Summer Language Institute

The Summer Foreign Language Institute in French provides an intensive program of language study in a near-immersion setting. Students attend approximately three hours of class in the morning and three more in the afternoon. Evening activities provide opportunities to practice French in a more casual setting. These activities are considered an esential part of the SFLI experience and are required of all students enrolled.

   

• undergraduates who have never studied French before
• high school students who want to get ahead on their college language courses
• undergraduates who have had one or two years of high school French and/or have not had French in several years
• undergraduates who would like to earn credit for French 201 and 202: we recommend that you sign up for the second half of the SFLI, and audit the first half as well
• graduate students who have not studied French before
• graduate students preparing to take proficiency exams
• graduate students who have had one or two years of French and/or have not studied French in several years

   

• students who wish to practice reading, writing, listening and speaking, but with a stronger emphasis on speaking and understanding spoken French
• students who enjoy learning foreign languages and who wish to fulfill the language requirement in one summer
• students who wish to study and/or conduct research in a French-speaking country
• students who enjoy learning foreign languages and who wish to complete half of the foreign language requirement (either 101 and 102 or 201 and 202) in one summer
• students who feel comfortable working at an accelerated pace
• students who enjoy working with others, and who are willing to adapt to socializing, learning, and in most cases living with a diverse group of students and instructors
• students who enjoy participating in social activities
• students who have the time and motivation to devote to the intensive classroom instruction as well as the required evening activities