"The teachers are always there to answer questions about language and culture, and also bring in their own experiences. Although the eight-week program was intense, every minute of my time in CLS was wonderful and exciting."

Amani E .
First-year Chinese, Summer 2009

"One of my favorite things about the CLS summer program is the superb quality of teaching. Each teacher is prepared to devote his or her entire summer to educating students in their chosen language. By the end of the summer, all the teachers had invested a little bit of themselves in each one of their students -- forming wonderful teacher-student partnerships that assured everyone’s success."

Maxwell L .
First-year Arabic, Summer 2009

"I never believed that I could make so much progress in acquiring a language in just eight weeks...I recommend CLS to anyone interested in an incredibly intense, but fun, summer.

Jill A .
First-year Russian, Summer 2009

"The program is intense, but students help keep each other on track, which is important o staying sane and not burning out.  It is easy to make great friends who you will stay in contact with after the program has finished."

John S .
First-year Japanese, Summer 2009

"The course structure and the total immersion environment offered me an amazing experience I could never have had during the school year. In class, we read and discussed truly phenomenal texts, and the professors were extremely dedicated, making sure everyone was able to keep up. Class was engaging, and not limited to a lecture-style format."

Zachary M .
Third-year Chinese, Summer 2008

"Culture was a large component of what we learned this summer. We had field trips, saw performers, learned games, learned songs, and danced our brains out! And that was all in addition to studying Arabic for more than six hours (plus homework!) a day!"

Molly S .
First-year Arabic, Summer 2008

"Overall I believe the CLS program, though challenging, prepared me substantially to engage in the continual study of the language, providing me with both the learning and language skills crucial to a strong foundation when striving for language fluency."

Sarah P .
First-year Chinese, Summer 2008

"The 3:1 student/faculty ratio and 6 hours of class and individual tutorials daily gave everyone a lot of individual attention. Morale was high. All of the students in my class worked very hard (~4 hours of study per night, on top of 6 hours of class) and helped each other. As all students and instructors lived in a common dorm and ate meals together we were able to focus on language almost all of the time."

Steve C .
Second-year Chinese, Summer 2008

"I did not regret one hour of studying or doing homework because everyday was non-stop fun. All in all, my experience at the CLS program during the summer was one of the most fulfilling summers I have had in a long time!"

John W .
Second-year Japanese, Summer 2007 & 2008

"Beloit College is the perfect environment for learning a language. With its seemingly quiet surroundings, Beloit allows you to focus. Yet with its years of delicate touch with the summer languages program, it has become a force to be reckoned with."

Sital S .
First-year and Second-year Chinese, Summer 2008 & 2009