Unlock the door to language proficiency and cultural understanding with our three-day, 18-hour Spanish Intermediate Immersion course. Designed for learners who have a foundational understanding of Spanish, this interactive and engaging course leverages the power of Comprehensible Input (CI) to enhance language acquisition.

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June 29, 2026 to July 1, 2026 | 9:00am-4:00pm PDT | Redmond

Ready to take your Spanish to the next level while enjoying some great company? Join this engaging and interactive course designed for lifelong learners with a good grasp of Spanish and the desire to enhance their conversational skills. You will dive into lively discussions and confidently engage in conversations. By the end of the course, you'll find yourself interacting with greater ease and analyzing conversations from a fresh perspective. Recommended for the intermediate to intermediate-high level Spanish speaker.

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April 2, 2026 to May 28, 2026 | 1:00pm-2:30pm PDT | Bend

Conversational Spanish II will pick up where Conversational Spanish I left off. This course is for novice students with some Spanish language instruction. Students will spend time in class expanding grammar, conversational expressions and vocabulary as well as working on listening and speaking skills through a variety of activities. A textbook is required for this course.

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April 9, 2026 to June 11, 2026 | 2:00pm-4:00pm PDT | Bend
April 21, 2026 to May 21, 2026 | 5:30pm-7:30pm PDT | Online

This blended level course is for students with no previous, or just a brief previous, introduction of Spanish. It is intensive language instruction with an emphasis on developing basic communication skills in Spanish. This course will introduce students to the most frequently-used verbs in Spanish so that students can immediately understand and share important needs and information. Students will learn greetings, expressions of courtesy and other useful beginning vocabulary through introductions, stories and songs. Group A will be taught using 70%-90% comprehensible Spanish at this level.

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June 22-25, 2026 | 8:30am-4:30pm PDT | Redmond

This blended level course is for students who have been introduced to, and have a working knowledge of the present tense. This course will provide a thorough and extensive review of the present tense only, practice of -AR, -ER & -IR verbs, introduction of stem-changing verbs, Ser & Estar, "Tener + que + infinitive " and "Ir + a + infinitive." It will introduce reflexive verbs and pronouns, and introduction of the imperfect tense. There will be an emphasis on vocabulary development, communication strategies and oral proficiency. Group B will be taught using 70%-90% comprehensible Spanish at this level.

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June 22-25, 2026 | 8:30am-4:30pm PDT | Redmond

This blended level course is designed to continue building grammatical structures that focus on speaking, reading, writing and understanding. Topics include a review of the present tense and a comparison of the present and present progressive tenses. Students will review the preterite and imperfect tenses, compare and contrast the preterite and imperfect tenses and be introduced to additional uses in more complex sentences. New vocabulary and grammatical structures will be presented and developed in conversational and written contexts. It will introduce and expand the uses of the present subjunctive tense and formal commands. Vocabulary development and communication strategies will be emphasized. Recommended for those who have a command of the present tense and a working knowledge of the past and future tenses; or one to two years of study at the college level. Group C will be taught using 70%-90% comprehensible Spanish at this level.

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June 22-25, 2026 | 8:30am-4:30pm PDT | Redmond

This blended-level course is for students with a minimum of two to three years of college-level Spanish or the equivalent. Students should have a working knowledge and familiarity with most tenses. The course readings and discussions will be designed to facilitate the use of the preterite, imperfect and present/past perfect tenses with increased ease and accuracy. Similar attention will be given to the present and past subjunctive. The class will explore social media, short video clips, music and current events in addition to short stories, lyrics and poetry. Group D will be taught using 70%-90% comprehensible Spanish at this level.

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June 22-25, 2026 | 8:30am-4:30pm PDT | Redmond

This blended level course is for the most advanced students and will include concepts from levels advanced high and superior to create a robust and challenging course. Students must have a minimum of three years of college level Spanish or the equivalent in Spanish speaking experience. This course will review the contrasts between the preterit and imperfect tenses and the uses of the present subjunctive mood. Additional concepts will include an introduction to the imperfect subjunctive mood and its uses and the conditional tense and its uses. Grammatical structures and vocabulary will be highlighted through literary selections, business terminology and idiomatic expressions, proverbs, synonyms and antonyms. Other topics include: the pronoun "se," complex sentences and new literary vocabulary, recognition of the different accents of the Spanish-speaking world and how to improve one's own Spanish accent. Group E will be taught using 70%-90% comprehensible Spanish at this level.

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June 22-25, 2026 | 8:30am-4:30pm PDT | Redmond

Take your Spanish-speaking skills to a higher level in this intermediate language class. Build confidence in daily conversation and gain additional vocabulary and communication skills. In this course students will briefly review present tense (including stem-changing verbs, irregular verbs and reflexive verbs) and learn Present Progressive, Preterite and Imperfect tenses.

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April 21, 2026 to May 21, 2026 | 5:30pm-7:30pm PDT | Online

Fully enjoy your visit to Italy by gaining an understanding of Italian language and culture. Focus on essential words and phrases. Learn to meet people, order in restaurants with confidence, get around the cities and more. No textbook required.

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April 29, 2026 to May 20, 2026 | 6:00pm-7:00pm PDT | Online

In 1348, with the Black Death ravaging Europe, a group of young people flee to a Tuscan villa, where they decide to pass the time telling stories... and so begins Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron, a book of 100 stories. We will read several stories for each of our 4 sessions. Discover this vivid, funny, bawdy and always entertaining masterpiece of Italian literature, which influenced Shakespeare, Chaucer and Pasolini among others.

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July 8-29, 2026 | 5:30pm-6:30pm PDT | Online

Calling all second-language teachers in need of a fresh spark! Join us for The Power of TCI, a groundbreaking conference devoted to Teaching with Comprehensible Input. Designed especially for educators experiencing burnout or seeking new inspiration, this immersive event will help you rediscover the joy and connection at the heart of language teaching. Calling all second-language teachers in need of a fresh spark!

Register by May 18th for Early Bird pricing, after which the price will increase to $349. Registration and refund deadline: May 19, 2026, 5:30 pm.

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June 29, 2026 to July 1, 2026 | 9:00am-5:00pm PDT | Redmond