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The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is an immersive summer
opportunity for American college and university students to learn languages
essential to America's engagement with the world. The CLS Program provides
opportunities for American college and university students to study languages
and cultures essential to America's engagement with the world. Each summer,
American undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at U.S. colleges and
universities across the country, spend eight to ten weeks learning one of
fourteen languages at an intensive study abroad institute. The CLS Program is
designed to promote rapid language gains and essential intercultural fluency in
regions that are critical to U.S. national security and economic prosperity. CLS
Spark, an initiative of the CLS Program, provides opportunities for American
undergraduate college and university students to study Arabic, Chinese and
Russian virtually at the beginning level. Designed to leverage best practices in
online language learning, CLS Spark provides students with the opportunity to
study critical languages virtually when they may not have access to studying
these languages on their campuses. The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS)
Program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State with funding provided by
the U.S. Government. It is supported in its implementation by American Councils
for International Education.
