<p>Hi---</p>
<p>Does anyone know of a resource that ranks foreign language departments, or simply could suggest some excellent colleges for foreign language?</p>
<p>I am an independent counselor with an exceptional language student. She is interested in combining foreign language with international relations (and doing immersion programs). Middlebury, Tufts, Georgetown & GW come to mind. Any other suggestions?</p>
<p>The LCTL database is a good place to start, particularly if she is interested in somewhat obscure languages.</p>
<p>[LCTL</a> Course Offerings](<a href=“http://www.carla.umn.edu/lctl/db/]LCTL”>The Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA))</p>
<p>Columbia and American would also be potentially good fits.</p>
<p>The University of Chicago offers instruction in 74, including 2 dialects of Mayan, Old Norse and Phoenecian. I sense a niche opportunity. You never know when the Phoenicians might again be a world trade power.</p>
<p>I’ve heard Middlebury is great for this. Is there a specific language she wants to learn?</p>
<p>I’ve also heard that Middlebury is great for languages. My French teacher went to Grad school there and had a good experience.</p>
<p>Dickinson.</p>
<p>Among liberal arts colleges, Smith and Middlebury have the largest percentage of foreign language/area studies majors. Smith is well-known for its four year-long immersion programs in western Europe, and its program in Geneva also provides internship experiences with United Nations, NGO, and banking-related agencies.</p>
<p>I’d recommend Middlebury, the place for languages.</p>
<p>Wisconsin Madison. Great breadth and lots of support programs. Also many excellent Area Studies programs.</p>
<p>[The</a> University of Wisconsin-Madison Language Institute](<a href=“http://languageinstitute.wisc.edu/]The”>http://languageinstitute.wisc.edu/)</p>
<p>If Middlebury has some appeal (and it should), don’t overlook its summer language schools, which accept students from other colleges besides Middlebury.</p>
<p>Indiana University has the largest Language Department in the nation.</p>
<p>I think it really depends on the language. American University was impressive, but GW doesn’t have a pure Arabic major/minor.</p>
<p>At Kalamazoo, a small LAC in Michigan, something like 80-90% of the students end up spending time studying abroad.</p>
<p>Dartmouth.</p>
<p>“Indiana University has the largest Language Department in the nation.”</p>
<p>I don’t think so. Wisconsin teaches more languages and has a large summer language institute.</p>