Take Language Classes for Free!

Classes Begin the Week of Jan. 15

Did you make a New Year’s resolution to learn a new language this year? Maybe you interact with people in your job with limited or no English and want to make communication easier. If so, as a county employee in Tennessee, you can take a free, 9-week language course from the Tennessee Language Center (TLC).

Classes begin the week of Jan. 15, 2024, and are provided free to you through a partnership with the Tennessee Language Center and CTAS. Fill out this form, and TLC will email you with the code and instructions for registration. These classes are two hours a week. Online classes are held over Zoom in real-time with an instructor and other students to interact with. There are some in-person classes available in Nashville and Memphis.

You can browse the TLC catalog, or here are some of their most popular beginner classes:

In-Person Classes

• French Beginner 1
  Location: TLC in Nashville: Monday, 6:00-8:00pm CT  
• German Beginner 1
  Location: TLC in Nashville, Tuesday, 6:00-8:00pm CT 
• Japanese Beginner 1
  Location: TLC in Nashville: Thursday, 6:00-8:00pm CT 
• Spanish Beginner 1
  Location: TLC in Nashville, Tuesday, 6:30-8:30pm CT 
• Spanish Beginner 1
  Location: AgriCenter in Memphis: Wednesday, 6:00-8:00pm CT 

Virtual Live Classes

• ASL Beginner 1 Online: Tuesday, 6:00-8:00pm CT 
• Chinese Beginner 1 Online: Wednesday, 6:00-8:00pm CT 
• French Beginner 1 Online: Tuesday, 6:00-8:00pm CT  
• German Beginner 1 Online: Tuesday, 6:00-8:00pm CT 
• Italian Beginner 1 Online: Tuesday, 5:30-7:30pm CT 
• Japanese Beginner 1 Online: Monday, 6:00-8:00pm CT 
• Korean Beginner 1 Online: Friday, 4:00-6:00pm CT  
• Portuguese Beginner 1 Online: Wednesday, 6:00-8:00pm CT 
• Spanish Beginner 1 Online, Tuesday, 9:00-11:00am CT 
• Spanish Beginner 1 Online: Monday, 6:00-8:00pm CT  
• Spanish Beginner 1 Online: Wednesday, 6:00-8:00pm CT