- Total price
€150.00
5 sessions
- Schedule
Every other Monday
Oct 5 – Nov 30
- Time
11:00–13:00
- Class size
Min 3 · Max 8
Would you like to improve your Spanish by reading short but powerful texts that encourage reflection and conversation? This reading club offers a journey through Latin American short fiction, an ideal genre for upper-intermediate learners who want to develop their language skills through literature. The class is intended for students with a B1+/B2 level of Spanish.
Across five sessions, we will read and discuss a carefully selected collection of stories by 20th- and 21st-century Latin American authors. The short story format makes the reading manageable while allowing us to explore two texts in each session that speak to one another, offering different perspectives on the same theme. It is also an invitation to look beyond Spain and discover new voices, sensibilities, and cultural contexts. Each session will combine guided reading, discussion and interactive activities, followed by an introduction to the next set of texts.
Oct. 5:: How Do We Read Short Stories? What Do We Know About Latin American Literature?
Oct. 19The Book: Stories That Invite Us to Think
Nov. 2: The House: Stories That Unsettle
Nov. 16:. Stories That Help Us Endure: Migration
Nov. 30: Group discussion and reflections on the course, followed by participants sharing short stories they have discovered
Texts:
El Dinosaurio de Monterroso, Julio Cortázar
Continuidad en los Parques, Julio Cortázar
La Biblioteca de Babel, Jorge Luis Borges
Los Libros Voladores, Silvina Ocampo
Casa Tomada, Julio Cortázar
La Casa de Adela, Mariana Enríquez
Tramontana, Gabriel García Márquez
Molestias de Tener un Rinoceronte, Claudia Hernández
About Marta Girabal - Barcino Languages
Marta Girabal is a Spanish and Catalan language teacher and educational materials designer specializing in Spanish as a Foreign Language (ELE). She is the founder of Barcino Languages based in Barcelona. She holds a degree in Humanities from Pompeu Fabra University and completed her classical piano training at the Conservatory of Granollers. Following a period as Communications Coordinator at the SELMA Research Centre at the University of Turku in Finland, she returned to Barcelona to earn a Master's degree in Spanish as a Foreign Language (ELE) from the University of Barcelona and Pompeu Fabra University.
Marta teaches both in person and online, tailoring her lessons to the goals and interests of each learner. She has worked with students at leading institutions including the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), EOI Drassanes, EOI Vall d'Hebron, and the Language Service of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), as well as professionals from companies such as TravelPerk and the historic 7 Portes restaurant.
Alongside teaching, Marta is actively involved in curriculum and materials development. She serves as a CIFALC examiner and is the General Coordinator of Special Courses at EOI Vall d'Hebron. She also contributed to the 2025 redesign of the Just Arrived Dossier: Catalan for Beginners at UPC.
Her work extends to conference presentations and educational talks, reflecting her commitment to innovative, engaging, and learner-centred language education.