Courses Available
Customized Private or Group Spanish classes are available with the focus you need – be it survival Spanish, Spanish for manufacturing, Spanish for Human Resources, or our 10-level Spanish for Professionals course (ending in ACTFL certification). Other specialized Spanish courses are available – just ask.
For more information about Spanish lessons, contact Michelle – Michelle@WetzelServices.com.
Testing and Certification
Official certification of your spoken or written Spanish level is available through the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview. Prep courses for the DELE Certificado Inicial are also available upon request.
Our Teachers
Our Spanish teachers are a mix of non-native, semi-native, and native Spanish speakers from various parts of the Spanish-speaking world. They specialize in specializing – no two Spanish language learners have quite the same goal, and our teachers have developed classes for a wide range of needs – supplier negotiations, travel Spanish, quality control, basic business Spanish – you name it!
Comments about our teachers:
“The Spanish teacher was well-prepared and upbeat”
“She made it fun to learn!”
“Great variety”
“The best thing was how she accommodated special requests in practicing Spanish”
“I enjoyed it all.”
We also receive quite a few unsolicited thank you notes for our Spanish teachers. Here is the most recent:
“I just wanted to say “Thank You”, once again, for all your efforts and encouragement with our Spanish class. Although I have a long way to go, I really do feel that I made significant progress with you as our teacher. You made our class fun, interesting, enjoyable and very pleasant. I really enjoyed the classes and hope you will be our teacher again soon.”
Spanish Fast Facts
- Spanish is the second most commonly spoken language in the U.S, and there are at least 300 to 400 million native speakers world-wide.
- Only one language has more native speakers (Mandarin Chinese).
- Spanish is a Romance language (which means it is derived from Latin, along with Portuguese, Italian, French, Romanian and many others).
- Spanish does vary (notably between Spain and Latin America, but also within Latin America) but most Spanish speakers will understand one another most of the time. In Spain, the z or c is pronounced like a th sound before i and e. Pronoun usage varies (vos vs. tu; vosotros vs. ustedes), and – of course – slang differs widely from region to region. But the differences are (roughly!) comparable to those between British and American English – they may cause minor misunderstandings, but in most cases will not prevent Spanish speakers from communicating with each other.
