Information for Self-funded or FLAS-funded Participants
AFLI summer domestic program exposes learners to the culture and traditions of a number of less commonly taught African languages both inside and outside the classroom settings. Instruction is performance-based and communicative-oriented provided by professional, native-speaking instructors. Classes will meet in-person for four hours Monday through Friday plus a mandatory 1.5-hour conversational session on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays over eight weeks. Also, students will meet with a host family for two Saturdays in order to enhance communicative interactions and cultural understanding in the target languages. The program is designed to enable learners to reach functional proficiency in two or more skills (reading, writing, speaking, and listening) in their language of choice. Students will earn course credits equivalent to the University of Florida’s one academic year of instruction (i.e., Beginning courses = 10 credits & Intermediate/Advanced courses = 6 credits).
PROGRAM DATE: JUNE 1-JULY 27, 2024
APPLICATION DEADLINE: APRIL 20, 2024
Apply here: UF’s registrar office using the instructions below
Tuition & Textbooks/Instructional Materials Fees:
The fees for self-funded or FLAS students participating in AFLI are $4,990 for Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced classes.
Tuition: $4,865
Textbook supplies: $180
The fees cover instruction for the full eight-week session and the supply of instructional materials. All fees are billed to students directly on their ONE.UF account. Students must log into their account on ONE.UF for payment procedure. Payment deadline is 11:59pm on June 21, 2024.
Language Offerings:
Akan – Beginning, Intermediate/Advanced
Amharic – Intermediate/Advanced
French – Advanced (with survival Wolof)
Swahili – Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced
Wolof – Beginning, Intermediate/Advanced
Yoruba– Beginning, Intermediate/Advanced
Zulu – Beginning, Intermediate/Advanced
*The offering of the language is dependent on the registration of a minimum of 3 participating students. We would decide by May 2024, if we would offer any of these languages.
Funding Opportunities:
The University of Florida offers Title VI Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships for both graduate and undergraduate students, providing a $2500 stipend and covering tuition costs. Additional summer FLAS awards are available from various Title VI National Resource Centers for Africa across multiple universities, each with their own application procedures and deadlines.
Housing Opportunities in Gainesville during the summer program:
The University of Florida is a comprehensive public research university encompassing virtually all academic and professional disciplines, and member of the Association of American Universities. Its beautiful 2,000-acre campus is located within the city of Gainesville, a diverse community of over 120,000 people. June and July are months when Gainesville moves from sub-tropical to tropical, with daytime highs regularly 88-94F (31-34C) and continuously high levels of humidity. Overnight lows are typically 72-77F (22-25C) and no change in humidity. Late afternoon showers and thunderstorms are common as the Florida sunshine heats up moist summer air. Unless you are well-adjusted to such climates, air-conditioned living space is recommended and most apartments, condos, and houses are equipped with central systems. All UF classrooms and administrative buildings are air-conditioned.
Resources for renting in Gainesville:
Non-Boren students can also apply to stay in Cypress Hall. Any student who is interested in doing so should get in touch with us latest by the end of April. For students who will like off-campus accommodation, summer subleases abound in Gainesville like many university towns, and it is a buyer’s market for housing.
For convenient proximity to the University of Florida campus, the following two locations are close to campus:
Location 1 South West (SW) Between West University Avenue and SW 8th Avenue, & between SW 8th Street and SW 13th Street
Location 2 North West (NW) Between West University and NW 5th Avenue, & between NW 13th Street and NW 18th Street