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Wake Tech offers a variety of world languages, with levels from beginner to advanced. Friendly teachers, small class sizes and online learning options make getting started easier than ever.

Classes are available for the following languages:

  • Spanish
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Chinese
  • Korean
  • Portuguese
  • Russian
  • Arabic

Looking for a private class for your group? We can tailor our courses to meet the unique needs of your business, church, civic or social group.

For more information, email [email protected].

Frequently asked questions

Yes and no. Language learning requires quite a bit of time and effort. The busy lives of most adults don't allow much extra time to memorize, study and practice another language. However, the self-discipline and life experience of adult learners contribute to successful language learning. Studies show that learning another language is great exercise for our brains and can result in increased cognitive function. It’s never too late to learn another language.

Phone apps can be great supports for learning language, especially when it comes to grammar and vocabulary. However, if we want to develop communicative competence, we need to practice speaking and listening with real people.

Most people require quite a lot of time and effort to acquire another language. The old adage "use it or lose it" was never more true than with language acquisition. Regardless of age or stage, second languages require lots of practice. The more time a person is able to devote to reading, writing, speaking and listening, the faster he or she will acquire a second language. On average, an adult learner needs approximately 18 to 24 months to acquire basic spoken fluency.

We do not currently have a placement test available for any of our languages. If you’re not sure which level to take, we can send you a list of topics covered in each level to help you decide which class is right for you.

The classes are all non-credit and will not count for transfer credit.

Students must be at least 16 years old on the first day of class. Students under 18 must register in person.

Classes begin throughout the year and do not necessarily follow a semester schedule.

Yes. If the class you would like to take is not available, click the "Notify me when offered" button to register your email address. You will be notified as soon as a section of that class becomes available.

World Languages Courses

Arabic Foundations Part 1

  • Course ID: FLI-3719A3
  • Overview
  • Course Outline
  • Requirements
  • Intended Audience
  • More Details
Lay a strong foundation in Modern Standard Arabic with this engaging and interactive beginner's course! You'll develop essential skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening while building a solid understanding of grammar and vocabulary. Along the way, you'll also explore key aspects of Arabic culture, enhancing your learning experience. This course emphasizes real communication used in daily life, ensuring you gain both confidence and practical language skills from day one.

Course Objectives

demonstrate a basic proficiency level with the writing system of Arabic including letter formation, joining letters, and writing from right to left.

be able to respond appropriately to simple reading and listening passages.

demonstrate a basic proficiency level with Arabic pronunciation.

demonstrate a basic knowledge of Arabic in a variety of class activities such as answering questions, having basic conversations with classmates, and responding to the instructor's verbal commands in Arabic.


Outline of instruction

Letters of the alphabet, vowels, joining letters, the culture and language of greetings.

Long vs. short vowels, the letter "alif," simple sentences, self-introduction, language differentiation for male and female.

Masculine vs. feminine nouns, identifying things and people (This is...), vocabulary to identify members of the family, talking about where you live,

Arabic/English cognates, vocabulary to identify jobs, talking about what you do for a living, making words plural, talking about where you work or study.

Vocabulary for everyday objects, words used to describe possession, polite requests, adjectives.

Asking questions, describing a room, reading a short passage and answering questions.

Describing places, listening to a passage and answering questions, asking for directions,

Review


Contact Hours

24

CEUs

No

Industry Standard, State or National Certification

None

CE or CU Articulation

No

Prerequisites

None

Text and Supplies Needed

Details about the required textbook will be provided at registration.

Clinical Site/Special Facilities

None.

Requirements for Successful Completion

90% attendance

Accreditation/Special Approval Requirements

N/A

Intended Audience

This course is designed for those who have never studied Arabic before or have not studied Arabic for a long time.

Specific Industry or Business Support Needs

N/A

Wake County Need for Industry Positions

N/A

Industry or Job Titles Related to training Outcomes for Employment

Related Courses

FLI-3719A2


Course Contact Information

Community & Career Education Staff
919-532-5700
[email protected]

Current Opportunities
Details Section Date(s) Location Price Seats  
311089 06/12/25 - 08/07/25 MS Teams Virtual Learning Platform 77.00 14 Register

If you would like to be notified when additional sections become available, please use Wake Tech's Notify Me service.

Translation and Interpretation

  • Course ID: FLI-3700C2
  • Overview
  • Course Outline
  • Requirements
  • Intended Audience
  • More Details
This general course provides students with real-life translating and interpreting practice in a variety of fields. The course addresses the skills required and the tools and technologies used in translation and interpretation. Students will be prepared for further study in the professional-level training programs required for work in most fields. This course is an excellent first step toward a career in translating and interpreting.

Course Objectives

...identify the difference between translation and interpretation

...learn the skills, aptitudes and training approaches required for a translator or interpreter

...translate different types of texts

...use tools and technology for translation and interpretation

...analyze the use of language A and language B

...compare their translation among the participants and explain the choice of words for their translation

...know and utilize some techniques to improve interpretation

...understand the importance of culture in interpreting

...understand the importance of culture in translating


Outline of instruction

Introduction of the course
2. Practice test for interpretation
3. Practice test for translation
4. English to any other language
5. Other languages to English techniques
6. Basic tools and technologies used in translation and interpretation
7. Terminology used in medical field
8. Terminology used in legal field
9. Idioms used in legal field
10. Idioms used in medical field
11. Analysis of the process
12. Summary of the process
13. Group practice ( interpreting in medical field)
14. Group practice( interpreting in legal field)
15. Comments on translation and evaluation on group discussion
16. Basic requirements for interpretation with group practice
17. Consecutive interpretation and group Practice
18. Simultaneous interpretation and group practice
19. Reflection and Code of Ethics
20. Written test in interpretation
21 Analysis of the process of interpretation and final evaluation with feedback


Contact Hours

48

CEUs

1

Industry Standard, State or National Certification

None

CE or CU Articulation

No

Prerequisites

Successful completion of this course requires 90% attendance and satisfactory class participation (i.e., be able to demonstrate proficiency in all concepts taught). If a student has extenuating circumstances causing absences of greater than 10% of the class time, the student must make arrangements with the instructor to provide evidence of keeping up with the class material and making up the work, exercises, and projects missed; or demonstrate competency in the course objectives.

Text and Supplies Needed

Handouts

Clinical Site/Special Facilities

N/A

Requirements for Successful Completion

90% attendance

Accreditation/Special Approval Requirements

N/A

Intended Audience

Bilingual students interested in pursuing a career in interpretation and translation

Specific Industry or Business Support Needs

N/A

Wake County Need for Industry Positions

N/A

Industry or Job Titles Related to training Outcomes for Employment

Interpreter and Translation Agencies

Related Courses

FLI-3717W2


Course Contact Information

Community & Career Education Staff
919-532-5700
[email protected]

No active courses available at this time.

To be notified when this course becomes available, please use Wake Tech's Notify Me service.

Spanish Conversation 1

  • Course ID: FLI-3717Q2
  • Overview
  • Course Outline
  • Requirements
  • Intended Audience
  • More Details
Designed for students with some prior knowledge of Spanish, this course will help you develop conversational and reading strategies. The course includes group readings, discussions, dialogues, oral presentations, and role playing. Emphasis is on practical, everyday language, idiomatic expressions, and cultural content; with weekly reviews of grammar and vocabulary, and homework assignments for extra practice and preparation for presentations.

Course Objectives

demonstrate improved conversational skills and confidence in Spanish.

increase and expand their Spanish vocabulary.


Outline of instruction

Introductions and assessment of the Spanish levels
Oral presentation, discussion, and preparations

Review select readings and topics.
Work in teams, pairs, and Instructor/Student Conversations

Individual presentations
Dialogues
Team and paired conversations
Vocabulary review and discussion
Social and cultural discussions


Contact Hours

24

CEUs

1

Industry Standard, State or National Certification

None

CE or CU Articulation

No

Prerequisites

Two courses in Spanish. Complete Spanish 1a-2 or Essential Spanish 1-3 recommended.

Text and Supplies Needed

Vistas, text only

Clinical Site/Special Facilities

None

Requirements for Successful Completion

90% attendance

Accreditation/Special Approval Requirements

N/A

Intended Audience

General adult

Specific Industry or Business Support Needs

N/A

Wake County Need for Industry Positions

N/A

Industry or Job Titles Related to training Outcomes for Employment

Related Courses

FLI-3717B1

FLI-3717P2

FLI-3717AU2

FLI-3717AT2

FLI-3717AX2


Course Contact Information

Community & Career Education Staff
919-532-5700
[email protected]

No active courses available at this time.

To be notified when this course becomes available, please use Wake Tech's Notify Me service.

Spanish Conversation 2

  • Course ID: FLI-3717P2
  • Overview
  • Course Outline
  • Requirements
  • Intended Audience
  • More Details
Develop additional conversational and reading strategies through group discussions, dialogues, oral presentations, and role playing. Emphasis is on practical language, idiomatic expressions and cultural context. The focus of this course is exploring content from the second half of the Vistas text, with a chance to practice through various communication methods.

Course Objectives

demonstrate improved conversational skills in Spanish

increase their Spanish vocabulary

increase their confidence through communicative exercises


Outline of instruction

Introductions and assessment of the Spanish desired to be learned

Individual presentations
Dialogue
Social agenda
Oral presentations


Contact Hours

24

CEUs

1

Industry Standard, State or National Certification

None

CE or CU Articulation

No

Prerequisites

This course is for students that have completed the series using Vistas or equivalent experience (two recent semesters or one year of college level Spanish).

Text and Supplies Needed

Vistas, text only

Clinical Site/Special Facilities

None

Requirements for Successful Completion

90% attendance

Accreditation/Special Approval Requirements

N/A

Intended Audience

General adult

Specific Industry or Business Support Needs

N/A

Wake County Need for Industry Positions

N/A

Industry or Job Titles Related to training Outcomes for Employment

Related Courses

FLI-3717Q2

FLI-3717AU2

FLI-3717AX2

FLI-3717AT2

FLI-3717AW2

FLI-3717AV2


Course Contact Information

Community & Career Education Staff
919-532-5700
[email protected]

No active courses available at this time.

To be notified when this course becomes available, please use Wake Tech's Notify Me service.

Russian Fundamentals

  • Course ID: SEF-3001DL2
  • Overview
  • Course Outline
  • Requirements
  • Intended Audience
  • More Details
Learn the Russian language in a fun and friendly course that focuses on practical use. Designed for beginning-level students, the course consists of conversational Russian in daily situations, from common workplace terminology to ordering at restaurants and conversing while shopping or vacationing. Lessons focus on vocabulary development, pronunciation, and Russian culture.

Course Objectives

become familiar with the basics of the Russian language and its syntax.


recognize basic vocabulary and use basic Russian language.

improve efficiency in Russian through Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing.

get a basic understanding of Russian culture.


Outline of instruction

Introduction, pronunciation, alphabet

General greetings and introductions, present tense

Gender and naming things, travel

Prepositions, numbers, language and culture

Calendar, time, food, and culture


Contact Hours

15

CEUs

No

Industry Standard, State or National Certification

None

CE or CU Articulation

No

Prerequisites

None

Text and Supplies Needed

None

Clinical Site/Special Facilities

None

Requirements for Successful Completion

90% attendance

Accreditation/Special Approval Requirements

N/A

Intended Audience

General adult.

Specific Industry or Business Support Needs

N/A

Wake County Need for Industry Positions

N/A

Industry or Job Titles Related to training Outcomes for Employment

Related Courses

FLI-3701A3

CSP-4000CS3

CSP-4000BE2


Course Contact Information

Community & Career Education Staff
919-532-5700
[email protected]

No active courses available at this time.

To be notified when this course becomes available, please use Wake Tech's Notify Me service.

Korean Conversation

  • Course ID: CSP-4000CE2
  • Overview
  • Course Outline
  • Requirements
  • Intended Audience
  • More Details
Having learned vocabulary and grammar, this interactive, intermediate-level course provides the speaking and listening practice you need to take your Korean language to the next level. Along with the textbook, resources from Korean Drama will be used in the course. The emphasis is on practical, everyday Korean language. Students are expected to listen actively and participate in classroom discussions and activities.

Course Objectives

further develop their speaking, writing, reading and listening skills

will be able to carry a basic conversation in Korean

watch and understand Korean films and television shows, and news with relative ease


Outline of instruction

Future tense, adjectives
Speaking activities

Adjectives, negatives
Speaking activities

Respective speech
Speaking activities

I know how, should, or
Speaking activities

Shall we, with, and
Speaking activities

Final Review & Test


Contact Hours

25

CEUs

No

Industry Standard, State or National Certification

None

CE or CU Articulation

No

Prerequisites

Korean Parts 1 and 2, or equivalent experience. The course is designed for the Intermediate to advanced Korean language student.

Text and Supplies Needed

Suggested Text: Sogang Korean 1B, workbook optional

Clinical Site/Special Facilities

None

Requirements for Successful Completion

90% attendance

Accreditation/Special Approval Requirements

N/A

Intended Audience

General adult, intermediate or advanced Korean language students

Specific Industry or Business Support Needs

N/A

Wake County Need for Industry Positions

N/A

Industry or Job Titles Related to training Outcomes for Employment

Related Courses

CSP-4000AS2

CSP-4000BG2

CSP-4000CT2

CSP-4000CU2

CSP-4000FX2

CSP-4000FY2


Course Contact Information

Community & Career Education Staff
919-532-5700
[email protected]

No active courses available at this time.

To be notified when this course becomes available, please use Wake Tech's Notify Me service.

Russian Fundamentals Part 2

  • Course ID: SEF-3001EU2
  • Overview
  • Course Outline
  • Requirements
  • Intended Audience
  • More Details
Continue learning the Russian language in a fun and friendly course that focuses on practical use. This course is designed for students who know the Russian alphabet, the main rules of pronunciation and reading, and how to generate basic phrases. The explanatory style of the course is simple and provides numerous examples to illustrate points of grammar as they arise. The course covers essential grammar and conversational components. Students will learn and use Russian phrases from daily situations for business and travel.

Course Objectives

learn clear explanations of the key points of Russian Language and its grammar

update and enrich their Russian vocabulary, use basic Russian phrases on different topics

get a basic understanding of Russian language prepositions and tenses

improve efficiency in Russian through Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing

understand cultural differences and similarities


Outline of instruction

Contact Hours

15

CEUs

No

Industry Standard, State or National Certification

None

CE or CU Articulation

No

Prerequisites

Understanding of Russian Fundamentals Part 1, or equivalent

Text and Supplies Needed

None

Clinical Site/Special Facilities

None

Requirements for Successful Completion

90% attendance

Accreditation/Special Approval Requirements

N/A

Intended Audience

General adult.

Specific Industry or Business Support Needs

N/A

Wake County Need for Industry Positions

N/A

Industry or Job Titles Related to training Outcomes for Employment

Related Courses

CSP-4000BE2

CSP-4000CS3

FLI-3701A3


Course Contact Information

Community & Career Education Staff
919-532-5700
[email protected]

Current Opportunities
Details Section Date(s) Location Price Seats  
312695 06/18/25 - 08/06/25 Western Wake Campus 119.00 13 Register

If you would like to be notified when additional sections become available, please use Wake Tech's Notify Me service.

Italian Beginning Part 1

  • Course ID: FLI-3718A2
  • Overview
  • Course Outline
  • Requirements
  • Intended Audience
  • More Details
Welcome to Italian Beginning Part 1, where we embark on a delightful journey of linguistic discovery through the enchanting world of Italian language and culture. This is the first of four levels of beginner Italian and is designed for those who have little or no prior knowledge of Italian, with the aim of providing you with a solid foundation in speaking, understanding, reading, and writing Italian. This program is ideal for those interested in travel for business or pleasure or for anyone interested in learning to communicate in Italian.

Course Objectives

demonstrate a basic understanding of the Italian alphabet, numbers, and telling time.

demonstrate a basic understanding of basic question and answer forms for personal introductions, talking about the weather, talking about family, and describing people.

demonstrate a basic knowledge of parts of speech, regular and irregular verbs, descriptive adjectives, and possessives.

learn how to use grammar and vocabulary for greetings, expressions of courtesy, schedules, sports and pastimes, and expressing ownership.


Outline of instruction

Vocabulary and expressions for greeting and making introductions.

Nouns, articles, and numbers.

Vocabulary and expressions used in classes and schedules.

Pronouns,the verb esssere, adjective agreement.

Telling time, talking about sports and pastimes that a person likes or does not like to do.

Regular -are verbs: andare, dare, fare, and stare.

Vocabulary and expressions for talking about the weather, seasons, and the months of the year.

The verb avere, regular -ere verbs and piacere.

Vocabulary and expressions for talking about families and expressing ownership.

Possessives, prepositional contractions, regular -ire verbs.

Vocabulary and expressions for describing people and asking questions.

Descriptive adjectives, interrogatives and demonstratives


Contact Hours

24

CEUs

1

Industry Standard, State or National Certification

None

CE or CU Articulation

No

Prerequisites

None

Text and Supplies Needed

Textbook requirements are subject to change and may not be the same for all instructors. For the most up-to-date textbook information, please click on the details button above.

Clinical Site/Special Facilities

N/A

Requirements for Successful Completion

90% attendance

Accreditation/Special Approval Requirements

N/A

Intended Audience

This class is designed for adult learners who would like to expand their knowledge of Italian language and culture.

Specific Industry or Business Support Needs

N/A

Wake County Need for Industry Positions

N/A

Industry or Job Titles Related to training Outcomes for Employment

Related Courses

Course Contact Information

Community & Career Education Staff
919-532-5700
[email protected]

No active courses available at this time.

To be notified when this course becomes available, please use Wake Tech's Notify Me service.

Portuguese Beginning Part 1

  • Course ID: CSP-4000JX2
  • Overview
  • Course Outline
  • Requirements
  • Intended Audience
  • More Details
Discover a fun and interactive introduction to basic components of the Portuguese language. Content includes grammar and vocabulary for handling social situations such as introductions, ordering in a restaurant, checking into a hotel, and more. Successful completion of this class provides students with a foundation for learning to communicate in Portuguese.

Course Objectives

demonstrate a basic understanding of Portuguese pronunciation.

make use of their knowledge of grammar, syntax, and vocabulary to create sentences and comprehend simple reading passages.

be able to demonstrate fluency with common expressions of social interaction.


Outline of instruction

Portuguese alphabet and pronunciation.

Definite and indefinite articles.

Genders and plural nouns and adjectives.

Present tense of the most common regular verbs.

Numbers, days of the week, months, colors, time, and weather.


Contact Hours

24

CEUs

No

Industry Standard, State or National Certification

None

CE or CU Articulation

No

Prerequisites

The only prerequisite for this class is a willingness to learn. Beginners are welcome!

Text and Supplies Needed

Textbook requirements are subject to change. For the most up-to-date textbook information, please click on the details button above.

Clinical Site/Special Facilities

N/A

Requirements for Successful Completion

90% attendance

Accreditation/Special Approval Requirements

N/A

Intended Audience

This course is designed for those who are new to Portuguese. The textbook addresses both Brazilian and European Portuguese.

Specific Industry or Business Support Needs

N/A

Wake County Need for Industry Positions

N/A

Industry or Job Titles Related to training Outcomes for Employment

Related Courses

Course Contact Information

Community & Career Education Staff
919-532-5700
[email protected]

No active courses available at this time.

To be notified when this course becomes available, please use Wake Tech's Notify Me service.

Italian Beginning Part 2

  • Course ID: FLI-3718B2
  • Overview
  • Course Outline
  • Requirements
  • Intended Audience
  • More Details
Welcome to Italian Beginning Part 2, where we continue the journey of linguistic discovery through the amazing world of Italian language and culture. This is the second of four levels of beginner Italian and is designed for those who have already taken the level 1 course or who have studied some Italian previously. This course continues foundational instruction in speaking, comprehending, reading, and writing Italian. This program is ideal for those interested in travel to Italy for business or pleasure or for anyone interested in learning to communicate in Italian.

Course Objectives

demonstrate a basic understanding of grammar and vocabulary for talking about topics such as technology, clothing, shopping, food, routines, and health.

demonstrate a basic understanding of regular and irregular verbs, pronouns, adverbs, past tense, reflexives, and expressions of quantity.


Outline of instruction

Vocabulary and expressions for talking about technology.

Verbs dovere, potere, and votere; dire, uscire, and venire; disjunctive pronouns.

Vocabulary and expressions for talking about clothing and shopping.

Talking about the past: the passato prossimo with avere; verbs conoscere and sapere.

Vocabulary and expressions for talking about food and grocery shopping.

Talking about the past: the passator prossimo with essere; direct object pronouns, partitives and expressions of quantity.

Vocabulary and expressions for talking about meals and place settings.

Indirect object pronouns, adverbs.

Vocabulary and expressions for talking about morning routines and personal hygiene.

Reflexive verbs, reciprocal reflexives and reflexives in the passato prossimo; ci and ne.

Vocabulary and expressions for talking about health, remedies, and well-being.

The imperative; imperfetto vs. passato prossimo; the trapassato prossimo.


Contact Hours

24

CEUs

1

Industry Standard, State or National Certification

None

CE or CU Articulation

No

Prerequisites

Students should have completed Italian Beginning Part 1 or have a demonstrated understanding of the basic components of Italian including the alphabet, numbers, basic question forms, and telling time.

Text and Supplies Needed

Please click on the details button above for the most up-to-date textbook information.

Clinical Site/Special Facilities

None

Requirements for Successful Completion

90% attendance

Accreditation/Special Approval Requirements

N/A

Intended Audience

This course is intended for anyone who has already learned some basic Italian language and would like to continue their study.

Specific Industry or Business Support Needs

N/A

Wake County Need for Industry Positions

N/A

Industry or Job Titles Related to training Outcomes for Employment

Related Courses

Course Contact Information

Community & Career Education Staff
919-532-5700
[email protected]

No active courses available at this time.

To be notified when this course becomes available, please use Wake Tech's Notify Me service.

Italian Beginning Part 3

  • Course ID: FLI-3718C2
  • Overview
  • Course Outline
  • Requirements
  • Intended Audience
  • More Details
Welcome to Italian Beginning Part 3, where we continue the journey of linguistic discovery through the amazing world of Italian language and culture. This is the third of four levels of beginner Italian and is designed for those who have already taken levels 1 and 2 or who have studied Italian previously. This course continues foundational instruction in speaking, comprehending, reading, and writing Italian. This program is ideal for those interested in travel to Italy for business or pleasure or for anyone interested in learning to communicate in Italian.

Course Objectives

demonstrate a basic understanding of the vocabulary and grammar to talk about home, household chores, transportation, travel, and tourism.

demonstrate a basic understanding of future tense, imperatives, comparatives, and conditionals.


Outline of instruction

Vocabulary and expressions for talking about home and future actions/events.

The futuro semplice; double object pronouns.

Vocabulary and expressions for talking about household chores and appliances.

The informal and formal imperative; time expressions;

Vocabulary and expressions for talking about cars, driving, and public transportation.

Comparatives of equality and inequality; superlatives;

Vocabulary and expressions for talking about travel, vacations, and tourism.

The present conditional; the past conditional; dovere, potere, and volere in the conditional.


Contact Hours

24

CEUs

1

Industry Standard, State or National Certification

None

CE or CU Articulation

No

Prerequisites

Students should have completed Italian Beginning Parts 1 and 2 or should have a demonstrated understanding of grammar including items such as past tense, reflexives, descriptive adjectives, and common regular/irregular verbs.

Text and Supplies Needed

Please click on the Details button for the most up-to-date textbook information

Clinical Site/Special Facilities

None

Requirements for Successful Completion

90% attendance

Accreditation/Special Approval Requirements

N/A

Intended Audience

This course is intended for students who have been studying Italian and would like to acquire a more sophisticated understanding of grammar and syntax.

Specific Industry or Business Support Needs

N/A

Wake County Need for Industry Positions

N/A

Industry or Job Titles Related to training Outcomes for Employment

Related Courses

Course Contact Information

Community & Career Education Staff
919-532-5700
[email protected]

No active courses available at this time.

To be notified when this course becomes available, please use Wake Tech's Notify Me service.

Italian Beginning Part 4

  • Course ID: FLI-3718D2
  • Overview
  • Course Outline
  • Requirements
  • Intended Audience
  • More Details
Welcome to Italian Beginning Part 4, where we continue the journey of linguistic discovery through the amazing world of Italian language and culture. This is the fourth of four levels of beginner Italian and is designed for those who have already taken levels 1, 2, and 3 or who have studied Italian previously. This course continues foundational instruction in speaking, comprehending, reading, and writing Italian and will be taught primarily in Italian. This program is ideal for those interested in travel to Italy for business or pleasure or for anyone interested in learning to communicate in Italian.

Course Objectives

demonstrate a basic understanding of the vocabulary and grammar to ask for and give directions, run errands, find one's way around a city, and talk about entertainment such as the performing arts, music, movies, and TV.

demonstrate a basic understanding of si impersonale/passivante, relative pronouns, indefinite words, negative expressions, infinitive constructions, non-standard noun forms, gerunds, and progressive tenses.


Outline of instruction

Vocabulary and expressions to ask for and give directions including how to talk about parts of a city.

Si impersonale and si passivante; relative pronouns.

Vocabulary and expressions for talking about errands, banking, and places/businesses in a town.

Indefinite words; negative expressions.

Vocabulary and expressions for talking about the performing arts, music, and musicians.

Infinitive constructions; non-standard noun forms.

Vocabulary and expressions for talking about movies, TV, and books.

The gerund and progressive tenses; ordinal numbers and suffixes.


Contact Hours

24

CEUs

1

Industry Standard, State or National Certification

None

CE or CU Articulation

No

Prerequisites

Students should have completed Italian Beginning Parts 1, 2, and 3 or should have a demonstrated understanding of grammar including items such as future tense, imperatives, comparatives, and conditionals.

Text and Supplies Needed

Please click on the Details button for the most up-to-date textbook and technology requirements for this class.

Clinical Site/Special Facilities

None

Requirements for Successful Completion

90% attendance

Accreditation/Special Approval Requirements

N/A

Intended Audience

This course is intended for students who have already been studying Italian and would like to acquire a more sophisticated understanding of grammar and syntax.

Specific Industry or Business Support Needs

N/A

Wake County Need for Industry Positions

N/A

Industry or Job Titles Related to training Outcomes for Employment

n/a

Related Courses

FLI-3718A2

FLI-3718B2

FLI-3718C2


Course Contact Information

Community & Career Education Staff
919-532-5700
[email protected]

No active courses available at this time.

To be notified when this course becomes available, please use Wake Tech's Notify Me service.

French Intermediate Part 1

  • Course ID: FLI-3714C2
  • Overview
  • Course Outline
  • Requirements
  • Intended Audience
  • More Details
Refine and enhance your ability to communicate in French with this intermediate level course. Learn how to observe social customs in everyday discourse, read authentic texts, and write simple, compound, and complex sentences. The course is ideal for anyone pursuing greater French fluency for business, travel, or personal enrichment.

Course Objectives

converse on the intermediate level, observing courtesy requirements and social demands of the culture.

demonstrate understanding of written and spoken French selected for an intermediate level.

speak and write in simple, compound, and complex sentences with minor grammatical errors that do not impede communication.

ask and answer oral and written questions related to media and technology, film and theater, personal health, vacations, the fine arts, and the literature selections.

express wishes, demands, necessary conditions, and opinions.

demonstrate an understanding of appropriate speech and conduct within French culture and an understanding of cultural differences and similarities between France and the US.


Outline of instruction

Le présent de l'indicatif des verbes irreguliers; le présent de l'indicatif des verbes réguliers; l'interrogation.

Les verbes pronominaux; construction particular avec le présent.

L'article défini et l'article indéfini.

Le nom; l'adjectif qualificatif.

L'adverbe; les pronoms disjoints.

Le comparatif et le superlatif.

Le passé composé avec avoir et être.

Le passé composé des verbes pronominaux.


Contact Hours

24

CEUs

1

Industry Standard, State or National Certification

None

CE or CU Articulation

No

Prerequisites

Students taking this class should already have at least a beginning level of French fluency.

Text and Supplies Needed

Please click on the Details button to see the most up-to-date textbook and technology requirements for this course.

Clinical Site/Special Facilities

None.

Requirements for Successful Completion

90% attendance

Accreditation/Special Approval Requirements

N/A

Intended Audience

This course is intended for students who have already been studying French and are ready to for the challenge of an intermediate-level course.

Specific Industry or Business Support Needs

N/A

Wake County Need for Industry Positions

N/A

Industry or Job Titles Related to training Outcomes for Employment

n/a

Related Courses

Course Contact Information

Community & Career Education Staff
919-532-5700
[email protected]

No active courses available at this time.

To be notified when this course becomes available, please use Wake Tech's Notify Me service.

Italian Conversation

  • Course ID: FLI-3718E2
  • Overview
  • Course Outline
  • Requirements
  • Intended Audience
  • More Details
Develop conversation skills with practice - in group discussions, dialogues, oral presentations, and role plays. This course emphasizes practical language, idiomatic expressions, and cultural context and is designed to build conversational fluency beyond the basic level. It will benefit anyone learning Italian for business, travel, or personal enrichment.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to converse in Italian and make use of vocabulary related to a wide range of topics.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to make use of a variety of grammatical structures and verb tenses in both speaking and listening activities.


Outline of instruction

Speaking and listening analysis, personal introductions/presentations.

Read, analyze, and discuss Italian short stories, poems, and/or news stories.

Dialogues and conversation about daily life, travel, hobbies/entertainment, and culture.

Idiomatic expressions in conversation.


Contact Hours

24

CEUs

1

Industry Standard, State or National Certification

None

CE or CU Articulation

No

Prerequisites

Students taking this class should have already completed Italian Beginning parts 1, 2, 3, and 4. This course is intended for students at the intermediate or advanced level of Italian.

Text and Supplies Needed

Please click on the Details button to see the most up-to-date information about textbook and technology requirements.

Clinical Site/Special Facilities

None

Requirements for Successful Completion

90% attendance

Accreditation/Special Approval Requirements

N/A

Intended Audience

This course is intended for those who have been studying Italian and would like to practice or attain conversational fluency.

Specific Industry or Business Support Needs

N/A

Wake County Need for Industry Positions

N/A

Industry or Job Titles Related to training Outcomes for Employment

Related Courses

FLI-3718A2

FLI-3718B2

FLI-3718C2


Course Contact Information

Community & Career Education Staff
919-532-5700
[email protected]

No active courses available at this time.

To be notified when this course becomes available, please use Wake Tech's Notify Me service.

Portuguese Beginning Part 2

  • Course ID: CSP-4000JY2
  • Overview
  • Course Outline
  • Requirements
  • Intended Audience
  • More Details
Part 2 in this series offers fun, interactive lessons to help you build confidence and fluency in Portuguese. You'll learn how to communicate in social situations - describing activities, making plans, and expressing feelings and preferences. You'll also learn verb tenses for describing past, present, and future actions.

Course Objectives

Students will be able to demonstrate the fundamentals of Portuguese pronunciation.

Students will be able to create basic sentences.

Students will be able to demonstrate comprehension of basic reading passages.

Students will be able to use common expressions in social interactions.


Outline of instruction

IR + infinitive (expressing future actions).

Ter and ter que + infinitive (expressing age, possession, and obligation).

Present tense of the most common regular and irregular verbs.

Preterit tense of the most common regular and irregular verbs.

Some uses of POR and PARA.

FAZ/HÁ with expressions (expressing how long something has been going on).


Contact Hours

24

CEUs

No

Industry Standard, State or National Certification

None

CE or CU Articulation

No

Prerequisites

Students taking this class should have already completed part 1 or have an understanding of basic vocabulary, self-introductions, and simple conversational interaction.

Text and Supplies Needed

Please click on the Details button to find the most up-to-date information on required textbook and technology.

Clinical Site/Special Facilities

None.

Requirements for Successful Completion

90% attendance

Accreditation/Special Approval Requirements

N/A

Intended Audience

This class is intended for those interested in learning Portuguese for business, travel, or personal interest.

Specific Industry or Business Support Needs

N/A

Wake County Need for Industry Positions

N/A

Industry or Job Titles Related to training Outcomes for Employment

Related Courses

CSP-4000JX2


Course Contact Information

Community & Career Education Staff
919-532-5700
[email protected]

No active courses available at this time.

To be notified when this course becomes available, please use Wake Tech's Notify Me service.

French Beginning Part 2

  • Course ID: FLI-3714E2
  • Overview
  • Course Outline
  • Requirements
  • Intended Audience
  • More Details
Take the next step in your journey toward French fluency. This second course in our French Beginning series will motivate, encourage, and assist you with everything you need to take your French language ability to the next level. Students are encouraged to use French throughout the class in a friendly, immersive environment with engaging and interactive practice activities for speaking, listening, reading, and writing.

Course Objectives

make use of basic grammar and vocabulary to talk about a variety of topics related to daily life, travel, and shopping.

demonstrate a basic understanding of French culture and how it applies to a variety of conversational situations.


Outline of instruction

Talking about where people live, giving prices and other numerical information.

Talking about possessions, use of the verb "to have," describing quantity and location.

Describing rooms in a person's home, possessive adjectives.

Giving one's address and phone number, this/that/these/those, ordinal numbers.

Talking about family, describing feelings and appearance.

Describing places where one goes to spend free time, suggesting activities and telling people what to do (imperative form).

Talking about what you are going to do, time words to indicate future, dates and times for future events.

Modes of transportation, deciding how to get to a place and return (verbs prendre, venir, and aller).

Talking about actions completed in the past (past tense).

Time words to indicate past action.

Discussing the weather and weather-related activities, expressions with the verb faire.

Talking about clothing and shopping for clothing, direct object pronouns,


Contact Hours

24

CEUs

1

Industry Standard, State or National Certification

None

CE or CU Articulation

No

Prerequisites

Students should have already completed French Beginning Part 1 or have an equivalent knowledge of basic French grammar and vocabulary.

Text and Supplies Needed

Please click on the Details button to see the most up-to-date information about textbook and technology requirements for this class.

Clinical Site/Special Facilities

None.

Requirements for Successful Completion

90% attendance

Accreditation/Special Approval Requirements

N/A

Intended Audience

This course is designed for students who are interested in learning French for business, travel, or personal enrichment. While still considered a beginner-level course, it is assumed that students have studied some French prior to taking this class.

Specific Industry or Business Support Needs

N/A

Wake County Need for Industry Positions

N/A

Industry or Job Titles Related to training Outcomes for Employment

Related Courses

FLI-3714B2


Course Contact Information

Community & Career Education Staff
919-532-5700
[email protected]

No active courses available at this time.

To be notified when this course becomes available, please use Wake Tech's Notify Me service.

Russian Fundamentals Part 3

  • Course ID: SEF-3001PY2
  • Overview
  • Course Outline
  • Requirements
  • Intended Audience
  • More Details
Enhance your Russian language skills in a relaxed and engaging environment. Designed for learners with a basic foundation in Russian, this intermediate-level course focuses on improving conversational fluency through real-life scenarios, interactive exercises, and cultural insights. Practical dialogues, role-plays, and group discussions will help reinforce grammar and vocabulary while building confidence in everyday communication. This course is ideal for those learning for travel, work, or personal interest.

Course Objectives

be able to make use of verb conjugation and noun cases to engage in a variety of practice activities.

be able to converse in intermediate Russian.

be able to respond to questions and demonstrate understanding of reading passages.


Outline of instruction

Past, present, and future tenses in practical use.

Noun cases.

Talking about work and daily life.

Cultural customs, politeness.

Communication basics, describing places and people.

Writing informal messages, expressing gratitude, apologies, opinions.

Talking about yourself (hobbies, interests, daily routine)


Contact Hours

15

CEUs

No

Industry Standard, State or National Certification

None

CE or CU Articulation

No

Prerequisites

Students taking this course should already have a working knowledge of the Russian alphabet and a basic knowledge of grammar and vocabulary.

Text and Supplies Needed

None.

Clinical Site/Special Facilities

N/A

Requirements for Successful Completion

80% attendance

Accreditation/Special Approval Requirements

N/A

Intended Audience

This course is intended for those who already have a foundational knowledge of the Russian language including the alphabet, grammar, and vocabulary.

Specific Industry or Business Support Needs

N/A

Wake County Need for Industry Positions

N/A

Industry or Job Titles Related to training Outcomes for Employment

N/A

Related Courses

Course Contact Information

Susan Shostak
919-334-1536
[email protected]

No active courses available at this time.

To be notified when this course becomes available, please use Wake Tech's Notify Me service.

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