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Course name	Format	Tuition	Next start date	Status	More	Description
	Online	$620 - $640	Jan 27, 2026	Open	Details	Get an introduction to the basic principles of the creation of modern Chinese characters such as pictographs, indicatives, ideographs and phonetic compounds, along with their evolution, stroke orders, radicals and writing structure. By the end of this course, you should be able to read and write about 250 Chinese characters. Other start dates: Apr 28, 2026
	Online	$620 - $640	Jan 27, 2026	Open	Details	Increase your knowledge of Chinese characters with this second level course. More radicals, phonetic compounds, grammar and syntax rules are introduced. The focus is on reading simple articles and writing more complicated sentences and short paragraphs. At the end of this course, you should be able to read and write about 500 Chinese characters. Other start dates: Apr 28, 2026
	Online	$620 - $640	Jan 27, 2026	Open	Details	Reading and Writing French - Advanced 1 -10 courses are designed to improve the accuracy, fluency and clarity of your written French communication. These courses add sophistication and polish to your writing while enriching your understanding of Francophone cultures and their nuances. Other start dates: Apr 28, 2026
	Online	$620 - $640	Jan 27, 2026	Open	Details	Reading and Writing French - Advanced 1 -10 courses are designed to improve the accuracy, fluency and clarity of your written French communication. These courses add sophistication and polish to your writing while enriching your understanding of Francophone cultures and their nuances. Other start dates: Apr 28, 2026
	Online	$620 - $640	Jan 27, 2026	Open	Details	Reading and Writing French - Advanced 1 -10 courses are designed to improve the accuracy, fluency and clarity of your written French communication. These courses add sophistication and polish to your writing while enriching your understanding of Francophone cultures and their nuances. Other start dates: Apr 28, 2026
	Online	$620 - $640	Jan 27, 2026	Open	Details	Reading and Writing French - Advanced 1 -10 courses are designed to improve the accuracy, fluency and clarity of your written French communication. These courses add sophistication and polish to your writing while enriching your understanding of Francophone cultures and their nuances. Other start dates: Apr 28, 2026
	Online	$620 - $640	Jan 27, 2026	Open	Details	Reading and Writing French - Advanced 1 -10 courses are designed to improve the accuracy, fluency and clarity of your written French communication. These courses add sophistication and polish to your writing while enriching your understanding of Francophone cultures and their nuances. Other start dates: Apr 28, 2026
	Online	$620 - $640	Jan 27, 2026	Open	Details	Reading and Writing French - Advanced 1 -10 courses are designed to improve the accuracy, fluency and clarity of your written French communication. These courses add sophistication and polish to your writing while enriching your understanding of Francophone cultures and their nuances. Other start dates: Apr 28, 2026
	Online	$620 - $640	Jan 27, 2026	Open	Details	Reading and Writing French - Advanced 1 -10 courses are designed to improve the accuracy, fluency and clarity of your written French communication. These courses add sophistication and polish to your writing while enriching your understanding of Francophone cultures and their nuances. Other start dates: Apr 28, 2026
	Online	$620 - $640	Jan 27, 2026	Open	Details	Reading and Writing French - Advanced 1 -10 courses are designed to improve the accuracy, fluency and clarity of your written French communication. These courses add sophistication and polish to your writing while enriching your understanding of Francophone cultures and their nuances. Other start dates: Apr 28, 2026
	Online	$620 - $640	Jan 27, 2026	Open	Details	Reading and Writing French - Advanced 1 -10 courses are designed to improve the accuracy, fluency and clarity of your written French communication. These courses add sophistication and polish to your writing while enriching your understanding of Francophone cultures and their nuances. Other start dates: Apr 28, 2026
	Online	$620 - $640	Jan 27, 2026	Open	Details	Reading and Writing French - Advanced 1 -10 courses are designed to improve the accuracy, fluency and clarity of your written French communication. These courses add sophistication and polish to your writing while enriching your understanding of Francophone cultures and their nuances. Other start dates: Apr 28, 2026
	Online	$620 - $640	Jan 27, 2026	Open	Details	In this advanced workshop for both native French speakers and French as an additional language speakers, receive group and instructor feedback on a major writing project or three smaller projects you are working on. Submissions may be related to your work or personal interests, or could be designed using creative prompts provided by your instructor. Other start dates: Apr 28, 2026
	Online	$620 - $640	Jan 27, 2026	Open	Details	Gain an understanding of basic French syntax and grammar in this online course, designed to improve your reading and writing skills. Read a variety of authentic French documents such as agendas, letters and advertisements. Broaden your vocabulary and produce simple and functional writing such as invitation letters, postcards, thank-you notes and small ads. Other start dates: Apr 28, 2026
	Online	$620 - $640	Jan 27, 2026	Open	Details	Improve your use of more advanced French sentence formation and writing style. Grammar topics may include the imparfait, the plus-que-parfait, and the use of relative pronouns. Become familiar with different registers of language and expand your vocabulary through weekly reading assignments from French documents. Other start dates: Apr 28, 2026

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