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Courses In Our Institute of Language and Culture Area
Arabic I
Program Area: Lifelong Learning
Course Description
Study of fundamentals of Arabic: conversation, basic writing, listening and reading comprehension, vocabulary building, grammar, and culture. This course fosters understanding of Arabic-speaking people through cultural comparison and development of written and spoken communication. Combined with credit ARAB-1411. For questions, please contact instructor Fahim Idais - fidais@austincc.edu
Arabic II
Program Area: Lifelong Learning
Course Description
Continuation of ARAB 1411 / ARAX 4011 with more advanced conversation, basic writing, listening and reading comprehension, vocabulary building, grammar, and culture. This course fosters deeper understanding of Arabic-speaking people through cultural comparison and development of written and spoken communication. Combined with credit ARAB-1412. For questions, please contact instructor Fahim Idais - fidais@austincc.edu.
Prerequisite: Students must have completed/passed ARAB 1411 / ARAX 4011 to enroll in ARAB 1412 / ARAX-4012.
Chinese I
Program Area: Lifelong Learning
Course Description
Study of fundamentals of Mandarin Chinese: conversation, basic writing, listening and reading comprehension, vocabulary building, grammar, and culture. This course fosters understanding of Chinese-speaking people through cultural comparison and development of written and spoken communication. Combined with credit CHIN-1411.
Chinese II
Program Area: Lifelong Learning
Course Description
Continuation of CHIN 1411 with more advanced conversation, basic writing, listening and reading comprehension, vocabulary building, grammar, and culture. This course fosters deeper understanding of Chinese-speaking people through cultural comparison and development of written and spoken communication. Prerequisite: Students must have completed a first semester college Chinese course of at least four semester hours with a grade of C or better, or have equivalent credit by examination.
Conversational American Sign Language I
Program Area: Lifelong Learning
Course Description
Conversational ASL provides the basic signing vocabulary. It includes alphabetical, numbers and basic grammatical markers. This type of conversation includes greetings and questions to create a relationship with Deaf person, Deaf co-worker, Deaf customers and many others. This course includes hand-on conversation activities.
Conversational Italian I
Program Area: Lifelong Learning
Course Description
Taught by a native speaker, experience a new language and culture for travel and personal enrichment. Learn to communicate with basic conversations. This course will help students develop better listening to real conversations, practice in speaking, and focus on correct pronunciation. Course for beginners. No prerequisite. Instructor: Patrizia Casciana email: pcascian@austincc.edu.
Conversational Italian II
Program Area: Lifelong Learning
Course Description
Taught by a native speaker, students in this class will expand on what they have learned in Conversational Italian I. This course will help students develop better listening to real conversations, practice in speaking, and focus on correct pronunciation. Prerequisite: Conversational Italian I. Instructor: Patrizia Casciana email: pcascian@austincc.edu.
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Conversational Italian III
Program Area: Lifelong Learning
Course Description
Taught by a native speaker, students in this class will expand on what they have learned in Conversational Italian II. This course will help students develop better listening to real conversations, practice in speaking, and focus on correct pronunciation. Prerequisite: Conversational Italian II. Instructor: Patrizia Casciana email: pcascian@austincc.edu.
Conversational Japanese
Program Area: Lifelong Learning
Course Description
Study of fundamentals of Japanese; conversation, writing, listening and reading comprehension, vocabulary building, grammar and culture. Text Required: Japanese For Busy People (Romanized version) Rived 3rd edition By AJALT
Conversational Spanish I
Program Area: Lifelong Learning
Course Description
An introduction to the study of the Spanish language with instruction structured to promote the development of speaking and listening skills for direct application within business and personal settings. Offered within a relaxed and enjoyable environment, and conducted in English and Spanish, the instruction focuses on the development of vocabulary, pronunciation skills, basic sentence patterns, and overview of Latin Culture.
Conversational Spanish II
Program Area: Lifelong Learning
Course Description
This course is a continuation of Spanish I designed to increase your conversational skills in the Spanish Language. Emphasis on improving pronunciation and vocabulary range through participation and dialogue to affect business and personal communication needs.
Conversational Spanish III
Program Area: Lifelong Learning
Course Description
A short conversational course for intermediate to advanced student, to assist them in conducting conversations in Spanish, as well as understanding articles written in Spanish. This course includes reviews of some basic grammar in order to expand on more advanced concepts, and it introduces new advanced grammar topics.
Conversational Spanish IV
Program Area: Lifelong Learning
Course Description
A short conversational course for intermediate to advanced student, to assist them in conducting conversations in Spanish, as well as understanding articles written in Spanish. This course continues to introduce new advanced grammar topics in order for the student to master conversation skills.
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Conversational Spanish V: Fluency
Program Area: Lifelong Learning
Course Description
A short conversational course for intermediate to advanced students to review and practice within different contexts material previously covered, along with integrating more advanced material. This course aims to improve fluency, communication, and conversational skills.
German I
Program Area: Lifelong Learning
Course Description
Study of fundamentals of German: conversation, basic writing, listening and reading comprehension, vocabulary building, grammar, and culture. This course fosters understanding of German-speaking people through cultural comparison and development of written and spoken communication.
German II
Program Area: Lifelong Learning
Course Description
Continuation of GERM 1411 with more advanced conversation, basic writing, listening and reading comprehension, vocabulary building, grammar, and culture. This course fosters deeper understanding of German-speaking people through cultural comparison and development of written and spoken communication. Students must have completed a first semester college German course of at least four semester hours with a grade of C or better, or have equivalent credit by examination.
Korean I
Program Area: Lifelong Learning
Course Description
Study of fundamentals of Korean: conversation, basic writing, listening and reading comprehension, vocabulary building, grammar, and culture. This course fosters understanding of Korean-speaking people through cultural comparison and development of written and spoken communication. Combined with credit KORE-1411.
Latin I
Program Area: Lifelong Learning
Course Description
Study of fundamentals of Latin grammar, vocabulary building, reading comprehension, and culture. Combined with credit LATI-1411. For questions, please contact instructor Michael Mignanelli - michael.mignanelli@austincc.edu.
Latin II
Program Area: Lifelong Learning
Course Description
Continuation of LATI-1411/ LATX-4011 with more advanced grammar, vocabulary building, reading comprehension, and culture. Prerequisite: Students must have completed/passed LATI-1411 / LATX-4011 to enroll in LATI-1412/ LATX-4012.
Latin III
Program Area: Lifelong Learning
Course Description
Advanced Latin grammar, reading, writing, and discussion of culture. Combined with college credit LATI-2311.
Russian I
Program Area: Lifelong Learning
Course Description
Study of fundamentals of Russian: conversation, basic writing, listening and reading comprehension, vocabulary building, grammar, and culture. This course fosters understanding of Russian-speaking people through cultural comparison and development of written and spoken communication. Combined with credit RUSS-1411.
Russian II
Program Area: Lifelong Learning
Course Description
Continuation of RUSS-1411 / TUSX-4011 with more advanced conversation, basic writing, listening and reading comprehension, vocabulary building, grammar, and culture. This course fosters deeper understanding of Russian-speaking people through cultural comparison and development of written and spoken communication. Prerequisite: Students must have completed/passed RUSS-1411 / RUSX-4011 to enroll in RUSS-1412 / RUSX-4012.
Russian III
Program Area: Lifelong Learning
Course Description
Advanced Russian grammar, directed composition, conversation, and discussion of culture based on readings. Class conducted mostly in Russian. Combined with credit RUSS-2311.
Urdu Hindi I- Basic Oral Communication
Program Area: Lifelong Learning
Course Description
This is an introductory Urdu Hindi language conversation course to teach oral communication with Urdu Hindi speakers. It creates and develops basic Urdu Hindi language speaking skills by practice of listening, emitting, understanding and using easy Urdu Hindi words and short sentences. This course provides a decent range of Urdu Hindi vocabulary and simple sentences for everyday life. Awareness of relevant culture and its manners, as a part of this course, make it more interesting. At the end of this course students will be equipped to communicate comfortably with Urdu Hindi speakers at basic level.
