• Level B1: You are currently able to:
  • Deal with most travel situations in areas where the language is spoken.
  • Fully understand conversation regarding family, work, school or leisure topics.
  • Create simple texts on topics of personal interest.
  • Describe experiences, events, dreams, and ambitions, as well as opinions or plans.
  • Click here for all language level descriptions.

• Semester Length: 15 weeks (2 added classes to make 15-wk semester; dates TBD)
• No Class Date(s): March 16 - 20 (Spring Break)
• Materials Needed: Notebook/laptop, pen/pencil.
• Attendance Policy: Email teacher

• Level A1: You are currently able to:
  • Understand and use very basic expressions for needs. 
  • Introduce yourself and ask other questions about personal details.
  • Have a simple conversation if the other person speaks slowly and clearly.

Click here for all language level descriptions.

• Semester Length: 15 weeks
• No Class Date(s): March 16 - 20  (Spring Break)
• Materials Needed: Notebook/paper, pen/pencil. 
• Attendance Policy: Email or text teacher.

• Level A0: You are currently:
  • Just starting to become familiar with the basics of language. 
  • Have minimal to no prior knowledge of the language.
  • Click here for all language level descriptions.

• Semester Length: 15 weeks
• No Class Date(s): March 16 – 20 (Spring Break)
• Materials Needed: Pen & paper
• Absence Policy: Text teacher

A1: You are currently able to:

• Understand and use very basic expressions for needs.
• Introduce yourself and ask other questions about personal details. 
• Have a simple conversation if the other person speaks slowly and clearly.

Additional Class Details:

• Semester Length: 16 weeks (15 weeks of instruction plus 1 bye-week during Greenville Co. Schools’ spring break, March 16–20, 2026)
• No Class Date(s): 03/18/26
• Materials Needed: not specified
• Attendance Policy: not specified

• Level B2: You are currently able to:
  • Understand the main ideas of a complex text such as a writing piece related to their field. -
  • Unexpectedly interact easily in foreign language, without problems for the learner or the native speaker.
  • Produce a detailed text on a wide range of subjects.

Click here for all language level descriptions.

• Semester Length: 13 weeks
• No Class Date(s):
  • February 26
  • March 16 - 20 (Spring Break)
  • April 16
• Materials Needed: Notebook & pen
• Absence Policy: Text teacher

• Level A0: You are currently:
  • Just starting to become familiar with the basics of language. -
  • Have minimal to no prior knowledge of the language.

• Semester Length: 15 weeks
• No Class Date(s): March 16 - 20, 2026 (Spring Break)
• Materials Needed:
  • Notebook/paper/laptop & pen/pencil
  • French: First Year by Eli Blume (1st/2nd Edition)
• Attendance Policy: Notify teacher via text.

Stimulate your brain by learning a new language or building on your current foreign language skills at Upstate International! Learning a new language is a known way to enhance your ability to multitask, improve memory and communication skills, and upgrade your professional skills. It is also a way to enhance your travel experiences, broaden your global perspective, and open doors to you all around the world  globalization, right?

Join UI on this journey! Regular classes meet once a week for a total of 75 minutes. Intensive classes meet twice a week for a total of 90 minutes. Classes are online and in-person. Please read entire class listings for all details inlcuding start & end date, start time, meeting day, location, and instructor.

Students MUST BE members of UI in order to take a language class. Fees are NON-REFUNDABLE unless cancelled by UI.

Class Details

• Level A1: You are currently able to:
  • Understand and use very basic expressions for needs. 
  • Introduce yourself and ask other questions about personal details.
  • Have a simple conversation if the other person speaks slowly and clearly.

•  Semester Length: 15 weeks
• No Class Date(s): March 16 - 20, 2026 (Spring Break)
• Materials Needed: 
  • Notebook/paper/laptop & pen/pencil
  • French: First Year by Eli Blume (1st/2nd Edition)
• Attendance Policy: Notify teacher via text.

• Level B1: You are currently able to:
  • Deal with most travel situations in areas where the language is spoken. 
  • Fully understand conversation regarding family, work, school or leisure topics. 
  • Create simple texts on topics of personal interest. 
  • Describe experiences, events, dreams, and ambitions, as well as opinions or plans.
  • Click here for all language level descriptions.

• Semester Length: 15 weeks
• No Class Date(s): March 16 – 20 (Spring Break)
• Materials Needed: Notebook/paper, pen/pencil•
• Attendance Policy: Email or text teacher