Want a greater understanding of other cultures and yourself? Register for foreign language classes! They’re challenging and eye-opening. They prepare you for interesting careers and travel. And they improve your communication skills in both your native and studied languages.
Learning a new language will give you an edge in a variety of careers. Students who speak foreign languages are in fields like government and humanitarian causes, international business, law enforcement, health care, social work, education and hospitality.
Normandale has been one of the top community colleges for language studies in Minnesota for years. We deliver the most world languages courses each semester and offer a minimum of four semesters in each of the following languages: Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Somali and Spanish.
Enjoy a course or two. Earn an associate degree with a language emphasis. Effortlessly proceed to a four-year university to earn a language degree through the Minnesota State Transfer Curriculum.
Benefits of our World Languages Program include:
Check out our related international and language programs, too. As you research community colleges for language studies, you’ll discover that Normandale’s world languages program is the most robust.
Study French and enjoy learning about their arts, literature, and daily life and culture.
Study the language of German-speaking peoples and compare their culture to yours.
Study Japanese and and find out about their ancient civilization and traditions.
Learn Mandarin Chinese for careers in international business, translation and interpreting.
In foreign language classes, you will:
These same skills will make you proficient at navigating new and changing workplaces which often seem like a foreign experience.
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