UBC Continuing Studies offers non-credit conversational courses in over 20 languages -- from French, Spanish and Italian to Chinese, Korean and Japanese.
Choose from daytime, evening and weekend offerings from beginner to advanced levels at the UBC Point Grey campus or downtown at UBC Robson Square, or take part in a growing number of online courses. We offer conversation classes, programs for professionals, special interest language courses, and translation and interpretation programs.
Whether you want to conduct international business, discover your family heritage, explore new cultures or travel the world, we have the expertise and the experience to set you on the path to learning another language.
Enhance your language learning and cultural understanding with courses in culinary arts or understanding wine. Experience another culture first hand with our travel programs to a variety of exciting destinations.

Wine Appreciation en français
Jul 23, 25, 27, 6-8:30pm
Cuisinons en français
One week, Jul 30-Aug 3, 5-8:30pm
Learning French through Cinema
One week, Jul 30-Aug 3, 9am-3:30pm
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UBC in Sorrento, Italy
Tue, May 29, 6-8pm, UBC Robson Square. FREE
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UBC Certificate in Translation and Interpretation for Business (Chinese/English)
Wed, Jun 13, 6-8pm, UBC Robson Square. FREE
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UBC Certificate in Translation and Interpretation for Business (Korean/English)
Wed, Jun 13, 6-8pm, UBC Robson Square. FREE
Translation Services for the UBC Community
We provide translations from English into French, Spanish, Korean or Chinese. Read more.
"The instructors are really interested in building your speaking skills and are always engaging students in conversation." Read more.
Joyce Craig, Student, Languages, Cultures and Travel Programs
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