District 214 Community Education

This course offers more conversational practice for students who have completed the equivalent of beginning and intermediate Spanish. Everyday vocabulary is emphasized through many types of practice.

This course is an introduction to the Italian language, using only essential grammar for learning everyday Italian. By the end of the course the student will be able to introduce themselves and to navigate themselves in an Italian city, to carry out a conversation in an airport or hotel setting, and to ask for instructions.

Maybe your family heritage is Polish and you remember Polish being spoken when you were growing up but never really learned it. You may be going on a trip to Poland, or you just want to have some fun and learn basic Polish conversation. Then this is the class for you! The book and workbook; Polski, Krok Po Kroku: Level 1, are needed for the class.

Learn the essentials of sign language including the alphabet, numbers and basic vocabulary that will enable you to carry on simple conversations, understand paragraphs and accurately produce signs at a beginning level. Bring a three-ring binder with 10 dividers to class.

It's true - Learning Spanish can be fast and fun! This engaging course is designed for beginners who want to learn Spanish for travel, business or personal enrichment. Students will focus on proper pronunciation, mastering the alphabet, conjugating regular verbs, and understanding the two forms of "to be" - ser and estar - in the present tense. With this foundation, students will build confidence through practical conversations: greeting others, asking and answering basic questions, dining at La Hacienda Restaurante, singing romantic mariachi songs, visiting the doctor's office, and following directions to popular destinations. The textbook, Spanish is Fun: Lively Lessons for Beginners, Book One, is required and can be purchased during registration or independently.

Welcome to Beginning Two! This class focuses on improving Spanish language skills while learning the irregular and reflexive verbs in the present tense. To enroll, students must have studied the Beginning One class or have knowledge of the regular verb structure and the two verbs, ser and estar (to be) in the present tense. With the increased knowledge of verbs, the students will learn to create the following situational dialogues: to describe one's family, shop for clothes, express love from the heart, buy/rent a residence, explain one's daily routine, plan a vacation and to dine on a matahambre dinner. The book used is Barron's 9th Edition, Spanish Now! Level One.

Welcome to the Intermediate Spanish Class! In this course students will focus on improving Spanish language listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. This class will review regular, stem-changing and irregular verbs in the present tense, including reflexive verbs during the first two classes. The last ten weeks will focus on a review of commands, learning indirect and direct object pronouns, regular and irregular verbs in thh preterite (past) and in the imperfect (past) tenses as well as the future tense. Thematic vocabulary will cover/review daily routine, travel, places in the city, a visit to the doctor, technology and the world of work among others. To enroll in the class, students should have completed Beginning Spanish 2 or have knowledge of the present tense of regular -ar, -er and -ir verbs, stem-changing verbs (o-ue, e-ie, e-i boot verbs) and these irregular verbs (ser, estar, dar, ver, ir, hacer, tener, poner, saber/conocer) in the present tense.