Useful Spanish Conversation B (SSL102)
- Day/Time:
- Tuesday 19:10-21:00
- Start Date:
- 2019/01/22
- Hours:
- 20
- Instructor:
- Yoneko Shiraishi
- Prerequisite:
- Students should have completed SSL101 or have some basic Spanish skills.
- Location:
- Tokyo (Maps & Directions)
- Language of
Instruction: - Spanish / English
Course Details
Hola!Cómo estás?? Did you ever feel like you wish you could speak in Spanish? Well, here's your chance! Useful Spanish Conversation is an introductory course focusing on Spanish pronunciation, grammar, and useful expressions in order to develop the student's basic skills in carrying out (with confidence) various daily life conversations in the language. Through listening, speaking, and practical activities in the classroom, students will learn useful greetings, basic vocabulary, and conjugation of verbs as well as how to frame basic questions and answers. Disfrutemos aprendiendo Español!
Instructor
Yoneko Shiraishi
Yoneko was born in Peru but has lived in the USA, UK, and Spain where she worked in tourism, international politics and cross-cultural studies before moving to Japan in 2006. In 2008, she completed her M.A. in International Cooperation Policy at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University on a Merit of Academic Achievement Scholarship. She consults with companies and trains executives who wish to have a better understanding of cross-cultural communication in order to carry out successful business worldwide. She also worked for UN World Tourism Organization marketing Bhutan as a new tourism destination in Asia. She is a Certified Cultural Trainer by ITIM International and is fluent in English, Spanish and Japanese. She continuously researches cross-cultural communication and business.
Yoneko has published in the following: 1) (Noticias Latinoamericanas magazine); "3-11" (an article about the social impact of the 3.11 earthquake) 2); Touyou Keizai (her seminar on Japanese culture for expats was featured); 3) ITIM International: "Bob a Distracted Traveler" (an article on Cross-cultural communication); 4) "Positive Thinking to Learn English" (Kindle version available); 5) "Stingy" (Kindle version available).