Spanish in the Workplace

Census data from 2020 demonstrates a continuing trend of Spanish speakers making NEPA their home. Continuing Education courses in Spanish help to make 工作places more safe and accessible and give employers a competitive edge in welcoming a burgeoning population to their products, 服务, 和劳动力.

Our Spanish in the Workplace courses facilitate dialogue and foster a sense of appreciation of the Spanish language and the people who speak it. Dialects and cultural elements figure into the courses as well. Students will actively read, write, listen to, and speak in Spanish.

Rather than using the typical vocabulary sets and textbook exercises, our Spanish courses instead focus on words and conversations that are likely to occur in the 工作places of the participants. Course vocabulary varies each time the course is offered and is tailored to the needs of the students in the class. 例如, prior offerings have included terms and conversations related to customer service, 医疗摄入表格, and essentials of manufacturing safety. With this real-world practice, students gain the competence and the confidence to use their knowledge inside and outside of the 工作place.

谁应该出席: 经理, 监事, 课堂教育工作者, health-care practitioners, and other business professionals who benefit from learning to speak Spanish, as well as anyone else who wants to learn the language, 是为了旅行, 工作, 或意识.

Spanish in the Workplace: Level 1 

This course is shorter in length than a typical college-level Spanish 101 course; however, it is similar in scope. It is assumed that attendees have little or no previous practice with the language. The course teaches basic grammar points and builds pronunciation skills. Students will become proficient in basic Spanish greetings and courtesies, and they will be able to understand and answer basic questions in Spanish.

Registration Information

日期: April 30, 2024 - June 25, 2024
时报》: 星期二下午五点半.m. – 7:45 p.m. (Last class on June 25 will be 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m)
地点: Online instructor-led training via Zoom
成本: 每人359美元

REGISTER FOR SPANISH IN THE WORKPLACE LEVEL 1Please contact 570-963-2600 or email (电子邮件保护) to be placed on our mailing list or for more information.

Spanish in the Workplace: Level 2 

This Spanish 工作shop will refresh and reinforce the topics covered in Level 1. The class will continue conjugating verbs in the present tense along with gaining a general sense of the past and future tenses of the Spanish language. At the end of the course, students will be able to carry on a simple conversation without consulting a dictionary.

Course Schedule and Registration Information

日期: Thursdays, February 1, 2024 - March 28, 2024
时报》: 星期四下午五点半.m. – 7:45 p.m.
(Last class on March 28 will be 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.)
地点: Online instructor-led training via Zoom videoconferencing
成本: 每人359美元

REGISTER FOR SPANISH IN THE WORKPLACE LEVEL 2

Please contact 570-963-2600 or email (电子邮件保护) to be placed on our mailing list or for more information.

Spanish in the Workplace: Level 3

This 工作shop begins by reviewing the basics of Spanish presented in Levels 1 and 2. (It is expected that students enter the Spanish class with a rudimentary understanding of pronunciation and the present tense.) The differences between the two past tenses (preterite and imperfect) will be explored, along with further practice of future tenses. Notes on culture will be added to each session, and the 工作shop will be adjusted according to the needs of class participants.

日期: TBD

Note: The University reserves the right to cancel courses due to insufficient enrollment or other unforeseen circumstances.