{"id":9005,"date":"2023-03-30T05:54:43","date_gmt":"2023-03-30T09:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/?p=9005"},"modified":"2023-11-22T11:07:38","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T16:07:38","slug":"new-intermediate-spanish-for-professionals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/2023\/03\/30\/new-intermediate-spanish-for-professionals\/","title":{"rendered":"New: Intermediate Spanish for Professionals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Push past the plateau. Make deeper personal and professional connections in Spanish with the Intermediate Spanish for Professionals Course<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Progress from CEFR A2 to B1 with<\/strong> 80<\/strong>+ hours of vocab, grammar, conversations, and culture.<\/strong><\/p>\n

And if you\u2019re starting from scratch\u2014combine it with the Beginner Spanish for Professionals<\/a> for the most comprehensive 165-hour acquisition course available online for self-teaching.<\/p>\n

Get functional faster<\/strong><\/h2>\n

For beginners, nothing builds proficiency faster than learning\u00a0the most useful, high-frequency vocabulary<\/a>. That\u2019s still true for intermediate learners. But what\u2019s \u201cmost useful\u201d becomes more complex: more vocab depth, idioms, domain-specific terminology, etc.<\/p>\n

\"B1<\/p>\n

Learning vocab in topical lists (like \u201coffice supplies\u201d or \u201cdirections\u201d) actually\u00a0hurts\u00a0your ability to retain what you\u2019re learning due to semantic interference<\/strong>. It\u2019s also just not very fun.<\/p>\n

Instead, when we develop lessons, we think of a common scenario a Spanish learner might find themselves in. With Spanish-speaking work colleagues. Among Spanish-speaking friends. Then we tell a story about it. What are you likely to be doing? Who are the people you\u2019ll interact with? What conversations would you have?<\/p>\n

This approach lends itself to more natural speech you might not find in a textbook approach, as well as other retention tactics like spiraling<\/strong> (resurfacing previously learned material) and interleaving<\/strong> (reinforcing material in multiple modalities and contexts).<\/p>\n

It also allows grammar patterns to pop up naturally, so you can learn them in context before being introduced more explicitly.<\/p>\n

\"B1<\/p>\n

A lesson about technology can weave in office terms, occupations, comparison words, etc. in a more effective and memorable way. You\u2019ll learn faster. And retain it longer.<\/p>\n

What you\u2019ll learn<\/strong><\/h2>\n

This 80-hour course has 10 units, covering topics adults will encounter in everyday and workplace scenarios, such as:<\/p>\n