Language Immersion Opportunities

Students majoring or minoring in a world language or in international studies may need to or may want to do a language immersion program.  These programs involve studying within a community who speaks a language other than English. 

Department of Public Instruction Wisconsin requires a language immersion program for students pursuing language teaching majors, but the Department of World Languages and Literatures does not require a language immersion program as part of the curriculum requirements.  Language teaching majors typically participate in language immersion opportunities in the semester before student teaching.

Spanish Teaching Study Abroad Requirement Culture, diversity, and success places students in internships in Mexico and Spain and internships are available in business/finance, engineering, tourism, information technology, media/communications, international relations, the nonprofit sector, Spanish studies and economics.

German Teaching Study Abroad Requirement In cooperation with the Office of International Programs, we offer semester long language immersion program in Marburg, Germany. Marburg is known as an exciting location full of history, well-known for being the site of the oldest protestant university. Our returning students have consistently related positive impressions of their experiences in Germany.