Foreign Languages

Guilford Technical Community College is pleased to offer a variety of foreign language classes. Whether you are interested in enhancing your skills or being able to start conversations speaking another language, GTCC has courses available for you.

Current Courses

NEW! - Basic Spanish

This course focuses on the development of communication language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. These four skills will be approached and practiced to help students immerse and interact in a Spanish language context. Grammar will be taught through a communicative approach; classroom activities will integrate the language skills mentioned above. Verbal practice, which will be carried out beyond the sentence level, will be emphasized. Use and understanding of basic grammatical terminology will also be a necessary component of the course.

Tuition Cost $80

Contact Personal and Professional Enrichment at (336) 334-4822, ext. 55021 or communityeducation@gtcc.edu for more information.

Spanish - Beginners

This course is designed for students who have had some basic Spanish or beginner-level Spanish and want to improve their conversational skills. The course puts emphasis on oral communication, reading of basic phrases, expressions, and grammar instruction to facilitate meaningful conversation.

The textbook is "Easy Spanish Step-by-Step" by Barbara Bregstein. It is available at the Jamestown Campus bookstores.

Tuition Cost $80

Contact Personal and Professional Enrichment at (336) 334-4822, ext. 55021 or communityeducation@gtcc.edu for more information.

Spanish - Intermediate

This course is for those who have completed Spanish Beginners and who want to increase their conversational skills and go to the next level of Spanish. The course emphasizes oral communication, reading of basic phrases, expressions, and grammar instruction to facilitate meaningful conversation.

The textbook that the course uses is "Easy Spanish Step-by-Step" by Barbara Bregstein. It is available at the GTCC Greensboro and Jamestown Campus bookstores.

Tuition Cost: $80

urse Name Dates Days Hours Campus Room Register
SP-4000-SP11 Spanish Intermediate 3/18/24 - 5/13/24 W 6-8:30 p.m. Jamestown AT 330 Register Now

Spanish - Advanced

This course is designed for students who have already completed Beginners or Intermediate Spanish and who want to continue their language learning journey. It will deepen and extend the existing foundational knowledge of Spanish and its more complex grammatical components to facilitate meaningful conversation. Foundational knowledge of present tense verb use is essential.

The textbook that the course uses is "Easy Spanish Step-by-Step" by Barbara Bregstein. 

Tuition Cost: $80

Contact Personal and Professional Enrichment at (336) 334-4822, ext. 55021 or communityeducation@gtcc.edu for more information.

Beginning Conversational Spanish (Online)

Designed for beginners, we will have you speaking and reading Spanish in no time. You will practice the basic building blocks of the language and common idiomatic expressions. You will know enough vocabulary and grammar for simple conversations, and you will learn how to answer questions.

Whether you speak some Spanish and need a refresher or no Spanish at all, you will complete the course with the skills to communicate. This class is 100% online and is asynchronous, with no specific times. You may login at your leisure.

Please contact our office at communityeducation@gtcc.edu, and provide your name, email address, and course registered for. Once we confirm your enrollment and payment, you will be emailed a web address to get access to your online classroom. 

Tuition Cost: $290

Contact Personal and Professional Enrichment at (336) 334-4822, ext. 55021 or communityeducation@gtcc.edu for more information.

Ways to Register

Students can register in one of three ways: REGISTRATION is REQUIRED before attending class.

  • Online: Register
    • Use the Search function to search for Course Title or Course Code.
  • In Person:
    • Greensboro, 3505 E. Wendover Ave., Continuing Education Center, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Thursday
    • High Point, 901 S. Main St., H1, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Thursday
  • Mail: Download the Con Ed Registration Form from the website, and mail it to GTCC, P.O. Box 309, Jamestown, N.C. 27282.