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U.S. Language Programs
Below is a list of language programs within the U.S. If you are interested in study abroad programs in Asia, please click here.
Center for Language Studies, Beloit College
Location: Beloit, Wisconsin
Program Description: A nine-week immersion program over the summer.
Languages Offered: Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian (four levels from beginner to advanced)
Application Deadline: Process begins in January, on a rolling basis, until classes are full.
Requirements: To apply, you must turn in a completed application for admission, an official college or secondary school transcript, two letters of recommendation, and, if applying for a competitive scholarship, an additional 2-page essay.
Web site: http://www.summerlanguages.com
FALCON Program, Cornell University
Location: Ithaca, New York
Program Description: The full-year Asian language concentration program is a rigorous yet flexible program of intensive, uninterrupted study leading to rapid acquisition of Chinese or Japanese language competency. This unique accelerated program offers the longest period of concentrated instruction from the beginning level available anywhere. FALCON students study Japanese or Chinese full time, five days a week, for up to a full year.
- Summer: Beginning Mandarin Chinese and Japanese (an intermediate level may also be offered), runs June- August, 8 credits
- Fall and Spring: Continuing Mandarin Chinese and Japanese, Fall semester runs August- December, 16 credits, Spring from January to May, 16 credits
Languages Offered: Mandarin Chinese and Japanese
Application Deadline: March 1
Web site: http://www.lrc.cornell.edu/falcon
Language Schools, Middlebury College
Location: Middlebury, Vermont
Program Description: Students in Middlebury’s summer Language Schools use their target language exclusively in classes, dining halls, dormitories, and co-curricular activities. Most students gain a year or more of college-level language learning in one intensive summer session.
Languages Offered:
- Arabic
- Chinese
- Japanese
- Russian
- Others
Application Deadline: see website for details
Requirements: In order to attend any of the Language Schools programs, you must be a high school graduate. In addition, because of the rigor of the programs, they strongly recommend that you have completed one year of college-level study. The Graduate Record Examination is NOT required for admission.
Website: http://www.middlebury.edu/academics/ls/
South Asia Summer Language Institute, The University of Wisconsin – Madison
Location: Madison, Wisconsin
Program Description: An eight-week summer session, intensive language study. Requires two semesters of study. Elementary, intermediate, and advanced courses of study are offered.
Languages Offered: Bangla, Gujarati, Hindi, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sinhala, Telugu, Tibetan, Tamil, and Urdu. No previous language study is required.
Application Deadline: see web site
Web site: http://www.sasli.wisc.edu
Summer Language Institute, The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, The Johns Hopkins University
Location: Washington, DC
Program Description: The Summer Language Institute provides intensive language courses emphasizing political, economic, and international topics. The program runs from June 2 to July 24. Most courses take place in the evening, three to four days a week. Multiple language level courses are offered for each language.
Languages offered:
- Arabic
- Hindi-Urdu
- Japanese
- Mandarin Chinese
- Political Russian
Application deadline: April 25, 2008, but accepted on a rolling basis. Late applications accepted through May 30.
Requirements: Applicants for all Summer Programs should have at least a “B” average. Applicants for the Summer Language Institute must have completed a minimum of one year of undergraduate studies prior to the start of SAIS Summer Programs. All SAIS courses are conducted at the graduate level and participants are expected to perform at this level.