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Program Description

Overview


CLI students

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The Arizona State University Critical Languages Institute offers intensive summer courses and summer study-abroad programs for less commonly taught languages.

CLI offers study-abroad programs for: Albanian, Armenian, Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Indonesian, Russian, Ukrainian, and Uzbek.

CLI offers additional languages (Hebrew, Macedonian, Persian/Farsi, Polish, Tatar, and Turkish) on ASU's main campus, without study abroad.

CLI also offers Kazakh through an online program in partnership with Nazarbayev University in Nur-Sultan Kazakhstan

Students with no prior experience in the language of study must participate in on-campus intensive courses prior to departure (see details).

 

Locations

Bali
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Summer Programs

  • Albanian
    • 1st-year in Arizona
    • 1st-year in Arizona plus Tirana
    • 2nd-year in Tirana
  • Armenian
    • 1st-year in Arizona
    • 1st-year in Arizona plus Yerevan
    • 2nd-year in Yerevan
    • Advanced in Yerevan
  • Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian
    • 1st-year in Arizona
    • 1st-year in Arizona plus Sarajevo
    • 2nd-year in Sarajevo
    • Advanced in Sarajevo
  • Hebrew
    • 1st-year in Arizona
  • Indonesian
    • 1st-year in Arizona
    • 1st-year in Arizona plus Bali
    • 2nd-year in Bali
    • Advanced in Bali
  • Kazakh
    • 1st-year Online
    • 2nd-year Online
    • 3rd-year Online
  • Macedonian
    • 1st-year in Arizona
    • 2nd-year in Arizona
  • Persian
    • 1st-year in Arizona
    • 2nd-year in Arizona
  • Polish
    • 1st-year in Arizona
  • Russian
    • 1st-year in Arizona
    • 1st-year in Arizona plus Bishkek
    • 2nd-year in Arizona
    • 2nd-year in Bishkek
    • 3rd-year in Bishkek
    • 4th-year in Bishkek
    • 4th-year in St Petersburg
    • 5th-year in St Petersburg
    • 6th-year in St Petersburg
  • Tatar
    • 1st-year in Arizona
  • Turkish
    • 1st-year in Arizona
  • Ukrainian
    • 1st-year in Arizona
    • 1st-year in Arizona plus Kiev
    • 2nd-year in Kiev
  • Uzbek
    • 1st-year in Arizona
    • 1st-year in Arizona plus Tashkent
    • 2nd-year in Tashkent


To apply or for program details, visit the Critical Languages Institute website or contact cli@asu.edu.



Dates & Deadlines
Dates & Deadlines
Term Year App Deadline Decision Date Start Date End Date
Summer 2025 01/31/2025 03/07/2025 05/27/2025 08/08/2025