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Language BEGINNING CONVERSATIONAL FRENCH This course will teach you how to communicate easily and comfortably with those who speak French. You’ll learn practical, common phrases that will make your trip to the many French-speaking regions of the world more pleasant. You’ll learn dialogue specific to various settings, and you’ll be surprised how easy it can be to speak another language! Each lesson introduces a scenario, presented in short dialogues. You’ll be able to practice and learn both sides of the conversation, so you’ll easily understand and expect common responses. Every lesson also has cultural tips, which will make you more comfortable in a foreign setting. Since proper pronunciation is important to good communication, this course will help you master the best pronunciations. Simply click on each word to hear it spoken! Every word and sentence is also written out phonetically using sounds that you are already very familiar with from English words. This course has been carefully crafted to ensure you will have no trouble pronouncing French words correctly. CONVERSATIONAL JAPANESE Whether you want to learn conversational Japanese for travel or just for fun, you’ll find this course makes it easy and enjoyable for beginners to master the essentials of the Japanese language. Guided by a native Japanese instructor, you’ll also gain cultural knowledge only an insider has. these in drills, interactive exercises, and dialogues. Throughout the course, you’ll find helpful audio aids and Japanese words written in the English alphabet. With this, you’ll be bypassing one of the biggest obstacles for most beginners of Japanese: the letter system. DISCOVER SIGN LANGUAGE It’s truly amazing that we can communicate just by using our hands! Add different facial expressions, and you have a conversation—the language of deaf people. In this course, you’ll discover how to use this graceful, expressive language to communicate with deaf people. You’ll begin with an introduction to the language itself, and learn to create the signs for numbers. You’ll also master the sign alphabet so you can fingerspell proper names. Then you’ll learn to sign phrases and expand to complete sentences, and see how to put it all together so you can introduce yourself and start a conversation. Along the way you’ll learn signs for colors, numbers, where you live, family, and the activities you like to do and even the ones you don’t. Throughout, you’ll learn by watching videos that demonstrate how to make the signs and how to incorporate facial expressions with a minimum of audio support. Throughout, you’ll be immersed in silence, so you’ll gain an understanding of the perspective of Nothing cancels a good class faster than everyone waiting until the last minute to register. If there aren’t enough registrations 1 week prior to the start date, the course may be cancelled. deaf people and sign language. You’ll also gain an introduction to the world of deaf culture and explore topics such as lipreading, baby signs, and the career of interpreting. By the end of the course, when you meet a deaf person, you’ll be ready to sign! SPEED SPANISH Imagine yourself speaking, reading and writing Spanish. Now you can with Speed Spanish! This course is designed for anyone who wants to learn Spanish pronto. You’ll learn six easy recipes for gluing Spanish words together to form sentences. In no time at all, you’ll be able to go into any Spanish speaking situation and converse in Spanish. ¡Qué Bueno! Ed2Go Online Courses Start Dates: June 16, July 13 & August 17 Register at www.ed2go.com/bastrop In each lesson, you’ll learn useful conversational phrases and vocabulary words particular to a specific area of travel. You’ll practice 8