The Community Language School offers language courses to community members and regularly runs language-focused summer camps.
Classes for Adults | The CLS Director and Contact Info | Kids’ Summer Camps | Bear Camps Director Contact Info
Community Language Classes for Adults
Conversational German
Thursdays, 6:00pm-7:30pm, UCA, Brewer-Hegeman Conference Center
This course is designed for adults who have had limited to no experience with German and would like to develop basic conversational skills. The class will start with the alphabet, a brief discussion of general grammatical terms and simple phrases. It will develop into conversational classes covering basic grammar. This course also presents language necessary for navigating specific situations in a German-language environment, including common etiquette, eating out, shopping, and travel.
Korean for Daily Life
Wednesdays, 6:00pm – 7:30pm, UCA, Brewer-Hegeman Conference Center
Korean for Daily Life builds on the language skills covered in Elementary Korean as offered before, 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 Japanese
Mondays, 6:00pm – 7:30pm, UCA, Brewer-Hegeman Conference Center
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.
Conversational Spanish
Mondays, 6:00pm – 7:30pm, Online via Zoom
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
Thursdays, 6:00pm – 7:30pm, UCA, Brewer-Hegeman Conference Center
Situational Spanish builds on the language skills covered in Conversational Spanish, 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.
The CLS Director & Contact Information
Mrs. Courtney Beard
Director, Community Language School
Email the Community Language School
Irby Hall Suite 207
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!
If you would like to be added to the interest list to be notified when summer camp dates and details become available, please email us.
The Bear Camps Director & Contact Information
Mrs. Deanne Murphey
Director, Bear Camps
Email the Community Language School
Irby Hall Suite 207