World Languages
World Languages
On behalf of World Languages, we would like to welcome you to another exciting year at Mesa Community College. This web site is designed to give you an overview of the programs and courses offered within our department and to keep you updated on noteworthy news.
American Sign Language (ASL) is a complex visual-spatial language that is used by the Deaf community in the United States and English-speaking parts of Canada. It is a linguistically complete, natural language. It is the native language of many Deaf people, as well as some hearing children born into Deaf families. ASL shares no grammatical similarities to English. In fact, in terms of syntax, ASL shares more with spoken Japanese than it does with English. ASL's manual (nonverbal) modality can provide some unique learning challenges for students who are native speakers of English.
ASL is the fastest growing world language in the United States. There are estimates of 1,000,000 - 2,000,000 language users in the United States, its territories, and Canada. In addition to being fun to learn, many of our students go on to use their ASL skills in a variety of professional settings. All of MCC's ASL courses are taught exclusively in the target language.
ArabicIn Standard Arabic, a final long vowel may not be stressed. (This restriction does not apply to the spoken dialects, where original final long vowels have been shortened and secondary final long vowels have arisen.) For example: ki-TAA-bun "book", KAA-ti-bun "writer", MAK-ta-bun "desk", ma-KAA-ti-bu "desks", mak-TA-ba-tun "library", KA-ta-buu (MSA) "they wrote" = KA-ta-bu (dialect), ka-ta-BUU-hu (MSA) "they wrote it" = ka-ta-BUU (dialect), ka-TA-ba-taa (MSA) "they (dual, fem) wrote", ka-TAB-tu (MSA) "I wrote" = ka-TABT (dialect). Doubled consonants count as two consonants: ma-JAL-la "magazine", ma-HALL "place".
Chinese
Spoken Chinese is distinguished by its high level of internal diversity, though all spoken varieties of Chinese are tonal and analytic. There are between six and twelve main regional groups of Chinese (depending on classification scheme), of which the most populous (by far) is Mandarin (c. 850 million), followed by Wu (c. 90 million), Min (c. 70 million) and Cantonese (c. 70 million).
FrenchFrench, along with English, is the official working language of the United Nations, UNESCO, NATO, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the International Labor Bureau, the International Olympic Committee, the 31-member Council of Europe, the European Community, the Universal Postal Union, the International Red Cross, Union of International Associations (UIA)
French is today spoken around the world by 72 to 130 million people as a native language, and by about 190 to 600 million people as a second or third language, with significant speakers in 54 countries. ... Isn't a great idea to learn it? Come along and "Parlons français ensemble!"
German Sometimes a German idiom is similar to its English equivalent: "He's getting on my nerves." = Er geht mir auf die Nerven. or "She's got a screw loose." = Bei ihr ist eine Schraube los. But more often the German and the English are nothing alike: "He had the nerve to say that?" = Er hatte die Stirn, das zu sagen? (Literally, "he had the forehead..." But then the British refer to yet another location when they say, "he had the cheek...")
ItalianNo matter what your motivation-the opportunity to work overseas, cultural exchange in a land steeped in history and culture, researching your genealogy, or studying other topics such as Italian literature or art history-you can discover new worlds when learning Italian. Buon viaggio!
Japanese Ohayou gozaimasu. (Good morning.) One can also say just "Ohayou". This is casual, and should not be used with one's boss. Konnichiwa. (Hello/Good afternoon.) Konbanwa. (Good evening.)
LatinGallia est omnis divisa in partis tris, quarum unam incolunt Belgae, aliam Aquitani, tertiam qui ipsorum lingua Celtae, nostra Galli appellantur. (1.2) Hi omnes lingua, institutis, legibus, inter se differunt. Gallos ab Aquitanis Garumna flumen, a Belgis Matrona et Sequana dividit.
Navajo
PortuguesePor favor, poderia me dizer?: Could you please tell me...? - Pode me ajudar por favor?: Can you help me, please? - Muito obrigado: Thanks a lot - Eu lhe agradeço muito / Muito agradecida(o): I thank you so much
Russian Russian ( русский язык ( help • info ), transliteration: russkiy yazyk, Russian pronunciation: [ˈruskʲɪj jɪˈzɨk] ) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia , the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages , and the largest native language in Europe .
SpanishHola, aló, jaló, bueno, al, diga, Hello (on the telephone), The choice of telephone greeting varies with location. Adiós, Goodbye, An informal alternative ... To say hello, merely say 'Hola' or 'oh-la' (rhymes with 'Lola'; ... For example, 'Hola, me llamo Chris' ('OH-la, may YAHM-oh Chris') means 'Hi, I'm Chris. ...
Hours & Location:
Building 41 map
Spring & Fall
Monday - Thursday: 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Friday: 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Summer
Monday - Thursday: 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
CLOSED FRIDAY
Contact:
Department telephone: 480-461-7031
Steve Budge
Department Chair
Office: BO 105
480-461-7062
steve.budge@mcmail.maricopa.edu
Janice Mesar
Adminstrative Secretary
Office: 41
480-461-7031
janice.mesar@mcmail.maricopa.edu
Please contact World Languages for comments or corrections email phone: 480-461-7031
