Our Students and Instructor Are on the Go!

In June, Thu Schaeffer, our Intermediate and Advanced Spanish instructor, traveled to Cuba with several of her students. Such a great way for students to use what they are learning in the classroom!

Igbo Gala and Classes

Interested in learning Igbo?  Introduction to Igbo (CRN 36434) runs Saturday mornings, 2/18 - 5/13 at CCBC Essex.  For more information, click here. 

Sign Language I Class Video - Learning Through Games

International Education Week @ CCBC November 14-18

Scenes from Mandarin Chinese 1A

The first day of class, Fall 2016, celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Put the Accent on Fun!

Looking for something fun to do this fall?  Why not learn a new language? Getting Started with Portuguese (CRN 31544) begins next Wednesday evening, October 12, Getting Started with French (CRN 34466) begins in the evening on Thursday, October 12, and Getting Started with Spanish (CRN 32239) begins on Saturday morning, October 15.

For more information and to register, call 443-840-4700 or click here.

Our Classes Are Fun!

Our World Language classes are far from boring! Here are some pictures from two Korean classes this summer. They visited Korea Town in Ellicott City throughout the semester, practicing what they learned in class.

 

Our Spanish for School Administrators and Teachers Class Makes a Difference!

Fall Classes!

Here is a convenient way to browse all the Continuing Education World Language offerings for fall 2016: the flip book!

Spanish For Teachers and Support Staff

Enrollment of Spanish speaking students in our schools is increasing. Would you like to communicate better with these students and their families? Spanish for School Administrators, Teachers, and Support Staff (K-12) provides functional Spanish language skills relating to a variety of school situations, enabling more effective communication with students, parents, and family members who are native Spanish speakers. 

This class provides one MSDE Continuing Professional Development credit.

For more information on classes, please click here.  The class is also offered as a contract class, where the instructor comes to you!

The Olympics Begin Friday...Are You Ready?

Here are some fun facts for you about Rio de Janeiro.  You can find more at The Telegraph.

• Rio is not the capital of Brazil--that honor goes to Brasilia.
• Rio 2016 are South America's first Olympic games.
• Rio hosted the largest concert ever in 1994: Rod Stewart performed for 3.5 million people.
• Rio de Janeiro is named after a non-existent river: legend has it that Portuguese explorers mistook the iconic bay for the mouth of a river. They named  the area Rio de Janeiro (“River of January”), which stuck despite being inaccurate.
• The street art that is seen everywhere? Completely legal.
• Language spoken? Portuguese.Want to learn Portuguese? Check this  out.

Polish Festival

Maryland's Polish Festival is July 16-17 at the Fairgrounds in Timonium. Enjoy all things Polish: food, music and entertainment, vendors and craftsmen, and cultural displays. More information can be found here.

Interested in learning to speak Polish?  CCBC offers beginning level Polish classes, in Catonsville in the evenings during the week. Come check us out! For the schedule of classes, click here.

Great Instructors Make a Great Program

Thu Schaeffer with Michael Carey, Executive Dean, Continuing Education

It's our instructors that make our program what it is--and Thu Schaeffer is an example of this. Thu, our Intermediate and Advanced level French and Spanish instructor,  recently celebrated her 30 year anniversary at CCBC--30 years of her passion and knowledge, encouraging students to continue to learn and grow.  Thank you, Thu!

Greek Festival June 9-12 in Baltimore

Each year, the St Nicholas Greek Orthodox church of Baltimore organizes and hosts a festival to celebrate Greek American culture. It's the Mid-Atlantic's most attended festival for the Greek community.  Go and enjoy classic Greek music, dancing, and great Greek food. For more information, click here.

Want to learn Greek? We can help with that--check out our class offerings here. 

Opa!

Summer Classes Begin Soon!

Classes for the summer semester will begin late May/early June.  Have you registered yet?

Here is a link to the catalog:   http://CCBCMD.epaperflip.com/v/CEED-Summer-2016/

See you in class!

Global Ed Symposium at CCBC

CCBC World Languages

Views of Our BCPS "Spanish for Teachers" Class

We offer functional Spanish classes for teachers, support staff, and administrators of K-12 students.  We were fortunate to have BCPS TV filming the class a few weeks ago--here is a peek behind the scenes! Many thanks to our wonderful instructor, Pat Previdi, for allowing us to watch the magic happen!

Sign at CCBC

Did you know that CCBC Continuing Education offers Sign Language classes?  Here is an interesting post from Mental Floss,  7 Things You Should Know About Sign Language. Does this pique your interest?  Check out our class schedule!

Fun with the Spanish Class!

Learning Spanish is more than what happens in the classroom!   When an opportunity to pair the language with culture occurs, our classes will take advantage, get together, and have some fun!  Here is our lead world languages instructor, Thu Schaeffer, with some of her Intermedaiate and Advanced Spanish students at the Olney Theater to see Carmen.

World Arts Festival at CCBC Owings Mills

Express Your Love...

Learn how to say "I love you" in one of the 17 different World Languages we offer.  Your options:

• Arabic
• Chinese Mandarin
• French
• German
• Greek
• Hindi
• Italian
• Japanese
• Korean
• Persian
• Polish
• Portuguese
• Russian
• Sign
• Spanish
• Tagalog
• Urdu

Register for one of our classes, and learn this and more!  Impress your loved ones!  For more information and to register, go to www.ccbcmd.edu/flexreg, or call 443-840-4700.

Tagalog, Anyone?

Or how about Arabic?  German? Russian? Portuguese or Polish?  Beginning level classes for all these languages are starting in the next week--you can still register!  Call 443-840-4700, or go to www.ccbcmd.edu/flexreg for more information and to register.

Happy Lunar New Year!

 

 

February 8th is the 1st day of the New Year in the lunar calendar.  For the majority of Vietnamese, Tet evokes a magic period when everyone forgets his or her misfortune during the previous year. Rich of poor, young or old, everyone is going to celebrate it with solemnity and cheerfulness.

It is also an occasion to obey certain rules that all Vietnamese must know: banning bad words, toning down all quarrels, not touching a broom for fear that good fortune will be swept away, avoiding being the first to show up at someone's house on the first day of the year.  The first visitor of the year to a house is the most significant, being a portent of the coming year's fortune.

These are some pictures from when Thu returned to visit her home country in Jan. 2008, after almost 40 years, with a group of her students. 

Registration is Open for Winter/Spring 2016 Classes!

To view the Winter/Spring 2016 Catalog of Classes, click here.

To register, click here .