¡Bienvenides!
Welcome to Spanish for Social Justice!

Algarabía Language Co-op is excited to announce that we are offering virtual Spanish classes this spring!

SPRING 2026 COURSE SCHEDULE:

Click HERE to view the complete list of classes, schedules, and descriptions. 
*Times are in Eastern Standard Time (EST) / New York, New York 

WEEKEND SESSIONS: Virtual Courses (10 Weeks) 
Start: Saturday March 7th
End: Saturday May 9th

WEEKDAY SESSIONS: Virtual Courses (10 Weeks) 
Start: Monday March 9th & Wednesday March 11th
End: Monday May 11th & Wednesday May 13th

To apply, click HERE 

Algarabía Language Co-op offers Spanish for Social Justice courses in partnership with The People’s Forum. We offer classes at the beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels of fluency for those interested in topics related to social justice, politics, and culture. Through weekly social justice themes and using a communicative and popular education approach, participants will improve their Spanish skills and critically engage with various cultural productions centered around the lived experiences of working-class people of Indigenous and African descent on the continent. These courses are designed for folks at different levels of fluency in their productive (speaking, writing) and receptive (listening and reading) skills. Special focus will be given to learning vocabulary and community organizing terminology relevant to contemporary social movements in New York City (Lenapehoking), one of the largest and most diverse Spanish-speaking cities in the world, as well as the rest of Turtle Island and Abya Yala. 

IMPORTANT:
▪ This virtual program is Open-to-All. However, we prioritize access to folks identified as BIPOC.
▪ Please only apply if you can attend most of the classes. 
▪ Each session can hold up to 15 participants.
▪ Cost of class $200-$400 sliding scale. This includes all course materials.
*$500 if an employer or another institutional funding source pays for the contribution.*

COURSE DESCRIPTION
All courses focus on the use of inclusive, gender-neutral, and anti-racist language. There is an emphasis on validating U.S. Spanish and other varieties of Spanish that are often considered "non-standard." We actively include the use of "vos" as used in Central America. 

As part of Algarabía’s mission to make our courses accessible, we offer sliding-scale rates and flexible payment plans. You’ll be able to select your payment tier and plan directly within the application form, based on your financial circumstances.


ABOUT OUR LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION: At Algarabía Language Co-op, we see language learning as a meaningful, collaborative, and transformative process reflected in our training in hands-on communicative and task-based language teaching approaches and our use of popular education in the language classroom. We seek to support the holistic development of all language learners as they become competent multilingual speakers. We design classroom activities and utilize textbooks and other original didactic materials that cater to our participants’ needs and reflect the linguistic and racial/ethnic diversity of the Spanish-speaking worlds.


Algarabía will contact selected participants on a rolling basis and provide them with a link to complete their payment and secure their spot in the class.

Take a look at our FAQ! 

For more information about our language services, go to www.algarabialanguage.com or email us at [email protected]

TO APPLY, PLEASE FILL OUT THIS REGISTRATION FORM:
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Arabic for Social Justice - Spring 2026 Courses

Algarabía Language Co-op is offering new Arabic courses at The People’s Forum to those who are interested in learning Arabic with a focus on topics of social justice, cinema, media, and culture. Through weekly social justice themes, and using a communicative and popular education approach, participants will improve their Arabic skills, and critically engage with various cultural productions in Arabic, including films, TV series, newsreels, short stories, and songs. 
These courses are designed for folks at different levels of fluency in their productive (speaking, writing) and receptive (listening and reading) skills. Special focus will be given to learning vocabulary and community organizing terminology relevant to contemporary social movements in the U.S. and the Arab world. 


Selected participants will be contacted by our instructors on a rolling basis and until a week before classes start. Late applications will be considered if spots are made available.


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A1: Beginner I (virtual)
This course introduces students with no prior experience to the Arabic alphabet and the basics of reading, writing, pronunciation, and sentence structure. Participants learn foundational vocabulary and simple grammatical forms while being introduced to spoken Arabic alongside Modern Standard Arabic (MSA).

• Virtual: Sundays, starting Mar 1 - 9 AM - 11:30 AM EST (10 weeks); in case of high enrollment, we might open another virtual session at 11:30 AM EST
  
• In-Person: Tuesdays, starting Mar 3 - 6:30 PM - 9 PM EST (10 weeks)
  
• Cost of class $300-$400 sliding scale. $500 if contribution is paid for by work stipend instead of individual participants.
  
  
  

A2: Beginner II (in-person and virtual options)
Designed for students with one semester of Arabic, this course reviews core structures and expands vocabulary, verb conjugation, and sentence formation. Participants continue developing reading, listening, and speaking skills while gaining more exposure to spoken Arabic and its relationship to Modern Standard Arabic (MSA).

• Virtual: Sundays, starting Mar 1 - 9 AM - 11:30 AM EST (10 weeks); in case of high enrollment, we might open another virtual session at 11:30 AM EST
  
• In-Person: Saturdays, starting February 14 - 3:30 PM - 6 PM EST (10 weeks)
  
• Cost of class $300-$400 sliding scale. $500 if contribution is paid for by work stipend instead of individual participants.
  
  
  

A3: Beginner III (in-person and virtual options)
This course is designed for students who have completed two semesters of Arabic and are ready to work more consistently with cultural materials. Participants strengthen conversational skills, expand vocabulary, and develop greater comfort moving between spoken Arabic and Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) through short texts, songs, film clips, and guided viewing activities.

• Virtual: Sundays, starting Mar 1 - 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM EST (10 weeks)
  
• Cost of class $300-$400 sliding scale. $500 if contribution is paid for by work stipend instead of individual participants.
  
  
  

B1: Intermediate I - (in-person)
Intermediate I builds on foundational Arabic skills to develop participants’ ability to communicate across everyday, cultural, and social topics using both colloquial Arabic and Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). Students work with short video clips, songs, dialogues, and written texts to expand vocabulary, practice key grammatical structures, and build confidence in comprehension, conversation, and short writing. The course emphasizes active language use and guided engagement with Arabic as it appears in everyday communication and cultural materials, supporting the development of comprehension, expression, and confidence across different contexts.

• In-Person: Saturdays, starting February 14 - 12:30 PM - 3 PM EST (10 weeks)
  
• Cost of class $300-$400 sliding scale. $500 if contribution is paid for by work stipend instead of individual participants.
  
  
  

B3: Intermediate III -  Conversational and Heritage Speakers Film Club (virtual only)
This discussion- and media-based Arabic course uses a film club format to develop advanced comprehension, vocabulary, and expressive skills across colloquial Arabic and Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). Designed for high-intermediate learners, advanced students, and heritage speakers, participants work with subtitled and unsubtitled films/clips, dialogue transcripts, and short texts through translation, brief writing, and guided discussion.The course emphasizes active language use and close engagement with spoken Arabic, using cinema as a lens to explore social, historical, and cultural themes in the Arab world.

• Virtual: Sundays, starting Mar 1 - 1:30 PM - 4 PM EST (10 weeks)
  
• Cost of class $300-$400 sliding scale. $500 if contribution is paid for by work stipend instead of individual participants.
  
  
  

NOTE: This program prioritizes working class, queer, BIPOC, and heritage speakers of Arabic. As part of Algarabía's mission to make our courses accessible, we have sliding-scale rate options and payment plans available. Once you complete the application and are selected, you will be given the opportunity to apply to these discounted rates individually.
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ABOUT US:
At Algarabía Language Co-op, we see language learning as a meaningful, collaborative and transformative process, reflected in our training in hands-on communicative and task-based language teaching approaches and our use of popular education in the language classroom. We seek to support the holistic development of all language learners as they become competent multilingual speakers. We devise classroom activities and use textbooks and other original didactic materials that meet our participants’ needs and that represent the linguistic and racial/ethnic diversity of the Spanish- and Arabic-speaking worlds.