| First Bonita began offering informal Spanish classes on Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. in the church office. The first class was held November 12, but it’s not too late to join the group. The class uses Mango as its primary source. Mango is available online from the Lee County Library or the Collier County Library. More information on how to access and use this resource will be available, or contact your librarian for help downloading Mango. Be sure to select Spanish (Latin American) when given a choice of languages. ¡Es gratis! = It’s free! Mango was chosen because it has a conversational approach with grammar and vocabulary to aid understanding. It includes lots of practice and has voice recognition so you can compare your pronunciation to that of a native speaker. In class we will review and receive explanations from our teacher which will augment what we’ve done in preparation and practice. It will be up to you to do as much as you like or have time to do. We are excited to share that our teacher will be Margie Gillette, whose background includes being a language teacher for 37 years. She has her MA in Romance Languages from The Ohio State University, and is a certified teacher in Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Texas. Margie has studied Spanish for about 50 years, and has further experience from her travels in Mexico, Central America, South America, and Spain. If you have any questions, please contact Margie directly by phone (432.553.9538) or email (margierodgersgillette@gmail.com). We hope you will consider joining us. |
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