CTYOnline offers gifted elementary, middle, and high school students courses in Chinese, Arabic, Spanish, and ESL, featuring interactions with native speakers, small classroom sizes, and rich multimedia course materials. Arabic, Chinese, and Spanish courses are open to verbal or math qualifiers, and the ESL course is open to math qualifiers.
Students access the real time, virtual classroom led by an instructor twice a week for one-hour sessions. The classroom includes audio and video interactions with live video of the instructor, interactive whiteboard, web tours, chat, quizzes, tests, discussion forums, and other features that enhance online learning. Using broadband internet access, students use their headsets or microphones and speakers to interact with instructors and classmates. In addition to the classes, students have two individualized conversation practices with instructors and teaching assistants each week, using telephone or voice over IP (Skype). These practice sessions emphasize everyday conversational speaking, role playing, and pronunciation.
Learn more about CTYOnline world language courses:
- Select a link on the course list to learn more about CTYOnline's extensive Chinese, Arabic, Spanish and ESL program, most offered during 12-week fall, spring, and summer sessions
- Visit the FAQ to learn more about how CTYOnline world languages program works.
- World languages students who are unsure which course to take may request a placement test from CTYOnline to ensure proper placement.
- Contact ctyonline@jhu.edu if you have any questions.
- Learn how schools partner with CTYOnline and how some students use CTY courses to earn credit and placement with their schools.
World Languages Courses
| | Course Formats | Courses | Grade Levels | Qualified Scores |
|---|
| Arabic | Session-Based | Arabic for Elementary Students, Basic, Part I | Grades 2-6 | M or V |
| Arabic for Elementary Students, Basic, Part II | Grades 2-6 | M or V |
| Arabic for Elementary Students, Basic, Part III New! | Grades 2-6 | M or V |
| Arabic Language, Basic, Part I | Grades 7-12 | M or V |
| Arabic Language, Basic, Part II | Grades 7-12 | M or V |
| Arabic Language, Basic, Part III | Grades 7-12 | M or V |
| Arabic Language, Intermediate, Part I | Grades 7-12 | M or V |
| Arabic Language, Intermediate, Part II | Grades 7-12 | M or V |
| Arabic Language, Intermediate, Part III | Grades 7-12 | M or V |
| Arabic Language, Intermediate, Part IV | Grades 7-12 | M or V |
| Arabic Language, Advanced, Part I | Grades 7-12 | M or V |
| Arabic Language, Advanced, Part II New! | Grades 7-12 | M or V |
| Chinese | Session-Based | Chinese for Elementary Students, Basic, Part I | Grades 2-6 | M or V |
| Chinese for Elementary Students, Basic, Part II | Grades 2-6 | M or V |
| Chinese for Elementary Students, Intermediate, Part I | Grades 2-6 | M or V |
| Chinese for Elementary Students, Intermediate, Part II | Grades 2-6 | M or V |
| Chinese for Elementary Students, Intermediate, Part III | Grades 2-6 | M or V |
| Chinese for Elementary Students, Intermediate, Part IV | Grades 2-6 | M or V |
| Chinese for Elementary Students, Advanced, Part I | Grades 2-6 | M or V |
| Chinese for Elementary Students, Advanced, Part II New! | Grades 2-6 | M or V |
| Chinese for Elementary Students, Advanced, Part III New! | Grades 2-6 | M or V |
| Chinese Language, Basic, Part I | Grades 7-12 | M or V |
| Chinese Language, Basic, Part II | Grades 7-12 | M or V |
| Chinese Language, Basic, Part III | Grades 7-12 | M or V |
| Chinese Language, Intermediate, Part I | Grades 7-12 | M or V |
| Chinese Language, Intermediate, Part II | Grades 7-12 | M or V |
| Chinese Language, Intermediate, Part III | Grades 7-12 | M or V |
| Chinese Language, Intermediate, Part IV | Grades 7-12 | M or V |
| Chinese Language, Advanced, Part I | Grades 7-12 | M or V |
| Chinese Language, Advanced, Part II | Grades 7-12 | M or V |
| Chinese Language, Advanced, Part III | Grades 7-12 | M or V |
| Chinese Language, Advanced, Part IV | Grades 7-12 | M or V |
| Chinese Character Writing | Grades 7-12 | M or V |
| AP Chinese Language and Culture | Grades 9-12 | M or V |
| Spanish | Session-Based | Spanish for Elementary Students, Basic, Part I | Grades 2-6 | M or V |
| Spanish for Elementary Students, Basic, Part II | Grades 2-6 | M or V |
| Spanish for Elementary Students, Basic, Part III | Grades 2-6 | M or V |
| Spanish Language, Basic, Part I | Grades 7-12 | M or V |
| Spanish Language, Basic, Part II | Grades 7-12 | M or V |
| Spanish Language, Basic, Part III | Grades 7-12 | M or V |
| Spanish Language, Basic, Part IV | Grades 7-12 | M or V |
| ESL | Session-Based | English as a Second Language New! | Grades 7-9 | M |
