Where to Learn a Foreign Tongue
MONTEREY INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
Monterey, Calif.
408 647-4115
8 to 9 weeks, tuition and fees $2,670 to $2,870
LANGUAGES: Arabic, French, German, Japanese, Mandarin, Russian, Spanish
BENEFITS: Starts from ground zero, using videos of real situations. Also has year-round private courses.
MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE LANGUAGE SCHOOLS
Middlebury, Vt.
802 443-5510
7 to 9 weeks, tuition, room and board $4,385 to $5,765
LANGUAGES: Arabic, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin, Russian, Spanish
BENEFITS: Students must live in dormitory and speak only the language of study the entire time. Basic knowledge helpful.
RASSIAS FOUNDATION, DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
Hanover, N.H.
603 646-2922
10 days, tuition, room and board $2,000
LANGUAGES: French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
BENEFITS: Uses skits and other intensive methods to help beginners interact with language. Draws out the shy.
DATA: BUSINESS WEEK
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