About Us

We offer non-degree conversational language classes in Cree, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. Whether you are a complete beginner or wanting to improve your skills, our small classes and supportive instructors create a welcoming space and help you reach your goals in the company of other enthusiastic learners.

For language learners interested in French immersion, we also offer 5-week spring and summer French immersion programs for adults through the federally-funded Explore Program. Explore has both online and in person options. A tuition bursary is available for students with Canadian citizenship or permanent residency.

French

Course Format Day Dates Time Room Instructor
Intro to French Basics 🖥️ Th TBA 5:00pm-
8:00pm		 N/A T. David
French 1* 👤 M Sep 21-
Nov 16		 5:30pm-
8:00pm		 316 G. Verrette
French 1 🖥️ T Sep 22-
Nov 24		 5:30pm-
7:30pm		 N/A H. Larsen McKay
French 2 🖥️ W Oct 7-
Dec 2		 5:30pm-
8:00pm		 N/A H. Larsen McKay
French 3* 👤 W Sep 23-
Nov 25		 5:30pm-
8:00pm		 316 G. Verrette
French 3* 🖥️ M Sep 21-
Nov 30		 5:30pm-
7:30pm		 N/A H. Larsen McKay
French 4* 👤 W Oct 14-
Dec 9		 5:30pm-
8:00pm		 313 J. Soucy
French 5 🖥️ W Oct 7-
Dec 2		 7:00pm-
9:30pm		 N/A G. Gullotti
French 5 👤 T Oct 13-
Dec 1		 5:30pm-
8:00pm		 313 J. Soucy
French 6 🖥️ T Sep 29-
Dec 1		 4:45pm-
6:45pm		 N/A G. Gullotti
French 6 👤 M Oct 19-
Dec 7		 5:30pm-
8:00pm		 313 J. Soucy
French 7* 🖥️ W Sep 23-
Nov 25		 5:30pm-
8:00pm		 N/A A. Besseghieur
French 8* 🖥️ W Sep 23-
Dec 9		 4:45-
6:45pm		 N/A G. Gullotti
French 9* 👤 Th Oct 15-
Dec 3		 5:30pm-
8:00pm		 313 J. Soucy
French 10* 🖥️ M Sep 21-Nov 16 5:30pm-
8:00pm		 N/A A. Besseghieur
French 11 🖥️ Th Oct 1-
Dec 3		 4:45pm-
6:45pm		 N/A G. Gullotti
Voix francophones IV: micro-lectures, macro-opinions* 🖥️ T Sep 22-
Nov 10		 5:30pm-
8:00pm		 N/A A. Besseghieur

Spanish


Course Format Day Dates Time Room Instructor
Beginner Spanish for the Traveller 🖥️ Sa Oct 24-
Nov 28		 2:00pm-5:00pm N/A M. Nesbet
Intro to Spanish Basics 🖥️ T TBA 1:00pm-4:00pm N/A G. Prado Ayala
Spanish 1* 👤 T Sep 22-
Nov 24		 5:30pm-7:30pm 323 L. Guerrero
Spanish 1 🖥️ Sa Sep 26-
Nov 28		 10:00am-12:00pm N/A M. Nesbet
Spanish 2* 👤 M Sep 21-
Nov 30		 7:15pm-9:15pm 315 G. Prado Ayala
Spanish 3 🖥️ W Oct 7-
Dec 2		 5:30pm-8:00pm N/A M. Nesbet
Spanish 5* 👤 M Sep 21-
Nov 30		 5:00pm-7:00pm 315 G. Prado Ayala
Spanish 7 🖥️ M Oct 5-
Nov 30		 5:30pm-7:30pm N/A M. Nesbet
Spanish 8 👤 W Oct 7-
Dec 7		 7:15pm-9:45pm 315 G. Prado Ayala
Spanish 9* 👤 W Sep 23-
Dec 9		 5:00pm-7:00pm 315 G. Prado Ayala
Introducción a la literatura española III 🖥️ Th Sep 24-
Nov 26		 5:30pm-7:30pm N/A M. Nesbet

Cree

Course Format Day Dates Time Room Instructor
Cree 1* 👤 Sa Oct 10-
Nov 28		 10:00am-
12:30pm		 316 C. Longjohn-Constant

German

Course Format Day Dates Time Room Instructor
German 1* 👤 M Oct 5-
Nov 30		 5:30pm-
8:00pm		 317 F. Chateigner
German 4* 👤 T Oct 6-
Nov 24		 5:30pm-
8:00pm		 317 F. Chateigner
German 13* 👤 Th Oct 8-
Nov 26		 6:00pm-
8:30pm		 317 F. Chateigner

Italian

Course Format Day Dates Time Room Instructor
Italian 1* 🖥️ M Sep 21-
Nov 30		 7:00pm-
9:00pm		 N/A G. Gullotti
Italian 5* 🖥️ M Sep 21-
Nov 30		 4:45pm-
6:45pm		 N/A G. Gullotti

Portuguese

Course Format Day Dates Time Room Instructor
Portuguese (levels TBA) TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA

Important Program Information

  • Format: In-person=👤 Online=🖥️
    • In-person location: RJD Williams Building, 221 Cumberland Ave N, Saskatoon, SK S7N 1M3
  • All classes with an asterisk * are confirmed to run!

 Students may enroll until the start of the second class.

Registration

We have moved to a new registration system. 


You will need a USask NSID account to register for classes. 
To create this account, you will start at the Extended Learning website

Option 1: You already have a USask NSID
Click on “Continue” and follow the steps.
 
Option 2: You DO NOT have a USask NSID
Click on “Create Account”, under “My first time here. Create new account”
Choose “Create New Profile”
Use the email option and not the phone option to verify your identity

 Please also be aware that if you are registering for different people on the same computer, you will need to log out completely, and may also need to clear your browser history, before you log into a different account.

Help is available!

IT Support can get your NSID issues solved. If you have trouble, please call
USask IT Support Services at  306-966-2222
Leave a message with your contact information, and specifically ask that they call you back.
If IT Support Services do not resolve your issue, please let us know. 

Once you have an NSID

 Return to this schedule page
 Choose from the links below for the language class you want
 Click on the Register Now button
 Follow the prompts to register

Refund Policy

A $75.00 withdrawal fee is charged for withdrawing from a course 2 weeks prior to the course start date. No course refund is processed after this time. Non-attendance does not constitute notice of withdrawal.