language Co-op is excited to announce our  in-person Spanish classes at Mayday Space starting this spring 2024! 

Spanish for Social Justice courses are offered by Algarabía Language Co-op in partnership with Mayday Space. We offer courses at the BEGINNER and INTERMEDIATE levels of fluency to those interested in topics of social justice, politics, and culture. Through weekly social justice themes, and using a communicative and popular education approach, participants will improve their Spanish skills and critically engage with various cultural productions centered around the lived experiences of working class people of Indigenous and African descent on the continent. 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 New York City (Lenapehoking), one of the largest and most diverse Spanish-speaking cities in the world and the rest of Turtle Island and Abya Yala. 

⚠️Classes will now start on April 28th ⚠️

SPRING 2024 CLASS SCHEDULE:

IN-PERSON SUNDAYS (8 WEEKS)
April 28th, 2024 - June 16th, 2024

  • Spanish I: Spanish for Social Justice True Beginner - Español nivel básico introductorio
  • 9:00am – 12:00pm EST (30 hrs./15 min. break)
  • Spanish II: Spanish for Social Justice High Beginner - Español nivel básico avanzado
  • 1:00pm – 4:00pm EST (30 hrs./15 min. break)
  • Spanish III: Spanish for Social Justice Intermediate - Español nivel intermedio
  • 5:00pm – 8:00pm EST (30 hrs./15 min. break)

IMPORTANT:

• While this program is open to all, priority will be given to Black, Indigenous and People of Color.
▪ Please only apply if you are able to attend most of the classes.
▪ Each session can hold up to 15 participants.
▪ Cost of class $200-$400 sliding scale.* This includes all course materials.
▪ Half of your contribution will go directly to support Mayday Space for the use of their space.

*$500 if contribution is paid for by work stipend instead of individual participant.

NOTE: In-person classes will follow all COVID safety guidelines at Mayday Space.  We prioritize BIPOC, working class, LGBTQ+ and Spanish bilinguals (heritage speakers of Spanish). As part of Algarabía's mission to make our courses accessible, 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. 

For more information about our language services, go to www.algarabialanguage.com

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COURSE DESCRIPTION
All courses focus on the use of inclusive, gender-neutral and anti-racist language. There is emphasis on validating U.S. Spanish and other varieties of Spanish often considered "non-standard." We actively include the use of "vos" as used in Central America.

Spanish I: Spanish for Social Justice True Beginner - Español nivel básico introductorio 
For those with no formal training in the language.Covers the basics of reading, writing and grammar; focus is on pronunciation and oral fluency; explores how to overcome affective barriers to language learning

Class meets in-person on
Sundays, April 28th, 2024 - June 16th, 2024 - 9:00-12:00pm EST 

Spanish II: Spanish for Social Justice High Beginner - Español nivel básico elevado
Reviews topics covered in Spanish I courses. Covers grammar review; focus is on developing conversational skills, as well as analyzing and critically engaging with various varieties of Spanish through TV series and other media.

Class meets in-person on
Sundays, April 28th, 2024 - June 16th, 2024 - 1:00-4:00pm EST 

Spanish III: Spanish for Social Justice Intermediate - Español nivel intermedio
Reviews topics covered in Spanish I & II courses. Covers grammar review, social movement vocabulary building, and text editing; focus is on developing conversational skills, as well as analyzing and critically engaging with various varieties of Spanish through film and other media.

Class meets in-person on
Sundays, April 28th, 2024 - June 16th, 2024 - 5:00-8:00pm EST

ABOUT OUR LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION: 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 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.
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