Rigorous foreign language programs?

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<p>I visited Middlebury today, and found that I was absolutely in love with its foreign language program - its rigor, the summer language camps, and the language specific housing, in particular. Unfortunately, I don't feel the college will be a good fit for me. What are some other incredibly strong foreign language programs at LACs? Ivies? I would really like to become fluent in at least one (hopefully two) languages before I graduate college (French and Spanish). are good foreign language programs less hard to come by than I think?</p>

<p>Thanks for any input!</p>

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<p>Take a look at Kalamazoo, a LAC in Michigan. Something like 90% of its undergrads end up spending a semester overseas.</p>

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<p>Dartmouth (Rassias method) has strong foreign languages and study abroad. Practically every large public is strong in languages. Check out Cal-Berkeley, for example.</p>

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<p>Kenyon College</p>

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<p>Grinnell, Hamilton, Vassar. No one can quite match Middlebury, though, IMO. I say this as a Grinnellian.</p>

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<p>Yeah, Kalamazoo is ranked 6th in the US for foreign language programs, according to the 2010 Higher Education Data Sharing. That’s where I would like to go! (I want to study Spanish.)</p>

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<p>The Middlebury Summer language programs are not run by the college…</p>

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<p>Check out Georgetown. They offer a wide range of languages and have numerous study abroad programs. Intermediate or higher proficiency is required for graduation.</p>

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<p>Often overlooked Midwestern LAC Concordia College in Moorhead, MN, (which administrates Concordia Language Villages) offers nine languages with strong campus engagement including international houses.
<a href=“http://www.cord.edu/Academics/Global/languages.php[/url]”>http://www.cord.edu/Academics/Global/languages.php&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://www.cord.edu/Academics/global1.php[/url]”>http://www.cord.edu/Academics/global1.php&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>The University of Delaware has a very cool major called “Three Languages.” This might be right for you.
[Three</a> Languages Major](<a href=“http://www.udel.edu/fllt/main/Majors/ThreeLanguageMajor.html]Three”>http://www.udel.edu/fllt/main/Majors/ThreeLanguageMajor.html)</p>

<p>If you are intersted in a strategic/critical language, check the 23 colleges that are part of The Language Flagship. The programs are intense; you will be fluent in a difficult language by the time you graduate.
[The</a> Language Flagship - Undergraduate Programs](<a href=“http://www.thelanguageflagship.org/undergraduate-programs]The”>http://www.thelanguageflagship.org/undergraduate-programs)</p>

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<p>Ohio State [The</a> Foreign Language Center](<a href=“http://flc.osu.edu/]The”>http://flc.osu.edu/)</p>

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<p>Beloit College too.</p>

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<p>Lewis and Clark College would be a good safety.</p>

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<p>Here’s some info about languages at Grinnell:
[Global</a> Languages - Global Grinnell | Grinnell College](<a href=“http://www.grinnell.edu/aboutinfo/global-grinnell/globallanguages]Global”>http://www.grinnell.edu/aboutinfo/global-grinnell/globallanguages)</p>

<p>[Language</a> Houses - Residence Life and Orientation | Grinnell College](<a href=“http://www.grinnell.edu/offices/reslife/housingproc/houses/langhouse]Language”>http://www.grinnell.edu/offices/reslife/housingproc/houses/langhouse)</p>

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<p>I imagine if you went to Colorado College and majored in a language, you would get an intensive education, due to their block plan. You take one class at a time, three hours a day for three and a half weeks. If you weren’t majoring in a language, the break between studying no language and studying only language could be difficult.</p>

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<p>[DLIFLC.edu</a> - Home](<a href=“http://www.dliflc.edu/index.html]DLIFLC.edu”>http://www.dliflc.edu/index.html)</p>

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<p>Thank you, everyone! This was extremely helpful. :)</p>

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