Course Information

SASLI offers the first and second year study of modern South Asian languages and Sanskrit, as well as the third year study of Hindi, Sanskrit, and Urdu. It prepares students for subsequent training domestically and abroad. SASLI is currently held on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Students may only register for one language per summer. This 8-week program offers the equivalent of two full semesters of academic study and 160 contact hours. SASLI participants MUST complete the two consecutive 4-week sessions for a total of 8 weeks.

Upon completion of the program, students will receive 8 credits and two letter grades (A-F). Students can request a transcript from the Registrar’s Office of the University of Wisconsin-Madison for coursework at SASLI.

Classroom hours of instruction are Monday through Friday, 4 hours each day, from 8:30 AM – 1:00 PM (with a break from 10:30-11:00 AM). Due to the intensive nature of the summer session, absences for reasons other than illness are allowed only in special circumstances.

Summer 2021 – June 14-August 6

Courses being offered for the 2021 program:

*For the Summer 2021 program, all courses will be offered remotely. All classes will have a Canvas course for assignments, updates, and more. Daily class meetings will be composed of synchronous and asynchronous hours. All synchronous hours will be held on Blackboard or Zoom, at the discretion of the instructor. More information about synchronous verse asynchronous class time will be determined later. Please email sasli@southasia.wisc.edu with any questions.

Kannada, Malayalam, and Telugu will be offered by the University of Texas at Austin for the Summer of 2021. Please contact sai@austin.utexas.edu for more information.

Classes may be cancelled due to low enrollment. Please be sure to apply to SASLI as early as possible to help ensure that your class will be offered. Those that apply to a course that is cancelled can receive a refund for the application fee.

Students sitting on Bascom Hill — Photo by Bryce Richter /UW-Madison

“This was my first every intensive language learning experience and I really was not sure what to expect especially because of the online structure that SASLI adopted, but honestly, it was a fantastic experience. I came out the other end better than I went in, and I feel like I have learned so much in such a short amount of time…it’s really not something that you can get from a Monday/Wednesday or similar type college course. I wouldn’t trade it for anything.”

SASLI 2020 Student