Languages

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Speed Spanish
Instructor: Dan Mikels

This powerful course teaches six easy recipes you can use to glue Spanish words together into sentences. With the powerful methods taught in this course, you'll be able to engage in conversational Spanish in no time. ¡Qué Bueno!

Speed Spanish II
Instructor: Dan Mikels

Gain comfort in Spanish-speaking situations by learning even more clever new recipes you can put to immediate use. Our Speed Spanish courses are unlike any other Spanish classes you may have ever taken. When you've completed both this course and its predecessor, you'll be well on your way to fluency.

Speed Spanish III
Instructor: Dan Mikels

Master your ability to speak, understand, and read Spanish by taking the final installment in our unique three-part Speed Spanish learning series. In this advanced-level course, you'll learn the final six recipes that will serve as templates to help you create any Spanish sentence you want.

Instant Italian
Instructor: Robert Bertoldi

This dynamic course makes learning Italian fun and surprisingly easy. You'll learn how to ask directions, book a room, order a meal, and much more—in Italian! Phonetic spellings of each word and phrase make mastering pronunciation a breeze. The course audio even lets you hear and practice Italian with a simple click of your mouse. Cultural notes are included throughout the course to help you better understand the Italian people and their way of life. This course will prepare you to speak basic Italian in a wide variety of settings and situations, and it promises to enrich your experiences while traveling in Italy. Benissimo!

Beginning Conversational French
Instructor: Amy Page

Discover how easy it can be to learn common words and phrases for both leisure and business. This course makes pronunciation simple, with phonetic spellings for every word and phrase you need to learn. The course even includes audio, so you’ll be able to hear and practice the language with little more than a click of your mouse! You'll also learn cultural tips in each lesson that will make you more comfortable in a foreign setting. After finishing this course, you'll be prepared to speak French in a wide variety of settings and situations.

Writing for ESL
Instructor: Sabri Bebawi

Would you like to learn how to write more effectively? Many ESL learners have excellent training and skills in their native languages but find their academic or career progress slowed by the challenges of writing in English. This course will take you through each step of the writing process, showing you how to generate, focus, and develop your ideas. A thorough grammar review will also help you refine and perfect your writing. By the end of this course, you will be able to produce writing that is clear, logical, cohesive, and free of grammatical and punctuation errors.

Grammar for ESL
Instructor: Sabri Bebawi

If English is your second language and you're headed for college, you will find this class to be very valuable. This course will provide you with an in-depth analysis of English grammar and structure so that you will be more prepared to succeed in any class taught in English.

An Introduction to Teaching ESL/EFL
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English language teachers enjoy a wide range of opportunities and face a daunting set of challenges. You teach more than a subject—you're teaching skills that will open up the entire world to your students! This course will show you innovative ways of teaching vocabulary and grammar, listening and speaking, and reading and writing. But more than that, it will give you a deeper understanding of who your students are and who you are as a teacher. So join us on this journey of becoming a more reflective and effective English language teacher!

Introduction to Braille Transcription
Instructor: Dixie Mahaffie

Prepare for a rewarding career as a Braille transcriber by learning to write and read the tactual language of the blind.

Conversational Japanese
Instructor: Ririko Hayashi

Whether you want to learn conversational Japanese for travel or just for fun, you'll find this course makes it easy and enjoyable for beginners to master the essentials of the Japanese language. Guided by your native Japanese instructor, you'll learn useful conversational phrases and vocabulary words, while getting a tour of some fascinating spots in Japan. You'll come away with cultural knowledge only an insider has. By the end of this course, you'll not only have basic conversational skills that will enable you to travel around the country easily, but you'll have discovered the heart of Japan!

Spanish in the Classroom
Instructor: Tara Williams

Learn the essential Spanish for teachers so you can bridge the communication gap with your Spanish-speaking students and parents! Rest assured that that this course won't be your typical high school Spanish course. We've tossed out long vocabulary lists and complex grammar rules and replaced them with games and stories to make learning easy, painless, and even fun. In addition to basic greetings and general Spanish vocabulary, you'll master words and phrases that directly relate to the classroom, such as classroom objects, front-office receptions, action verbs and commands, study skills, registration, course names, school rules and discipline, and parent-teacher conference vocabulary. By the end of this course, you'll be well on your way to being a Spanish speaker and communicating effectively with the Spanish-speakers all around you. ¡Vamos! (Let's go!)

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