UW-Madison Arabic, Persian, and Turkish Language Institute (APTLI)
June 14 – August 6, 2021
COURSES ARE CURRENTLY HELD IN A VIRTUAL FORMAT FOR SUMMER 2021
WITH PLANS TO RETURN TO IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION IN SUMMER 2022
APTLI is a summer intensive language program for undergraduates, graduate students, and professionals. Courses are offered for academic credit at the beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels (depending on sufficient enrollment).
Each 8-week language class is equivalent to two semesters of study, with full academic year credit. Instruction is given in small groups taught by native speakers and experienced language teachers. The classes are intensive, involving a minimum of 4.5 hours contact hours Mondays through Fridays from 8:30AM – 1:00PM Central Time, plus extra hours for homework.
In addition to formal classes, students participate in co-curricular events and lectures covering a range of topics relating to the history and culture of the region. This combination of formal classes, cultural and language activities, movies, field trips (when in-person), and language tables provide students with opportunities to expand their vocabulary and practice using the language in different settings.
APTLI 2021 is Underway!
Explore current APTLI course information here.
Please contact us at aptli@iris.wisc.edu with any inquiries.
Application for Summer 2022 Coming Soon.
Turkish Flagship Language Initiative (TURFLI)
TURFLI is a special initiative of the Boren Awards for International Study offering awardees the opportunity to study Turkish at UW through APTLI during the summer and then continue through an immersion program in Baku, Azerbaijan for the fall semester.
APTLI PHILOSOPHY
UW-Madison’s Arabic, Persian, and Turkish Language Institute employs a communicative approach that entails student-centered, performance-based, and context-oriented language teaching.
To meet the program goals of integrating reading, writing, listening, and speaking with communication strategies and cultural skills, instructors and students agree to use the target language exclusively within the classroom. At the end of each level of instruction, students will demonstrate a) greater facility of communication, b) broader understanding of how to engage in the historical and socio-cultural contexts in which the target language is used, and c) expanded individual capabilities in learning how to adapt language skills for life-long learning.
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