Course Offerings

This introductory course emphasizes the basic skills of reading, writing, and speaking French as well as some French to English translation. Students demonstrate their language skills by preparing brief compositions and reading appropriate texts.

This course continues to emphasize the skills of reading, writing, and speaking in French as well as French to English translation. More advanced French grammatical constructions are stressed and basic translations of English to French are introduced.

Italian I is an introductory course that emphasizes the basic skills of reading, writing, and speaking Italian, as well as some translation. This course offers students, especially those in the culinary arts, the opportunity to learn, understand, and use Italian while also reinforcing their English competencies. The course is supplemented by audio-visual material.

Italian II continues to emphasize the skills of reading, writing, and speaking in Italian as well as translation. More advanced Italian constructions are stressed. The semester continues with exercises in pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary. There is strong emphasis on spoken proficiency and cultural awareness.

Spanish I is an introductory course and emphasizes basic skills in reading, writing, and speaking Spanish, as well as some translation. Spanish I offers students the opportunity to learn, understand, and use Spanish in the world of business and communication, and at the same time, reinforce their English skills.

Spanish II continues to emphasize the basic skills of speaking, reading, and writing in Spanish as well as translation. More advanced Spanish constructions are stressed with translation of English into Spanish and Spanish into English.