Summer Language Programs
Why does Hampden-Sydney College require students to study a foreign language? Studying foreign languages and cultures help us to reflect about our own culture, forces us to think in new ways, helps us better understand the English language, and foreign languages are a marketable experience that can provide you with distinct advantages in the job market.
For historians, a knowledge of languages is critical to developing a professional career. No country - not even the United States or United Kingdom - has a history written only in one language. The history of North America was written in French and Spanish, in the language of European, Asian and African immigrants, in the languages of Native Americans. Reading ability or fluency in other languages is thus critical to a historian's ability to read source materials, engage contemporary scholarship and write to a large (and increasingly international) audience.
The links below are to intensive summer language programs in languages not taught at Hampden-Sydney College. Not only can these languages offer unique challenges, some are eligible for National Security Education Program grants and ROTC GO program grants. In addition, non-European languages are a valued commodity for the business world and for the intelligence community. These programs could be suitable for transfer of credit to Hampden-Sydney, but speak in advance with the Modern Languages department to verify if and how courses will transfer.
This list includes summer programs for 2011, last updated August 1, 2011.
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AFRICAN LANGUAGES
Beloit College
http://www.beloit.edu/cls/program/
Arabic
4- and 8-week programs for 3 or 6 credits, equivalent to one semester or a year of language coursework.
Tuition, housing and food is $3500 (inclusive) for 4 weeks, $7000 (inclusive) for 8. Financial aid and scholarships are available.
Indiana University
http://www.indiana.edu/~afrilang/
Kiswahili (Swahili), Wolof
4-week, 6 credit programs equivalent to a year of language courses.
Normal Indiana University tuition, fees and housing costs apply.
Indiana University (SWEEL)
http://www.indiana.edu/~swseel/
Arabic
7 week, 10-credit course equivalent to a year of language training.
$2500 in tuition, plus fees and housing. A ROTC GO program, including a full scholarship, also exists for ROTC cadets. Scholarships and financial aid are available.
Johns Hopkins University
http://www.sais-jhu.edu/academics/non-degree/summer/language-institute.htm
Arabic
7 week, 6-credit courses equivalent to a year of language training. Courses are focused on economic and political vocabulary.
$2100-$2900 in tuition, plus fees, books and housing.
Middlebury College
http://www.middlebury.edu/middlebury_google_custom_search/go/language%20school
Arabic
8-week course equivalent to a year of language training.
Tuition is $5000-6500, varying by language, plus room and board of between $2700-$3000 (totals range between $7500 and $9500).
National African Languages Initiative Summer Institute
http://www.africa.upenn.edu/afl/nalisi.htm
Zulu
Rotating program that offers intensive study of an African language. In 2011, the course was an 8-hour, 6 credit course in Zulu at either the elementary or intermediate level.
$2500 in tuition and fees, plus housing. Full scholarships for tuition are available.
Summer Cooperative African Language Initiate
http://www.africa.ufl.edu/scali.html
Akan, Amharic, Arabic, Igbo (intermediate) only, Hausa, Pulaar, Setswana (intermediate only), Somali, Swahili, Wolof, Xhosa, Yoruba
8-week, 6-credit program offering intensive study of African languages. Rotates between universities; in 2011, was held at the University of Florida.
$4900 in tuition and fees, plus housing. Scholarships are available.
University of California at Berkeley
http://summer.berkeley.edu/courses/foreign-languages
Arabic
8 to 10 week (depending on language), 10-credit program equivalent to a full year of language coursework.
$3900 in tuition, plus fees, books and housing. Financial aid is available.
University of Virginia
http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/slavic/resources/summer_institute.html
Arabic
8-week, 12-credit intensive program provides the equivalent of two years of language study.
Regular tuition costs apply, plus fees and housing. ROTC GO fellowships are available for some languages.
University of Washington
http://www.summer.washington.edu/summer/findaclass/language.asp
Arabic, Swahili
8-week, 6-credit intensive program provides the equivalent of a year of language study.
Regular tuition costs apply, plus fees and housing. Financial aid available.
Arizona State
http://cli.asu.edu/cli_summer/main
Russian, Tajik, Uzbek
8 week, 8-credit intensive programs equivalent to a year of language courses.
The summer Critical Languages Institute waives all tuition costs, but not books, fees ($675) and housing. A ROTC GO program also exists for ROTC cadets. Fellowships available for some languages.
Indiana University
http://www.indiana.edu/~swseel/
Kazakh, Mongolian, Pashto, Tajik, Uigur, Uzbek
7 week, 10-credit courses equivalent to a year of language training.
$2500 in tuition, plus fees and housing. A ROTC GO program, including a full scholarship, also exists for ROTC cadets. Scholarships and financial aid are available.
University of Virginia
http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/slavic/resources/summer_institute.html
Russian, Tibetan
8-week, 12-credit intensive program provides the equivalent of two years of language study.
Regular tuition costs apply, plus fees and housing. ROTC GO fellowships are available for some languages.
Beloit College
http://www.beloit.edu/cls/program/
Chinese, Japanese
4- and 8-week programs for 3 or 6 credits, equivalent to one semester or a year of language coursework.
Tuition, housing and food is $3500 (inclusive) for 4 weeks, $7000 (inclusive) for 8. Financial aid and scholarships are available.
Johns Hopkins University
http://www.sais-jhu.edu/academics/non-degree/summer/language-institute.htm
Chinese (Mandarin)
7 week, 6-credit courses equivalent to a year of language training. Courses are focused on economic and political vocabulary.
$2100-$2900 in tuition, plus fees, books and housing.
Middlebury College
http://www.middlebury.edu/middlebury_google_custom_search/go/language%20school
Chinese, Japanese
7 to 8 week course equivalent to a year of language training.
Tuition is $5000-6500, varying by language, plus room and board of between $2700-$3000 (totals range between $7500 and $9500).
University of Chicago
http://languages.uchicago.edu/summerslavic/
Chinese (Mandarin), Japanese, Korean
6-week, 6-credit intensive program equivalent to a year of language courses.
$6,000 in tuition, plus fees, books and housing.
University of Virginia
http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/slavic/resources/summer_institute.html
Chinese, Tibetan
8-week, 12-credit intensive program provides the equivalent of two years of language study.
Regular tuition costs apply, plus fees and housing. ROTC GO fellowships are available for some languages.
University of California at Berkeley
http://summer.berkeley.edu/courses/foreign-languages
Chinese, Japanese, Korean
8 to 10 week (depending on language), 10-credit program equivalent to a full year of language coursework.
$3900 in tuition, plus fees, books and housing. Financial aid is available.
University of Washington
http://www.summer.washington.edu/summer/findaclass/language.asp
Chinese, Japanese, Korean
8-week, 6-credit intensive program provides the equivalent of a year of language study.
Regular tuition costs apply, plus fees and housing. Financial aid available.
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Burmese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Javanese, Khmer, Lao, Thai, Vietnamese
8-week, 6-credit intensive program equivalent to a year of language study.
$3300 in tuition and fees, plus books and housing. Financial aid and scholarships are available.
Arizona State
http://cli.asu.edu/cli_summer/main
Albanian, Armenian, Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Tatar.
8 week, 8-credit intensive programs equivalent to a year of language courses.
The summer Critical Languages Institute waives all tuition costs, but not books, fees ($675) and housing. A ROTC GO program also exists for ROTC cadets. Fellowships available for some languages.
Beloit College
http://www.beloit.edu/cls/program/
Russian
4- and 8-week programs for 3 or 6 credits, equivalent to one semester or a year of language coursework.
Tuition, housing and food is $3500 (inclusive) for 4 weeks, $7000 (inclusive) for 8. Financial aid and scholarships are available.
Indiana University
http://www.indiana.edu/~swseel/
Azerbaijani, Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian, Czech, Georgian, Greek, Hungarian, Macedonian, Polish, Romanian, Ukrainian, Russian, Tatar, Turkish, Yiddish
7 week, 10-credit courses equivalent to a year of language training; Russian program includes 4, 5, 8 and 9 week sessions offering various credits.
$2500 in tuition, plus fees and housing. A ROTC GO program, including a full scholarship, also exists for ROTC cadets. Scholarships and financial aid are available.
Johns Hopkins University
http://www.sais-jhu.edu/academics/non-degree/summer/language-institute.htm
Russian
7 week, 6-credit courses equivalent to a year of language training. Courses are focused on economic and political vocabulary.
$2100-$2900 in tuition, plus fees, books and housing.
Middlebury College
http://www.middlebury.edu/middlebury_google_custom_search/go/language%20school
Italian, Portuguese, Russian,
7 to 8 week course equivalent to a year of language training.
Tuition is $5000-6500, varying by language, plus room and board of between $2700-$3000 (totals range between $7500 and $9500).
University of California at Berkeley
http://summer.berkeley.edu/courses/foreign-languages
Dutch, Russian
8 to 10 week (depending on language), 10-credit program equivalent to a full year of language coursework.
$3900 in tuition, plus fees, books and housing. Financial aid is available.
University of Chicago
http://languages.uchicago.edu/summerslavic/
Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Czech, Polish, Portuguese, Russian
6-week, 6-credit intensive program equivalent to a year of language courses.
$6,000 in tuition, plus fees, books and housing.
University of Pittsburgh
http://www.slavic.pitt.edu/sli/
Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian, Bulgarian, Czech, Hungarian, Polish, Russian, Slovak, Turkish, Ukrainian
6 week, 6-credit intensive courses (8 weeks, 8 credits for Russian)
Tuition cost is $3500 (Russian is $4700), plus fees and housing. Scholarships and financial aid are available.
University of Virginia
http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/slavic/resources/summer_institute.html
Russian
8-week, 12-credit intensive program provides the equivalent of two years of language study.
Regular tuition costs apply, plus fees and housing. ROTC GO fellowships are available for some languages.
University of Washington
http://www.summer.washington.edu/summer/findaclass/language.asp
Finnish, Greek, Icelandic, Italian, Russian, Swedish, Ukranian
8-week, 6-credit intensive program provides the equivalent of a year of language study.
Regular tuition costs apply, plus fees and housing. Financial aid available.
Arizona State
http://cli.asu.edu/cli_summer/main
Farsi (Persian), Hebrew
8 week, 8-credit intensive programs equivalent to a year of language courses.
The summer Critical Languages Institute waives all tuition costs, but not books, fees ($675) and housing. A ROTC GO program also exists for ROTC cadets. Fellowships available for some languages.
Beloit College
http://www.beloit.edu/cls/program/
Arabic
4- and 8-week programs for 3 or 6 credits, equivalent to one semester or a year of language coursework.
Tuition, housing and food is $3500 (inclusive) for 4 weeks, $7000 (inclusive) for 8. Financial aid and scholarships are available.
Indiana University
http://www.indiana.edu/~swseel/
Arabic, Dari (Persian), Turkish
7 week, 10-credit courses equivalent to a year of language training.
$2500 in tuition, plus fees and housing. A ROTC GO program, including a full scholarship, also exists for ROTC cadets. Scholarships and financial aid are available.
Johns Hopkins University
http://www.sais-jhu.edu/academics/non-degree/summer/language-institute.htm
Arabic, Farsi (Persian)
7 week, 6-credit courses equivalent to a year of language training. Courses are focused on economic and political vocabulary.
$2100-$2900 in tuition, plus fees, books and housing.
Middlebury College
http://www.middlebury.edu/middlebury_google_custom_search/go/language%20school
Arabic, Hebrew
7 to 8 week course (depending on language) equivalent to a year of language training.
Tuition is $5000-6500, varying by language, plus room and board of between $2700-$3000 (totals range between $7500 and $9500).
Summer Cooperative African Language Initiate
http://www.africa.ufl.edu/scali.html
Arabic.
8-week, 6-credit program offering intensive study of African languages, including Arabic. Rotates between universities; in 2011, was held at the University of Florida.
$4900 in tuition and fees, plus housing. Scholarships are available.
University of California at Berkeley
http://summer.berkeley.edu/courses/foreign-languages
Arabic, Hebrew, Persian
8 to 10 week (depending on language), 10-credit program equivalent to a full year of language coursework.
$3900 in tuition, plus fees, books and housing. Financial aid is available.
University of Chicago
http://languages.uchicago.edu/summerslavic/
Arabic, Hebrew, Persian
6-week, 6-credit intensive program equivalent to a year of language courses.
$6,000 in tuition, plus fees, books and housing.
University of Pittsburgh
http://www.slavic.pitt.edu/sli/
Turkish
6 week, 6-credit intensive course.
Tuition cost is $3500, plus fees and housing. Scholarships and financial aid are available.
University of Virginia
http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/slavic/resources/summer_institute.html
Arabic
8-week, 12-credit intensive program provides the equivalent of two years of language study.
Regular tuition costs apply, plus fees and housing. ROTC GO fellowships are available for some languages.
University of Washington
http://www.summer.washington.edu/summer/findaclass/language.asp
Arabic, Hebrew, Persian
8-week, 6-credit intensive program provides the equivalent of a year of language study.
Regular tuition costs apply, plus fees and housing. Financial aid available.
Johns Hopkins University
http://www.sais-jhu.edu/academics/non-degree/summer/language-institute.htm
Hindi-Urdu
7 week, 6-credit courses equivalent to a year of language training. Courses are focused on economic and political vocabulary.
$2100-$2900 in tuition, plus fees, books and housing.
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Pashto, Sanskrit, Sinhala, Tamil, Telugu, Tibetan, Urdu
8-week, 6-credit program that offers the equivalent of a full year of language coursework.
$3400 in tuition and fees, plus books and housing. Financial aid and scholarships are available.
University of California at Berkeley
http://summer.berkeley.edu/courses/foreign-languages
Hindi (Urdu)
8 to 10 week (depending on language), 10-credit program equivalent to a full year of language coursework.
$3900 in tuition, plus fees, books and housing. Financial aid is available.