Language and Culture   

Refine your vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar, and ability to master routine conversations. 
Prerequisite: Spanish: Intermediate 2. 
Required Books: “Spanish for Mastery 2: Entre Nosotros” by VALETTE & VALETTE ISBN: 0669-31341-6 and the Expanded workbook “Spanish for Mastery 2: Entre Nosotros” by VALETTE & VALETTE ISBN: 0-669-31363-7.
 

Refine your vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar, and ability to master routine conversations. 
Prerequisite: Spanish: Intermediate 3. 
Required Books: “Spanish for Mastery 3,Situaciones” by Valette & Valette, ISBN: 0 669 08684 3 and the workbook: Situaciones Spanish for Mastery 3, by Valette & Valette, ISBN: 0 669 31378 5.
 

Learn to master basic Spanish conversation and useful phrases for different situations: meeting new people, traveling, ordering food in a restaurant, a doctor's office, and more.
Required Book: “Practice Makes Perfect: Spanish Conversation, Premium Fourth Edition,” by Jean Yates, PHD, Publisher: McGraw-Hill, Publication date: January 9, 2024. Available at Half Price Books and other formats.
Prerequisite: Spanish Intermediate 1
 

An intensive grammar class for students who want to improve their Spanish verb conjugation skills: present, past, future, imperfect, and more.
Required Book: “Practice Makes Perfect: Spanish Verb Tenses , Premium Fifth Edition,” by Dorothy Richmond, Publisher McGraw-Hill, Publication date: November 10, 2023. Available on Thriftbooks.com and other formats.

It's never too late to develop your foreign language skills! Impress your friends and colleagues by developing your conversational ability in real-life situations in your community or while traveling. Study basic pronunciation and grammatical structure in a nurturing, interactive environment. 
Recommended for people who have never taken Spanish. 
Required Book: “Spanish for Mastery 1, Que tal?” by VALETTE & VALETTE, ISBN nr: 0-669-31311-4. and the workbook “Spanish for Mastery 1” ISBN nr.: 0-669-31339-4. The book is available online at this website (link to website) either to purchase, or borrow via a free account. 
 

Interested in learning a new language? Thinking about traveling soon? Want to stretch your brain? Join French for beginners. This class is open to anyone, from absolute beginners to people wanting to brush up on their French. Starting from the basics, this class will emphasize speaking and pronunciation to help you become comfortable using your new skills, while also covering aspects of French culture and daily life.

This class is a continuation of French Beginning 1.  We will briefly review the basics covered last quarter, and then move on to slightly more advanced conversational speaking and pronunciation to help you continue building your new skills. There will be more discussion on French culture as well.