The AIIS Advanced Language Programs are dedicated to providing the language training necessary for students to pursue their academic and professional goals.
The programs, located in India, are dedicated to providing a professional teaching and learning environment, where excellence and integrity flourish in joyful, hospitable surroundings.
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.
Language Programs
2012-2013 Announcement (Download details)
Summer 2012 Announcement (Download details)
Fall Semester 2012 Announcement (Download details)
Orientation Guide (Download Word File)
Language Programs Application Packet
Application Instructions (download pdf file)
Evaluator’s Worksheet (download pdf/word file)
Application Form (download pdf/word file)
Language Reference Form (download word file)
Reference Forms (download pdf/word file)
Application Checklist (download word file)
Important information for applicants for summer Bangla, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu
Critical Languages Scholarship
Please note that all U.S. citizens who are applying for Bangla, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu for the summer program should also submit applications for a Critical Languages Scholarship (CLS) fellowhip, funded by the U.S. State Department. These fellowhips would cover the cost of the program. Students should submit both an application to AIIS for admission to the program, as well as to CLS for funding.
To apply for CLS, go to www.clscholarship.org. Please note that the CLS application due date will be earlier than the AIIS deadline. The CLS application deadlin is November 15, 2011. Those who apply for a CLS but do not receive it could still be admitted to the AIIS program.The Institute will advise admitted students about funding for participation in the program.
NOTE: Elementary Hindi and Urdu will only be offered to those with CLS fellowships. For more information, please call AIIS at (773) 702-8638 or email aiis@uchicago.edu.
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