World Languages at Bellevue College Continuing Education

World Languages at Bellevue College Continuing Education The World Languages Institute at Bellevue College offers the most comprehensive language program of its kind in Washington State.

Surprise or not? A U.S presidential candidate, Pete Buttigieg speaks passable French. When he expressed his condolences ...
04/29/2019

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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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!
02/12/2019

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

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 ...
12/17/2018

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 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, ...
12/13/2018

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...
12/11/2018

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.

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!
11/29/2018

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

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 t...
11/27/2018

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."

Its inhabitants can understand each other thanks to a peculiar linguistic phenomenon.

Very interesting article about sign languages.
11/07/2018

Very interesting article about sign languages.

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...
10/31/2018

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.

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 (htt...
10/29/2018

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.

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 e...
10/26/2018

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/

“My identity is accepted here,” one deaf employee said. “Deafness has many faces.”

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