Foreign Languages

The Cave Hill Campus is the premier language centre in Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean. The campus has proven expertise in the teaching of French, Spanish, Portuguese and English as a Second Language. The Campus has recently added Mandarin Chinese to its repertoire, with the opening of its Confucius Centre. Our suite of language courses cater to the needs of persons who have no language training as well as the individuals who are seeking an advanced level of proficiency in their foreign language(s) of choice. We also offer specialised language courses for businesspeople and tourism employees whose sphere of work demand meaningful interaction with individuals from countries where English is not the first language.

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Beginner’s French for Business and Tourism

This course is designed to bring delegates who have no background in French to the point where they can communicate effectively with a native speaker of French through the four language skills of writing, reading, listening and speaking. You will develop the conversational vocabulary necessary to engage with French-speaking customers and business associates.

Mode of Delivery: Face-to-Face

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Beginner’s Spanish for Business and Tourism

This course is designed to bring delegates who have no background in Spanish to the point where they can communicate effectively with a native speaker of Spanish through the four language skills of writing, reading, listening and speaking. You will develop the conversational vocabulary necessary to engage with Spanish-speaking customers and business associates.

Mode of Delivery: Face-to-Face

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Introduction to China’s Trade and Investment Law and Policy

The economic cooperation between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and China opens windows of great opportunity for both sides. For anyone who is interested in developing economic relationships with their Chinese counterpart, it is fundamental to understand China’s law and policy concerning trade and investment. Therefore, this two-week course will provide students with a comprehensive understanding of China’s approaches to international trade and investment through the lenses of both national and international legal institutions. The course is divided into three sections. The first section provides a landscape-view of the fundamentals of China’s domestic law, policy and its practice related to foreign trade and investment. The second section introduces how China has engaged in global economic governance through transnational legal institutions including the World Trade Organization, Regional Trade Agreements, Bilateral Investment Treaties and the “Belt and Road Initiative” (BRI). The third section focuses on the cooperation mechanism between the CARICOM and China, including the bilateral agreements between Caribbean countries and China, the BRI projects and the future collaboration opportunities. In each of these sections, the course will situate China’s law and policy into the broader context of international economic order and the geopolitical interplay among major trading partners of CARICOM.

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