The Hamilton Lugar School's Language Workshop

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May 28 — Jul 26

Jun 03 — Jul 26

1950 USD — 6190 USD

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Key Facts

The Hamilton Lugar School's Language Workshop offers intensive in-person, and online programs that help you make rapid and lasting progress through work with instructors from some of the best and most innovative language training programs in the world

Interest Areas:

Language

Exploration, Interdisciplinary programs

Grade:

Grade 11

Grade 12

High school grad

gap year

College 1st year/freshman

Other features:

Credit

Residential

Commuter

Online, live

Online

Accepts International Students

Financial Aid

Academics

You will complete 1 full year of language training in only 2 months. Classes are practical and emphasize the development of real-time communication skills.
In the Immersion Workshop you will study 20 hours per week in small classes (8-12 students on average) led by highly experienced instructors. After class you will complete 3-4 hours of independent study to prepare for the next day’s class and will have 30-45 minutes of one-on-one practice with an individual language skills trainer. You will have the opportunity to participate in daily informal activities led by Workshop faculty and by scholars, performers, and practitioners from regions where your language is spoken.
Structured immersive study is one of the fastest ways to learn a language. Immersion students travel to Indiana to devote themselves fully to developing language and culture skills. They commit to speaking only the language of study for 8 weeks and they live, work, and eat with fellow students and faculty of their language. There are three workshop options:
1 - Arabic Workshop
2 - Chinese Workshop
3 - Russian Workshop
Not all Workshop languages are taught immersively. Languages with no on-campus immersion are taught online.
In the intensive Online Workshop you will study 17-20 hours per week in live online classes with an instructor and with other students. After class you will complete 2-3 hours of independent study to prepare for the next day’s class. You can also take part in interactive, real-time cultural activities with visiting scholars, performers, and practitioners.
Like all Workshop courses, these classes are accelerated and intensive and are focused on providing communicative competency in the new language in a short time.
Each course is unique, so check the individual language page for details on the languages that interest you. It is possible to choose the language you are interested in learning: Arabic, Azerbaijani, Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian, Chuvash, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, Japanese, Korean, Kurdish, Kyrgyz, Latvian, Lithuanian, Mongolian, Navajo, Norwegian, Pashto, Persian, Polish, Swahili, Turkish, Ukrainian, Uzbek, Vietnamese.

At the end of the Workshop, you will receive an external assessment of your language proficiency and an OPI (Oral Proficiency Interview) certificate.

Format

The Hamilton Lugar School's Language Workshop offers intensive in-person, online, and overseas programs.
Students in immersion programs live in immersion housing. You may opt out, but preference goes to applicants who opt in.

Program Details

The Immersion Workshop
Hours of Instruction: 20 hours/week
180 total for 9-week courses (Arabic, Chinese 1, Russian 1 – 2)
160 total for 8-week courses (Chinese 2 – 4, Russian 3 – 6)
One-on-One Training: 30-45 min/day, 4 days/week
Co-curricular activities: Minimum 5 opportunities/week
OPI Certificate: Provided at end of program

The intensive Online Workshop
Live Instruction: 18 hours/week, 144 hours total
Independent Work: 10-15 hours/week, 120 hours total
Cultural activities: 90+ min/week, 10+ hours total
OPI Certificate: Provided at end of program
Transcript: Available at end of program

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Eligibility

This course is open to all, including:

Students from Indiana University
Students from other universities and colleges
Graduate, undergraduate, and community college students
Lifelong learners
Highschool students over age 16

Application Components

Unofficial Transcript

Written Answers

Personal Statement

2 Recommendations

Online Application From

1 - Application form
2 - PERSONAL STATEMENT
Your statement of 4500 characters or less (roughly 750 words) should address the question:
"What are your academic, professional, or personal goals, and how will studying in the Language Workshop contribute to them?"
3 - CURRENT TRANSCRIPT
Upload a transcript from your current (or most recent) school. It should reflect your most recent semester of study.
- OTHER TRANSCRIPTS If you are in graduate school, please upload your undergraduate transcript here. If you have been in your current school for under 2 semesters, please upload a transcript from your previous school (if possible).
4 - Letters of Recommendation
Provide two recommendations by faculty in your major field of study who know you personally and can comment on how study will advance your work or studies.

Deadline

Priority Admission and Funding Deadline: February 2, 2024.
Here are the basic steps* to becoming a Workshop participant if you apply BEFORE the Priority Deadline:

By March 1 you get your admission and funding decisions.
If you are at level 2 or higher, you take your placement test in March. You get your result about a week later.
After placement in March, you go through IU summer admissions if you are not already an IU student.
In late April you receive your syllabus and textbook details. Your instructional team begins to reach out to you.
In late April/early May, you confirm your housing arrangements with Workshop staff.
In mid- to late-May, your Canvas site opens and you have full access to your course.
The weekend before classes begin, you arrive for orientation and intake testing.
*All dates are estimates and subject to change

Tuition & Aid

Immersion Programs - Arabic 1-3, Chinese 1, Russian 1-2

May 28 - Jul 26

8 weeks

Commuter

6190 USD

Immersion Programs - Chinese 2-4, Russian 3-6

Jun 03 - Jul 26

8 weeks

Commuter

5945 USD

Online Programs

Jun 03 - Jul 26

8 weeks

Online

1950 USD

Estimated Costs - 8-week immersion programs ($5,945)

Language Workshop Program Cost - $2,500
Language Workshop Program Fee - $753
IU Student Services Fee - $572
Housing, MiniFridge, Books - $2,120
Optional Supplemental Courses: $320 each

Meals: Not included, see General Program Handbook for details.
Travel to Indiana: Not included
*All rates on this page are estimates based on data available at the time of posting and are subject to change.

Estimated Costs - 9-week immmersion programs ($6,190)

Language Workshop Program Cost - $2,500
Language Workshop Program Fee - $753
IU Student Services Fee - $572
Housing, MiniFridge, Books - $2,365
Optional Supplemental Courses: $320 each

Meals: Not included, see General Program Handbook for details.
Travel to Indiana: Not included
*All rates on this page are estimates based on data available at the time of posting and are subject to change.

Estimated Costs - online programs ($1,950*)

Language Workshop Program Cost - $1,500
Language Workshop Program Fee - $350
Books & Materials - $100
All rates on this page are estimates based on data available at the time of posting and are subject to change.
*This base rate applies to non-IU students attending online language courses only. Additional fees may apply to other students, for example the Student Services fee (up to $572) for regular IU students as well as any fees levied by individual IU schools and programs on their students attending summer courses.

Financial Aid

1 - The Department of State provides fellowships for graduate students, scholars, and researchers studying Russian, East European languages, or Central Asian languages in the Language Workshop. Fellowships provide tuition, fees, and a stipend.

2 - The Department of Defense provides scholarships for ROTC students studying Arabic, Chinese, or Russian in the Language Workshop. Scholarships provide tuition, fees, travel funds, and a stipend. Interested ROTC students should apply directly to Project GO.

3 - The Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies provides scholarships for undergraduate women planning international careers to study in the Language Workshop. Scholarships provide whole or partial tuition.

4 - The Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies provides a limited number of scholarships for the study of Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian on a competitive basis. All students are eligible to apply.

5 - The CIBER Scholarship provides awards of up to $2,500 for undergraduate business majors studying in the Language Workshop.

6 - The Department of Education provides scholarships for summer study in the Language Workshop. This program is administered by units other than the Language Workshop. Interested students should apply directly to the FLAS program.

7 - The Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies provides scholarships for study in the Language Workshop. This scholarship is aimed especially at students who are not eligible for any of the above programs.