Students then select one language.
From the fall term he or she embarks upon an intensive program consisting of eight 50-minute classes a week of minimal class size. Over a third of the classes are taught by native speakers. In addition to the intensive program, there are also classes designed to impart a more basic general knowledge of foreign languages. Students in these courses are instructed in the elements of grammar as well as the culture and society of the country in question through a regional studies approach. It is primarily for such students that SFC offers a full range of courses in English conversation, essay writing and the like.