UW-Madison summer dates: June 17, 2024 – August 09, 2024
SEAFLI Partners
All of our SEAFLI partners work closely together. Click the tabs below to understand more about the roles of each partner and who you should contact with questions.
The Boren Awards are the main facilitators of the SEAFLI program. You are a Boren Scholar or Fellow the entire duration of the required intensive summer program, required immersive fall program, as well as the optional spring program, if you decide to continue abroad with an internship or research.
Boren is who you should contact for questions regarding:
- the application process
- all funding information & disbursements
- language pre-tests
- Boren Convocation
- optional spring programming
Email Boren SEAFLI–> BorenIFLI@iie.org
The University of Wisconsin-Madison runs the domestic summer program. Students will study their target language in an intensive program for 8 weeks while staying on the beautiful UW Madison campus. At the end of the summer session, students will have earned 8 credits on their transcript.
SEAFLI students learn Bahasa Indonesia/Thai/Vietnamese through the Southeast Asian Summer Studies Institute at UW Madison. In addition to formal class time, SEAFLI students are required to participate in co-curricular events focusing on language and culture. You can read more about those requirements here.
For the abroad portion of the SEAFLI program, SEAFLI students enroll in UW-Madison’s study abroad department and are considered UW-Madison special students while abroad in the fall. Summer and fall grades will be on one UW-Madison transcript at the end of the SEAFLI program.
Contact UW-Madison for questions regarding:
- Any and all summer programming
- UW enrollment & courses
- IAP study abroad enrollment
- Summer housing
- Transcripts & credit transfers
Email UW-Madison SEAFLI–> seafli@lpo.wisc.edu
American Councils for International Education coordinates all of the fall abroad programming. They handle all visas for the fall semester, international flights, and work closely with the international institution to make sure the language classes and cultural immersion activities are running smoothly, as well as monitor student well-being.
- SEAFLI-Indonesian (formerly IFLI) students study abroad at the State University of Malang in Malang, East Java, Indonesia.
- SEAFLI-Thai students study abroad at the Language Institute for Chiang Mai University (LICMU) in Chiang Mai, Thailand
- SEAFLI-Vietnamese students study abroad at the University of Languages and international Studies (ULIS), Vietnam National University in Hanoi, Vietnam.
The immersive environment supports students as they take part in language classes, extra-curricular activities, cultural excursions, and live with host families for the entire duration of the fall program.
At the end of the 15-week fall abroad program, students receive 12 credits towards their transcript.
Contact American Councils for questions regarding:
- Any and all fall abroad programming
- Visas (for fall semester)
- International flights
- Overseas health insurance
- Homestays
- Pre- & post-overseas language testing
Email American Councils SEAFLI–>
seafli.indonesian@americancouncils.org
Summer Domestic Program
SEAFLI awardees will attend the official domestic summer program offered by the UW-Madison. Courses will be run through SEASSI at UW Madison and extracurricular activities will be organized by SEAFLI staff in Madison, WI.
SEAFLI students participate in classes Monday-Friday, from 8:00am-12:30pm. In addition to any optional activities planned by the SEASSI program, SEAFLI students will be required to meet with language partners, participate in conversation tables, and attend various cultural and linguistic online events. See the ‘Day in the Life‘ section below for more detailed information of summer expectations.
SEAFLI students live on the beautiful UW-Madison campus during the summer program. Please view Housing in Madison for more information.
Browse the links below and to the side for commonly requested information:
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- SEAFLI summer domestic weekly schedule SAMPLE
- SEAFLI summer budget sample
- SEAFLI summer course credit breakdown
- More details on the SEASSI program
- Bahasa Indonesia Learning Resources
- Attendance Policy
SEAFLI Important Links
Day in the Life - Domestic Study @ UW
During the summer at UW-Madison, SEAFLI students participate in the Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute (SEASSI) and make up a percentage of the SEASSI student cohort. In short, this means that SEAFLI students will study with non-SEAFLI students in their classes during the summer.
SEAFLI students do have more required activities than a typical SEASSI student. Those extra activities include:
- Language Partner Sessions (2 times/week for 1-hour each)
- These are CONVERSATION partners (not tutors), meant to help students with their everyday speech. These conversations will prepare the students for interactions they may encounter during their fall semester abroad.
- Language Portfolios (on-going assignment uploads to a Google Drive folder)
- RFLI Culture Initiative (CI) App, Moodle Course, and Roundtable Discussions
- The RFLI-Culture Initiative is designed to improve student understanding of their host culture through materials that supplement their language curriculum during the domestic and overseas programs (currently available for Bahasa Indonesia only)
- Required attendance at co-curricular activities such as lecture series events, cultural events, and SEAFLI cohort meetings
- Periodic meetings with the Regional-FLI Program Coordinator
Summer Activity Hours
The SEAFLI program is an intensive language program. Students should consider their position in this program to be the equivalent of a full time job. This consists of:
- 20 hours of language study per week
- 2 hours of language partner (LP) meetings per week
- 2-3 hours of cultural activities per week
- 10-20 hours of homework/assignments per week
- TOTALLING: ~35 – 45 hours of SEAFLI required activities per week!
- PLUS: Culture Initiative roundtable discussions (approx. 1 hour every other week), periodic workshops, orientations, and meetings
Alumni Voices
Check out what past alumni have expressed about the SEAFLI program by clicking the image below!
