Canadian University Dubai launches beginner-level language courses in French and Spanish

Dubai: As part of its growing portfolio of community-focussed educational initiatives, Canadian University Dubai (CUD) is launching a new suite of beginner- level French and Spanish language courses that will fast-track learners to conversational level in just seven to eight weeks.

First to launch on March 10 will be ‘French for Beginners’, which will be delivered over a seven-week period in collaboration with the UAE’s only official French language certification centre, Alliance Française. The course will be taught across two evenings per week and take a fun and interactive approach to language learning.

‘Spanish for Beginners’, a 30-hour course delivered over eight weeks, will launch on April 15. The course will be led by Dr. María Gómez-Amich, a fully qualified instructor for Diplomas of Spanish as a Foreign Language, certified by Instituto Cervantes, the official awarding body on behalf of the Spanish Ministry of Education

The ‘Spanish for Beginners’ course is designed to introduce students to the language and equip them with the ability to use a basic range of the most common conversational expressions. The course also prepares learners to take the A1 level Diploma of Spanish as a Foreign Language qualification.

Introducing the basics in a cultural context, both courses are ideal for learners looking to develop language skills for travel or simple business conversation. Incorporating all four communication skills – reading, writing, speaking and listening – graduates will be able to interact effectively in any social context and develop the foundations for further study in more advanced or business-level language skills.

Prof. David Santandreu Calonge, Dean, Faculty of Communication, Arts and Sciences, said, “With the introduction of these beginner-level foreign language courses, Canadian University Dubai is moving into a new domain of educational and vocational initiatives aimed at supporting the UAE community. We are working with leaders in the field of language tuition to offer a curriculum that is both comprehensive and accessible to anyone wanting to grasp the basics of these languages in a short period of time.

“Living in the multicultural context of Dubai and with an increasingly globalised business environment, the social and professional benefits of learning another language are immense. We are particularly seeing a growing number of employment opportunities in the French language, which already has a strong presence in the wider MENA region. These courses are also an excellent opportunity for travellers planning a summer trip to French or Spanish-speaking parts of the world to enhance their tourist experience.”

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