Learn an Asian LCTL From Home
Language knowledge is essential for the study of Asian cultures and societies. Distance learning options offer greater opportunity for foreign and heritage language learners to study a broader range of languages. While distance and online language courses are growing to be more accessible, it is the hope that with time, this database of Asian LCTLs with distance course options also expand.
These distance courses implement a range of technologies and learning materials. Please check out the following institutions bellow to see what languages you may be able to study from the comfort of your home. More detailed information on each course and tuition/fees can be found through respective institutional URLs on each individual language page. Save the moving costs and take an Asian LCTL, wherever you may be.
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California State University - Fullerton
Languages: Vietnamese
Frequency: Fall and spring semester/Yearly
Additional info: Proposed to start spring semester 2019
Coastline Community College
Columbia University
Cornell University
Languages: Sinhala
Frequency: Fall and spring semester/Yearly
Additional info: Courses available to Yale University and Columbia University students through Shared Course Initiative.
Indiana University
Michigan State University
Languages: Tamil / Thai / Vietnamese
Frequency: Fall and spring semester & summer session/Yearly
Additional info: Vietnamese and Tamil available during the fall, spring, and summer. Thai available during the fall and spring semester. University of Maryland – College Park students may take Vietnamese through course share program.
Middlebury Institute of International Studies
Languages: Filipino /Pashto / Thai / Urdu / Vietnamese
Frequency: Tailored course/available upon request
Additional info:
Northern Illinois University
Languages: Burmese /Filipino / Indonesian
Frequency: Fall and spring semester/Yearly
Additional info:
Oakton Community College
Palden Sakya Center
Tibetan Language Institute
University of Arizona
University of Colorado Boulder
Languages:
Frequency:
Additional info:
University of California - Berkeley
University of Hawaii - Manoa
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Languages: Bengali / Burmese / Filipino /Gujarati /Hindi / Hmong / Indonesian / Khmer / Malayalam / Marathi / Pashto / Sanskrit /Sinhala / Tamil / Telugu / Thai / Tibetan / Urdu / Vietnamese
Frequency: Fall and spring semester & summer institute/Yearly
Additional info: Certain languages available during the academic year, some available during the summer, and some available during both periods. Some courses are also available to students from BTAA universities (https://www.btaa.org/about/member-universities) and University of California – Berkeley. See specific languages for more details.
Yale University
Languages: Indonesian
Frequency: Fall and spring semester/Yearly
Additional info: Courses available to Cornell University and Columbia University students through Shared Course Initiative.