Study Abroad in Ecuador

Equinox Spanish School is the oldest Spanish school in Quito, Ecuador with over 25 years of experience in teaching and volunteering in the community. Equinox offers a variety of programs including one on one classes, group lessons and explorer trips to the Amazon. Come study in the wonderful city of Quito and have an unforgettable experience.

Learn more at http://www.ecuadorspanish.com/

Fluent City’s 12 Favorite Moments of 2012 in Pictures

by Mandy Menaker

It has been a terrific year at Fluent City. During 2012, Fluent City added Japanese, Russian and Hebrew classes. Our 10 Brooklyn classrooms and rented Manhattan classroom spaces were filled to capacity. We secured a convenient and terrific Manhattan space by Times Square. In addition, we raised over $1000 for Sandy relief and the New York Food Bank through our commitment to donate a percentage of signups in the weeks following Sandy. Our Williamsburg space became home to several orphaned organizations in the aftermath of Sandy including the Bellavue Survivors of Torture. We got closer with our regular coworkers, the funny folks over at Hypervocal. We even became a film set used by College Humor, Practical Jokers and Brooklyn Independent Television! Yep, 2012 has been pretty excellent. Here are 12 of our favorite moments of 2012 in pictures:

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Learn Spanish in Argentina

Are you looking for an opportunity to immerse yourself in Spanish abroad? Why not learn Spanish in Argentina! AMAUTA offers the unique opportunity to get to grips with the Spanish language while immersing yourself in the fascinating Argentine culture in “the Paris of South America” – Buenos Aires! AMAUTA Spanish School is situated in a beautiful school building on the border of the trendy suburbs of Palermo and Belgrano, only 10 minutes by metro from the city center. From here, you couldn´t be better poised to explore the best of Buenos Aires. AMAUTA is not just a place to learn Spanish, it’s a great place to make friends, meet different people and be part of a community! Students from all over the world come to AMAUTA to learn Spanish, which creates an incredible diversity of people and stories to share.

Group and private lessons available and cultural activities are included in workshops. Learn more at http://www.amautaspanish.com/destinations/learn-spanish-in-argentina-11.html

 

5 Reasons Fall is the Best Season to Study a Language

by Mandy Menaker

Fall is filled with all sorts of amazing things: pumpkin bread, apple picking, MLB World Series games, costume hunting, Oktoberfest and hot cider. If you need more incentive to get pumped, try out a language class at Fluent City for the first (second, third, or fourth) time. Here are just a few reasons that fall is the best season to study a foreign language.

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Five Back to School Tips from Fluent City

by Mandy Menaker

It’s that time of year again: Target is lined with Lisa Frank folders, Best Buy is offering gratis printers along with your computer purchase, and clothing stores are claiming the right accessory will help make you look cool. Yep folks, it’s back to school shopping season. If you are ready to relive the excitement of prepping for a grade school class but have advanced past fifth grade History or seventh grade Algebra, sign up for a French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, German, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian or Hebrew class with Fluent City and use these back to school tips to make sure you stand out as the coolest kid in the quad…erm…Williamsburg lobby.

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Ideas for a Spanish Scavenger Hunt in Bushwick

by Matthew Lundin

“Exhibit A”

A friend of mine is headed to Nicaragua in about a month for what will be his first trip to Latin America. Brave soul that he is, he began learning Spanish just a few months ago. But before being plunked down into the middle of Managua and being expected to have his first conversation ever in Spanish, I thought it would be helpful to take him to New York City’s very own Hispanic Epcot Center, Bushwick and design a scavenger hunt.

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Spanglish Moves Into Mainstream

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2004/01/11/spanglish_moves_into_mainstream/

An interesting article from the Boston Globe about the evolution of Spanglish.

Spanish Future and Conditional

http://www.braser.com/swhelp/idh_future_and_conditional.htm

The usage of future form corresponds to when we say “will” in English and the conditional form corresponds to when we use the word “would.”

More About Indirect Object Pronouns in Spanish

http://spanish.about.com/od/pronouns/a/indirectobjects.htm

More about indirect object pronouns in Spanish.

 

Make Your Own Flashcards!

http://www.quizlet.com – Create a free account to make your own online flashcards or search for other sets already made. study, play games, practice pronunciation and more! Great for language study outside of your Fluent City classes.