And in answers #1 and #2, there were specific schools listed. Middlebury has been listed several times.
I know a lot of FL majors. Most were conversational, some could write fairly well, none have become interpreters. Most spent a year in a foreign country while in college, or at least afterward. My sister can still converse in French and German but cannot translate at a high level (in court, in business documents) because it has been 40 years since she used the languages daily.
âThe OP is going to have research programs for adults bc most other programs are for studentsâ
I will admit that I might have missed in this thread which languages OP is interested in.
Someone I know took a French immersion course over the summer in Canada. She said that there were quite a few students who were college age, but also quite a few students who were adults.
Apparently some jobs in Canada, particularly some government jobs, require that the worker be bilingual. Some employees from the English parts of Canada have trouble keeping their French strong, and therefore some take an immersion course every year or every few years. There are multiple universities in Quebec with French immersion courses, as well as one (U. de Moncton) in New Brunswick and one (U. Sainte Anne) in Nova Scotia. I think that there may also be some in other provinces. These are very reasonably priced and at least for us not too far away. They cater to a range of speaking abilities (students are divided among classes based on their ability).
@twoinanddone I lost a lot of my German and made an effort a few years ago to get it back. It has not been 40 years - and, to be honest, translating legal documents is just hard no matter what if thatâs what she would be trying to do - but I bet your sister could get some back if she wanted. It was tough at the beginning but I made a lot of progress quickly once I started going. Itâs not easy.
@Mastadon thanks for posting about Tufts. That is a nice level of commitment the students have to make!
@DadTwoGirls I always forget about Canada as a destination for French. I feel like itâs not an emphasis for US HS students for some reason but I will remember and research - the French was for my daughter who is in HS, actually. I actually had all my kids go to a one-week language camp with me last summer and it was great. Fantasy life is us all doing a 4 week immersion in the summer where we each go to our separate classes. A mom can dream!
@Mom2aphysicsgeek undergrads are adults! Any school that offers undergrad programs will take adults of any age usually. I have known people whoâve sat in on kidsâ Saturday Hebrew or Arabic school as the only adults learning alongside little kids.
@MYOS1634 do you mean that Bryn Mawr will only take students they think will enroll for Russian language degrees? I didnât get that impression from the website so Iâm curious to know. Thanks for mentioning it.
@bluebayou Middlebury always sounded so great but it is really a lot of $$. Iâve looked at it a million times. When I win the lottery! IU I know. I wasnât sure if they still had a good reputation but it looks like itâs holding.
You could do this at Concordia summer camps in Northern Minn. How do you feel about giant mosquitoes?
@CCtoAlaska I donât know if you really donât understand the distinction between adult programs and student programs, but there is a distinction and it isnât reduced to UG students are adults, too. Student programs are meant for full-time students pursuing a degree. Adult programs are for people in the workforce or other non-student adult learners. Adult programs are also often not limited to summer.
Most student summer intensives are going to restrict access to individuals who have demonstrated a commitment to language acquisition. They often require transcripts, LOR, and letters of intent as to why the student wants to attend.
For your dd, BYU has a summer French immersion camp that is affordable compared to others.
https://frenchcamp.byu.edu
Just checking for clarity.
With this subject heading, the Defense Language Institute (DLI) deserves a serious nod. You could say it is tuition free, but you must past tests and join the armed forces.
There are two Russian programs at Bryn Mawr: the Russian major (which is excellent) and, based on that excellence, the Russian Flagship, a national program in part sponsored by the DoD.
You should contact the Russian department and the admission office at Bryn Mawr and ask if it is possible to enroll in one class. Back in the stone age when I was an undergrad there, we did occasionally have adults from the area who enrolled to just take one class that they were interested in. I have no idea what the collegeâs policy would be about that now.
I havenât read every post, so my comment may not be pertinent, but if the OP is seeking to learn a language as rapidly as possible, I suggest s/he work one-on-one with a tutor.
Working with a tutor enables one to schedule sessions to fit your schedule, and it will be paced to your skill and effort.
Many tutors are willing to work via Skype.
Wellesley. But most people who want to be really fluent spend at least a semester abroad. You really have to be immersed among native speakers to become truly fluent.
My daughter achieved fluency in French by living with a French family for 10 months while she was at Wellesleyâs Aix-en-Provence program.
@MYOS1634 I did not realize the summer institute was partially sponsored by the DoD. I donât think it used to be (back in the stone ages when I was in college). Thanks for noting that distinction. I donât know how easy it is to just enroll for one class at the more elite schools in the area - Bryn Mawr, Penn. At Penn, if you come through LPS I think you have limited options but I should look at it again because I think theyâve done some rearranging.
@Mom2aphysicsgeek thank you for that BYU program. That would be excellent for my daughter! I will look into it.
The flagship is not a summer program - itâs a commitment, 4 years+summer.
Penn may have summer classes for graduate students.
@MYOS1634, I mistakenly thought flagship was related to the summer institute (IU has one; Bryn Mawr has one). There are no real special language classes for graduate students in foreign languages except for the ones focused on reading proficiency which is not what I want. Iâll have to see if Penn allows languages for their LPS students.