Functionally Fluent Online Spanish Course
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 Functionally Fluent! Online Spanish Course
Beginner Level

Congratulations on purchasing your Functionally Fluent! Spanish Course!
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​Here's what you'll gain:​
​Each Functionally Fluent! Spanish course is divided into 10 units. Each unit teaches you to do 5 things in Spanish.
At the end of each level, you'll know how to do at least 50 things in Spanish! After completing Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced levels, you'll know how to
do 150 things in Spanish, making you "functionally fluent!"
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​Course Components

Each unit includes the following material, which you can view at any time, with no subscription and no expiration date:

  • ​Intro Videos - A greeting from the course creator, tips on how to best use this course, and a preview of each unit.
  • Course Lesson Slideshow - The "meat" of the course! Each unit includes colorful pages with fun activities, where you'll do things in Spanish, and become "functionally fluent!" You'll learn vocabulary, grammar, and useful language, in a way that feels fun and functional. There are photos, cartoons, charts, quizzes, interactive exercises. At the end of each unit, you'll "check your progress", and prove to yourself how much you've learned! 
  • "Reward Yourself" and "Additional Practice" Videos - At the end of each unit, take a moment to celebrate your progress, and practice Spanish in real life!  
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Each level also includes 12 audio tracks, for you to download and keep: 

  • Follow along with lessons, to hear correct pronunciation. 
  • Listen to audio after your lesson, as a review.
  • Listen again later, from your car, at work, or at home!

Additionally, you'll get 10 PDF worksheets and reference sheets, also yours to download and keep:
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  • How to Use This Course
  • Pronunciation and Spelling Guide
  • Table of Contents/Course Outline - See Functions, Grammar, and Vocabulary covered in each lesson
  • Answer Key
  • Spanish-English Glossary
  • Final Functions Progress Check - Recap everything you've learned to do! 
  • Forward Functions Preview - Suggested next steps and learning opportunities
  • Fast Functions "Cheat Sheet" - Review of key structures, to help you perform functions (do things in Spanish!) while traveling, at work, or around town!​​
  • Vocab "Cheat Sheet" - Review vocabulary categories, to help you speak about important topics in your life.
  • About the Author - Functionally Fluent!'s creator Diana Maria Gruber speaks six languages fluently, and she'll help you learn this one... and more!

Before getting started:
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Watch this
Welcome Video

Functionally Fluent!'s course creator, Diana Maria Gruber, welcomes you to the course!

...and read these
Helpful Tips!

1) Set aside time for learning Spanish, and set ambitious yet realistic goals.

Most students spend 20-30 minutes per page, or 3-4 hours per unit. The entire level can be completed in 30 hours (about 2 months at 3-4 hours per week), but feel free to go slower, since the longer you spend, the more you'll retain. Learning a language requires repetition, patience, and practice, so you need to do more than just "skim" through lessons.
You'll want to read, listen to, memorize, practice, and review each element on each page thoroughly before proceeding to the next. 

2) Practice speaking Spanish in real life!

To learn to speak a language, you need to... well, speak! Use this course to actually practice speaking Spanish with people in your life.  While you can do most activities on your own, we strongly recommend you practice the speaking exercises in the blue "Practica" boxes with a real person.  ​Ask a Spanish-speaking friend, family member, teacher or tutor to practice a few minutes a day. Or, grab a buddy and learn together! The important thing is to have real conversations, rather than just "listen and repeat."

3) Make good use of of your Functionally Fluent! course components.

This course includes videos for each unit, as well as 10 full-color lessons with fun, interactive exercises. The videos and slides are for online viewing only. The audio and worksheets are yours to download and keep. Feel free to
download the components below, before getting started on the lessons.



Audio Tracks

Download audio to listen to lessons as you view them.
You can also make a playlist, to review from your car, at work, or at home. 

Not a download person?
Buy physical CDs, here (Beginner, first half) and here (Beginner, second half.)
Physical CDs contain the same tracks below. However, some students prefer tangibles, so we've made CDs available for separate purchase.
Download Audio - INTRO BY DIANA M. GRUBER, COURSE CREATOR
Download Audio - HOW TO USE THIS COURSE
Download Audio - SPANISH PRONUNCIATION
Download Audio - UNIT 1 - BEGINNER SPANISH - FUNCTIONALLY FLUENT!
Download Audio - UNIT 2 - BEGINNER SPANISH - FUNCTIONALLY FLUENT!
Download Audio - UNIT 3 - BEGINNER SPANISH - FUNCTIONALLY FLUENT!
Download Audio - UNIT 4 - BEGINNER SPANISH - FUNCTIONALLY FLUENT!
Download Audio - UNIT 5 - BEGINNER SPANISH - FUNCTIONALLY FLUENT!
Download Audio - UNIT 6 - BEGINNER SPANISH - FUNCTIONALLY FLUENT!
Download Audio - UNIT 7 - BEGINNER SPANISH - FUNCTIONALLY FLUENT!
Download Audio - UNIT 8 - BEGINNER SPANISH - FUNCTIONALLY FLUENT!
Download Audio - UNIT 9 - BEGINNER SPANISH - FUNCTIONALLY FLUENT!
Download Audio - UNIT 10 - BEGINNER SPANISH - FUNCTIONALLY FLUENT!
Downloadable Bonus Sheets!

We recommend printing, downloading, or otherwise having the following sheets on hand before starting the course.
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How to Use this Course - Beginner Spanish
File Size: 10925 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

Table of Contents/Course Outline - Beginner Spanish
File Size: 419 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

Pronunciation and Spelling Guide - Beginner Spanish
File Size: 244 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

Answer Key - Beginner Spanish
File Size: 830 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

Final Functions Progress Check - Beginner Spanish
File Size: 318 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

Fast Functions "Cheat Sheet" - Beginner Spanish
File Size: 80 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

Forward Functions Preview - Beginner Spanish
File Size: 230 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

Glossary - Beginner Spanish
File Size: 125 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

Vocab "Cheat Sheets" - Beginner Spanish
File Size: 298 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

About the Author - Diana M. Gruber
File Size: 1164 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File


Ready? Let's do it!

Learn to do your first 5 things in Spanish!
Get started with Unit 1


Links to All Units
Beginner Spanish - Unit 1
Beginner Spanish - Unit 2
Beginner Spanish - Unit 3
Beginner Spanish - Unit 4
Beginner Spanish - Unit 5
Beginner Spanish - Unit 6

Beginner Spanish - Unit 7
Beginner Spanish - Unit 8
Beginner Spanish - Unit 9

Beginner Spanish - Unit 10


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