Languages - Workforce & Continuing Ed, Pima Community College

Take your life to a new level by learning another language. It will:

Expand your boundaries
Help you get to know your neighbors
Exercise your brain

Learning a new language sharpens your memory, gives you new patterns to analyze, and improves your listening skills. Get ready for your next adventure!

Spanish

Spanish 1 (In Person)

This course is designed for the true beginners who, for the first time or after a long time, will be introduced to Spanish and would like to learn, understand and speak basic “every day” Spanish in a stress-free environment. It develops the basic language skills: listening comprehension, speaking, pronunciation and vocabulary acquisition. Includes greetings, the house, essential grammar and regular verbs.

Spanish 2 (In Person)

A continuation of Level 1, designed for students with more experience and background in simple Spanish. For students who have already been introduced to the basic everyday greetings, nouns, regular verbs, simple sentences and the verb “estar". Expands vocabulary, basic grammar essentials and your ability to communicate and form simple sentences. Includes family, numbers, telling time, regular, irregular, and helping verbs and the verb SER.

Spanish 3 (In Person)

A continuation of Level 2, designed for students with more experience and background in simple Spanish. Practice what you have learned in previous courses and expand your vocabulary, grammar and ability to communicate, as well as accent reduction. Includes clothing, weather, places, and irregular, reflexive and helping verbs. Previous knowledge: basic vocabulary, Ser/Estar, present tense of regular and irregular verbs.

Speed Spanish

Learn six easy recipes to glue Spanish words together into sentences, and you'll be engaging in conversational Spanish in no time.

Speed Spanish II

Follow-up to our popular Speed Spanish course. Several new techniques to assist you in your continued path toward fluency.

Speed Spanish III

Master your ability to speak, understand, and read Spanish by taking the final installment in our unique three-part Speed Spanish learning series.

French

French through Art 1 (In person)

Language is often easier to learn when applied. This course introduces students to the French language through the application of art-making and cultural awareness. Includes language skills by the practice of listening comprehension, speaking, pronunciation, and vocabulary acquisition.

French through Art 2 (In person)

This course offers an engaging approach to learning intermediate French by integrating language skills with artistic expression. Students will participate in dynamic art-making activities, such as acrylic painting, to practice and enhance their French conversation, listening comprehension, speaking, pronunciation, and vocabulary.

Beginning Conversational French

Discover how easy it can be to learn common words and phrases for both leisure and business. Detailed course description, course syllabus, software requirements, instructor information and student reviews can be found at Beginning Conversational French.

Italian

Italian 1 (In Person)

Immerse yourself in the Italian language. You will learn practical words and phrases, hear and practice dialogues based on typical situations. This immersion approach will enable students to converse more rapidly with Italian speakers.

Instant Italian

Can you imagine traveling to historical European areas and being secure with basic culture and language skills? Learn Italian from the comfort of your home in this fun and enjoyable online course.

Writing

Grammar Refresher

Using incorrect grammar leads to unclear communication and misinterpretation by a communication partner. We can all benefit from refreshing our grammar which will make listening and reading easier for others to understand.

Write Fiction Like a Pro

A Hollywood writer and author teaches you how professional writers use story outlines to structure any type of story.

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Online Noncredit Courses

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