resources: study abroad
Finding the perfect intensive language course - whether in the United States or abroad - can be challenging, but is well worth the effort. We hope that one of the resources below will yield the perfect language program for you.
- Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA)
The Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA) is one of the U.S. Department of Education's Title VI National Language Resource Centers, whose role is to improve the nation's capacity to teach and learn foreign languages effectively. Their Less Commonly Taught Languages Project tracks information on locations in North America where students can study specific less commonly taught languages and also provides information about study abroad opportunities. - American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages
AATSEEL maintains a listing of intensive programs in Slavic and East European languages as well as in the languages of the Republics of the former Soviet Union. The listings include those programs offered in U.S. (and some Canadian) colleges and universities as well as in programs abroad. Each language has its own page, and programs are divided into the following categories: Summer Programs in the U.S., Summer Programs Abroad, and Semester/Year Programs Abroad. Information is added to this page as it is received, so check frequently for updates.
- National Registration Center for Study Abroad
Since 1968, NRCSA teams have been evaluating programs around the world - selecting those best able to meet your needs. Our mission is to improve international understanding through educational exchanges. NRCSA welcomes participants of all ages, nationalities, and occupations. - IIEPassport
If you're searching for a truly life-changing experience from your study abroad, IIEPassport has the programs that will allow you to achieve true learning. Be sure to check out our resources below which provide valuable information about education abroad! IIEPassport is an initiative ofthe Institute of International Education, an independent, non-profit that is among the world’s largest and most experienced international education and training organizations, committed to delivering program excellence to a diverse range of participants. - Cultural Experiences Abroad (CEA)
Cultural Experiences Abroad (CEA) was founded in 1996 to provide international education opportunities for U.S. and Canadian college students of all language levels and majors. The mission of CEA is to create and facilitate opportunities for personal growth and global understanding through quality international education and cultural experiences.
- American Council of Teachers of Russian (ACTR)
The American Councils is a not-for-profit education, training, and consulting organization, specializing in the countries of eastern Europe, Russia, and Eurasia. American Councils programs include academic exchange, professional training, institution building, research, materials development, technical assistance, and consulting. - Kansas University
KU has a number of summer study abroad programs open to non-KU students, including programs in Croatia, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine. - Summer Language Institute (SLI) at the University of Pittsburgh
The Russian and East European Summer Language Institute (SLI) at the University of Pittsburgh offers comprehensive introductory and advanced instruction in eleven major languages. All courses are intensive (meeting five hours a day, five days a week) and proficiency-oriented (emphasizing maximum communicative ability by developing all four basic skills - speaking, reading, writing, and listening comprehension). Participants, who come from all over the United States and Canada, include graduate students whose research requires advanced linguistic competence, undergraduates continuing or getting a headstart on language acquisition, and non-traditional students interested in reclaiming their heritage. Many of our students have immediate or long-range plans for traveling to the country of their target language upon completion of the SLI. The diversity of student interests provides a rich basis for lively and productive classroom interaction. - Summer Workshop in Slavic, East European and Central Asian Languages (SWSEEL)
Intensive language training has been offered at the Bloomington campus of Indiana University since 1950. The Summer Workshop provides up to 200 participants in Slavic, East European and Central Asian languages the opportunity to complete a full year of college language instruction during an eight-week summer session. - Baltic Studies Summer Institute (BALSSI)
BALSSI offers intensive Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian courses and is hosted each summer by a different member of the supporting universities: the University of Washington in 1994 and 1995, the University of Illinois in 1996 and 1997, Indiana University in 1998 and 1999, the University of Iowa in 2000 and 2001, the University of Illinois in 2002, University of Washington in 2003 and 2004, and Indiana University in 2005 and 2006. The Center for World Languages at the University of California, Los Angeles, will host the Baltic Studies Summer Institute in the summer of 2007. - International Seminar on Macedonian Language, Literature, and Culture (Ss. Cyrill and Methodius University, Skopje)