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Clemson Language
Intensive
Program (CLIP)
The
Clemson Language Total Immersion Program is an on-campus language
institute that was designed to enhance the language skills and cultural
knowledge of both students and working professionals. Participants must
complete an equivalent of three or more semesters in the target
language (French, German, Japanese, or Spanish) in order to enroll in
this five-week, six-credit summer course. The Immersion Programs are
intensive courses, which include approximately 6-8 hours of classroom
instruction, social activities, and discussion each day. Activities
include weekly excursions, guest presentations, and visits to area
business firms. Native speakers are present daily for meal
conversations, afternoon conversation classes, and leisure activities.
July
6-August 9, 2006
CLIP
Faculty:
French: Julie Huntington
German: Margit Sinka, Lee Ferrell
Japanese: Toshiko Kishimoto
Spanish: Ana Fernandez
For
more information, contact: Toshiko Kishimoto, Associate Professor of
Japanese
and Director of CLIP. Email: ktoshik@clemson.edu
-- 864-656-5393
Clemson Language
Adventure Week (CLAW)
The
Department of Languages offers an exciting one-week language summer
camp for students who will be entering Grade 5 or 6. These day camps
run from Monday through Friday (8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.) and introduce
elementary school students to the various languages taught by the
department, which include American Sign Language, Chinese, French,
German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish. Students will practice
basic conversations, study several vocabularies (numbers, colors,
clothes, animals, etc.), make arts and crafts, watch entertaining
videos in the target languages, learn about the cultural diversity of
the countries, and will play games to reinforce their knowledge of the
languages. The cost is $250 per student, and the program will be
offered on the following date in 2006:
Deadline
for application is June 15, 2006.
For
more information, contact: Roger Simpson, Lecturer of Spanish and
Director of CLAW. Email: simpsor@clemson.edu
-- (864) 656-3421
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