Learning Spanish II: How to Understand and Speak a New Language

Overview

Course No. 2816

Join Professor Worden to advance your Spanish skills while exploring the rich cultural context of the Spanish-speaking world. This course takes you through advanced grammar, vocabulary, and cultural nuances, preparing you for fluent conversation.

Video Lesson List

1. Essentials for Success with Spanish

Discover effective language learning principles and review foundational grammar and vocabulary.

47 min

2. The Present Tense and Prepositions

Master preterite and imperfect tenses, and learn about key verbs and their uses.

44 min

3. Mastering the Imperfect and the Preterite

Differentiate between the imperfect and preterite tenses and apply them to various contexts.

43 min

4. Using Se to Talk about Unplanned Events

Learn about using “se” for accidental events and deepen your understanding of Spanish pronunciation.

50 min

5. The Future Tense

Explore the future tense and its applications in expressing uncertainty or conjecture.

43 min

6. Cognates and False Cognates

Understand the importance of cognates and false cognates in Spanish, and how they aid in learning.

38 min

7. The Conditional Tense

Study the conditional tense and its uses in expressing probability and politeness.

45 min

8. Uses of the Infinitive

Learn how infinitives function as subjects, objects, and in commands, and explore their applications.

43 min

9. Relative Adverbs and Relative Pronouns

Investigate relative adverbs and pronouns, and how they link parts of a sentence.

42 min

10. Mastering the Uses of Estar and Ser

Understand the nuanced uses of “estar” and “ser” and their impact on meaning.

43 min

11. Advanced Work with Adverbs and Adjectives

Refine your use of adverbs and adjectives, and explore their placement before and after nouns.

44 min

12. How to Use Para and Por

Learn the distinctions between “para” and “por” and their various uses in Spanish.

42 min

13. The Evolution of the Spanish Language

Trace the origins and evolution of Spanish from Latin to modern times.

45 min

14. Health and Well-Being in Spanish

Expand your vocabulary on health and well-being, and learn about art and pleasure expressions.

43 min

15. Advanced Work with Commands

Delve deeper into commands, covering informal, formal, negative, and first-person plural commands.

41 min

16. Introduction to the Subjunctive Mood

Understand the subjunctive mood and its use in expressions of desire.

42 min

17. Expressing Doubt with the Subjunctive

Learn how the subjunctive is used in expressions of doubt and uncertainty.

43 min

18. Expressing Influence with the Subjunctive

Explore the subjunctive in expressions of influence and learn new vocabulary.

42 min

19. Expressing Emotion with the Subjunctive

Study the subjunctive in expressing emotions and learn about the influence of indigenous languages on Spanish.

42 min

20. Next Steps toward Spanish Fluency

Examine the different varieties of Spanish and strategies for continued learning.

39 min