Foreign Language Classes for Faculty and Staff
This program is temporarily on hold until further notice.
Open to all Virginia Tech faculty and staff, the program offers free course in American Sign Language, Chinese, French, German, and Spanish (course books must be purchased separately).
If you are interested in helping the LCI reinstate our Foreign Language Classes for Faculty & Staff, you can help! This program relies on the support of donors. Support of any amount can help us meet our funding goal and relaunch this program.
Instructor: Angela DeVore, adevore@vt.edu
To register and confirm a seat, contact adevore@vt.edu. An auto response will be sent when the class is at capacity.
ASL 1
Designed for students with little to no experience.
- 4 p.m.-5:15 p.m. Thursdays, 840 University City Blvd.
This class will be taught using both voice and ASL. Missing more than one class will impact a student's ability to move forward in the class effectively. ASL I students are strongly encouraged to stay for ASL 1.5
ASL 1.5
Students must have taken ASL 1 in Fall 2019.
- 5:15.-6 p.m. Thursdays, 840 University City Blvd.
This class will be taught in a speech-free environment (no voice) in ASL only. A speech-free ASL-only environment promotes learning and respects the culture. No more than one absence is strongly advised. ASL 1.5 students are encouraged to attend ASL I as a refresher and to assist beginners in the class.
Instructor: I-Ping Fu, ifu@radford.edu
Beginning Conversation
- 5:30-6:20 p.m. Tuesdays, 840 University City Blvd., Room 1
Continuing Conversation
- 6:30-7:20 p.m. Tuesdays, 840 University City Blvd., Room 1
More Advanced Conversation
- 4-4:50 p.m. Tuesdays, 840 University City Blvd., Room 1
Instructor: Claudine Pleimling, claud66@vt.edu
Beginning Conversation
- 12-12:50 p.m. Tuesdays, 840 University City Blvd., Room 5
Instructor: Claudine Pleimling, claud66@vt.edu
Beginning Conversation
- 12:10-1 p.m. Fridays, 840 University City Blvd., Room 5
Continuing Conversation
- 12-12:50 p.m. Thursdays, 840 University City Blvd., Room 5
Instructor: Celeste Delgado-Librero, celeste@vt.edu
Class website
To register, all prospective participants need to send a brief message of interest to celeste@vt.edu and fill out this form.
Additionally, prospective participants who have studied Spanish before but did not take the 101, 201, or 301 classes in Fall 2019 must take this placement test.
Participants are welcome to attend two different levels if they wish.
Introductory (102)
- 5-5:50 p.m. Tuesdays, 810 University City Blvd., Annex 101
Intermediate (202)
- 6-6:50 p.m. Tuesdays, 810 University City Blvd., Annex 101
Advanced (302)
- 7-7:50 p.m. Tuesdays, 810 University City Blvd., Annex 101