The Foreign Languages Department at Rio Hondo College is one of the departments in the Communications and Languages Division.
The Foreign Languages Department offers a variety of classes in American Sign Language, Chinese, French, Japanese, and Spanish. We offer a range of on-campus and online classes. There are also extra-curricular activities available such as a French Club and an ASL Club.
Course descriptions of active classes:
- American Sign Language Program
- Chinese Course Descriptions (PDF)
- French Course Descriptions (PDF)
- Japanese Course Descriptions (PDF)
- Spanish Course Descriptions (PDF)
Language degree and certificate information:
- Spanish For Transfer
- AA in ASL Foundations in Interpreting and AA in Deaf Studies and AA-T in Spanish (PDF)
- ASL, French, and Spanish Certificates (PDF)
For more information, please contact Languages Coordinator Lydia Llerena at (562) 463-3121.
For ASL Faculty Use Only: If you need an interpreter for your class, please fill out the Interpreter Form.