• English
  • Spanish
  • Chinese
  • French
  • German
  • Korean
  • Lao
  • Nepali

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CU Boulder ALTEC Classes

Learning a new language is no easy feat.

CU Boulder’s ALTEC language courses offer an accessible, affordable way to learn a language and expand your cultural understanding. Courses are eight weeks long and are non-credit, meaning there is no grading or mandatory attendance at the twice weekly live classes.

ALTEC offers courses in each semester, and they can be completed anywhere. CU faculty and staff receive a $50 discount on the tuition cost of any of the eight courses listed below.

  • American Sign Language
  • Arabic
  • French
  • German
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Mandarin
  • Spanish 

In addition to the live class offerings, ALTEC offers free foundations courses on Canvas to help you learn the basics of the seven languages listed below. These courses are self-paced and will help give you an idea of how ALTEC classes are designed and introduce you to what an ALTEC live class looks like. 

  • American Sign Language
  • French
  • German
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Chinese
  • Spanish
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