English
Spend time at the English Language School and you’ll experience the single most effective method for rapid language acquisition: a total English language immersion environment with the Language Pledge®—a promise to read, write, listen, and speak only in your language of study.
The English Language School is closed for Summer 2026.
If you are interested in enrolling in the Language Schools, please see a list of our languages.
English Program Overview
The English Language School is a 7-week summer program located in Monterey, California at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies (MIIS). The program is open to students who want to learn English—from intermediate to advanced. Our students are undergraduate applicants, current undergraduates, graduate students, professionals looking to succeed in their careers, and lifelong learners from all over the world.
Live in Language
Students read, write, listen, and speak English 24 hours a day, seven days a week. If you were to choose one thing that sets us apart, it would be the dedication of students and faculty to making great strides in language learning, embodied by the Language Pledge.
You don’t merely learn the English language, you learn about literature, history, politics, art, film, music, food, and dance, because we don’t separate language and culture.
Outside the classroom, you’ll participate in organized cocurricular activities—including cooking and movie nights—each designed to help you build new vocabulary while developing cultural fluency. Students have the opportunity to live in on-campus housing at a newly renovated space.