WORKINGLanguages™ help EMBAs learn languages and business cultures without causing major conflicts with
other school, work and personal activities.
Working Languages run 28 weeks. Working Spanish is offered at two levels: beginner (for people with little to
no background in the language) and intermediate (assumes 1 -2 years prior language training) and Working Portuguese
and Working Mandarin are offered at the beginning level. These programs utilize a unique combination of interactive
technology, distance learning, instructor-led workshops, conversation hours and an immersion to a country where
the target language is spoken to create culturally sensitive language speakers who can function comfortably
and effectively in the target language's workplace.
Working Languages include an immersion to Costa Rica for Working Spanish, to Brazil for Working Portuguese, and China
for Working Mandarin.
Currently we are offering Working Spanish for Beginners in a special section for EMBAs and working
professionals. EMBAs are also welcome to join the Working Mandarin and Working Portuguese courses that are offered
to the day MBA students at UNC Kenan-Flagler.
Fees
- Instructional & material fees - covered by EMBA tuition
- Immersion fees (including airfare): Spanish (Costa Rica) $2200; Portuguese (Brazil) $2500;
Mandarin (China) $3000 (this fee will be included in your tuition bill as a special course fee)
Format
- Limited class size
- Internet instruction: flexible scheduling to facilitate studying at student's convenience
- Bi-weekly workshops with the instructor, either on line or in person at McColl: review
of students' progress in independent work and preview of upcoming lessons;
- Weekly conversation hours with bilingual conversation coaches: opportunities to practice
language skills and increase comfort with verbal communication
- In-country Immersion: homestays, personalized language tutoring, visits to businesses
and cultural sites and participation in the Mission (Im)possible which promotes communication and
cross-cultural understanding
All WORKINGLanguages programs require the following computer equipment and internet abilities:
- IBM compatible or Apple computer
- Internet access (MAC operating system 10.2 or better, Internet Explorer 5.2 or better or
Netscape 4.78 or better)
- Speakers
- A microphone (either built in or attached)
To hear the audio files in the "Internet Classroom," you will need to have RealPlayer on your
computer. We recommend installing the free version of RealPlayer by going
to www.realplayer.com  and then
clicking on the words "Free RealPlayer" (not to be confused with "free download" of the version
for which there is a fee).
To preview the Working Languages Internet Classroom in a UNC's Blackboard website, please click on
the link to Blackboard , and
use "demo_student" as your login and "working" as your password.
If you have any questions, please contact the UNC Center for International Business Education & Research (CIBER) by
phone at 919.962.7843 or by email at
When you call, ask to speak with Marybeth Lavrakas or Lynne Gerber.
2007 Dates for WORKINGSpanish for EMBAs and Working Professionals
The EMBA Working Spanish course begins on January 12 and ends on June 29th. There are deliverables due over
the Internet every week, as well as weekly conversation hours which will begin the week of January
22 (days and times TBA). The class will meet with the professor on the following Friday evenings
from 6:00- 8:30 pm in McColl.
- January 19
- February 2 & 16
- March 2, 18 & 30
- April 13 & 27
- June 1, 15 & 29
- Immersion to Costa Rica occurs from May 4 - 13th
2007 Dates for WORKINGMandarin
EMBAs are welcome to enroll in the Working Mandarin class along with the daytime UNC Kenan-Flagler MBAs, which
begins January 15th and goes on immersion from May 15 - 29. For the day time students, the course continues in
the fall semester; special arrangements can be made for EMBAs to complete the course by June 30. There are
deliverables due every week, as well as weekly conversation hours which will begin the week
of January 29th (days and times TBA). The class meets with the professor every week on Monday evenings
from 5:00 - 6:15pm in McColl. (An alternative class meeting time is Tuesday evenings from 6:00 - 7:15 at Duke
University. Please contact Lynne Gerber at 919.962.2684 if you would like to discuss this option).
- January 22 & 29
- February 5, 12 & 19
- March 12, 19 & 26
- April 2, 9, 16 & 23
- Immersion occurs May 15-29
2007 Dates for WORKINGPortuguese (MBA 874 - 001)
EMBAs are welcome to enroll in the Working Portuguese class along with the daytime
UNC Kenan-Flagler MBAs, which begins January 12th and goes on immersion from May 4th - 13th. For the day
time students, the course continues in the fall semester; special arrangements can be made for EMBAs to
complete the course by June 30. There are deliverables due every week, as well as weekly conversation hours
which will begin the week of January 22th (days and times TBA). The class meets with the professor
on the Thursday evenings listed below from 6:00 - 8:30pm in McColl.
- January 11 & 25
- February 1 & 15
- March 1 & 22
- April 5, & 19
- Exam (with mini-immersion) April 26
To register for one of the Working Language classes, please contact Miranda Kelly at
919.962.3122 or by email at
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