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SPANISH LANGUAGE COURSES:

Spanish is a Romance language that originated in the Iberian Peninsula of Europe. Today, it is a global language with nearly 500 million native speakers, mainly in Spain and the Americas. It is the world’s second-most spoken native language after Mandarin Chinese, and the world’s fourth-most spoken language overall after English, Mandarin Chinese and Hindi. According to the 2018 New Zealand Census, it is spoken by 38,823 New Zealanders.

COMBINED 2025 TERM 2 & TERM 3 CLASSES BEGIN AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY 18 JUNE 2025.

As our Spanish Instructor will be away most of Term 2, we are combining our Term 2 and Term 3 courses for a single 10-week course beginning in mid-June that consists of 2 weeks during Term 2 combined with the full 8-week Term 3 course, totalling 10 sessions across two terms. The course is priced accordingly for 10 sessions instead of our usual 8 sessions.

Remember: It’s never too late to register for an EarthDiverse class. You can always catch up by watching the live recorded videos! Register now!

Study Spanish with EarthDiverse!

Our Introductory Spanish courses begin with a focus on conversational skills, proper pronunciation, vocabulary, and reading practice, and an introduction to Spanish grammar. Subsequent Terms reinforce reading and introduce additional grammar, vocabulary and conversation. Basic everyday vocabulary and expressions are taught, with a view to empowering learners to speak basic Spanish from the very beginning.

EarthDiverse currently offers the following Spanish language courses on a rotating and evolving basis, with new intakes of students twice a year. 101 and 103 courses are offered in Terms 1 and 3 each year, and 102 and 104 courses are offered in Terms 2 & 4 each year. If you’re interested in starting a new language from scratch, you can do so twice a year, in Term 1 (early February) or Term 3 (July/August). If you have some elementary understanding, you may consider starting in a 102 or 103 course as well.

Courses in bolded blue below are offered during the current or next Term and available for registration now:

Spanish 101: Introductory Spanish Part 1, (offered in Term 1 & Term 3 every year)
Spanish 102: Introductory Spanish Part 2, (offered in Term 2 & Term 4 every year)
Spanish 103: Introductory Spanish Part 3, (offered in Term 1 & Term 3 every year)
Spanish 104: Introductory Spanish Part 4, (offered in Term 2 & Term 4 every year)
Spanish 201: Introductory Spanish Part 5 (offered in Term 1 & Term 3 every year)
Spanish 202/203: Introductory Spanish, Parts 5 & 6 (offered in Term 2 and Term 4 every year)
Spanish 203: Introductory Spanish, Part 7 (offered in Term 1 & Term 3 every year)
Spanish 204: Introductory Spanish Part 8 (offered in Term 2 & Term 4 every year)
Spanish 301: Intermediate Spanish, Part 1 (offered in Term 1 & Term 3 every year)

LOCATION: in-person in our Hamilton classrooms, on-line via Zoom, or through video recordings of our live-streamed sessions posted 1-2 days after each class.

DISTANCE-LEARNING OPTIONS: Our Spanish language courses offer distance learning options for those unable to attend classes in-person. Live-streamed classes are available via free Zoom software, or those unable to attend the date and time of the actual class sessions can watch the live-recorded video sessions on their computers, laptops, tablets or mobile devices and study at their own pace. These recorded sessions will be available soon after each class finishes so that you may watch the recorded video via any web-browser at your leisure. Your instructor will provide details on how to access your classes before your course begins.

COST PER PERSON PER TERM (8 x 1-hr sessions):

Waged: NZ$200 per person per term (includes GST + online registration fee)
Unwaged (unemployed, students, seniors): NZ$175 per person per term (includes GST + online registration fee)

EarthDiverse offered the following language classes on a rotating basis: