Learning languages leads to new worlds, and in this beginner's course in Latin American Spanish, the plan is to travel and discover a lot.

How many continents can you count in your mother tongue? Is Latin America a continent? What does your map of images and cultural references look like? Frida, salsa, empanadas, guerilla, football; mojitos and. . ?

While studying question forms, verbs, and gender rules in Spanish, we will build a map of Latin American native populations and today's countries. We will explore their literature by reading short stories by writers such as Eduardo Galeano and Gabriel Garcia Marquez and fragments of comic books like El Eternauta, Fantomas or La selva misteriosa.

We will listen to popular music to learn about politics and pronunciation, like Victor Jara's protest ballads, early twentieth-century tangos and the latest hip hop and trap by Calle 13, Ana Tijoux and Wos. We will also learn how to break Spanish patriarchal gender rules and use inclusive language by singing Kumbia Queer songs or watching Las Tesis' performs. Students' music suggestions and curiosity are welcome.

Together we are going to create a postal card collection from the Latin American cultural, grammatical and emotional geographies visited during the course.

Wednesdays 6:00 - 8:00pm at House of Annetta

PLEASE NOTE: there are TWO rates, Standard (the cheaper rate), and Supporter (for those who are able to contribute a little extra).

This course is suitable for students who have some experience with Latin American Spanish.

Dates:

8, 15, 22, 29 May

05, 19, 26 June

3, 10, 17 July

Note that there will be no class on the 12 June which is our half-term week.

Venue:

House of Annetta
25 Princelet St, London E1 6QH

The classroom is located up two flights of stairs so this class is, regrettably, not accessible to wheelchair users.

COVID SAFETY

Please do not attend an in-person class if you have a temperature, are feeling unwell or have tested positive to COVID-19.