Penn State Hazleton offering Spanish in the Workplace course

SUGARLOAF TWP. — Penn State Hazleton announced a new “Spanish in the Workplace” course offering, designed for those who deal with Spanish-speaking co-workers or customers on the job. The eight-week course begins at the Penn State Hazleton Campus on Sept. 16

Scheduled each Thursday from 5:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m., the course “introduces participants to the Spanish language by teaching key workplace words and phrases to carry on common conversations, ask and answer basic questions, and conduct simple business,” according to a media release.

“The ability to speak and understand Spanish can be critical in many of today’s workplace environments,” Debra Conway, director of continuing education, said in the release. “This is an ideal and effective course for anyone with little to no training in the Spanish language who wishes to facilitate basic communication with Spanish-speaking co-workers, clients or community members.”

Students will learn to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, including “practicing situational dialogue, identifying important grammatical structures and translating sentences between English and Spanish.”

For more information or to enroll, visit hazleton.psu.edu/spanish-in-workplace or call the Continuing Education Office at 570-450-3110.