The Community Language School offers language courses to community members and regularly runs language-focused summer camps.
Classes for Adults | Kids’ Summer Camps | The CLS Director and Contact Info
Bear Camps (CLS Summer Camps)
These fun, action-packed day camps for children entering 1st – 7th grades (approximate ages 5-13) provide interactive foreign language instruction as well as hands-on cultural experiences including international games, food sampling, arts and crafts, music and celebrations related to the country of focus! International visitors from many countries share their lives with the children through photos, games, music, crafts and recipes.
Camps are reasonably priced and held in Irby Hall, suite 207 on the UCA campus where classrooms are transformed into colorful and exotic destination from afar. What a wonderful summer journey to send your child on!
Registration for 2022 is now open!
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Semester Courses
We typically offer beginner classes in several languages every term. Check out an example of what we offered in Spring 2022 below. To be notified of future classes, enter your information in the form below and we’ll follow up with you!
Spring 2022 Classes
Conversational Spanish for Adults: Thursdays, 5:30-7 pm, ONLINE via Zoom, Feb. 17-April 28, 2022
This course is designed for adults who have had limited to no experience with Spanish and would like to develop basic conversational skills. Topics include (but are not limited to) greetings, exchanging personal information, and providing basic information, such as the day and time.
Situational Spanish for Adults: Tuesdays, 5:30-7 pm, Brewer Hegeman Conference Center, Feb. 15-April 26, 2022
Situational Spanish builds on the language skills covered in Conversational Spanish as offered in Fall 2021, but students who can use basic conversational Spanish are welcome to enroll without having taken a previous CLS course. This course presents language necessary for navigating specific situations in a Spanish-language environment, including (but not limited to) travel, visiting someone’s home/discussing family, and participating in cultural activities.
Elementary Korean: Thursdays, 6-7:30 pm, Brewer Hegeman Conference Center, Feb. 17-April 28, 2022
This course is designed for adults who have had limited to no experience with Korean and would like to develop basic conversational skills. The class will start with the alphabet and simple phrases and will develop into conversational classes covering basic grammar. There will be resources provided to students and fun activities to help you enjoy learning Korean. Students also will learn about how the Korean language and culture intersect with each other. We are excited to see you and teach you Korean!
Korean for Daily Life: Tuesdays, 6-7:30 pm, Brewer Hegeman Conference Center, Feb. 15-April 26, 2022
Korean for Daily Life builds on the language skills covered in Elementary Korean as offered in Fall 2021, but students who can read Hangul and speak conversational Korean are welcome to enroll without having taken a previous CLS course. This course presents language necessary for navigating specific situations in a Korean-language environment, including (but not limited to) common etiquette, travel, visiting the hospital/pharmacy, and asking directions.
Conversational Chinese: Wednesdays, 6-7:30 pm, Brewer Hegeman Conference Center, Feb. 16-April 27, 2022
This course is designed for adults who have had limited to no experience with Chinese and would like to develop basic conversational skills. Topics include (but are not limited to) pronunciation, greetings, exchanging personal information, and providing basic information, such as the day and time. Basic reading and writing will also be covered.
Conversational Japanese: Wednesdays, 5:30-7 pm, Brewer Hegeman Conference Center, Feb. 16-April 27, 2022
This course is designed for those who have had limited to no experience with Japanese and would like to develop basic conversational skills; however, anyone with any Japanese skill level will learn something! Useful Japanese words and phrases will be practiced through games and activities to help students learn the language appropriate for basic conversation in Japanese. This class will also introduce various cultural topics of interest when traveling or making Japanese friends. Reading and writing in Japanese will be discussed, but the ability to read and write in Japanese is not necessary for the class.
The CLS Director & Contact Information
Mr. David House, Community Language School Director
Email us at cls@uca.edu