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Concordia students will be prepared to face life’s unscripted challenges and thoughtfully influence the affairs of the world.
Review the Language Self-Assessment Guide to understand your proficiency level and register for appropriate courses.
Our courses are designed to meet a variety of students' needs and interests. Take a beginning language course with an experienced instructor and other students of the same level, or take an intermediate or advanced course focused on relevant social topics and immersive experiences. (Please note, courses may be cancelled due to low enrollment.)
Course Cost: $820 per credit
Delivery Methods:
Online Synchronous | Online meeting times are scheduled with students and the instructor.
Online Asynchronous | Courses may be self-paced or have assignments due each week, and possibly activities between students in the class.
(The instructor may schedule optional online meetings.)
Online Hybrid | A mix of both online synchronous and asynchronous instruction. The instructor will schedule time for students to meet as a group. Some coursework is done independently.
Choose your course and click on the course title to create an account and complete registration.
Complete the General Elective Admission Form.
Following registration and admission, you will receive your Concordia College credentials within a few days. Your instructor will contact you with instructions to access your coursework through Moodle (Concordia's Learning Management System).
Dakota instructors will reach out with synchronous methods for their courses.
(Dakota courses are offered at a subsidized price of $125 per credit)
| Online Synchronous 3 Credits M-W-F 6:00-7:30 p.m. January 16-May 5, 2023 Instructors: Raine Cloud Joshua Dunn Anke al-Bataineh |
This course is designed for students with little or no previous knowledge of the target language. We will present and reinforce four basic language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing and all of the modes of communication (interpretive, interpersonal, and presentation). We follow the World Readiness Standards and incorporate communication, culture, connections, comparisons, and community in all classes. We have an emphasis on justice and sustainability, broadly understood, in all of our courses. We also emphasize intercultural communicative competence in all of our courses. We want to get to know the cultures, history, and peoples who speak the target language around the world and in the United States and know how to interact with them in appropriate ways. In the end, we hope this course helps develop curious and courageous global citizens. |
| Online Synchronous 4 Credits M-W-F 6:00-7:30 p.m. January 16-May 5, 2023 Instructors: Raine Cloud Joshua Dunn Anke al-Bataineh |
This course is designed for students with little or no previous knowledge of the target language. We will present and reinforce four basic language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing and all of the modes of communication (interpretive, interpersonal, and presentation). We follow the World Readiness Standards and incorporate communication, culture, connections, comparisons, and community in all classes. We have an emphasis on justice and sustainability, broadly understood, in all of our courses. We also emphasize intercultural communicative competence in all of our courses. We want to get to know the cultures, history, and peoples who speak the target language around the world and in the United States and know how to interact with them in appropriate ways. In the end, we hope this course helps develop curious and courageous global citizens. |
| Online Synchronous 4 Credits M-W-F 6:00-8:00 p.m. January 24-May 5, 2023 Instructor: Anke al-Bataineh |
The focus of this course is specializing language pedagogy for the challenges of language revitalization. Students in this course will learn how to create highly interactive, student-centered materials and units in endangered languages, where published resources are few or nonexistent. They will learn how to understand student interests and concerns and develop pedagogically-sound learning materials and activities based on these in order for their students to achieve high levels of oral proficiency in the target endangered language. The course will focus on languages without a widely-used writing system and where the target culture is highly distinct from the dominant culture. Students will create assessments that combine the application of cultural competence and communicative competence in authentic tasks that bridge the dominant and target cultures, and focus on language used within the family/domestic domain. |
| Online Asynchronous 1 Credit January 12-May 5, 2023 Instructor: Gay Rawson |
In this asynchronous, self-paced course, learners study topics related to Francophone cultures and the French language. Students may take this course multiple times to improve and refine their language skills and cultural knowledge. Students complete an external assessment of their proficiency level, providing them an internationally-recognized credential for future employers. |
| Online Hybrid Synch/ Asynch 4 Credits M-W-F 1:20-2:30 p.m. January 12-May 5, 2023 Instructor: Rachel Dwyer |
Students learn the basics of French communication and are introduced to the cultures of the French-speaking world. Students engage in various individual, class and group activities to develop their ability to speak and understand French. Resources, including the World Wide Web, CD-ROMs, French children's books, movies and magazines are used to increase students' understanding of French culture and the French language. Students will also have the opportunity to interact with the local community through cultural projects. Prerequisites: FREN-111 |
| In-Person Virtual Attendance Option 4 Credits M-W-F 10:30-11:40 a.m. January 12-May 5, 2023 Instructor: Rachel Dwyer |
Students learn the basics of French communication and are introduced to the cultures of the French-speaking world. Students engage in various individual, class and group activities to develop their ability to speak and understand French. Resources, including the World Wide Web, CD-ROMs, French children's books, movies and magazines are used to increase students' understanding of French culture and the French language. Students will also have the opportunity to interact with the local community through cultural projects. Prerequisites: FREN-111 |
| In-Person Virtual Attendance Option 4 Credits M-W-F 11:50 a.m.-1:00 p.m. January 12-May 5, 2023 Instructor: Rachel Dwyer |
This course is an approved global perspectives course and focuses on "French in the Francophone World" featuring various regions in France as well as Asia, the Pacific Islands, and Africa. After a general introduction to each site, the course examines different cultural components. This course is also designed to increase students' ability to speak, write, read and understand French. Students review basic language structures and vocabulary, as well as develop new language skills. In addition to class meetings on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, students also work with the French native assistant for small-group discussions and projects, usually on Tuesday and Thursday at an agreed upon time. Prerequisites: FREN-211 |
| In-Person Virtual Attendance Option 4 Credits M-W-F 10:30-11:40 a.m. January 12-May 5, 2023 Instructor: Karin Hillstrom |
Introduction to the German language through insight into the contemporary life and culture of German-speaking countries. Proficiency in German language and culture developed through a variety of media and concrete situations, actively using many of the basic structures of everyday conversation and writing. Continuation of GER-111 (Prerequisite). |
| In-Person Virtual Attendance Option 4 Credits M-W-F 1:20-2:30 p.m. January 12-May 5, 2023 Instructor: Allison Schmidt |
Introduction to the German language through insight into the contemporary life and culture of German-speaking countries. Proficiency in German language and culture developed through a variety of media and concrete situations, actively using many of the basic structures of everyday conversation and writing. Continuation of GER-111 (Prerequisite). |
| Online Synchronous 4 Credits M-W-F 2:40-3:50 p.m. January 12-May 5, 2023 Instructor: Andrea Schmidt |
This course combines German 212 and upper-division German, allowing students to develop their speaking, reading and writing proficiencies. One day each week is dedicated to vocabulary development for both levels of students. Then one day is reserved for students who would otherwise take German 212 to guide them in discussions and readings related to diversity in the German-speaking world. One day would then be reserved for students at the upper-division level for guided research. Students at this level would learn about researching topics of interests within the context of the German-speaking world. |
| In-Person Virtual Attendance Option 4 Credits T-Th 7:00-9:00 p.m. January 12-May 5, 2023 Instructor: David Hamilton |
An introductory course that will acquaint students with basic Italian grammar and vocabulary. This is intended to be the first course in a two-course sequence that concludes with Accelerated Italian immersion course in Italy. Combines active practice and communication with grammatical analysis of the language. |
| Online Hybrid Synch/ Asynch 4 Credits M 7:00-8:00 p.m. January 12-May 5, 2023 Instructor: Rebecca Sheldon |
The first semester of a two-course sequence designed to introduce students to the skills needed for proficiency in the language and cultures of Spanish-speaking countries. Classroom sessions are supplemented with instructional technology. Emphasis is on reading and listening comprehension and oral and written communication in Spanish. |
| Online Synchronous 4 Credits M-W-F 10:30-11:40 a.m. January 12-May 5, 2023 Instructor: Amaya Amell |
The second semester of a two-course sequence designed to introduce students to the skills needed for proficiency in the language and cultures of Spanish-speaking countries. Classroom sessions are supplemented with instructional technology. Emphasis is on reading and listening comprehension and oral and written communication in Spanish. Prerequisites: SPAN-111 |
| Online Synchronous 4 Credits M-W 8:30-9:40 a.m. F 8:00-9:10 a.m. January 12-May 5, 2023 Instructor: Amaya Amell |
The second semester of a two-course sequence designed to introduce students to the skills needed for proficiency in the language and cultures of Spanish-speaking countries. Classroom sessions are supplemented with instructional technology. Emphasis is on reading and listening comprehension and oral and written communication in Spanish. Prerequisites: SPAN-111 |
| Online Hybrid Synch/ Asynch 4 Credits T 7:00-8:00 p.m. January 12-May 5, 2023 Instructor: Adriana Johnosn |
The second semester of a two-course sequence designed to introduce students to the skills needed for proficiency in the language and cultures of Spanish-speaking countries. Classroom sessions are supplemented with instructional technology. Emphasis is on reading and listening comprehension and oral and written communication in Spanish. Prerequisites: SPAN-111 |
Learn | Work | Lead
Concordia students will be prepared to face life’s unscripted challenges and thoughtfully influence the affairs of the world.
For more information about the Language Institute contact LanguageInstitute@cord.edu.
Concordia Language Training Center is partnered with the 300th MI BDE of the Utah National Guard and the Sixteenth Air Force, San Antonio TX, to offer language and cultural immersion courses for military personnel.
Instructions for Undergraduate Credit