MEDLI Course Structure
- MEDLI is an intensive language program designed to maximize language learning in a short period of time.
- One summer at MEDLI is the equivalent to one year’s worth of language learning during the academic year.
- Students are expected to attend class daily, as missing one class is the equivalent of missing one week during the academic year.
- MEDLI is an eight week program divided into first and second semesters.
- Students will receive two grades – one at the end of the first semester and a second at the end of the second semester.
- Each semester at MEDLI is worth 4 UW-Madison credits, with 8 credits received at the end of the program.
- Students must pass first semester in order to continue to second semester of the program.
- Classes meet 4 hours per day, 5 days per week, Monday-Friday.
- MEDLI courses consist of 156-160 contact hours (depending on when the July 4 holiday falls).
Languages, Syllabi & Textbooks
MEDLI 2023 syllabi will be provided to students during their first day of classes on Monday, June 19.
Each summer the specific course content will be modified based on the instructor’s assessment of student ability and pre-program placement results. along with most recent textbooks used.
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Arabic
MEDLI (formerly APTLI) 2023 syllabi will be available the week prior to the program start date. Those interested in exploring the past summer program syllabi may visit said information here:
Elementary
Textbooks:
Aif Baa: Introduction to Arabic Letters and Sounds (3rd edition) by Brustad, Al-Batal & Al-Tonsi. ISBN: 978-1-58901-632-3. (Required)
Al-Kitaab fii Tacallum al- cArabiyya , Part I (3rd edition) by Brustad, Al-Batal & Al-Tonsi. ISBN: 9781589017375 (Required).
Hans-Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic. (Optional)
Intermediate
Textbooks:
Al–Tonsi, A., Al–Batal, M., Brustad, K., Al–Kitaab fii Ta`allum al–Arabiyya: A
Textbook for Arabic, Part Two, Third Edition, Washington D.C.: Georgetown
University Press, 2011.
Advanced
Arabiyyat al–Naas (Part Three): An Advanced Course in Arabic 1st Edition
Hebrew
MEDLI (formerly APTLI) 2023 syllabi will be available the week prior to the program start date. Those interested in exploring the past summer program syllabi may visit said information here:
Textbook: Hebrew from Scratch, Part I (2019 edition; ISBN: 9653501127)
Persian
MEDLI (formerly APTLI) 2023 syllabi will be available the week prior to the program start date. Those interested in exploring the past summer program syllabi may visit said information here:
Elementary
Textbooks:
Persian in Use: An Elementary Textbook of Language and Culture by Anousha Sedighi
Intermediate
Textbooks:
Persian Learner Part Two: Intermediate Persian for College Students (Persian Edition) by Peyman Nojoumian (required)
Persian Learner Part Three: Intermediate Persian for College Students (Volume 3) (Persian Edition) by Peyman Nojoumian (required)
S. Haim. Persian–English Dictionary. Third Printing. Hippocrene Standard
Dictionary. New York, 2000.
Aryanpour Kashani, Abbas and Manoochehr. The Combined New Persian– English and English– Persian Dictionary. Mazda Publication, 1986.
Intermediate Persian Course: Saeed Yousef & Hayedeh Torabi (ISBN–13: 978–
0415616553, ISBN–10: 0415616557)
Advanced
Textbooks:
Turkish
MEDLI (formerly APTLI) 2023 syllabi will be available the week prior to the program start date. Those interested in exploring the past summer program syllabi may visit said information here:
Elementary
Textbooks:
Elementary Turkish: A Complete Course for Beginners, Volume 1 and 2 (Revised 3rd version)
Istanbul: Turkish for Foreigners Course Book published by Istanbul University
*Students do not have to purchase, PDF files of textbooks will be uploaded to Canvas
Intermediate
Textbooks:
Yeni İstanbul Turkish B1 Ders Kitabı
-Textbook available for purchase here
Advanced
Textbooks:
Istanbul Yabancılar için Türkçe B1-B2 (digital access will be provided)