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Find your way forward. Whether you’re upskilling to advance your career, improve client/patient outcomes, pursuing a new passion or something in between, our flexible online, in-person and hybrid classes are designed to work with your schedule, here on the UW–Madison campus or wherever you are in the world. Use the search filters to find the class, badge or certificate that works best for you.

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French 2

Subject Area: LanguagesFrench
This practical high beginner's course (A1.2), designed by UW–Madison for adult language learners, explores the cultural richness of the Francophone world while improving your ability to converse about real-life topics. Focuses on the present tense with an introduction to past tenses.
Upcoming Dates
  • Jan. 27, 2025–April 14, 2025
    $269
    Live online

Business Spanish Certificate Program

Subject Area: LanguagesSpanish
Improve your professional proficiency in Spanish and gain the cultural knowledge you need to do business with clients and colleagues from across Spain and Latin America. Learn to communicate professionally via email, telephone and videoconferencing in this practical skills-based certificate.
Upcoming Dates
  • Jan. 29, 2025–May 30, 2025
    $749
    Group-paced

Portuguese 1

Subject Area: LanguagesPortuguese
This practical beginner's course (A1.1), designed by UW–Madison for adult language learners, explores the cultural richness of the Lusophone world while helping you master the basics of Brazilian Portuguese. Learn to talk about life, family and travel with this popular course.
Upcoming Dates
  • Feb. 10, 2025–April 28, 2025
    $269
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Spanish 3

Subject Area: LanguagesSpanish
This practical low-intermediate course (A2.1), developed fully by UW-Madison for adult language learners, explores the cultural richness of the Spanish-speaking world, while growing your speaking and comprehension skills. Learn to discuss past events and express opinions with real-life Spanish.
Upcoming Dates
  • Feb. 10, 2025–April 28, 2025
    $279
    Live online
  • Feb. 18, 2025–May 6, 2025
    $279
    Live online

French 3

Subject Area: LanguagesFrench
This practical low-intermediate course (A2.1), designed by UW-Madison for adult language learners, explores the cultural richness of the Francophone world, while growing your speaking and comprehension skills. Learn to discuss real-life situations with the imperative, near future and past tenses.
Upcoming Dates
  • Feb. 11, 2025–April 29, 2025
    $269
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Italian 2

Subject Area: LanguagesItalian
This practical high beginner's course (A1.2), designed by UW–Madison for adult language learners, explores the richness of Italian culture while improving your ability to converse about real-life topics. Focuses on the present tense with an introduction to the past tense.
Upcoming Dates
  • Feb. 11, 2025–April 29, 2025
    $269
    Live online
  • March 19, 2025–May 28, 2025
    $269
    Live online

Portuguese 2

Subject Area: LanguagesPortuguese
This practical high beginner’s course (A1.2), designed by UW-Madison for adult language learners, explores the richness of Lusophone cultures while improving your ability to converse about real-life topics. Focuses on Brazilian Portuguese and introduces the past tense.
Upcoming Dates
  • Feb. 19, 2025–May 7, 2025
    $269
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French 4

Subject Area: LanguagesFrench
Polish your skills as you discuss the culture and history of France and the Francophone world. Refine your knowledge of tense, lexicon and register while improving your reading and listening abilities.
Upcoming Dates
  • Not scheduled at this time. See page for program description.

French House Conversation

Subject Area: LanguagesFrench
Continue to refine your French conversational skills, practice your pronunciation, and brush up on grammar with a convivial group and an experienced instructor at the French House on UW–Madison's campus.
Upcoming Dates
  • Not scheduled at this time. See page for program description.

Fridays in French

Subject Area: LanguagesFrench
In this course, you will have the opportunity to practice conversational French while learning about French and Francophone cultures in an informal and relaxed group atmosphere.
Upcoming Dates
  • Not scheduled at this time. See page for program description.

High Intermediate Book Club

Subject Area: LanguagesSpanish
Boost your confidence with this short high-intermediate (B1.2) book club while deepening your understanding of the Spanish past tenses. Practice narrating in the past, learn new expressions and expand your vocabulary as you discuss a novel with your instructor and other participants.
Upcoming Dates
  • Not scheduled at this time. See page for program description.

Spanish 6

Subject Area: LanguagesSpanish
This practical high-intermediate course (B1.2) designed for the adult language learner will increase your ability to describe and discuss complex topics. Refine your understanding of the subjunctive mood while growing your cultural knowledge of the many cultures of the Spanish-speaking world.
Upcoming Dates
  • Not scheduled at this time. See page for program description.

Spanish Book Club

Subject Area: LanguagesSpanish
In this advanced Spanish book club, participants will read the best-selling memoir Solito by Javier Zamora, which chronicles his harrowing journey from El Salvador to the United States as a 9-year-old boy. Together we will discuss his story in the context of the Salvadoran Civil War, (im)migration, and cultural differences between El Salvador, Guatemala, and Mexico.
Upcoming Dates
  • Not scheduled at this time. See page for program description.

Spanish Book Club: Low Intermediate

Subject Area: LanguagesSpanish
Boost your confidence in Spanish with this short low intermediate (A2.1) course that provides the perfect transition from Spanish 3 to Spanish 4. Review essential grammar, learn new expressions and expand your vocabulary as you discuss a short novel with your instructor and other participants.
Upcoming Dates
  • Not scheduled at this time. See page for program description.

Spanish Intermediate Conversation

Subject Area: LanguagesSpanish
This highly practical intermediate course will review preterite and imperfect tenses while teaching you to converse about visual art created by women artists from the Spanish-speaking world. Improve your Spanish conversation skills.
Upcoming Dates
  • Not scheduled at this time. See page for program description.