Language Programs

Valencia College Continuing Education provides ESOL, Spanish, and Portuguese language programs to help individuals learn another language for personal, educational, or professional reasons.

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Language Programs

On-Campus & Online Classes

Learn real-world, practical languages for personal and professional use.

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Intensive English Program

On-Campus & Online Classes

alencia College has three intensive English learning options for local residents, visitors, and international students, for adults and teens.

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Workplace Language Program

Small Class Sizes & Flexble Schedule

Our language programs for the workplace are designed for adults with busy schedules.

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Language Level Descriptions

All students are placed according to communicative ability in the language.

There are nine levels of language proficiency as outlined below:

Unable to function in the spoken language.

Able to function in only a very limited capacity by using a number of memorized words and phrases.

Able to handle uncomplicated tasks in social situations. Conversation is limited to a few predictable topics, such as basic personal information, basic objects, preferences, and immediate needs.

Able to handle a variety of tasks in previously learned, uncomplicated social situations. Speech is generally limited to the present tense and sentences may not always be complete.

Able to successfully handle a variety of communicative tasks in uncomplicated social situations. Can ask and respond to questions, make requests for information, and express personal meaning, but the quality and quantity of language is not sustained at a High Intermediate level in all contexts.

Able to successfully handle a variety of communicative tasks in uncomplicated social situations. Can ask and respond to questions, make requests for information, and express personal meaning, but responses may still contain hesitancy and grammatical inaccuracies.

Able to narrate and describe in major time frames and can talk about a wide range of concrete social and work topics. May still make errors with basic grammatical structures, but they have a much stronger control of the grammatical system than the Intermediate level.

Able to handle with ease and confidence a large number of communicative tasks and participate actively in most formal and informal conversations on a variety of topics. May still make grammatical and translation errors in unfamiliar contexts such as technical or professional level conversations. Cannot sustain a High Advanced level of proficiency.

Able to participate actively in most formal and informal exchanges on a variety of topics with linguistic ease, confidence, and competence. May still make some high-level grammatical and translation errors.
Language Program Details
Course Fees and Discounts
Program Title Regular Tuition Fee
English as a Second Language $235.00
English Pronunciation $160.00
Conversational Portuguese $155.00
Conversational Spanish $155.00
Spanish Conversation Club $160.00
Portuguese Conversation Club $160.00

For more information on our discounts and payment plans call the Client Service Center at 407-582-6688.

Cancellation Policy

Low enrollment may result in course cancellation. If a course cancels, and you have pre-registered, we will attempt to notify you. A notice will also be placed at the entrance to the classroom. Full refunds are given when a class is canceled by the college. Course fees will be fully refunded if your cancellation request is received at least 5 business days prior to the course start date. Refunds for cash or check payments will be refunded by check and will be mailed within 15 working days. Refunds for credit card payments will be issued back to the credit card.


Steps to Register

STEP 1
CALL 407-582-6720
Complete an oral evaluation.

Follow the instructions at the beginning of the call.
What is an oral evaluation?
An Oral Evaluation is a placement assessment completed over the phone that will let us know in which level you should start classes. It has a series of pre-recorded questions and will take you about 10 minutes to complete. You may call any day, at any time. Your answers will be recorded and then evaluated by our assessment team.

STEP 2

Create student online account.

Create New Account

Start Dates

Important dates and holidays for Continuing Education language programs.

*End dates vary according to the different language programs and affected holidays.
Session Start Dates Holidays
Fall 2022 August 8 – 13 Labor Day Weekend
Saturday, September 3 – Monday, September 5
Fall 2022 October 10 - 15 Thanksgiving Break
Monday November 21 – Saturday, November 26
Spring 2023 January 23 – January 28 Spring Break
Monday, March 13 – Saturday, March 18
Spring 2023 April 3 – 8 Memorial Day Weekend
Monday, May 29
Summer 2023 June 5 – 10 Independence Day
Tuesday, July 4
*End dates vary according to the different language programs and affected holidays.
Session Start Dates Holidays
Fall 2023 August 7 – 12 Labor Day Weekend
Monday, September 4
Fall 2023 October 9 - 14 Thanksgiving Break
Monday November 20 – Saturday, November 25
Spring 2024 January 22 – January 27 Spring Break
Monday, March 18 – Saturday, March 23
Spring 2024 April 1 – 6 Memorial Day Weekend
Monday, May 27
Summer 2024 June 3 – 8 Independence Day
Tuesday, July 4

For more information, contact the Continuing Education Student Services 407-582-6688 | Se habla español. Fala-se português.