World Languages at Bellevue College Continuing Education

Surprise or not? A U.S presidential candidate, Pete Buttigieg speaks passable French. When he expressed his condolences to the French people other the burning of Notre Dome, in one day, the video showing his speech went worldwide - 3 million+ views!

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Video of Buttigieg offering condolences in French after Notre Dame fire goes viral A video of Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg offering his condolences in French after Paris's Notre Dame Cathedral caught fire went viral on Tuesday.

ASL connect two worlds - Deaf and Hearing. Want to be part of it? Learn ASL with Bellevue College Continuing Education!

Community comes together and learns sign language in order to communicate with young neighbor This is what being a good neighbor is all about. Glenda and Raphael Savitz moved to Newton, Massachusetts, a little over two years ago, and soon welcomed a daughter, Samantha. During her newborn screenings, doctors discovered that Samantha was deaf, and her parents immediately began learning America...

GALA Conference 2019 will be held in Munich, Germany on 24-27 March 2019. Great opportunity for small language-business owners and language learners for learning new ideas, networking, and having fun.

GALA 2018 Boston GALA 2019 Munich Join us for the next GALA conference in Munich, Germany! We'll come together again 24-27 March 2019 for another round of learning, networking, and fun. Session Recordings Session recordings are now posted and are free to GALA members and all registered conference delegates. You can....

Bellevue College World Languages at Open House on 12/11/2018. Our enthusiastic instructors of Spanish, French, Italian, German, Japanese, Chinese and ASL met their future students.

Exciting news to students of T&I Certificate Program and language classes! GALA is offering Rising Star Scholarship 2019. See more details at https://www.gala-global.org/conference/gala-2019-munich/rising-star-scholarship-2019.

Rising Star Scholarship 2019 GALA is happy to announce the Rising Star Scholarship for 2019! Two students will be awarded a trip to Munich to attend GALA's annual Language of Business Conference. The scholarship is open to students in translation, localization, and interpreting programs around the world. Attending the conferenc...

Bellevue College Continuing Education has a very exciting new class to offer in the Winter 2019 quarter!

Spanish Book Club: Patricia Lezama :: Continuing Education @ Bellevue College Instructor Patricia Lezama tells us about her class which begins Tuesday, January 8. To learn more, email [email protected].   What are the 3 main learning outcomes for students? Improve their language skills with confidence in Spanish. Reinforcing the Spanish they learn in c...

9 languages are spoken in a small island, and everyone else understands some or all of the languages but doesn't speak them, which linguists call "receptive multilingualism."

The Small Island Where 500 People Speak Nine Different Languages Its inhabitants can understand each other thanks to a peculiar linguistic phenomenon.

Very interesting article about sign languages.

Sign language reveals the hidden logical structure, and limitations, of spoken language Sign languages can help reveal hidden aspects of the logical structure of spoken language, but they also highlight its limitations because speech lacks the rich iconic resources that sign language uses on top of its sophisticated grammar.

Learning a new language through a film is a fun idea. Since films usually showcase cultural aspects of where the film is set, we can also explore a new culture.

The 100 greatest foreign-language films BBC Culture polled 209 critics in 43 countries to find the best in world cinema – here’s the top 100.

Slang is one of the most difficult registers to master when you lean a new language. This Mexican Slang Master List (https://nohaybronca.wordpress.com/2016/12/06/mexican-slang-master-list/) gives you not only terms and definitions but also easy-to-understand examples.

Mexican Slang Master List 100+ words and phrases for speaking and understanding real Mexican Spanish It’s been more than five years since I published Top Ten Mexican Slang and its sequel Top 20 Mexican Slang. I’…

Starbucks opened a store in Washington, DC, and they offer their services in American Sign Language (ASL). The shop is engaging with the Deaf community even stronger than before. Read this article at
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2018/10/23/starbucks-opens-first-us-sign-language-store-with-murals-tech-pads-fingerspelling/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.284afa017e12

Are you interested in ASL? Learn ASL at Bellevue College Continuing Education. For more details at https://www.bellevuecollege.edu/ce/programs/language/

Starbucks opens first U.S. sign language store — with murals, tech pads and fingerspelling “My identity is accepted here,” one deaf employee said. “Deafness has many faces.”

Italian films are coming up soon again! See https://mailchi.mp/siff.net/did-you-miss-itfestival-favorites-and-cinema-hits-back-at-siff-309219?e=712d5bdc67 for more information.

Bellevue College Continuing Education offers a variety of Italian classes in the Winter 2019 quarter (Jan - Mar). Visit our website to find your favorite class today! https://www.bellevuecollege.edu/ce/programs/language/

Benvenuto Cinema Italian Style! 🍿 🎥