Most students are primarily involved with the LCC during the time they are actually studying on campus. Some prepare for the language they need for internships or future work and others simply refresh their skills with various languages as a way to pass program proficiency requirements or to stay in touch with languages and language learning. It is important that you individually understand your program's language requirements. The information is available in the school catalog, from an admissions counselor or from program advisers. Because SIT students are on campus for a relatively short period of time and because they arrive here with a wide range of abilities and learning needs, we offer a variety of services, none of which conflict with your program's required courses.
Classes meet twice weekly each semester.
Beginning classes are offered during the fall semester only. No beginning classes are offered in the spring. Our classes are taught by trained teachers, some of whom are native speakers of the target language and all of whom have a good deal of background in the language and in experiential learning principles. The GSI program is structured and requires students to maintain documentation of efforts. We do our best to accommodate all students' needs, but finding materials or assistants for all languages is not always possible.