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El Taller's Spanish Language School offers high-quality classes at all levels to encourage cross-cultural dialogue in our community. Our conversation-focused Spanish classes have been recognized by the Village Voice, The Daily News, and thousands of satisfied students as among the best and most effective in New York City. Montefiore, Columbia Presbyterian, St. Lukes and New York downtown hospitals as well as Children's Television Workshop and the New York Public Library are among the public service organizations that have entrusted El Taller with the Spanish language training of their staffs.

Our fast learning, conversation-focused Acoustic Method of Spanish Instruction originated by Artistic Director Bernardo Palombo based on his last 30 years of teaching at El Taller and other colleges and universities. This method is unique to El Taller and is developed specifically to teach Spanish to English speakers. It integrates cultural information, artifacts and events into its curriculum and focuses upon Latin America.

Typically, each beginning and intermediate class is divided in two parts: the first half of each class is dedicated to grammar exposition and verb drills in "call and response" format, while the second part focuses on developing conversational ability. Useful idiomatic phrases, a vocabulary of the most-used verbs and Latin American idioms and social customs are emphasized. Sound and dialog are the basis of this method - this gets students communicating in Spanish quicker than they ever thought possible.

El Taller offers Spanish classes at all levels from Beginner to Advanced, at a variety of times and settings:

Conversational Spanish classes in small groups at all levels
Private Spanish classes at your house or ours
Custom-designed on-site language classes for Medical Professionals, Social Workers, Teachers, Public Service Workers, Lawyers, Journalists, Scientists and many others.

Please pre-register. Space is limited and we cannot guarantee any student a seat without pre-registration.

Special Activities

El Taller's students benefit from a living curriculum including concerts, art exhibits, readings, dance presentations and a variety of other activities that focus on the cultures of Latin America. We offer:

Poetry and literature readings
A regular schedule of Latin music events
Weekend language retreats
Latin dance classes, including Salsa, Rueda de Casino and Tango
Language study trips to locations in Latin America

Questions? Send us an Email or call us any weekday between 10am and 6pm at (212) 665-9460.

El Taller Latino Americano/The Latin American Workshop
2710 Broadway (104th), New York, NY 10025
(212) 665-9460 --- email

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