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USF Continuing Education - Foreign Languages
Foreign Languages
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Foreign Languages

USF Professional and Workforce Development foreign language courses are designed to help you get the most out of your travel and professional experiences. These courses will:

  • Immerse you in the language
  • Help you develop the basic speaking, listening, reading and writing skills used in travel and business
  • Build your confidence in speaking through interactive classroom activities and projects
  • Acquaint you with the culture and social customs
  • Create a learning environment in which individual needs can best be served

Our writing classes cover Spanish stylistics, rhetoric, spelling, grammar and vocabulary to help you write with greater ease and accuracy. Our Business Spanish classes can help government, social service and business professionals develop language skills needed in real-life situations. Please Note: Introductory courses (Level I) are designed for individuals who have basic or no knowledge of the language. Intermediate courses (Levels II, III, and IV) are designed for individuals who have learned the fundamentals of the language and want to enhance their fluency and accuracy.

For more information, contact Leonor O'Relly, program coordinator:

Email: lorelly@admin.usf.edu  •  Phone: 813-974-4985


Arabic Culture and Etiquette

This course is designed to help you gain a better understanding of the Arabic culture by focusing on the social customs and communication strategies practiced in the 16 countries that compose the contemporary Arabic world. Learn about history, religion, perceptions, stereotypes, geography, population, dress, food, music, and language while engaging in interactive discussions/activities.

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Business Spanish I

This course is designed for administrators, executives, managers, and other professionals in today's global business environment who have basic or no knowledge of the language. Learn business vocabulary, idiomatic expressions, social customs and communication strategies that will aid you in real-life situations such as telephone conversations, business meetings, and social gatherings. (Purchase of textbook required)

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Business Spanish II

This course is designed for administrators, executives, managers, and other professionals in today's global business environment who have learned the fundamentals of the language and want to enhance their fluency and accuracy. Expand your vocabulary, enhance your oral communication, improve your writing, and learn about business etiquette while engaging in real-life situations. Business Spanish I or equivalent course required. (Purchase of textbook required)

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Creative Writing in Spanish/Taller de creación literaria en español

Discuta su propia producción literaria en un ambiente profesional bajo la guía de la Dra. Madeline Cámara, profesora del Departmento de Lenguas Mundiales de USF, crítico literario del periódico El Nuevo Herald desde hace una década, y autora de varios libros de ensayo. Examine el desarrollo y las principales características de la poesía y el cuento en las letras hispanas y discuta sus propios trabajos en poesía o en cuento. En la última sesión, participe en una tertulia poética con la lectura de lo mejor de los textos analizados. Invitados de la comunidad y de la población estudiantil y profesoral de USF asistirán a la tertulia poética. Aperitivos serán servidos.

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Medical Spanish I

This course is designed to provide medical students and health care professionals with the necessary skills to communicate with their patients and colleagues. (Purchase of textbook required)

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Spoken Arabic I

In this course you will learn the fundamentals of the language, develop your oral and written communication, and become acquainted with the Arabic culture and etiquette. (Purchase of textbook required)

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Spoken Arabic II

In this course you will improve your oral and written communication, build your vocabulary, and continue your study of the Arabic culture and etiquette. (Purchase of textbook required)

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Spoken Chinese I

In this course you will learn the fundamentals of the language (Mandarin), develop your oral and written communication, and become acquainted with the Chinese culture and etiquette (Purchase of textbook required).

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Spoken Chinese II

In this course you will improve your oral and written communication, build your vocabulary, and continue your study of the Chinese culture and etiquette. (Materials will be provided by the instructor)

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Spoken French I

In this course you will learn the fundamentals of the language, develop your oral and written communication, and become acquainted with the French culture and etiquette. (Purchase of textbook required)

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Spoken French II

In this course you will improve your oral and written communication, build your vocabulary, and continue your study of the French culture and etiquette. (Purchase of textbook required)

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Spoken French III

In this course you will continue to enhance your communication skills and learn more about the culture and social customs by participating in one-on-one and group activities in and outside the classroom. Prerequisite: Spoken French I and II, or equivalent courses (Purchase of textbook required)

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Spoken French IV

In this course you will continue to enhance your communication skills and learn more about the culture and social customs by participating in one-on-one and group activities in and outside the classroom. Prerequisite: Spoken French III or equivalent course (Purchase of textbook required)

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Spoken French V

In this course you will continue to enhance your communication skills and learn more about the culture and social customs by participating in one-on-one and group activities in and outside the classroom. Prerequisite: Spoken French III or equivalent course (Purchase of textbook required)

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Spoken German I

In this course you will learn the fundamentals of the language, develop your oral and written communication, and become acquainted with the German culture and etiquette. (Purchase of textbook required)

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Spoken German II

In this course you will improve your oral and written communication, build your vocabulary, and continue your study of the German culture and etiquette. (Purchase of textbook required)

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Spoken Italian I

In this course you will learn the fundamentals of the language, develop your oral and written communication, and become acquainted with the Italian culture and etiquette. (Purchase of textbook required)

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Spoken Italian II

In this course you will improve your oral and written communication, build your vocabulary, and continue your study of the Italian culture and etiquette. (Purchase of textbook required)

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Spoken Italian III

In this course you will continue to enhance your communication skills and learn more about the culture and social customs by participating in one-on-one and group activities in and outside the classroom. Prerequisite: Spoken French I and II, or equivalent courses (Purchase of textbook required)

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Spoken Japanese I

In this course you will learn the fundamentals of the language, develop your oral and written communication, and become acquainted with the Japanese culture and etiquette. (Purchase of textbook required).

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Spoken Japanese II

In this course you will improve your oral and written communication, build your vocabulary, and continue your study of the Japanese culture and etiquette. Materials will be provided.

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Spoken Portuguese I

In this course you will learn the fundamentals of the language, develop your oral and written communication, and become acquainted with the Brazilian culture and etiquette. (Purchase of textbook required)

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Spoken Portuguese II

In this course you will improve your oral and written communication, build your vocabulary, and continue your study of the Brazilian culture and etiquette. (Purchase of textbook required)

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Spoken Russian I

In this course you will learn the fundamentals of the language, develop your oral and written communication, and become acquainted with the Russian culture and etiquette. (Purchase of textbook required)

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Spoken Russian II

In this course you will improve your oral and written communication, build your vocabulary, and continue your study of the Russian culture and etiquette. (Purchase of textbook required)

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Spoken Spanish I

In this course you will learn the fundamentals of the language, develop your oral and written communication, and become acquainted with the Hispanic culture and etiquette. (Purchase of textbook required)

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Spoken Spanish II

In this course you will improve your oral and written communication, build your vocabulary, and continue your study of the Hispanic culture and etiquette. (Purchase of textbook required)

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Spoken Spanish III

In this course you will improve your oral and written communication, build your vocabulary, and continue your study of the Hispanic culture and etiquette. (Purchase of textbook required)

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