The School of Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics offers a unique learning opportunity in the form of the Intensive Foreign Language Instruction Program (IFLIP).
IFLIP provides language instruction Monday-Friday in the summer (two hours a day for a three-week period) and in the winter (three hours a day for a two-week period). Classes are taught by advanced graduate students or faculty. Each class must have a minimum of 10 participants to be offered and is limited to a maximum of 20 participants to provide the most effective learning environment.
IFLIP classes are open to UIUC students, faculty, staff, retirees, and to the general public. Children under the age of 18 are not eligible to participate. Registration will be $75 for UIUC students, $100 for faculty, staff, and retirees, and $125 for the general public.
IFLIP focuses on conversational skills and the content is typically based on the needs of the students such as travel preparation, survival language skills, etc. There is minimal homework. Instructors may require students to purchase course packets, handouts, or textbooks. There is no attendance policy and no academic credit is given for IFLIP instruction.
IFLIP 2008 will offer classes in:
- Arabic
- Chinese
- Japanese
- Korean
- French
- German
- Hindi
- Italian
- Portuguese
- Spanish
- Swahili
IFLIP participants can self-place based on the following general guidelines:
· Beginning - for participants with no prior experience or formal training in the language
· Intermediate - for participants with the equivalent of one year of college-level instruction in the language
· Advanced - for participants with the equivalent of two or more years of college-level instruction in the language
· Conversation - practice in a relaxed, supportive environment. Focus on vocabulary and skills to speak comfortably in a variety of settings: meals, shopping, business meetings, parties. Appropriate for students who have a basic command of the language
For more information contact Marita Romine, 217 244 3252, mromine@uiuc.edu
To see an updated list of class availability, please click here.
