Foreign Languages

Mission Statement

The Mission of the Foreign Languages Department is to provide a learning centered environment to help students develop an awareness and appreciation of diverse cultures, and a working knowledge of foreign language(s) with the ability to communicate in authentic situations for a successful participation in a global environment and an international job market.

Contacts

Courses Offering
ACC Foreign Language Department offers:

• Four levels of College Language Courses (111, 112, 211, 212)
• Four levels of Conversational Language Courses (101, 102, 201, 202)
• Special Topics Courses to explore topics of special interest (275)
• Courses for specific professional needs (115, 215)
• Independent studies (upon department approval) (285)

Note: Please note that not all above courses are offered in every language, and that not all course levels are offered every semester. Check the semester schedule for accurate information

• American Sign Language
• Arabic
• Chinese
• French
• Greek
• Japanese
• Latin
• Spanish

Study Abroad Programs

• Summer Study Program in China
• Summer Study Program in France and Italy, Aix-en-Provence
• Summer Study Program in Mexico

Placement Testing

• CAPE – Computer Adaptive Placement Exam - is available for French and Spanish at no charge. To take the CAPE go to:
  http://webcape.byuhtrsc.org?acct=arapahoe
             Password: acccape1
  The CAPE can also be taken in the Testing Center at ACC (2nd floor)
  
  
• A placement test for Japanese III and IV is also available in the Testing Center (second floor).

Tutoring

Peer Tutoring and Professional Tutoring Center is available in Student Success Center, Room M2720, free of charge for students enrolled in a foreign language class. Check with the Student Success Center for tutor availability.

Foreign Language Day

A great and fun opportunity for foreign languages students to get together and share their knowledge of a language and their appreciation of a culture with ACC community at large.

Calanque of Sugiton, France

Great Wall of China

Arabic calligraphy

Three Greek letters are the initials of three Greek words meaning phronimon Phi, thumos Theta, and katharotes Kappa. Translation "wisdom," "aspiration," and "purity"