B1: Be At Ease

🏄‍♀️ Surf Through Conversations: Becoming Comfortable in Tagalog!

In this confidence-building course, you'll develop the skills to:

• Understand the main points of clear, standard speech on familiar matters you regularly encounter. You'll follow conversations about work projects, school assignments, leisure activities, and current events without feeling lost, even when native speakers don't simplify their language for you.

• Navigate most travel situations with growing independence and confidence. You'll book accommodations, resolve travel issues, participate in guided tours, and engage with locals beyond basic transactions—turning your travels into genuine cultural experiences.

• Create simple connected texts on topics of personal interest. You'll write emails, social media posts, and short narratives about your experiences, opinions, and interests that Filipino readers can understand without difficulty.

• Describe experiences and events with greater detail and emotional nuance. You'll share stories about your past adventures, explain your current projects, discuss your dreams and ambitions, and provide reasons for your opinions and future plans.

• Participate in unplanned conversations on familiar topics with increasing spontaneity. You'll join discussions about movies, music, food, travel experiences, and current events without needing extensive preparation beforehand.

📌 By the end of this course: You'll feel at ease in most social and practical situations, express yourself with reasonable fluency on familiar topics, and handle unexpected elements in conversations without anxiety in Tagalog.