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Short-course language programs to begin soon
Short-course language programs in French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin and Spanish are about to start at the University of the Sunshine Coast.
Course organiser Elizabeth Henzell said the eight-week Interact courses, run by the USC Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, were structured to ensure personal attention and to enable students to interact with native speakers.
Beginners’ classes in all seven languages and Level 2 in French will be held each Tuesday night from 24 July to 11 September from 6.30-8.30pm.
Level 2 classes in the other six languages, as well as Level 3 in French, will be held each Wednesday night from 25 July to 12 September from 6.30-8.30pm.
Students must register for the courses by Tuesday 10 July. The cost of $260 includes all materials.
Ms Henzell said the courses were fun and had a unique teaching structure.
“Weeks one, three, five and seven are teaching nights with grammar, sentence structure and vocabulary building being the focus,” she said.
“Weeks two, four, six and eight are the native speaker nights when the students get to work with native speakers doing language activities.”
“The ratio of one native speaker to five students ensures that students get the opportunity to fast-track their audio and pronunciation skills.”
For more details, contact Elizabeth Henzell on 0409 523 130, 5459 4724 or at <ehenzel2@usc.edu.au>.