Pathways to Proficiency
Complete a comprehensive, eight-course sequenced continuing education certificate program designed to progressively improve practical, everyday foreign language skills at beginning and intermediate levels, with an intensive focus on spoken language skills. Choose from eleven languages: Arabic, Chinese, Farsi (Dari) (NEW!), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Pashto (NEW!) Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. The 30 to 40 hours of instruction per course  and embedded performance assessment tasks ensure demonstrated student proficiency.

 The world language series is ideal for government employees; defense contractors; business professionals; police, emergency and medical personnel; firefighters; airport and port security personnel; active duty military and family members; as well as educators and others needing mastery of foreign language skills for their job or career advancement.  Those completing a series at either Beginning or Intermediate levels earn Continuing Education Units and Continuing Education certificates of completion. 

• 30 hours per course: French, Spanish, German, Italian or Portuguese
• 40 hours per course: Arabic, Chinese, Farsi (Dari), Japanese , Pashto or Russian

EXAMPLE:

CONTINUING EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE IN BEGINNING ARABIC

For more continuing education certificate program information contact Janet Paulovich, director of English language learning and adult education, 410-777-1192 or e-mail jmpaulovich@aacc.edu.

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We offer 10-hour introductory or basic language courses and 15- to 20-hour beginning level sequenced courses as well as simple conversational courses. Course offerings vary each spring, summer, fall and winter and are listed in the noncredit schedules of classes available at www.aacc.edu/noncredit.  

For information contact Lisa Litts, program developer of lifelong learning, 410- 777-2657 or e-mail lmlitts@aacc.edu.

Career Credentials and Certifications At AACC, college credit courses are available in 12 languages. These three-credit-hour courses typically offered in a 15-week, in-person class format meet academic degree and transfer requirements.

Earn a Transfer Studies Associate of Arts degree with a four-course concentration (12 credits) in French, German, Italian, Japanese or Spanish. Students can also earn six credits and complete the first year of study in Arabic, Chinese, Greek, Hebrew, Latin, Portuguese or Russian. Or, consider taking world language courses as electives in your degree or certificate program.

Gain interpretive skills in reading, writing and speaking, as well as an appreciation of various cultures. Choose from:

• Elementary grammar courses in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.
• Elementary conversation courses in French, German, Italian and Spanish
• Intermediate grammar courses in French, German, Italian and Spanish.
• Intermediate review grammar and composition courses in French and Spanish.
• Intermediate conversation courses in Italian and Spanish.
• Intermediate culture courses in French and Spanish

For information contact Gail Huff, World Languages department chair, 410-777-2283 or e-mail gahuff@aacc.edu.