1 year of language in 2 months
The Immersion Workshop offers accelerated, intensive courses to help you develop your speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills quickly. You will complete 1 full year of language training in only 2 months. Classes are practical and emphasize the development of real-time communication skills.
At the end of the Workshop, you will receive an external assessment of your language proficiency and an OPI (Oral Proficiency Interview) certificate.
In the Immersion Workshop you will study 20 hours per week in small classes (8-12 students on average) led by highly experienced instructors. After class you will complete 3-4 hours of independent study to prepare for the next day’s class and will have 30-45 minutes of one-on-one practice with an individual language skills trainer. You will have the opportunity to participate in daily informal activities led by Workshop faculty and by scholars, performers, and practitioners from regions where your language is spoken.
As an Immersion Workshop participant, you will be part of a diverse group of talented language learners, including advanced high-school students, undergraduates, graduate students, scholars, professionals, and others. People join the Immersion Workshop for a range of academic, professional, and personal reasons, but they are united in their common interest in learning the language.
The small class sizes, expert instructors, and highly motivated students of the Workshop provide a stimulating setting for you to develop your oral and written communication skills rapidly.
The Immersion Workshop is challenging, but it is one of the most effective and most exciting ways to acquire language rapidly.
We look forward to welcoming you to the next Indiana University Immersion Language Workshop!
Class Dates:
- Arabic 1-5, Chinese 1, Russian 1-2: May 30 – July 28, 2023
- Chinese 2-4, Russian 3-6: June 5 – July 28, 2023
Class Times: Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 12:00pm
For full list of important dates: 2023 Student Handbook
Estimated Costs
- $350 Language Workshop fee
- $313 per credit (estimated*)
- Housing: $33/night (estimated*)
- Meal: Vary (See 2023 Student Handbook for details)
- Textbooks: Vary**
Please note all courses are taken for credit, and auditing is not an option.
*All rates on this page are based on data available at the time of posting. Rates are subject to change. You can find current tuition rates at Indiana University Student Central. Housing estimates are based on 2022 rates. 2023 rates will be available in Spring 2023. All students receive in-state tuition rates regardless of residency.
**Textbook details will be available in course Canvas pages published in Spring 2023 to enrolled participants.
This course is open to all, including:
- Students from Indiana University
- Students from other universities and colleges
- Graduate, undergraduate, and community college students
- Lifelong learners
- Highschool students over age 16
If you are applying for a 2nd-Level course or higher, you will take a placement test before enrolling. The test consists of a short online quiz, a writing sample, and a video sample. Testing begins in March and is calibrated to take into account that students will be mid-semester at the time of their test.
Here are the basic steps* to becoming a Workshop participant if you apply BEFORE the February 3 Priority Deadline:
- You send your application by February 3.
- By March 1 you get your admission and funding decisions.
- If you are at level 2 or higher, you take your placement test in March. You get your result about a week later.
- After placement in March, you go through IU summer admissions if you are not already an IU student.
- In late April you receive your syllabus and textbook details. Your instructional team may begin to reach out to you.
- Also in April, you confirm your housing arrangements with Workshop staff.
- About a week before classes begin, your Canvas site opens and you have full access to your course.
- The weekend before classes begin, you arrive for orientation and intake testing.
- Your tuition payments are due in July.
*All dates are estimates and subject to change
Here are the basic steps* to becoming a Workshop participant if you apply AFTER the February 3 Priority Deadline
- You apply for Workshop admission.
- If you apply in March or April, you get your admission decision within 4 weeks. If you apply in May, you get your decision within 1 week.
- If you accept your admission offer and are at level 2 or higher, you take a placement test immediately and get your result within 1 week.
- After placement, you go through IU summer admissions if you are not already an IU student.
- In late April you receive your syllabus and textbook details; and your instructional team may begin to reach out to you. If you apply after April, this happens as soon as you get through summer admissions.
- Also in April (or as soon as you get through summer admissions), you confirm your housing arrangements with Workshop staff.
- About a week before classes begin, your Canvas site opens and you have full access to your course.
- The weekend before classes begin you arrive for orientation and intake testing.
- Your tuition payments are due in July.