About Us             June 13 - August 6, 2010

The Summer Language Institute offers eight-week courses in French, German, Italian, Latin, Russian, Spanish, Tibetan, and Chinese. Students attend classes five days a week, seven and a half hours a day. Listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills are developed in a student-centered environment. Students are expected to attend all classes and evening cultural activities. Individuals who successfully complete the Institute earn 12 credits, which satisfies the foreign language requirement at the University of Virginia.

The Summer Language Institute also offers English for Academic Purposes. Participants in this four-week program enjoy the intensive learning experience found in other SLI programs. English for Academic Purposes is listed in the Summer Record as LING 108S.

General Summer Session housing is available for those students who wish to live on Grounds. Please note that residence in the dormitory is not obligatory. Nor is it linked in any way to the SLI. The exception is the Tibetan program which offers a Tibetan language residence. Tibetan students are strongly encouraged to live in the language house.

Visiting high school students are not eligible to reside in the university residence halls.

Official application is required for all programs.

Applications will be available in January 2010.

Many questions may be answered by visiting Frequently Asked Questions. If additional information
is needed please contact our office.