e language immersion programs listed below are typically open to the public at large as well as to students who are seeking academic credit. If you would want academic credit, please consult with your home educational institution regarding procedures for transferring credit.
Compiled by Marion Froehlich and Alexandra Harvey
Arabic
AMIDEAST - Amman, Jordan and Rabat, Morocco Website: www.amideast.org Contact:
For Jordan, students can receive credit from Northeastern University for an extra fee
For Morocco, students receive a transcript from Mohammed V University in Rabat, or, for an extra fee, from Northeastern University, Boston, MA
Chinese (Mandarin)
Mandarin House - Beijing, Shanghai Website: mandarinhouse.cn Contact:
CLI provides one of a kind opportunities to learn about Chinese culture, intensive mandarin and other courses for students from all walks of life. Website: www.studycli.org
Quest Exchange language immersion program uses a living immersion formula for accelerated learning. with opportunities for beginner, intermediate, or intensive learning. Website: www.questexchange.org
IES Abroad offers a french language immersion and area studies program in Nantes France. Prior education required. Website: www.iesabroad.org
API offers a French language immersion program in Paris, France for high school students at different levels. Website: www.aspirebyapi.com
Coeur de France Ecole de Langues is a French immersion language school providing French instruction in France. Coeur de France specializes in programs for families, couples and adults. Our French language immersion programs are taught at all levels at all ages, in groups or private individual classes. Courses available from 1 week or as many as 8 weeks. Website: www.coeurdefrance.com
Institut Linguistique Adenet an independent French language school offering year round quality french language courses and services. This school also has 2 of the most prestigious international accreditations IALC and EQUALS. Website: www.ila-france.com
German
Did Deutsch-Institut - Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich Website: www.did.de Contact:
Students must arrange for academic credit through the appropriate channels at their college/university.
Greek
American College of Greece - Athens Website: www.acg.edu Contact: Mara Nisdeo at
ACG is a U.S.-accredited institution so you will receive a U.S. transcript. This could/will make the transfer of credit process relatively easy.
Italian
AbbeySchool CiaoItaly - Turin Website: www.ciaoitaly-turin.com Contact: No agreements with U.S. or Italian colleges/universities
American University of Rome Website: www.aur.edu U.S. accredited university
Babilonia - Taormina, Sicily Website: www.babilonia.it Contact: John Cabot University - Rome Website: www.johncabot.edu U.S. accredited university
Scuola Leonardo da Vinci - Florence, Rome, Milan, Siena Website: www.scuolaleonardo.com Contact:
Dante Alighieri Siena is a multinational learning center of Language, Culture and Gastronomy which offers Italian courses and programs for learners of all nationalities, adult learners, students who want to attend study abroad programs or internships in Italy. Website: www.dantealighieri.com
Japanese
Genki Japanese and Culture School - Fukuoka prefecture, Tokyo Website: www.genkijacs.com Contact:
Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA; (360) 650-3298,
University of Idaho, Moscow, ID; (208) 885-8984,
Lincoln University, Lincoln University, PA; (484) 365-7785,
Financial aid may be available from these universities
KCP International Japanese Language school offers an intensive Japanese language program that is highly challenging, in Tokyo. Website: www.kcpinternational.com
Spanish credits may be available through Heritage Institute/Antioch University, Seattle.
Contact Stacey Holeman at for more information.
Centro Panamericano de Idiomas - Costa Rica (Heredia, Monteverde and Flamingo) Website: www.cpi-edu.com Contact:
Academic credit is available through:
Brookhaven College, Houston, Texas
New Mexico State University (NMSU), Carlsbad, NM; Contact Angelina Palumbo-Gomez at (575) 646-4334 for more information.
University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS
ECELA - Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Peru Website: www.ecelaspanish.com Contact: U.S. phone number (347) 329-5506
Academic credit is available through Brookhaven College, Houston, TX.
Contact Rosario Prado at for more information.
Expanish - Buenos Aires, Argentina Website: www.expanish.com Contact:
Academic credit is pending through Universidad de Buenos or Universidad Abierto Interamericana.
If your college or university has foreign transcript evaluators on staff, the transcript can be evaluated on your campus.
If your college or university does not have foreign transcript evaluators on staff, you will have to pay for the services of a Foreign Credentials Evaluation Service to have your transcript evaluated.
Credit from a U.S. institution is being looked into. Contact Murphy Scott at for more information.
U.S. credit can be awarded by the Mexican University or the University of Houston
The Spanish Institute offers intensive immersion, Children's immersion, business programs, online lessons and more ways to immerse yourself in the Spanish language. Website: www.thespanishinstitute.org
The Spanish Language Center in San Diego offers private and group classes and works with all age and 7 levels of Spanish instruction. Website: www.spanishlanguagecenter.com
Maximo Nivel not only provides Spanish immersion programs, but opportunities to pursue after the course is done. Website: www.maximonivel.com
Sol Education Abroad offers Spanish immersion programs in Argentina, Costa Rica, Mexico and Spain. Website: www.soleducation.com
Anders Languages specializes in Spanish immersion courses in Spain, Mexico and the U.S. for all levels of study. Website: www.anderslanguages.com
Don Quijote offers extensive information about learning the Spanish language as well as over 25 courses for different levels and ages as well. Website: www.donquijote.org
The Costa Rican Language Academy offers Spanish immersion programs with intensive classes, carefully selected host families, dance classes and more. Website: www.spanishandmore.com
Amerispan offers language immersion programs are in Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Barcelona and Madrid. Website: www.amerispan.com
Enforcex has opportunities to study Spanish in several different cities in Spain and Latin America, with programs for students of all ages, Enforcex the largest organization specialized in teaching Spanish as a foreign language. Website: www.enforex.com
Habla ya Spanish Schools offering Spanish at different levels in the Pacific mountains and Caribbean Website: www.hablayapanama.com
Spanish (in Spain)
Centro de Lenguas Modernas in Granada (Universidad de Granada) Website: www.clm-granada.com Contact:
If your college or university has foreign transcript evaluators on staff, the transcript can be evaluated on your campus.
If your college or university does not have foreign transcript evaluators on staff, you will have to pay for the services of a Foreign Credentials Evaluation Service to have your transcript evaluated.
Don Quijote - multiple cities in Spain Website: www.donquijote.org Contact: U.S. phone number (800) 518-0412
Escuela de Idiomas (Language School), Nerja - near Malaga, Spain Website: http://www.idnerja.com? Contact:
International House - multiple locations in Spain including Barcelona, Cadiz, Palma de Mallorca, Madrid, San Sebastian, Seville and Valencia Website: www.ihspain.com
Academic credit for the schools in Seville and Cadiz is available from Benedictine College, Atchison, Kansas (www.benedictine.edu?)
If your college or university has foreign transcript evaluators on staff, the transcript can be evaluated on your campus.
If your college or university does not have foreign transcript evaluators on staff, you will have to pay for the services of a Foreign Credentials Evaluation Service to have your transcript evaluated.
European Language Programs
Eurolingua Institute is open to students 16-75 in languages such as French, Dutch, Arabic, German, Italian, Russian, Portuguese and others. they offer online classes, homestay immersion abroad or group language lessons. Website: www.eurolingua.com
American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European languages, provides intensive programs in Slavic and Eastern European languages as well as in languages of the republics former Soviet Union. Website: www.aatseel.org
Magellan Study abroad enrolls high school students for French, Spanish, Italian and other language programs. Website: www.magellanimmersion.com
Abbeyroad is more geared toward high school students preparing for college; still provides many immersion programs in France, Spain and other places. Website: www.goabbeyroad.com
Journey Language Center offers programs for French, Spanish, Italian Portuguese and German immersion programs; both in group and private classes. Website: www.journeylanguagecenter.com
ACIS offers opportunities in France, Germany and a wide range of Spanish speaking countries. These are predominantly shorter trips. Website: www.acis.com
Multilanguage Programs
EF Language Immersion Programs French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Chinese and Korean language programs. Website: www.ef.edu
Studyabroad.com offers a wide ranging list of schools in other countries offering intensive language immersion Website: www.studyabroad.com/
Fluenz.com has educational programs in Spanish (Spain and Mexico), French, Portuguese, Italian, German and Mandarin. Website: www.fluenz.com
Concordia Language Villages provide programs for adults and children to spend time learning one of 15 languages in Minnesota. Website: www.concordialanguagevillages.org
Fluent Forever has a list of different programs from a number of educational institutions suited for different stages of learning. Website: www.fluent-forever.com
Languages Abroad is one of the largest network of language schools in the world for teens, adults and the elderly. Website: www.languagesabroad.com/
Language Vacation offers short to long term language courses in over 30 languages and operates worldwide. Website: www.languagevacation.com
AmeriSpan operates in many different cities in countries all over the world. Website: www.amerispan.com Email:
College of the Pacific is open to students from all over, alumni, members of the communities and offers programs in Italy, Guatemala, China and other countries. Website: www.eurolingua.com
Goabroad.com with programs in China, France, Italy, Spain and countless other countries, provides an opportunity for language and culture immersion. Website: www.goabroad.com
Language Vacation provides lists of language schools worldwide, with feedback and other resources available. Website: www.transitionsabroad.com
Diversity Abroad offers many language immersion programs and connection with leading educational institutions. Popular countries are the Philippines, Ireland, Rome, Indonesia and others. Website: www.diversityabroad.com
Berlitz offers a method of language training around the world. With programs for teens and adults as well as businesses and international students. Website: www.berlitz.us
Lingua Service Worldwide offers immersive courses in French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and other languages. Website: www.linguaserviceworldwide.com
StudyAbroadInternational.com provides you with comprehensive information on educational opportunities in 42 different countries. Website: www.studyabroadinternational.com
FLSAS Foreign language immersion and cultural immersion abroad. for executives and professionals as well as teachers and students. FLSAS offers everything from cultural homestays to resources and language materials for individual study. Website: www.flsas.com
Greenheart Travel provides cultural immersion programs that aim to educate, advance careers and create leaders. This is a branch of Greenheart International, a nonprofit organization. Website: www.greenhearttravel.org
CET Academic Programs offer intensive language curses in Taiwan, Jordan, Japan and other places around the world as well as other international opportunities. Website: www.cetacademicprograms.com
Immersionprograms.com aims to increase communication between cultures and believes language is the way to do that; offers programs in Martinique, Napoli and other cities around the world. Website: www.immersionprograms.com
Alexander International offers overseas language immersion programs in Arabic, Bulgarian, Chinese, Czech and many other languages. This organization also has other organizations and programs with a similar goal. Website: www.als-alexander.org
Lingoo offers a range of language immersion programs for adults, teenagers and children that will allow you to combine formal and informal language immersion whilst staying with a friendly host family. The best way to learn a language is to live with the people who speak it every day. With a tailor made language immersion you can practice your target language authentic day to day learning situations. Website: www.lingoo.com
The Critical Language Scholarship program is an intensive overseas language and cultural immersion program for American students enrolled in US colleges and universities. Languages taught include: Azerbaijani, Bangla, Hindi, Indonesian, Korean, Punjabi, Swahili, Turkish, Urdu, Arabic, Persian, Chinese, Japanese and Russian. Website: www.clscholarship.org
The Language Travel Company offers language and cultural immersion programs abroad and several different levels of study. Languages taught include: Arabic, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. Website: www.thelanguagetravelcompany.com
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DISCLAIMER: The above listings are intended for informational purposes only. Although some of the language programs are known personally to the Worldview Project and others have been awarded for quality by professional organizations, no recommendations are intended and students assume all risks inherent in studying at these institutions. The Worldview Project takes no responsibility for outcomes related to individuals participating in or obtaining information from these entities. It is also the individual's responsibility to inquire further regarding program details to determine if it is a good fit in terms of academic, professional, and personal goals as well as, if you are a student seeking academic credit, whether and how classes may or may not transfer back to the your home college/university for major or general education credit.
