Immersion

Description of the video:

The Language Workshop's Immersion
program is truly a special
opportunity.
In just two short months you
will complete an entire academic
year of language and culture
study.
You might be wondering what is
involved in an immersion
program.
Let me tell you, the essential
components of the program are an
immersion contract, language
dorm living, cultural events,
one-on-one tutoring, and guest
speakers.
But the heart of the program are
the lifelong relationships that
you will build with some of the
best students you'll ever meet.
Now, you might be asking what an
immersion contract is.
Well, it means that you agree to
speak the language whenever and
wherever that is physically
possible for the whole summer,
with a few exceptions, like
talking to your family.
What is immersion dorm living
you might ask?
It means you will live in a dorm
surrounded by students and
instructors of your chosen
language.
This provides you with a
ridiculous amount of opportunities
to apply what you learned in
class to real world situations.
The frequent activities and
events in your language will
enhance your cultural knowledge
too.
The activities can be anything
from game nights, sports, a
podcasting club, meeting a soap
opera star to participating in a
mock UN debate, dancing, or doing
Tai Chi, even analyzing films or
playing video games in language,
basically any activity you can
think of.
They're even cooking nights and
clubs to enhance your immersive
experience.
Doing these things and having
fun together in Arabic or
Chinese or Russian is a great
way to improve your culture and
language skills.
Speaking of doing things
together, the key to your
success in the workshop is not
going to be the award-winning
teachers, not the carefully
planned curriculum, not the
amazing resources and support
that the workshop will provide
for you.
No. The key to your success will be
your classmates.
Being open to students aged 16
to 96, the Workshop is a great
way to meet other highly
motivated and dedicated students
from all walks of life with the
drive to take on a challenging
opportunity.
Workshop instructors agree that
the workshop students are the
best they have ever taught.
Workshop students move faster
and support each other more.
Instructors agree that workshop
students achieve results far
beyond those of students in
their regular college courses.
If you're serious about your
culture and language learning,
joining a group of like minded
students is an exhilarating
experience.
What's the catch?
It costs $1,000,000, right?
Nope, not at all.
All students in and out of state
pay in state tuition, which can
be a savings of thousands of
dollars for some.
Plus, there are scholarships.
There are lots of scholarships.
There are Title VIII fellowships for
graduate students.
There's FLAS scholarships for
undergraduates and graduates.
There's scholarships for
students of specific languages.
There's scholarships for women.
Scholarships for business school
students.
There are even scholarships open
to high school students and
lifelong learners.
Check out all of the scholarship
opportunities at this link.
You probably have questions.
Our FAQ page will answer some of
them, but we would be happy to
chat with you at virtual office
hours or answer your questions
directly by phone or e-mail.
So that's the workshop.
It's a challenge, but it's worth
the effort.
If you're ready, go for it.