Achieving this will enable the student to make a quick transition to life in Vienna and gain better access to the Austrian culture. Focus is placed on practical language skills and on the integration of daily experience with classroom course work. Each semester, courses are offered at multiple levels. The language of instruction is German. Courses cover listening and reading comprehension, conversation practice in dialogues and role-plays, and written composition.
Grammatical instruction concentrates on conversational contexts.
The Vienna program site is centrally located in the main part of the city. A central feature of the Vienna program is placement with a host family. A light breakfast is provided. Students are responsible for other meals. They also encourage the student to practice German and make contact with native speakers.