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 3-5 hours of independent study to prepare for the next day’s class and will have 30-45 minutes of individual practice with a 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 1-3, Chinese 1, Russian 1-2: May 28 – July 26, 2024
- Chinese 2-4, Russian 3-6: June 3 – July 26, 2024
Class Times: Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 12:00pm
For full list of important dates, see the:General Program Handbook
Estimated Costs - 8-week immersion programs ($5,945)
- Language Workshop Program Cost - $2,500
- Language Workshop Program Fee - $753
- IU Student Services Fee - $572
- Housing, MiniFridge, Books - $2,120
- Optional Supplemental Courses: $320 each
- Meals: Not included, see General Program Handbook for details.
- Travel to Indiana: Not included
*All rates on this page are estimates based on data available at the time of posting and are subject to change.
Estimated Costs - 9-week immmersion programs ($6,190)
- Language Workshop Program Cost - $2,500
- Language Workshop Program Fee - $753
- IU Student Services Fee - $572
- Housing, MiniFridge, Books - $2,365
- Optional Supplemental Courses: $320 each
- Meals: Not included, see General Program Handbook for details.
- Travel to Indiana: Not included
*All rates on this page are estimates based on data available at the time of posting and are subject to change.
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
- High School students, who are age 16+ on day 1 of the program
Students applying for a 2nd-Level course or higher, including IU students, 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.
Placement results are mandatory. Students who do not wish to take the course into which the place may withdraw from the program without penalty.
Here are the basic steps* to becoming a Workshop participant if you apply BEFORE the Priority Deadline:
- 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 begins to reach out to you.
- In late April/early May, you confirm your housing arrangements with Workshop staff.
- In mid- to late-May, your Canvas site opens and you have full access to your course.
- The weekend before classes begin, you arrive for orientation and intake testing.
*All dates are estimates and subject to change
If you apply AFTER the Priority Deadline, the admission process is as above, except:
- No funding will be available.
- If you are selected for admission but your class is full, you will waitlisted. Students come off the waitlist in order of merit, not in order of application.
- Your placement, admission, housing etc. timelines may be compressed, depending on when you are admitted.