Looking to develop your international business acumen? Explore your family heritage? Travel the world and learn about new cultures? Or just learning for fun? Enroll in the new Language Academy from Oakton’s Alliance for Lifelong Learning. Courses are focused on conversation and cultural exploration , with a decidedly loose structure, correlated informally with the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) speaking guidelines that allow for input of specific student needs. Students may self-select the level best suited to their needs and any established linguistic abilities. Alliance for Lifelong Learning (ALL) CONVERSATIONAL LANGUAGE ACADEMY
Level 4: Participate actively in a large number of communicative tasks, both formal and informal. Discuss, in the target language, current events, public and personal interests, culture and history.
Level 3: Work toward forming concrete exchanges. Topics will be related to: self and family, work, daily activities, personal interests, travel vocabulary, immediate needs such as ordering food and making purchases.
Level 2: Conversational instruction will focus on social interactions and predictable topics. Be able to respond to direct questions and simple requests for information. Learn more about the culture and standard protocols.
Level 1: Beginner level courses focus on simple sentence structures, introductions and greetings, directions, common phrases, and uncomplicated exchanges. Basic cultural norms and etiquette are also discussed.
Advanced Conversational Spanish: Advanced instruction will focus on conversation and vocabulary with an emphasis on articulation and fluency of thoughts and ideas in conversation and writing while developing knowledge and understanding of Spanish-speaking societies and countries. Class is taught in Spanish. New class material is presented each semester.
Meeting Time: Once a week for 8 weeks, 7 - 9 p.m. (unless otherwise noted) Course Fee: $135
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60078 LAC FR1 Conversational French 1 60079 LAC FR2 Conversational French 2 60307 LAC FR4 Conversational French 4
MEHS 7-9 pm MEHS 7-9 pm GSHS 7-9 pm SKOK 7-9 pm SKOK 7-9 pm GSHS 7-9 pm NNHS 7-9 pm NNHS 7-9 pm MEHS 7-9 pm GSHS 7-9 pm ETHS 7-9 pm
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10/13, 11/3
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11/27
60080 LAC IT1 60081 LAC IT2
Conversational Italian 1 Conversational Italian 2
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60082 LAC SP1 Conversational Spanish 1 60083 LAC SP1 Conversational Spanish 1 60084 LAC SP2 Conversational Spanish 2 60304 LAC SP3 Conversational Spanish 3 60306 LAC SP3 Conversational Spanish 3 60095 LAC SP4 Conversational Spanish 4
R
11/27
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10/1/2025 11/19/2025 10/1/2025 11/19/2025 10/7/2025 11/25/2025 9/30/2025 12/2/2025 10/9/2025 12/4/2025
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11/11, 11/25
60086 LSP C04 Advanced Conversational Spanish ETHS 7-9 pm R
11/27
For additional language offerings, see the Ed2Go section on page 8. For more information, call 847.982.9888 or email continuingeducation@oakton.edu
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