Summer Intensive Language Program Graduates Celebrate “Moment Where Everything Really Clicked”

SILP graduation 2018 - Arabic group
Students in the Arabic section of the Middlebury Institute’s Summer Language Intensive Program—including Lauren Lee (front row, 2nd from right)—gathered after their August 9 graduation ceremony for one last photo with instructor Abdelkader Berrahmoun (back row, far left).

Eight weeks of intense focus on deepening language skills and cultural knowledge culminated recently in a graduation celebration for the 102 students in the Middlebury Institute’s Summer Intensive Language Program (SILP). Among the longest-running programs in the Institute’s 63-year history, SILP offers students a concentrated, immersive program of coursework and cultural activities designed to boost their language proficiency.

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