Prepare to live and work abroad with our “For Professionals” collection.

Think of this collection as the perfect Goldilocks middleground between basic language courses meant for tourists and highly industry-specific courses meant for a specific industry like finance.

After completing these beginner and intermediate courses, you’ll be able to use the language appropriately in real-life situations, whether you’re at work or out on the town.

What will I learn?

Courses are broken into two levels: beginner (from true beginner to CEFR A1) and intermediate (from CEFR A1 to B1).

When you look at the language list below you’ll notice course lengths vary significantly. No templates here—each course has been made specifically for that language, level, and culture.

But in general, you’ll encounter a series of:

• 60-minute reading lessons based around a natural conversation that models speaking objectives such as expressing opinions, making comparisons, or narrating in all tenses.
• 30-minute vocab lessons drilling vocab relevant to unit themes such as making acquaintances, looking for a house, business technology, or the environment.
• 15-minute grammar lessons introducing patterns seen in the conversations or vocab at that level

Lessons get more difficult as you progress along the units, but you’ll notice previously learned material popping back up throughout the course. That way we make sure you’re really retaining what you learn.

Can I learn it on my own?

The courses can be used independently—though we won’t make any dubious claims about going from true beginner to B1 with an online course alone. You’ll build a strong foundation of vocab, practice your reading and listening skills, and familiarize yourself with cultural norms.

With an instructor, you can put all of that knowledge to use in real conversations, which is one of the best ways to get up to a B1.

You can complete these courses with our tutors—or someone else!  For instructors who want to use these courses, we’ve included:

• Scope and Sequence documents that give overview of the learning materials and learning goals for each unit.
• Lesson Plans with a more detailed outline of each unit’s purpose, key concepts, and suggested in-class schedule.
• Workbooks with accompanying activities that can be done outside of the platform to re-enforce learning.

What languages/levels are available?

Arabic

• Beginner Arabic for Professionals (90+ hours)
• Intermediate Arabic for Professionals (105+ hours)

Chinese

• Beginner Chinese for Professionals (140+ hours)
• Intermediate Chinese for Professionals (140+ hours)

French

• Beginner French for Professionals (75+ hours)
• Intermediate French for Professionals (65+ hours)

German

• Beginner German for Professionals (90+ hours)
• Intermediate German for Professionals (80+ hours)

Indonesian

• Beginner Indonesian for Professionals (45+ hours)
• Intermediate Indonesian for Professionals (20+ hours)

Italian

• Beginner Italian for Professionals (35+ hours)
• Intermediate Italian for Professionals (85+ hours)

Portuguese (Brazilian)

• Beginner Portuguese for Professionals (50+ hours)
• Intermediate Portuguese for Professionals (100+ hours)

Russian

• Beginner Russian for Professionals (110+ hours)
• Intermediate Russian for Professionals (96+ hours)

Spanish

• Beginner Spanish for Professionals (85+ hours)
• Intermediate Spanish for Professionals (80+ hours)

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