Spanish Language | Continuing Education

Please note:

Financial support is available to eligible applicants in the form of a leadership education grant and leadership travel grant. Apply online at ecegrants.on.ca.

To effectively participate in this program, students must have reliable Internet access and a device that meets these requirements.

About the program

Spanish proficiency is a competitive advantage whether you’re considering it for personal enrichment, travel, or career advancement. This program will prepare you to speak, read, write, and listen at an upper intermediate level of Spanish. You’ll progress from introductory Spanish to developing written and spoken Spanish language through critical observation of media, realistic conversations, social activities, and exploration of Spanish in today’s business world. This program will prepare you to write the Diplomas de Español como Lengua Extranjera (DELE) test at the upper intermediate level.

Admission requirements

Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, OR 19 years of age or older.

Admission procedures

Submit a completed Conestoga College Program Application Form.
Attach proof of Admission Requirements.
Final selection is made following an assessment of the admission requirements.

Graduate opportunities

For more details on related occupations, job market information and career opportunities, see the Government of Canada website: https://www.jobbank.gc.ca/home

Program outcomes

Communicate (speaking, listening, writing) effectively with confidence.
Identify main ideas of daily conversations in Spanish.
Demonstrate abilities to have Spanish conversations in various situations.
Write clearly, correctly, and appropriately in Spanish.
Translate intermediate-level Spanish sentences into English.
Acquire Spanish culture and customs through selected readings on Spanish culture and literature.
Apply Spanish language skills to business situations.
Interpret longer and more advanced Spanish literary works and cultural materials.
Apply the language skills acquired through this certification program to traveling or communicating with clients in Spanish-speaking communities or countries.

Program related resources

Student Academic Handbook

Program contact

Krista Allen
kallen@conestogac.on.ca

Continuing Education

Upcoming registrations

Mark your calendar with our registration dates, so you can plan your future.

Winter registration: Opened November 4, 2024
Spring registration: Opens March 17, 2025

Disclaimer

The College reserves the right to alter information including requirements and fees and to cancel at any time a program, course, or program major or option; to change the location and/or term in which a program or course is offered; to change the program curriculum as necessary to meet current competencies in the job market or for budgetary reasons; or to withdraw an offer of admission both prior to and after its acceptance by an applicant or student because of insufficient applications or registrations, over-acceptance of offers of admission, budgetary constraints, or for other such reasons. In the event the College exercises such a right, the College’s sole liability will be the return of monies paid by the applicant or student to the College.

Students actively registered in cohort delivered programs who take longer than the designed program length of time to complete their studies are accountable for completing any new or additional courses that may result due to changes in the program of study. Unless otherwise stated, students registered in non-cohort delivered programs must complete the program of study within seven years of being admitted to the program.