The tapes were originally made some years ago by a member of the club who wanted to create a pronunciation guide for his American and Canadian students. Hundreds of people all over the world have used them successfully since. Its Summer '96 schedules are not yet made up, but in past years they've included three-four week sessions for foreign visitors. Approximately 35 students will be accepted into the University's annual International Summer Course for foreign students. Though primarily intended for university students of language and literature, anyone interested in Modern Icelandic may apply.
Instruction is mainly in Icelandic with English as a second language.
Classes consist of 70 hours of instruction in grammar, language exercises and text reading plus a series of ten lectures. Classes and lectures are scheduled Monday-Friday in the morning and early afternoon. Attendance in obligatory. A certificate will be issued upon satisfactory completion of the course. Tuition is approx.