Mission Statement The AIIS Advanced Language Programs are dedicated to serving the needs of language learners from American universities. The programs, located in India, have as their goal to provide a teaching and learning environment of professionalism, excellence and integrity and that operates in a joyful and hospitable manner. While the teachers offer collective and individualized help in accelerating the communicative competence of their students, each program strives for a collaborative environment in which learners take charge of their own learning by keeping track of their language development and language learning needs. Students are expected to reach out for their instructors' help and to respectfully engage with the local host community for understanding the subtleties of cultural and linguistic variation.
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Important information for applicants for summer Bengali, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu Please note that all students who are U.S. citizens and who are applying for these four languages for the summer program should also submit applications for a Critical Languages Scholarship(CLS) fellowship, funded by the U.S. State Department. These fellowships would cover the full cost of the program. Students should submit both an application to us for admission to the program as well as to CLS for funding for the program. To apply for CLS please go to www.clscholarship.org. Please note that the CLS application deadline is currently January 25, 2008. Those who apply for a CLS but who do not receive it could still be admitted to our program and we will work with admitted students to assist them to fund their participation in the program. Please also note though that elementary Hindi and Urdu will only be offered to those with CLS fellowships. If you have any questions, we strongly encourage you to call 773-702-8638 or email aiis@uchicago.edu
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