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French 1 (2 semesters)
$240.00 (per semester)Instructor: Natalie TeichmannUC a-g credit: YesBonjour! Students will learn the basics of French through a variety of learning modalities including interactive games, listening to French podcasts, practicing vocabulary sets, having discussions with their peers and more. Students will learn greetings, verb conjugations, basic vocabulary, pronunciation, grammatical structures, and cultural attributes to get a glimpse of the Francophone world. Students develop a beginning reading, writing, listening and speaking ability in French, laying the foundation for further study of the language. By the end of this course students will be able to carry on basic conversations in French.Learn More -
French 2 (2 semesters)
$240.00 (per semester)Instructor: Natalie TeichmannUC a-g credit: YesLearners continue to develop and improve listening, speaking, reading and writing skills as they increase their language acquisition in French. Through videos, games, podcasts, and discussions student increase their comprehension and communication skills. Students continue to expand the vocabulary and knowledge of verb conjugations needed to express ideas when writing and speaking in French. By the end of this course, learners will be able to speak using a variety of tenses and an increased vocabulary.Learn More -
Japanese 1 (2 semesters)
$240.00 (per semester)Instructor: Noelani MurrayUC a-g credit: YesThis course is an introduction to Japanese language and culture. It is always exciting to start learning a new language. I believe learning a language should be fun. This introduction to Japanese course will help you to learn the basics of Japanese and make your learning enjoyable. This class will cover the basics of the Japanese language, including the basic writing systems (hiragana and katakana), common expressions and greetings, as well as basic grammar structure. Students will be able to hold rudimentary conversations and learn basic information about others, describe things, and ask questions.Learn More -
Japanese 2 (2 semesters)
$240.00 (per semester)Instructor: Noelani MurrayUC a-g credit: YesThis course is an intermediate level course in Japanese language and culture. Learners will gain fluency in Japanese with increased ability to comprehend, read, speak and write. In this course, learners will have the opportunity to improve communication skills and be able to understand and express themes in Japanese.Learn More -
Japanese 3 (2 semesters)
$240.00 (per semester)Instructor: Noelani MurrayUC a-g credit: NoLearn More
This is an advanced level course for the Japanese language. Learners will continue to use what they have learned in previous courses with greater focus on conversational speech, advanced grammar, and complex characters. In this class, learners will gain fluency by learning vocabulary, reviewing personal lessons, and watching virtual media. Throughout the course, learners will learn about Japan and gain cultural awareness. The class includes creative projects for students to show off what they have learned. Prospective learners should have completed Japanese 1 & 2 courses, and have the ability to read and write Hiragana, Katakana, and some basic Kanji characters. *UC "e" credit pending -
Spanish 1 (2 semesters)
$240.00 (per semester)Instructor: Natalie TeichmannUC a-g credit: YesHola! Students will learn the basics of Spanish through a variety of learning modalities including interactive games, listening to Spanish podcasts, practicing vocabulary sets, having discussions with their peers and more. Students will learn greetings, verb conjugations, basic vocabulary, pronunciation, grammatical structures, and cultural attributes to get a glimpse of the Spanish-speaking world. Students develop a beginning reading, writing, listening and speaking ability in Spanish, laying the foundation for further study of the language. By the end of this course students will be able to carry on basic conversations in Spanish. Spanish 1 Student Reflections: “My favorite part of this semester was how we had several different ways of learning the material, through a series of podcasts, Quizzes and Interactive language learning websites and through videos where I can see the material we learned being used properly in conversations.” “This semester, I've gotten to a point where I can have full conversations with people in Spanish and understand most of it when I hear other people speaking it. I think my favourite learning device was the Coffeebreak Spanish podcasts because they give more real life situations and prepare us for them and you get to hear real people speak it. The most challenging resource was probably the videos just because they're very slow- paced.” “My biggest area of learning this semester has been on Duolingo because they offer so much new vocabulary on different categories and I never get bored on Duolingo. The most challenging thing for me would have to be putting together sentences in Spanish.”Learn More -
Spanish 2 (2 semesters)
$240.00 (per semester)Instructor: Natalie TeichmannUC a-g credit: YesLearners continue to develop and improve listening, speaking, reading and writing skills as they increase their language acquisition in Spanish. Through videos, games, podcasts, and discussions student increase their comprehension and communication skills. Students continue to expand the vocabulary and knowledge of verb conjugations needed to express ideas when writing and speaking in Spanish. By the end of this course, learners will be able to speak using a variety of tenses and an increased vocabulary. Spanish 2 Student Reflections: “To my surprise, I found CoffeeBreak to be the most helpful resource. It would not suffice on its own in terms of teaching Spanish, but I would often find discussion questions and videos repetitive or easy simply because CoffeeBreak had already taught the concept well. It also provided a lot of context for those videos, and gave me a more applicable understanding of everything we learned.” “The most helpful part of this course for me was the Quizlets and the coffeebreak. I think the quizlets were helpful because they showed me what I have learned and what I need to learn. I think the CoffeeBreaks were helpful because I could actually hear how to pronounce words and how to conjugate them.The most challenging part about this course was learning how to do past tense verbs. It was challenging because it took some time to learn how to do it. Also, it required a lot of effort and persistence to actually learn how to do.” “Coffeebreak and the provided videos have been the most beneficial tool in helping me learn Spanish. Both included audio which enhanced my Spanish learning. I enjoyed listening in our CoffeeBreak activities, and I enjoyed the audio + visuals given in the videos. These activities were also not boring. The most challenging part of this course was Duolingo. It required you to think, remember, and use words you've learned in the past. Memorization was definitely difficult for me.” “CoffeeBreak and Quizlets were the most helpful part of this course. They both provided a more engaging way of learning that was most beneficial to me. Also the quizlet games were fun and helpful. The most challenging parts of this course have been memorizing the more advanced vocabulary and conjugating everything. Vocabulary and conjugating are always the most challenging parts of learning a new language.”Learn More -
Spanish 3 (2 semesters)
$240.00 (per semester)Instructor: Natalie TeichmannUC a-g credit: YesSpanish 3 is for advanced level Spanish language learners. Learners continue to develop and improve listening, speaking, reading and writing skills as they increase their language acquisition in Spanish. Emphasis is placed on Spanish literature, and reading, speaking and writing at an advanced level. Learners continue to study Spanish culture through the use of media, games, and adapted readings. Learners are assessed using a variety of formats such as oral dialogues, projects, interactive activities, short compositions and other assignments. Continuous effort to use the target language is required. Students should have successfully completed a course in Spanish 1 and Spanish 2 prior to beginning this course.Learn More