Leading publisher of home study courses
Cortina Learning International, Inc. (CLI) is a multimedia publishing company specializing in instructional materials and educational programs for individual home study in foreign
languages, English as a second
language, fine art, commercial
art, and fiction and non-fiction
writing.
Founded in 1882 as Cortina Academy of Languages by Professor Rafael Diaz de la Cortina, CLI originated the recorded method of language learning, using early cylinders developed for Cortina by Thomas Edison.
Since its founding, Cortina has been in the forefront
of the language learning field, and offers both short
and advanced Courses in CD and cassette format, including
textbooks and other supplementary materials.
In 1981, CLI expanded its distance education curriculum
by acquiring Famous Schools, publishers of the Famous
Artists Courses and Famous Writers Courses. These thorough
and comprehensive Courses feature extensive instructional
materials plus the individual attention of accomplished
artists and writers who critique each student's assignments.
We invite you to visit our educational material sites
and see for yourself the depth and quality of our Course
offerings.
Course Offerings
Foreign Language Courses
Our foreign language home study courses are available
on high-quality cassettes or CDs. Course contents include
companion texts, conversation books, language study guides,
bilingual dictionaries, self-correcting exercise books,
comprehension tests, final exams, and a year of personal
consulting. The courses are packaged in handsome bookshelf
albums. See information about these and other foreign
language courses and materials at www.cortina-languages.com.
Aprender Inglés (Learn English)
El
Curso de Inglés Cortina es el camino mas fácil para aprender Inglés … con tan sólo
unos minutos por día. Usted recibirá
todo este material al inscribirse en su Curso. Será suyo y podrá usarlo … ¡Siempre!
- Libro de Texto Básico
- 8 Cintas/Cassettes o en CDs de Audio
- Libro Complementario de Conversación
- Diccionario Bilingüe
- 2 Libros de Ejercicios
- 2 Pruebas de Comprensión (cassettes y hojas)
- Grabación y Libro de Práctica
- Examenes de Repaso No. 1 y No. 2
- Guía del Alumno
- 2 Estuches de Lujo
- Servicio Personal de Consulta
- Diploma
Fine Art & Commercial Art Courses
Famous
Artists School employs a revolutionary
method of study capitalizing on your own talent and imagination
and giving you the tools to develop and use what you have — through
a process that’s easy and rewarding. You are taught
by professional artists — in your spare
time, without leaving your home. It's a complete course
of study which starts with basic principles gleaned from
the knowledge of some of America's best artists — presented
in a set of handsome textbooks.
Famous Artists School offers four courses:
- Famous Artist Certificate Program
in Fine Art Painting and Drawing. This course includes
three fully illustrated colorful Textbooks, Study
Guide with Home Projects and ten Lesson Assignments
for submission to Famous Artists School, a Kit of Art
Materials for you to use in completing your Assignments;
and ten personal Lesson Critiques from your Famous Artists
School instructor.
- Famous Artists Master Program
in Fine Art Painting and Drawing. This Course includes the Textbooks, art materials, and
Assignments listed above, plus the Study Guide with
Home Projects and fourteen Lesson Assignments in electives
of your choice (General, Landscapes, and Portraiture),
and a total of twenty-four personal Lesson Critiques
from your Famous Artists School instructor.
- Famous Artists Certificate Program
in Commercial Art, Illustration, and Design. This Course was developed for those seeking a career
creating illustrations for books and magazines, fashion
drawings,
posters,
greeting
cards,
graphic designs, or many other areas in the field
of commercial art. The Course includes four fully illustrated
colorful Textbooks, Study Guide with Home
Projects and ten Lesson Assignments for submission to
Famous Artists School, a Kit of Art Materials to use
in completing Assignments; and ten personal
Lesson Critiques from your Famous Artists School instructor.
- Famous Artists Master Program
in Commercial Art, Illustration, and Design. This Course includes the Textbooks, art materials, and
Assignments listed above, plus the Study Guide with
Home Projects and fourteen Lesson Assignments in electives
of your choice (Illustration, Design and Art Direction,
and Fashion Illustration), and a total of twenty-four
personal Lesson Critiques from your Famous Artists School
instructor.
Fiction & Non-fiction Writing Courses
Famous
Writers School is a unique system of
writing training in which you are taught by professional
authors and editors — in your spare time, without
leaving your home. It's a complete course of study
which starts with basic principles gleaned from the
knowledge of some of America's best-known writers — presented
in a set of handsome textbooks. Through your Home
Projects and Assignments you hone your skills in every
aspect of writing under the guidance of instructors
who give you personalized help with each piece of
writing you do.
Famous Writers School offers three courses:
- Famous Writers Certificate Program in Effective
Writing. This Course includes six textbooks
(Principles
of Good Writing I and II, Fiction
Writing I and II,
Non-Fiction Writing I and II), Study
Guide with
Home Projects and six Lesson Assignments for submission
to
Famous Writers School, How to Turn Your Writing
into Dollars (market service manual), Reader's
Encyclopedia, and six personal Lesson Critiques
from your Famous Writers School instructor.
- Famous Writers Master Program in Fiction Writing. This
Course includes the textbooks, supplementary books,
and Assignments listed above, plus the Study Guide with
Home Projects and twelve Lesson Assignments in Fiction
Writing, and a total of eighteen personal Lesson Critiques
from your Famous Writers School instructor.
- Famous Writers Master Program in Non-Fiction
Writing. This Course includes the textbooks,
supplementary books, and Assignments listed above,
plus the Study Guide with
Home Projects and twelve Lesson Assignments in Fiction
Writing, and a total of eighteen personal Lesson Critiques
from your Famous Writers School instructor.
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