Online Spanish lessons with Cuban professors
Why do I have to learn Spanish ?
It is officially the third most spoken language in the world, after Mandarin and English. In addition, it is a language that has a great cultural wealth that will allow you to enrich yours and enlarge your social circle.
Why with us ?
Havana Traces offers you the possibility to meet native Linguistics professors and lovers of Hispanic culture. With us, you will learn Spanish no matter where you are in the world through online face to face contact at the most competitive prices.
What am I going to get ?
If traveling and learning about different cultures is your passion, you will acquire a language level that will allow you to communicate properly during your trips and you will have, therefore, a closer contact with cultures other than yours.
Our courses
Basic Spanish Course
Learn Spanish in 30 lessons for 280 usd
General description
This online Spanish Course A1 is designed for beginners who want to learn Spanish from scratch. It offers a clear and complete grammatical basis for acquiring some basic knowledge of Spanish.
During the course the four main skills in language learning will be developed: listening comprehension, oral production, reading comprehension, written production. For this, basic grammar and vocabulary will be studied.
Learning objectives
The student must be able to:
- Listen to – Listening comprehension
Recognize very basic words and expressions that are commonly used, relating to himself, his family and his immediate surroundings when speaking slowly and clearly. - Speak – Oral expression
Use simple expressions and phrases to describe where he lives and the people he knows. He can easily engage in a conversation as long as the other person is willing to repeat what he/she has said or to say it in other words and at a slower speed. Answer simple questions about very common topics. - Read – Reading comprehension
Understand familiar words and names and very simple phrases; for example on signs, posters and catalogs. - Write – Written expression
Be able to write short and simple postcards, for example to send congratulations. Know how to fill out forms with personal data; for example name, nationality, and address on a hotel registration form.
Course length
The course has a total of 30 lessons of 30min each. The last lesson is a level test to assess the knowledge of Spanish acquired. This is a test based on the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR).
*The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) is an international standard used worldwide to define language skills for students. Havana Traces courses and tests are prepared according to the skills and content included in the CEFR.
Course content
Lesson 1 Alphabet, pronunciation, colors, numbers
Lesson 2 Countries, nationalities, languages
Lesson 3 Personal pronouns, interrogative pronouns, greetings and farewells
Lesson 4 Days, months. Time
Lesson 5 Nouns and adjectives. Gender and number. Personal information
Lesson 6 Articles. The family
Lesson 7 Present verbs, prepositions
Lesson 8 Present verbs II
Lesson 9 The House
Lesson 10 The House II
Lesson 11 Pronouns verbs, the hour
Lesson 12 The routine. Daily activities
Lesson 13 Possessive adjectives, verb gustar
Lesson 14 Hobbies
Lesson 15 More Prepositions, demonstrative adjectives
Lesson 16 The city
Lesson 17 Indefinites (adjectives and pronouns)
Lesson 18 Food
Lesson 19 Food II
Lesson 20 The restaurant
Lesson 21 Ser vs estar
Lesson 22 Ser vs. estar II
Lesson 23 Friends
Lesson 24 Health
Lesson 25 Health II
Lesson 26 Future of the indicative mood
Lesson 27 Story to read
Lesson 28 Review of the contents
Lesson 29 Review of the contents
Lesson 30 Test A1
Pricing/ method of payment
280 usd for the whole course or 14 usd per class.
Available methods of Payment
| United States | American International Service (AIS) |
| Western Union | |
| Rest of the World | Bank Transference |
| Western Union | |
| American International Service (AIS) |
Spanish course for Holidays and Trips I
Learn Spanish in 24 lessons for 250 usd
General description
This Spanish Course for Holidays and Trips I is designed for all those who like to travel and need basic Spanish on their trips.
Upon successful completion of this course you will be able to enjoy a vacation without language barrier. In addition, you can understand tourist brochures, request information, have simple conversations with Spanish-speaking people, make reservations, ask for the address, etc.
For this course, it is necessary to have a basic level of Spanish A1, so you have to take a level test.
Course length
This course contains 24 lessons with dialogues, texts and a wide variety of interactive exercises with which you can learn and deepen your knowledge. Each lesson contains a vocabulary section with the essential words and expressions to be able to communicate clearly and naturally.
Lesson content
The lessons comprise the following aspects:
- Grammar
Grammatical explanations translated into English and Spanish. - Dialogues
Texts with audio about the different situations that can be found on a trip. - Exercises
To practice and improve the necessary linguistic knowledge during the trip, with a very useful vocabulary and a small portion of grammar. - Vocabulary
An extensive vocabulary about travel, from travel preparations to arrival at the hotel and much more.
Audios & Videos
Audios and videos with native speakers on the topics covered to practice and improve their listening comprehension.
Course content
Lesson 1 Greetings and farewells
Lesson 2 Greetings and farewells II
Lesson 3 Nationality and profession
Lesson 4 Nationality and profession II
Lesson 5 The family
Lesson 6 Family II
Lesson 7 Likes and preferences
Lesson 8 Likes and preferences II
Lesson 9 At the hotel
Lesson 10 A day at the hotel
Lesson 11 Renting a car
Lesson 12 Renting a car II
Lesson 13 An excursion
Lesson 14 An excursion II
Lesson 15 Time
Lesson 16 Time II
Lesson 17 Shopping
Lesson 18 Shopping II
Lesson 19 At the restaurant
Lesson 20 In the restaurant II
Lesson 21 Farewell
Lesson 22 Farewell II
Lesson 23 Review
Lesson 24 Final test
Pricing/ method of payment
280 usd for the whole course or 14 usd per class.
Available methods of Payment
| United States | American International Service (AIS) |
| Western Union | |
| Rest of the World | Bank Transference |
| Western Union | |
| American International Service (AIS) |
Meet your professors
Cecilia Escalante
BA in Foreign Languages, certified professor at the University of Havana.
Hello! My name is Cecilia. I’m from Cuba and currently work at the School of Foreign Languages. My passion is meeting people from different cultures and I consider languages are a crucial tool for this; that’s why I decided to become a language teacher. I love teaching other people based on their own interests and competences. I am a patient, responsible, punctual, and very cheerful person.
Neivy Lopez
Qualified and experienced tutor, BA in Foreign Languages
Hello! I’m Neivy and I work as a professor of Linguistics and English Language at the University of Havana. I’m a Cuban girl who truly loves languages, as I consider they give us the opportunity to travel around the world and learn from other people and cultures without communication barriers. I like my classes to be interactive and dynamic, teaching grammar, vocabulary and focusing on the speaking skill.
Marena Lorenzo
Foreign Languages-polyglot- student.
I’m Marena, a fifth-year-student at the School of Foreign Languages from the University of Havana. I’m passionate about learning and teaching foreign languages; that’s why I’ve been working as an assistant student for 4 years. As a Spanish native speaker, I consider Spanish is a beautiful, useful, but rather difficult language to master; thus, my mission is to use different techniques depending on your needs and skills.
Alfonso Roche
Certified tutor with 5 years of experience, BS in Tourism.
Hello! My name is Alfonso and I teach E-commerce at the School of Tourism from the University of Havana. Learning from different cultures is one of my passions; thus, I found that teaching Spanish to the world is one of the most fulfilling things I can do. I can tell you all about my country and I can’t wait to hear all the great things about you and your culture too. I’m a very responsible, organized, and professional person.