Spanish Classes in Popoyo  By Jason Old

​¿No Hablas Español? Time to take our Crash Course Spanish for Travelers and make your vacation easier on your nerves.  In only 1 hour you will learn the basics to feel comfortable to interact without always saying, "¿Cómo se dice?," and pointing.

 Crash Course Spanish for Travelers

$10 per person or $15 when booked as 2 people
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Crash Course 1 (every tues of the week)
  • The Spanish alphabet
  • Numbers & currency 1-1,000
  • Telling time
Vocabulary
  • Learn to buy from fruit trucks & restaurant verbiage
  • Basic phrases, questions & dialog
After Course 1 you will be able to communicate at a basic level in Spanish in order to buy and pay for food, engage in dialogue with the local community, and use basics phrases to make your travels less stressful. 
Crash Course 2 (every thurs of the week)
  • Expanded Course 1: Review phrases & dialogue
Vocabulary
  • Ser vs. Estar 
  • Personal pronouns (I, you, he, she, it, you all, they) 
  • Present tense verb conjugations (i.e. yo hablo español) and practical infinitives (comer, bailar, beber, etc.)
After Course 2 you will be even more comfortable engaging in basic dialogue and be able to speak and understand more phrases. 

Private Tutoring

Private Spanish tutoring for beginner to fluent speakers, Nicaraguan culture and history courses available.
Professor Jason Old brings to his Latin American Studies and Spanish classes a wealth of experience in, and passion for, Latin America. He has done extensive fieldwork throughout Latin America. His studies range from indigenous cultures and the concept of identity, to the socioeconomic impacts of foreign investment in rural areas of Latin America. He has lived in Nicaragua, Peru, Honduras and Argentina. After returning to the United States, Professor Old continued his education, earning his MA with a double-major in Spanish-American literature and anthropology. He is now currently working on a Ph.D. in History with a focus on Latin America.
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ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Professor, Spanish and Latin American Studies, Southeastern University, Fall 2007 - present
Director, 4-week Nicaragua Study Abroad Program, Southeastern University, 2013 - present
Committee Member, Faculty Development Committee, Southeastern University, 2016 - present
Adjunct, FORSPRO Summer Study Abroad Program (Malaga, Spain), 2015
Graduate Student Instructor, University of South Florida, 2004-2007
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Elementary Spanish A
Elementary Spanish B
Intermediate Spanish A
Intermediate Spanish B

​Latin American Film
Latin American Icons 
Latin American Literature 
Nicaraguan History and Culture

​Spanish-American Culture and Civilization
Spanish Conversation
Survey of Spanish-American Literature
U.S. Interventions in Latin America
​Publications
  • Anthrotourist: An Improvised Journey through Latin America (2nd ed.), 2011. Old defines a specific genre of travel he calls "anthrotourism."
  • Cuba: Behind the Embargo (2nd ed.), 2015. Old writes an ethnography about his observations and his travel across Cuba.

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