
Winter 2024 OCS Programs
Architectural Studies in Europe
Architectural Studies in Europe program information
Resources for learning Italian (Rome)
Want to learn how to order a plate of pasta or ask for directions to the Trevi Fountain? The Language Center has the following resources available to prepare for your trip to Rome:
- Learn Italian with a free Rosetta Stone subscription
- Learn Italian with a free Mango Languages subscription
- Basic Italian Textbook and Workbook/Lab Manual – Revised sixth edition; Speroni, Golino (1989) (available to checkout)
- Teach Yourself Complete Italian (book and CDs) (available to checkout)
Resources for learning Spanish (Spain)
Want to learn or refine your Spanish before visiting Spain? Since Spanish is taught at Carleton, there are many ways to develop your Spanish while you prepare for your visit, including:
- Learn Spanish (Spain) with a free Rosetta Stone subscription
- Learn Spanish with a free Mango Languages subscription
- Practice speaking with one of our Language Center Assistants
- Watch the latest news from Spain during our Spanish news hour
- Listen to Spanish music, play games in Spanish, or read the latest edition of Punto y coma in the Language Center Lounge
- Attend events planned by this year’s Spanish Language Associate
- Come to weekly Spanish language tables (T, Th 12-1) in the LDC
- Teach Yourself Complete Italian (book and CDs) (available to checkout)
- Colloquial Spanish: A Complete Language Course – Untza Otaola Alday (Routledge – 2001) (available to checkout)
- Workbook in Everyday Spanish: Elementary/Intermediate Book 1 3rd Edition – Julio I. Andújar, Robert J. Dixson (Prentice Hall – 1997) (available to checkout)
- Workbook in Everyday Spanish: Intermediate/Advanced Book 2 3rd Edition – Julio I. Andújar, Robert J. Dixson (Prentice Hall – 1997) (available to checkout)
Sport and Globalization in London & Seville
Sport and Globalization in London & Seville program information
Resources for learning Spanish (Spain)
Want to learn or refine your Spanish before visiting Spain? Since Spanish is taught at Carleton, there are many ways to develop your Spanish while you prepare for your visit, including:
- Learn Spanish (Spain) with a free Rosetta Stone subscription
- Learn Spanish with a free Mango Languages subscription
- Practice speaking with one of our Language Center Assistants
- Watch the latest news from Spain during our Spanish news hour
- Listen to Spanish music, play games in Spanish, or read the latest edition of Punto y coma in the Language Center Lounge
- Attend events planned by this year’s Spanish Language Associate
- Come to weekly Spanish language tables (T, Th 12-1) in the LDC
- Teach Yourself Complete Italian (book and CDs) (available to checkout)
- Colloquial Spanish: A Complete Language Course – Untza Otaola Alday (Routledge – 2001) (available to checkout)
- Workbook in Everyday Spanish: Elementary/Intermediate Book 1 3rd Edition – Julio I. Andújar, Robert J. Dixson (Prentice Hall – 1997) (available to checkout)
- Workbook in Everyday Spanish: Intermediate/Advanced Book 2 3rd Edition – Julio I. Andújar, Robert J. Dixson (Prentice Hall – 1997) (available to checkout)
Film, Literature, and Culture in Mumbai and Seoul
Film, Literature, and Culture in Mumbai and Seoul program information
Resources for Hindi
- Learn Hindi with a free Rosetta Stone subscription
- Learn Hindi with a free Mango Languages subscription
- Teach Yourself Complete Hindi (book and CDs) (available to checkout)
Resources for Korean
- Korean Language Circle (hosted by the Language Center)
- Learn Korean with a free Rosetta Stone subscription
- Learn Korean with a free Mango Languages subscription
- Korean in 100 Hours – Level 1 (available to checkout)
- Korean made easy for beginners, Seung-eun Oh (available to checkout)
- Ewha Korean, 2-1 (in English) (Korean edition) – Hyunjin Kim, Inkyung Lee, Yeorim Kang, Eunsun Park, Miyoung Kim (available to checkout)
- Teach Yourself Complete Korean (book and CDs) (available to checkout)
Spring 2024 OCS Programs
French and Francophone Studies in Paris
French and Francophone Studies in Paris program information
Note that this OCS program requires that students have taken French 204 or above by the term that they go on this OCS program. The resources below are good options for freshening up your French and/or learning more colloquial language.
Resources for French
- Learn French with a free Rosetta Stone subscription
- Learn French with a free Mango Languages subscription
- Attend the French Language Table on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12-1pm in the Language and Dining Center
- Stop by the French Study Center every Sunday-Thursday night in the Language Center for more targeted questions and conversation practice
- Listen to the “Pardon my French” radio show on KRLX every Monday from 4-5pm
- Practice speaking with one of our Language Center Assistants
- Watch the latest news from France during our French news hour
- Listen to French music, play games in French, or read the latest edition of Bien Dire in the Language Center Lounge
History, Culture, and Commerce: Africa and Arabia
History, Culture, and Commerce: Africa and Arabia program information
Resources for Swahili (Zanzibar)
- Learn Swahili with a free Mango Languages subscription
- Teach Yourself Complete Swahili (available for checkout)
Resources for Arabic (Zanzibar, Oman, and Bahrain)
- Learn Arabic with a free Rosetta Stone subscription
- Learn Arabic with a free Mango Languages subscription
- The Pimsleur Tapes: Speak and Read Arabic (available for checkout)
- Teach Yourself Complete Arabic (available for checkout)
- Practice speaking with one of our Language Center Assistants
- Watch the latest news during our Arabic news hour
German Studies in Austria
German Studies in Austria program information
Note that this OCS program requires that students have taken German 204 or above by the term that they go on this OCS program. The resources below are good options for freshening up your German and/or learning more colloquial language.
Resources for German
- Learn German with a free Rosetta Stone subscription
- Learn German with a free Mango Languages subscription
- Deutsche Für Alle: Beginning College German: A Comprehensive Approach 2nd Edition – Werner Haas, Gustave Bording Mathieu (available for checkout)
- Teach Yourself Complete German (available for checkout)
- Learn Austrian German
- All about the Austrian German dialect
- Attend Mittagstisch every Tuesday and Thursday during common time in the ’51 Dining Room (LDC)
- Attend Kaffeeklatsch every Friday in LDC 310
- Keep an eye out for other events hosted by the German department and/or the German Language Associate
- Practice speaking with one of our Language Center Assistants
- Watch the latest news from Germany during our German news hour
- Listen to German music, play games in German, or read the latest edition of Deutsch Perfekt and Presse und Sprache in the Language Center Lounge
Greece at a Crossroads: History, Landscape, and Material Culture
Greece at a Crossroads: History, Landscape, and Material Culture program information
Resources for Greek
- Learn Modern Greek with a free Rosetta Stone subscription
- Learn Greek (Modern or Ancient) with a free Mango Languages subscription
- Teach Yourself Complete Greek (available for checkout)
- How to Learn Colloquial Greek (available for checkout)
Fall 2024 OCS Programs
Buddhist Studies in India and Thailand
Buddhist Studies in India and Thailand program information
Resources for Hindi (India)
- Learn Hindi with a free Rosetta Stone subscription
- Learn Hindi with a free Mango Languages subscription
- Teach Yourself Complete Hindi (book and CDs) (available to checkout)
Resources for Thai (Thailand)
- Learn Thai with a free Mango Languages subscription
Ecology and Anthropology in Tanzania
Ecology and Anthropology in Tanzania program information
Resources for Swahili
- Learn Swahili with a free Mango Languages subscription
- Teach Yourself Complete Swahili (available for checkout)
Women’s and Gender Studies in Europe
Women’s and Gender Studies in Europe program information
Resources for Dutch (the Netherlands)
- Learn Dutch with a free Rosetta Stone subscription
- Learn Dutch with a free Mango Languages subscription
Resources for German (Germany)
- Learn German with a free Rosetta Stone subscription
- Learn German with a free Mango Languages subscription
- Deutsche Für Alle: Beginning College German: A Comprehensive Approach 2nd Edition – Werner Haas, Gustave Bording Mathieu (available for checkout)
- Teach Yourself Complete German (available for checkout)
- Attend Mittagstisch every Tuesday and Thursday during common time in the ’51 Dining Room (LDC)
- Attend Kaffeeklatsch every Friday in LDC 310
- Keep an eye out for other events hosted by the German department and/or the German Language Associate
- Practice speaking with one of our Language Center Assistants
- Watch the latest news from Germany during our German news hour
- Listen to German music, play games in German, or read the latest edition of Deutsch Perfekt and Presse und Sprache in the Language Center Lounge
Resources for Czech (Czech Republic)
- Learn Czech with a free Mango Languages subscription
Spanish Studies in Madrid
Spanish Studies in Madrid program information
Resources for learning Spanish (Spain)
Want to learn or refine your Spanish before visiting Spain? Since Spanish is taught at Carleton, there are many ways to develop your Spanish while you prepare for your visit, including:
- Learn Spanish (Spain) with a free Rosetta Stone subscription
- Learn Spanish with a free Mango Languages subscription
- Practice speaking with one of our Language Center Assistants
- Watch the latest news from Spain during our Spanish news hour
- Listen to Spanish music, play games in Spanish, or read the latest edition of Punto y coma in the Language Center Lounge
- Attend events planned by this year’s Spanish Language Associate
- Come to weekly Spanish language tables (T, Th 12-1) in the LDC
- Teach Yourself Complete Italian (book and CDs) (available to checkout)
- Colloquial Spanish: A Complete Language Course – Untza Otaola Alday (Routledge – 2001) (available to checkout)
- Workbook in Everyday Spanish: Elementary/Intermediate Book 1 3rd Edition – Julio I. Andújar, Robert J. Dixson (Prentice Hall – 1997) (available to checkout)
- Workbook in Everyday Spanish: Intermediate/Advanced Book 2 3rd Edition – Julio I. Andújar, Robert J. Dixson (Prentice Hall – 1997) (available to checkout)
Cross-Cultural Psychology in Prague
Cross-Cultural Psychology in Prague program information
Resources for Czech (Czech Republic)
- Learn Czech with a free Mango Languages subscription