The last advisory placement test for Chinese (Mandarin) for the Fall 2012 semester will be given on Friday, December 7 from 1:00-2:30 in the Arts Building, room 211.  Find out what this placement test is ... and what it isn't, by clicking here.  

Then select the appropriate class and register for your Chinese class for Spring 2013 right away. Classes will be filling up quickly at the Ocean, Downtown and Chinatown campuses!

City College Awaits You with Open Arms, Mind, and Classes. Enroll Now for Spring 2013.

City College awaits!  If you've ever wanted to take that Spanish class, continue your high school French, check out Mandarin, or Japanese, Italian, Russian, Pilipino or ASL, now is the time!  Enroll now! 

Spring 2013 Schedules for Day, Evening/Saturday Classes are Now Available1

Classes begin on January 14 - Register Early!!!  Right Now!!! This way> 
Don't Delay, classes fill up!  

Spring 2013 Day Schedule
Spring 2013 Evening/Saturday Schedule

Bonus!  New Language Classes are at New Locations:

Downtown: Chinese, French, German, Italian, 

Japanese, Russian, Spanish 

Chinatown/North Beach:  Chinese, Italian, Japanese, Spanish             

    

Mission: French, German, Italian & Spanish 

John Adams: Russian, Spanish 

Ocean: American Sign Language (ASL), French, Chinese, Italian, Japanese, Pilipino, Spanish

Follow the CCSF Foreign Language Department on Twitter!

Become a follower of the CCSF Foreign Language Department (CCSF_Languages) on Twitter and get registration updates, news on new classes, foreign language resources and show your support! It's as easy as 1, 2, tweet!

Spring 2013: Expanded foreign language course offerings at the Downtown, Mission, Ocean, and Chinatown/North Beach Campuses

Good news for Spring 2013!  There will be expanded offerings of foreign language courses at the ever-popular Downtown Campus, the Mission Campus, the main Ocean Campus, and the brand new Chinatown/North Beach Campus, where (tentatively), Chinese, Japanese and Spanish classes will be offered. Classes will no longer be offered at the Castro Campus (Everett Middle School).  Check back here or go to the Foreign Language Department website toward the end of October for details and class schedules.  

A Message to Students from the Foreign Language Department Chair

There has been a lot of news in the press about City College, but it is important to know that the Foreign Language Department is preparing a full spring class schedule for you to begin mid-January.  That schedule will be online by mid-November and offer you a wide range of classes, many not available at other community colleges.  Fees will remain the same at $46 per unit.  We look forward to having you with us again in the spring semester!

• Are you interested in world cultures and languages?
• Would you like to study in Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, or in the Middle East?
• Is your GPA 3.6 or higher?
• Are you a U.S. citizen?

If you answered yes to the questions above, then you should think about applying for a Boren Scholarship. Maximum scholarship awards are:

• $8,000 for a summer program (special initiative for STEM students only; 8 weeks minimum)
• $10,000 for a semester
• $20,000 for a full academic year

                                   Want to Learn More?

A Boren Awards information session will be held on August 28, 2012 from 12 noon to 1:30 pm

In the Rosenberg Library, Room 301

For more information on the Boren Award, contact Sue Light, Boren Advisor, at laurasue12@sbcglobal.net or Jill Heffron, Study Abroad Coordinator, at jheffron@ccsf.edu or visit www.BorenAwards.org

Open Foreign Language Classes - Just Walk Right In!

Some foreign language classes still have space.  Check the list below for a class that would suit your language needs.  Just walk right in and ask for a code:

Just Walk In and Ask for an Add Code

Class	Day	Time	Campus	Room
Chin 14C         A0015	T	1:30-4:30	Ocean	ARTX 182
French 10B      70012	M	6:15-9:45	CEV	206
German 2         73666	TR	12:00-2:30	Ocean	SCIE 255
German 2A      73667	TR	12:00-2:30	Ocean	SCIE 255
German 2B       73668	TR	12:00-2:30	Ocean	SCIE 255
Italian 1            74084	TR	6:00-8:45	DTN	723
Italian 1A         74085	TR	6:00-8:45	DTN	723
Italian 1B          71602	R	6-9:15	DTN	321
Italian 2A         74088	W	6:30-9:45	DTN	718
Italian 3B          73066	MWF	12:00-1:00	Ocean	ART 212
Italian 10C       72966	M	6:00-9:30	DTN	321
Italian 10D       72967	M	6:00-9:30	DTN	321
Japanese 2B     74089	R	6:15-9:35	Ocean	ART 309
Japanese 10B   73672	TR	12:30-2:00	Ocean	ART 210
Pil 10B 74090	R	4:00-7:00	Ocean	ART 316
Pil 39A 73479	R	4:00-7:00	Ocean	ART 316
Russian 2B       74092	T	6:30-9:50	CEV	206
Russian 22B     74093	T	6:30-9:50	CEV	206
Spanish 10B     70033	T	6:30-9:45	CEV	221
Spanish 10B     70034	T	6:30-9:30	CEV	220
Spanish 10D     72697	R	6:30-9:45	CEV	221
Spanish 31A     74458	T	6:00-9:15	MIC	201

The Foreign Language Department Offers Expanded Fall Schedule - Enroll Now!

A message from the Foreign Language Department Chair, Tom Blair:  

CCSF students, past, present and future:  You may have read and/or heard some incomplete reports about CCSF lately in the media.  Be assured that the Foreign Language Department is operating as normal and will offer an expanded fall schedule of foreign language classes.  Classes will carry credit and be transferable to a 4-year institution as usual. Enrollment is underway now; classes will begin on Wednesday, August 15.  Our experienced language faculty will welcome you back to the courses of your choice in one of the largest foreign language programs in California.  

Summer Session 2012

Due to budget constraints, the offerings for summer foreign language courses will be limited.  However, some classes will be available as follow:.  Register early as these classes will fill up quickly!  Get a head start on a Fall 2012 continuation class, whether in Chinese, French, Italian, Japanese or Spanish.  

		50085	CHIN 1A		M-F	10:00-12:00	ART 308	TSAO
		50922	CHIN 14A		M-F	08:00-10:00	ART 308	WONG
		50070	FREN 1A		M-F	08:00-10:00	ART 315	NAVARRO
		50747	FREN 1A		TR	05:00-09:48	ART 309	MORABITO
		52106	ITAL 1A		M-F	10:00-12:00	HC 206	CONCIN
		50924	JAPA 1A		M-F	09:00-11:00	HC 205	WRIGHT
		50358	JAPA 1A		TR	05:00-09:48	ART 316	TAKAMATSU
		50247	SPAN 1A		M-F	08:00-10:00	ART 310	VASQUEZ
		51592	SPAN 1A		MTWR	11:00-01:32	HC 205	FELIU
		50765	SPAN 1A		TR	05:00-09:48	CLOU 266	BARTHOLOMEW