From 1980 to 1990, the number of native Spanish speakers in the service region of Virginia's Germanna Community College (GCC) increased significantly. In response, GCC implemented a Spanish language occupational/technical curricula for law enforcement personnel and health professionals. Classes focused on the development of highly effective listening skills, with secondary importance placed on speaking skills. In addition, flexible course schedules were implemented to accommodate the medical and law enforcement rotating shift schedules. To target listening as the primary skill, a video-based instructional program with written materials was implemented and presented in a distance learning telecourse format to permit flexibility. In the program's first semester, 45 students enrolled, with 20% of these completing the 2-semester program. For 7 students who finished the sequence and took a voluntary placement test, 86% performed at the same level as peers in traditional classroom-based courses. GCC is planning an English language telecourse on Latin American Studies with an emphasis on Latino social, political, religious, economic, and cultural problems in the late 20th century. The courses also meet new state requirements that all technical degree programs include a humanities requirement. (TGI)