Community Enrichment Programs
Links to Fall Term classes
- Beginning Arabic Language and Culture
- Beginning Chinese Language and Culture
- Beginning Russian Language and Culture
- Beginning Spanish Language and Culture - Non credit only
- Conversational Spanish - Non credit only
- Yoga for Faculty and Staff
Read what Portland's newspaper "The Oregonian" has to say about Oregon college students taking Chinese and Arabic language classes
Beginning Arabic Language and Culture - Winter Term 2010
Do you have a roommate from the middle east and are dying to understand what is he up to when he mumbles in Arabic?
Are you interested in history and archaeology? Meet Hatshepsut, the She-King of Egypt.
Are you considering a trip to the middle east but do not know how to ask for the nearest MacDonald's in Arabic?
What Arabic dialect did Aladdin's genie use?
Leaving soon for the middle east as part of your military duty?
Learn how the legendary Persian queen Scheherazade, the storyteller of One Thousand and One Nights, avoided certain death.
What is traditional Middle Eastern cuisine?
Want to learn more?
No prior experience with Arabic is necessary. In just 10 weeks, you will learn basic language while gaining insight into the Arabic culture from our Mosul-born instructor. Receive 100% return of class fee if you are dissatisfied after the first class!
Beginning Arabic Language and Culture
| Instructor | Azhar al-Sayegh |
| Dates | Wednesdays, January 6 - March 10 |
| Time | 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. |
| Location | NPE 114 |
| Textbooks * | 1. Read and Speak Arabic for Beginners (paperback), by Jane Wightwick and Mahmoud Gaafar 2. Easy Arabic Grammar (paperback), by Jane Wightwick and Mahmoud Gaafar Optional text: The Arabic Alphabet: How to Read & Write It, by Nicholas Awde and Putros Samano. |
| Non-credit tuition | Fee $140 |
| Sign Up! | LINK: Registration Form for non-credit |
| Credit tuition | $240 - 2 undergraduate elective credits |
| CRN | 21926 |
| Sign Up! | LINK: Registration Form for 2 undergrad credits |
| Then... | Drop your registration form off at Terry House, fax it to us at 503-838-8473, or mail it using the address on the registration form. |
* Textbooks are available at the WOU Bookstore.
Or call 503 838-8483 to register for Beginning Arabic over the phone!
Have your Visa, MasterCard, or Discover credit card information ready.
Space in this class is limited!
What students say about Beginning Arabic
"I love learning a new language with such an enthusiastic teacher."
"I enjoyed the informal atmosphere and cultural presentations."
"This was a great course and I enjoyed learning a new language."
"The teacher was amazing!"
"This has been my favorite class this whole year!"
"This is a very interesting class. We're not only learning the language, but also the culture."
"The instructor made it a good atmosphere for learning."
"Lessons were tailored to my specific needs."
This winter embark on an adventure into the Arabic world without ever having to leave Monmouth!
Beginning Chinese Language and Culture - Winter Term 2010
Begin a journey into China!
China, the third largest country in the world, lies adjacent to 14 (!) countries with another six nearby neighbors across the sea.
With a population of just over 1.3 billion, it's the world's most populous country.
And a land of intrigue - the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, and the Terra Cotta Warriors. The Silk Road, Great Wall of China, and the Bund in Shanghai.
Braised Lotus Root, Bird's Nest Soup, and Peking Duck. Dragon boats and rickshaws. Feng Shui and yin-yang. The Moon Festival.
The Four Great Inventions of ancient China: papermaking, printing, the compass, and gunpowder.
Home of Confusius, Genghis Khan, Chairman Mao, and the giant panda. The famed Yangtze, third longest river in the world; the Three Gorges; and the Tibetan "roof of the world."
And a language composed of pinyin, tones, and square characters.
Ready to learn more?
This is a beginning Mandarin Chinese course, focusing on pronunciation, basic conversation, situational dialogue, and...of course, culture! No prior Chinese language experience is required.
| Instructor | Weiwei Zhang |
| Dates | Thursdays, January 7 - March 11 |
| Time | 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. |
| Location | MNB 104 |
| Textbook | None required |
| Non-credit tuition | Fee $140 |
| Sign Up! | LINK: Registration Form for non-credit |
| Credit tuition | $240 - 2 undergraduate elective credits |
| CRN | 21925 |
| Sign Up! | LINK: Registration Form for 2 undergrad credits |
| Then... | Drop your registration form off at Terry House, fax it to us at 503-838-8473, or mail it using the address on the registration form |
Or Register for Beginning Chinese over the phone!
Call 503-838-8483 to sign up.
Have your Visa, MasterCard,
or Discover credit card information
ready.
Don't delay. Class size is limited!
What students say about Beginning Chinese
An excellent teacher !!!
Awesome! Great instructor!
Great class! Wish I could take another class next term.
Beginning Russian Language and Culture - Winter Term 2010
Ready for an adventure?
Explore Russia, the largest country in the world!
Visualize it: to reach the Pacific Ocean coastline of Russia from Moscow takes 8 hours by jet.
Four days if you took the Trans-Siberian Railroad, the longest continuous rail line on earth.
And you would cross 11 time zones!
Home of Mongols and Tsars and Bolsheviks. Peter the Great. Joseph Stalin.
Tolstoy and Dostoevsky.
Igor Stravinsky, Rachmaninoff, and the Bolshoi Ballet.
Fabergé eggs, Russian matryoshka nesting dolls, and Icon painting. Borscht, wheat blini, pirozhki, and caviar.
St. Petersburg, an imperial capital and home of the Winter Palace. The Baltic Sea, with its famous "white nights." The Siberian wilderness and the rugged Kamchatka Peninsula. The Volga river, longest in Europe.
There's more, waiting to be discovered in this class!
This is a beginning Russian course, focusing on pronunciation, basic conversation, situational dialogue, and...of course, culture!
No prior Russian language experience is required.
| Instructor | Ilana Vulfson |
| Dates | Tuesdays, January 5 - March 9 |
| Time | 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. |
| Location | MNB 104 |
| Textbook | Materials available for purchase at first class meeting |
| Non-credit | Fee $140 - Sign Up! |
| Sign Up! | LINK: Registration Form for non-credit |
| Credit tuition | $240 - 2 undergraduate elective credits |
| CRN | 21927 |
| Sign Up! | LINK: Registration Form for 2 undergrad credits |
| Then... | Drop your registration form off at Terry House, fax it to us at 503-838-8473, or mail it using the address on the registration form. |
Or call 503 838-8483 to register for Beginning Russian over the phone!
Have your Visa, MasterCard, or Discover credit card information ready.
Space in this class is limited!
Beginning Spanish Language and Culture - Winter Term 2010
This is a beginning Spanish course, focusing on pronunciation, basic conversation, situational dialogue, and...of course, culture!
No prior Spanish language experience is required.
| Instructor | Nicole Ourada |
| Dates | Tuesdays, January 5 - March 9 |
| Time | 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. |
| Location | Room 130, Unit C, University Park Conference Center |
| Textbook | TBA |
| Non-credit tuition | $140 |
| Sign Up! | LINK: Registration Form for non-credit |
| Then... | Drop your registration form off at Terry House, fax it to us at 503-838-8473, or mail it using the address on the registration form. |
Conversational Spanish - Winter Term 2010
For those with some knowledge of Spanish, you will want to join this lunch time class to practice with others. Non-credit only.
| Instructor | Gianlugi Benvenutto |
| Dates | TBA, January - March |
| Time | TBA |
| Location | TBA |
| Textbook | None |
| Non-credit tuition | $70 |
| Sign Up! | LINK: Registration Form for non-credit - coming soon! |
| Then... | Drop your registration form off at Terry House, fax it to us at 503-838-8473, or mail it using the address on the registration form. |
Faculty and Staff Yoga - Winter 2010
Let's get fit in 2010!
Yoga has become a very popular mainstream alternative for stress reduction, increasing core strength, and correcting posture. Yoga consists of the practice of breathing, performing poses and relaxation. This practice of controlled movement and postures has many health benefits in addition to increasing your flexibility.
Faculty and staff will gain knowledge and practice various yoga stretches and poses which provide a workout for the mind and body.
Fall yoga classes begin January 4 and end March 17.
| Instructor | Warren Allen |
| Days & Times | Monday and Wednesday, 8:00 to 8:45 a.m. |
| Location | NPE 201 |
| Non-credit fee | $60 |
| Sign Up Now! | LINK: Registration form |