Summer Immersion Opportunities
For IEP students looking to enhance their language proficiency sooner rather than later, or for those ambitious IEPers who know trilingualism is really the way to go, the following quality summer programs offer inexpensive ways to boost your language level. Some are taught right here in Kingston, while others are held at our partner universities abroad.
CHINESE
Where: University of Rhode Island (Kingston, RI) & Zhejiang University (Hangzhou, China)
When: May 19 - July 19, 2009
Earn 8 credits in 8 weeks! Invest in your future. Immerse yourself in Mandarin Chinese. This intensive Chinese immersion program will be conducted for four weeks at URI and four weeks at Zhejiang University in China. No Chinese experience is necessary. Beginning and intermediate intensive courses will be offered. One need not be a URI student to participate, so let your friends and family know about this great opportunity.
More information: Contact Chinese Flagship Coordinator Erin Papa (epapa@uri.edu), or visit http://www.uri.edu/iep/chinese/summer.
FRENCH
Where: Université de Technologie de Compiègne (Compiègne, France)
When: August 2009
The Université de Technologie de Compiègne offers a French language immersion program during August. The program is tuition free for anyone affiliated with the International Engineering Program. The four-week session begins in early August. Participants are placed into one of the four language levels and classes run from 9 am to 4 pm five days a week. UTC also organizes some weekend trips during the class.
More information: Contact French IEP Director Lars Erickson (lars@uri.edu).
GERMAN
Where: University of Rhode Island (Kingston, RI)
When: June 21 - July 31, 2009
Join the German Summer School (Deutsche Sommerschule am Atlantik) at URI this year. Live, eat, and speak German 24 hours/day. Earn 8 URI credits and advance by one year. It is rewarding, it is fun, and it is great preparation for Germany! Scholarships are available.
More information: Contact DSSA Director Dr. Norbert Hedderich (hedderich@uri.edu) or visit http://www.uri.edu/artsci/ml/german/summerschool/index.html.
SPANISH
Where: Instituto Technológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) (Puebla, México)
When: June 7 - July 10, 2009 (March 15 application deadline)
More information: Contact Spanish IEP Director Megan Echevarría (mme@uri.edu)
Where: Universidad de Zaragoza (Zaragoza, Spain)
When: May 18 - June 5, 2009; June 8 - June 26, 2009; and/or June 29 - July 17, 2009
More information: Contact Spanish IEP Director Megan Echevarría (mme@uri.edu), or visit http://wzar.unizar.es/uz/difusion/zaragoza/intensivos_e.html.
Where: Universidad de Zaragoza (Jaca, Spain)
When: August 3 - August 14, 2009; August 17 - August 28, 2009; or August 3 - August 28, 2009
More information: Contact Spanish IEP Director Megan Echevarría (mme@uri.edu), or visit http://wzar.unizar.es/uz/difusion/jaca/lengua_e.html.
Where: Universidad de Cantabria (Santander, Spain)
When: July 6 - July 31, 2009; and/or August 3 - August 28, 2009
More information: Contact Spanish IEP Director Megan Echevarría (mme@uri.edu).
More Information
For general inquiries, or to get started, please contact:
IEP Office
TI House, 61 Upper College Rd.
Kingston, RI 02881
iep@etal.uri.edu
401.874.4283
