Recurring Summer Language Learning Opportunities

We do our best to review and update these links when websites change or programs are discontinued. However, please note that we are not responsible for maintaining the postings on the sites listed bellow nor can we vouch for the caliber of the programs they promote.

While the programs listed here focus only on languages regularly taught at The University of Chicago, many of these institutions offer additional languages from the CEERES region. Please consult their individual webpages for more information and reach out to ceeres@uchicago.edu if you have any questions. 

In the US:

• Arizona State University's Critical Language Institute (1st Year) 

Some or entirely overseas:

• Arizona State University's Critical Language Institute (1st Year, 2nd Year, and Advanced) (Yerevan, Armenia)
• Aspirantum Armenia School of Languages and Cultures' Armenian Summer School (Various levels) (Yerevan, Armenia)
• American Councils' Eurasian Regional Language Program (Various levels) (Yerevan, Armenia)

In the US:

• Arizona State University's Critical Language Institute (1st Year)
• Indiana University Summer Language Workshop (1st Year)
• The University of Pittsburgh's Summer Language Institute (1st, 2nd, and 3rd Year)
• UCLA's Summer Session (Elementary)

Some or entirely overseas: 

• Arizona State University's Critical Language Institute (1st Year, 2nd Year, and Advanced) (Sarajevo, Bosnia)
• The University of Pittsburgh's Summer Language Institute (1st, 2nd, and 3rd Year) (Cetinje, Montenegro)
• University of Zagreb's University School of Croatian Language and Culture (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced) (Zagreb, Croatia)

In the US:

• The University of Pittsburgh's Summer Language Institute (1st, and 2nd year)

Some or entirely overseas: 

• The University of Pittsburgh's Summer Language Institute (2nd, 3rd, and 4th year)

In the US:

• University of Wisconsin-Madison's Central Eurasian Studies Summer Institute (Elementary, Intermediate, and Advanced)

Some or entirely overseas: 

• American Councils' Eurasian Regional Language Program (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
• Nazarbayev University's Summer School in Russian and Eurasian Studies (Astana, Kazakhstan)

In the US:

• Arizona State University's Critical Language Institute (1st year)
• The University of Pittsburgh's Summer Language Institute (1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th year)

Some or entirely overseas: 

• Arizona State University's Critical Language Institute (2nd Year) (Warsaw, Poland)
• The University of Pittsburgh's Summer Language Institute (1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year) (Krakow, Poland)
• Adam Mickiewicz University Summer School of Polish Language and Culture (A1, B1, and C1) (Poznania, Poland)
• John Paul II Catholic University Summer School of Polish Language and Culture (Lublin, Poland)
• University of Silesia's Erasmus Intensive Language Course (Katowice, Poland)

In the US:

• Arizona State University's Critical Language Institute (1st and 2nd year)
• Indiana University Summer Language Workshop (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th year)
• The University of Pittsburgh's Summer Language Institute (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th year)
• Beloit College's Center for Language Studies (1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year)
• Middlebury Language Schools (1st-7th year)
• UCLA's Summer Session (Elementary and Intermediate)
• University of Virginia's Summer Language Institute (Elementary, Intermediate)
• University of Washington's Summer Language Intensives (1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year)
• Stony Brook University's Advanced Critical Language Institute for Russian Immersion (Beginner, Intermediate)

Some or entirely overseas: 

• Arizona State University's Critical Language Institute (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th year) (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 2nd, and 3rd year) (Daugavpils, Latvia 3rd-6th year)
• The University of Pittsburgh's Summer Language Institute (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th year) (Riga, Latvia)
• Yale Summer Session  (1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th years) (Bautumi, Georgia)
• CIEE Summer Russian Language (1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th years) (Tallinn, Estonia)
• American Councils' Advanced Russian Language and Area Studies Program (Advanced) (Tallinn, Estonia; Almaty, Kazakhstan; Yerevan, Armenia)
• Critical Language Scholarship (2nd year+) (location varies)
• Nazarbayev University's Summer School in Russian and Eurasian Studies (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, or Advanced/Superior) (Astana, Kazakhstan)
• Aspirantum Armenia School of Languages and Cultures' Russian Language Summer School (Yerevan, Armenia)

In the US:

• Arizona State University's Critical Language Institute (Modern Turkish: 1st and 2nd year)
• Indiana University Summer Language Workshop (Modern Turkish: 1st year)
• University of Wisconsin-Madison's APTL Institute (Modern Turkish: Elementary, Intermediate, and Advanced)
• The University of Pittsburgh's Summer Language Institute (1st and 2nd year)

Some or entirely overseas: 

• Ibn Haldun University Summer School Language Program (Ottoman and Modern Turkish: Basic, Intermediate, Advanced) (Istanbul, Turkey)
• Koç University's ANAMED Ottoman Summer Program (Ottoman: Intermediate and Advanced) (Istanbul, Turkey)
• University of Arizona's Arizona in Turkey (Modern Turkish: Intermediate and Advanced) (Istanbul, Turkey)
• Boğaziçi University's Turkish Language and Culture Program (Modern Turkish: Elementary, Intermediate, and Advanced) (Istanbul, Turkey)

In the US:

• Indiana University Summer Language Workshop (1st year)
• Arizona State University's Critical Language Institute (1st year)
• University of Wisconsin-Madison's Central Eurasian Studies Summer Institute (Elementary and Intermediate)

Some or entirely overseas: 

• Arizona State University's Critical Language Institute (2nd year) (Tashkent, Uzbekistan)
• American Councils' Eurasian Regional Language Program (Various levels) (Dushanbe, Tajikistan)

In the US: 

• The Uriel Weinreich Program in Yiddish Language, Literature and Culture (Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced)
• The Yiddish Book Center's Steiner Summer Yiddish Program (Beginer and Intermediate)

Some or entirely overseas: 

• The University of Tel Aviv's Naomi Prawer Kadar International Yiddish Summer Program (Various levels) (Tel Aviv, Israel)