LANGUAGES FOR TRAVEL
Discover languages by learning simple vocabulary through practicing simple sentences for typical travel situations. Topics include greetings, good-byes, introductions, numbers, ordering food and drink, and emergencies. Also included are common cultural aspects such as etiquette, values, traditions, dress, music, and worldviews. This is a great introductory class for students wishing to take our more in-depth language classes. Course cost includes text and CD for practice.

Discover more about our language programs! Language instructor Thu Schaeffer, and Continuing Education Coordinator Don Elliot talk about CEED's foreign language courses that are designed to teach basic communication skills for typical travel situations; the recommended do's and don'ts for a country's customs and culture; and advanced language skills.

-- watch this interview from within CCBC

Spanish (For Travelers)
Total Cost: $89 (Tuition: $40 Fees: $49)

French (For Travelers)
Total Cost: $89 (Tuition: $40 Fees: $49)

Italian (For Travelers)
Total Cost: $89 (Tuition: $40 Fees: $49)

BASIC/INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED LANGUAGES

Introduction to Arabic
Total Cost: $159 (Tuition: $70 Fees: $89)
This course is designed to serve as an introduction to the Arabic language for students with no previous experience. Topics to be covered include the Arabic alphabet, basic pronunciation, simple vocabulary - greetings, identification, numbers, days of week, use of indefinite article and overview of Arabic-speaking cultures.This class has a required textbook, which should be brought to the first class. For textbook purchases please contact your closest CCBC bookstore, or go to the bookstore or visit the college bookstore website at http://www.bookstore.ccbcmd.edu/

Arabic Language 1A
Total Cost: $159 (Tuition: $70 Fees: $89)
This course is designed to develop basic skills in the Arabic language for students with little previous experience. Topics to be covered include short sentences and sentence structure, basic verb conjugation, short beginning dialogs, and elements of Arabic-speaking cultures.This class has a required textbook, which should be brought to the first class. For textbook purchases please contact your closest CCBC bookstore, or go to the bookstore or visit the college bookstore website at http://www.bookstore.ccbcmd.edu/

Arabic Language 3
Total Cost: $159 (Tuition: $70 Fees: $89)
This course is designed to continue development of basic to intermediate skills in the Arabic language for students with previous experience. Topics to be covered include dialogues involving work and home, intermediate verb conjugation, political issues in Arabic-speaking countries, and writing short paragraphs in Arabic. This class has a required textbook, which should be brought to the first class. For textbook purchases please contact your closest CCBC bookstore, or go to the bookstore or visit the college bookstore website at http://www.bookstore.ccbcmd.edu/

Basic Spanish 1A
Total Cost: $159 (Tuition: $70 Fees: $89)
This introductory course is designed for students with no experience in Spanish. Emphasis is on pronunciation, reading and conversational skills. The present tense of regular and some common irregular verbs are introduced. Students will learn how to construct sentences in the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms and use them in their conversation. This class has a required textbook, which should be brought to the first class. For textbook purchases please contact your closest CCBC bookstore, or go to the bookstore or visit the college bookstore website at http://www.bookstore.ccbcmd.edu/

Basic Spanish 1B
Total Cost: $159 (Tuition: $70 Fees: $89)
Continuing from Level 1A, this class continues the study of pronunciation, reading, and writing, but with more emphasis on conversational skills using the present tense of regular and irregular verbs. A good refresher course for students with some prior language experience. This class has a required textbook, which should be brought to the first class. For textbook purchases please contact your closest CCBC bookstore, or go to the bookstore or visit the college bookstore website at http://www.bookstore.ccbcmd.edu/

Basic Spanish 2A
Total Cost: $159 (Tuition: $70 Fees: $89)
Continuing from Levels 1A and 1B, this class introduces the present tense of stem changing verbs. Students continue their study of pronunciation, reading, and conversational skills. Prerequisite: Spanish 1A and 1B. Students should be able to use the present tense of all regular verbs and some common irregular verbs in the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms. This class has a required textbook, which should be brought to the first class. For textbook purchases please contact your closest CCBC bookstore, or go to the bookstore or visit the college bookstore website at http://www.bookstore.ccbcmd.edu/

Basic Spanish 3B
Total Cost: $159 (Tuition: $70 Fees: $89)
This course introduces the future and conditional tenses of all verbs: regular, irregular, stem-changing and reflexive verbs in addition to a review of the uses of the preterit and imperfect. Prerequisite: Spanish 3A.This class has a required textbook, which should be brought to the first class. For textbook purchases please contact your closest CCBC bookstore, or go to the bookstore or visit the college bookstore website at http://www.bookstore.ccbcmd.edu/

Intermediate Spanish - Part I
Total Cost: $159 (Tuition: $70 Fees: $89)
Before taking this course new students should be able to comfortably use the present, past, conditional and future tenses of regular, stem-changing, irregular and reflexive verbs. Students should also be familiar with the concept and the use of the subjunctive. Further uses of the subjunctive and another tense of the subjunctive will be introduced This class has a required textbook, which should be brought to the first class. For textbook purchases please contact your closest CCBC bookstore, or go to the bookstore or visit the college bookstore website at http://www.bookstore.ccbcmd.edu/

Intermediate Spanish- Part II
Total Cost: $159 (Tuition: $70 Fees: $89)
Emphasis continues on strengthening oral and written communication skills. Before taking this course, new students should be able to comfortably use the present, past, conditional and future tenses of regular, stem-changing, irregular and reflexive verbs. Students should also be familiar with the concept of the subjunctive. Further uses of the subjunctive and other tenses of the subjunctive will be introduced. This class has a required textbook, which should be brought to the first class. For textbook purchases please contact your closest CCBC bookstore, or go to the bookstore or visit the college bookstore website at http://www.bookstore.ccbcmd.edu/

Intermediate Spanish Part III
Total Cost: $159 (Tuition: $70 Fees: $89)
Learn how to refine your oral and written Spanish language skills through various application activities. Bring your previous knowledge and skills using present, past, conditional, and future tenses of regular, stem changing, irregular and reflexive verbs as well as the uses and four tenses of the subjunctive form. This class has a required textbook, which should be brought to the first class. For textbook purchases please contact your closest CCBC bookstore, or go to the bookstore or visit the college bookstore website at http://www.bookstore.ccbcmd.edu/

Advanced Spanish
Total Cost: $159 (Tuition: $70 Fees: $89)
If you already have a solid background in Spanish and want to acquire a broader vocabulary and improve your command of the language, this course will give you a good review if advanced grammatical structure for oral and written communication. New students should consult with the instructor before enrolling for this course. This class has a required textbook, which should be brought to the first class. For textbook purchases please contact your closest CCBC bookstore, or go to the bookstore or visit the college bookstore website at http://www.bookstore.ccbcmd.edu/

Basic French 1A
Total Cost: $159 (Tuition: $70 Fees: $89)
This introductory course is designed for students with no experience in French. Emphasis is on pronunciation, reading and conversational skills. The present tense of regular and some common irregular verbs are introduced. Students will learn how to construct sentences in the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms and use them in their conversation. This class has a required textbook, which should be brought to the first class. For textbook purchases please contact your closest CCBC bookstore, or go to the bookstore or visit the college bookstore website at http://www.bookstore.ccbcmd.edu/

Basic French 1B
Total Cost: $159 (Tuition: $70 Fees: $89)
Continuing from Level 1A, this course continues the study of pronunciation, reading, and writing, but with more emphasis on conversational skills using the present tense of regular and irregular verbs. This is a good refresher course for students with some prior language experience. This class has a required textbook, which should be brought to the first class. For textbook purchases please contact your closest CCBC bookstore, or go to the bookstore or visit the college bookstore website at http://www.bookstore.ccbcmd.edu/

Basic French 3A
Total Cost: $159 (Tuition: $70 Fees: $89)
This level continues emphasis on pronunciation, basic grammar, reading, writing and conversational skills. Prerequisite: 2A & 2B. Students should be able to use the present tense of all regular verbs, some of the most common irregular verbs. You should also be familiar with the Passe Compose tense used with AVOIR. The present tense of more irregular and reflexive verbs as well as the Passe Compose used with ETRE will be introduced. This class has a required textbook, which should be brought to the first class. For textbook purchases please contact your closest CCBC bookstore, or go to the bookstore or visit the college bookstore website at http://www.bookstore.ccbcmd.edu/

Intermediate French - Part I
Total Cost: $159 (Tuition: $70 Fees: $89)
Build on the skills acquired in the four previous levels of Basic French. Continue to improve on your verbal ability and understanding of basic structures. In this level you should be able to comfortably use the present, past (l'imparfait and le passe compose) and future tenses of regular and irregular verbs. You should also be familiar with the concept and use of the present subjunctive. This class has a required textbook, which should be brought to the first class. This class has a required textbook, which should be brought to the first class. For textbook purchases please contact your closest CCBC bookstore, or go to the bookstore or visit the college bookstore website at http://www.bookstore.ccbcmd.edu/

Intermediate French - Part II
Total Cost: $159 (Tuition: $70 Fees: $89)
This level emphasizes strengthening oral and written communication skills. Before taking this course, new students should be able to comfortably use the present, past and future tenses of regular, irregular and reflexive verbs. Students should also be familiar with the concept of the subjunctive. Further uses of the subjunctive and another tense of the subjunctive will be introduced. This class has a required textbook, which should be brought to the first class. For textbook purchases please contact your closest CCBC bookstore, or go to the bookstore or visit the college bookstore website at http://www.bookstore.ccbcmd.edu/

Advanced French Language
Total Cost: $159 (Tuition: $70 Fees: $89)
This course is key if you already have a good background in French and wish to acquire a broader vocabulary and improve your command of the language. It provides a good review of advanced grammatical structures. New students should consult with Thu Shaeffer (see below) before enrolling in this course.This class has a required textbook, which should be brought to the first class. For textbook purchases please contact your closest CCBC bookstore, or go to the bookstore or visit the college bookstore website at http://www.bookstore.ccbcmd.edu/

Basic Italian
Total Cost: $159 (Tuition: $70 Fees: $89)
Learn the fundamentals of this language through basic grammar and overall language structure even if you have little or no experience with Italian. The course will focus on the similarities rather than the differences between English and Italian and will include rules of pronunciation, grammar, sentence structure, and other cultural/historical information. This class has a required textbook, which should be brought to the first class. For textbook purchases please contact your closest CCBC bookstore, or go to the bookstore or visit the college bookstore website at http://www.bookstore.ccbcmd.edu/

Basic German Part II (Advanced)
Total Cost: $159 (Tuition: $70 Fees: $89)
For this course, you should be able to speak and write using the present tense. You will continue to learn vocabulary and grammar through dialogues and dramatizations, and emphasis will be placed on past tense verb forms and reading short selections in German. This class has a required textbook, which should be brought to the first class. For textbook purchases please contact your closest CCBC bookstore, or go to the bookstore or visit the college bookstore website at http://www.bookstore.ccbcmd.edu/

Basic Polish Part I
Total Cost:$159(Tuition: $70 Fees: $89
For the student with little or no experience. Emphasis will be placed on practicing vocabulary, correct pronunciation, reading, writing and conversational skills and examining the history and culture of Poland. Students will pose questions and answer them in the affirmative and negative. This class has a required textbook, which should be brought to the first class. For textbook purchases please contact your closest CCBC bookstore, or go to the bookstore or visit the college bookstore website at www.bookstore.ccbcmd.edu/">http://www.bookstore.ccbcmd.edu/

Basic Russian 
Total Cost:$159 (Tuition: $70 Fees: $89)
Experience Russian language by learning the fundamentals of the Russian alphabet and continuing through the basics of reading, writing, and speaking this language. You will also explore the fascinating history and cultural contributions of the Russian society and work toward mastery of basic conversational skills. This class has a required textbook, which should be brought to the first class. For textbook purchases please contact your closest CCBC bookstore, or go to the bookstore or visit the college bookstore website at http://www.bookstore.ccbcmd.edu/

Basic Chinese Language: Mandarin Part
Total Cost: $159 (Tuition: $70 Fees: $89)
This introductory Chinese course will help you with the first steps in listening and speaking the Mandarin form of the language. Reading and writing skills will be introduced and practiced when students have demonstrated some basic conversational skills. You will also be introduced to the rich and fascinating world of Chinese culture through the centuries. This class has a required textbook, which should be brought to the first class. For textbook purchases please contact your closest CCBC bookstore, or go to the bookstore or visit the college bookstore website at http://www.bookstore.ccbcmd.edu/

Sign Language I
Total Cost: $159 (Tuition: $70 Fees: $89)
This course is designed to introduce students to sign language used by the Deaf community. Students will learn some basic signs, fingerspelling, numbers and nonverbal communication. This class has a required textbook, which should be brought to the first class. For textbook purchases please contact your closest CCBC bookstore, or go to the bookstore or visit the college bookstore website at http://www.bookstore.ccbcmd.edu/