Informal Courses

Noncredit Language Program "Pathways"

**Current course offerings are noted in blue.  Click on the course title for a full description

Spanish
Courses for the True Beginner Food and Culture of Continental Mexico*
Survival Spanish for Travelers*
Spanish for Everyday*
Beginning Level Courses Spanish for Beginners, Part 1*
Spanish for the Workplace*

Practical Spanish for Educators*
Spanish for Beginners, Part 2
Beginning Spanish Conversation, Contemporary Topics
Spanish: After Dinner Conversation
Continuing Level Courses Spanish Conversation Through Mexican Legend
Continuing Spanish Conversation: Now You’re Talking
Walking Through the Tenses

Spanish: Tune Up and Talk!
Spanish: Review and Practice
Spanish for Reading and Conversation
Lecturas en Español
Advancing Level Courses Spanish Continued: Intermediate Conversation and Grammar Practice
Cuentos de Latin America

Spanish: Fiesta Cinematográfica
Conversacion sin Barreras
Poemas de amor

Spanish for the Workplace

For information about Spanish for the Workplace, SMU's new noncredit Spanish language program, click here.

*No prerequisites

ITALIAN
Courses for the True Beginner Un po’ d’italiano (A Little Bit of Italian)*
Italian for Travelers*
A Taste of Italy: Conversation and Cooking*
Beginning Level Courses Italian for Beginners, Part 1*
Italian for Beginners, Part 2

Italian: Beginning Conversation
Continuing Level Courses Caffé: Italian Conversation
Continuing Italian Conversation
Advancing Level Courses Italian: Review and Practice
Moving on With Italian Verbs

Italian: Readings and Culture

*No prerequisites

FRENCH
Courses for the True Beginner Un peu de français! (A Little Bit of French)*
Bon Appétit! French Cuisine and Conversation*
Survival French: 5 Keys for a Successful Travel Experience in France*
Beginning Level Courses French for Beginners, Part 1*
French for Beginners, Part 2

French: Conversation and Culture
Continuing Level Courses Bistro: French Conversation
French: Review and Practice
Ecrire en français: Introduction to Writing in French
Advancing Level Courses Conversation Français: A Way with Words

*No prerequisites

GERMAN
Courses for the True Beginner German Made Easy*

*No prerequisites

CHINESE
Courses for the True Beginner Chinese for Travelers*

*No prerequisites

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