If you're a Shoreline student, you'll know from attending classes that many Americans speak other languages than English. In the eyes of your employer, you are a bridge to new clients or customers when you speak another language. You acquire a more intimate view of another culture and see your own from a different perspective. Connect with other cultures as you expand your personal horizon and become a responsible citizen. When you gather information from beyond the world of English, you contribute to your community and your country.
Communication is the goal for our courses.
We focus on speaking even at the beginning levels. You'll be surprised at how much you can say and understand when you seek out opportunities to use the language outside of the classroom. New technology makes learning a language more accessible, whether it be through a video course or interactive television format or using software in the computer lab. Admittedly, the college is at the beginning stages of integrating technology into the World Language classroom. Winter quarter 2000 will see a computer and in-focus projector installed in a classroom for the language classes.