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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.)
Undergraduate Courses: $820 per credit
Graduate Courses: $595 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'll 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 Hybrid 4 Credits May 15-June 9 M-F 8:30-11:45 AM Instructor: Paul Faust |
Designed for students with some previous study of Chinese, experience in a Chinese-speaking country, or study of another language, this course develops existing language skills to form a solid foundation of the Chinese language and Chinese-speaking cultures. Students learn to communicate in Chinese and about different Chinese-speaking cultures to develop greater intercultural competence. |
| Online Asynchronous 4 Credits May 8-August 11 Instructor: Gay Rawson |
Designed for students with previous study of French, experience in a French-speaking country, or study of another romance language, this course develops existing language skills to form a solid foundation of the French language and Francophone cultures. Students learn to communicate in French and about Francophone cultures to develop greater intercultural competence. |
| Online Hybrid 4 Credits May 8-August 11 Th 7:00-9:00 PM Instructor: Gay Rawson |
This course, taught in English, examines the health, history, and culture of Southeast Asian Francophone countries to understand how these facets work together to impact the mentality and present-day situation in the target country/countries. Interviews with natives from the target culture enhance understanding of how language, culture, history, and health practices inform identity. Work on global health practices and perspectives lends to the interdisciplinary nature of this course. |
| Online Hybrid 4 Credits M-F May 15-June 9 Time: TBD Instructor: Adriana Johnson |
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. (Prerequisite: SPAN-111) |
| Online Hybrid 2 Credits May 8-August 11 T 7:00-9:00 PM Instructor: Gay Rawson |
Multiple sections of this course may be taught in different languages. This course will ask students to examine the relationships between products, practices, and perspectives found in 21st century diaspora within particular countries. Depending on the language being studied and the countries most influenced by the diaspora, students may examine Hispanic diaspora, African diaspora, Arab diaspora, etc. Diaspora comes from the Greek word "to scatter about" and refers to a group of people with the same or similar heritage or ethnicity who have moved to new places throughout the world. Students will examine cultural topics through different lenses in order to understand that the relationship between products and perspectives or practices and perspectives can vary within one particular culture. Human experiences such as emigration and immigration also greatly influence perspectives. Students will read, listen to, and view a variety of authentic texts, and they will also engage in an ongoing portfolio project and discussion on these topics. |
| Online Hybrid 4 Credits May 8-August 11 W 7:00-9:00 PM Instructor: Gay Rawson |
Multiple sections of this course may be taught in different languages. In this course, students will view, discuss, and write about various target language films that they could integrate into their own classrooms in order to teach historical, political, and cultural content through film. Students will read about and research the themes present in the films in order to gain a stronger understanding of the content, themselves, allowing them to develop course materials for their own classrooms. The films will lead to an exploration of different genres of film, various historical and political events, and diverse views of society, human relationships, and other aspects of the target culture. |
| Online Hybrid 2 Credits May 8-August 11 T 7:00-9:00 PM Instructor: Andrea Schmidt |
See the course description above for AMLA-613 in French. |
| Online Hybrid 4 Credits May 8-August 11 W 7:00-9:00 PM Instructor: Andrea Schmidt |
See the course description above for AMLA-630 in French. |
| Online Hybrid 2 Credits May 8-August 11 T 7:00-9:00 PM Instructor: Amaya Amell |
See the course description above for AMLA-613 in French. |
| Online Hybrid 4 Credits May 8-August 11 W 7:00-9:00 PM Instructor: Amaya Amell |
See the course description above for AMLA-630 in French. |
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