The Language Flagship leads the nation in designing, supporting, and implementing a new paradigm for advanced language education. Through an innovative partnership between the federal government, education, and business, The Language Flagship seeks to graduate students who will take their place among the next generation of global professionals, commanding a superior level of fluency in one of many languages critical to U.S. competitiveness and security.

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Administered by American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS, the Central Asian Turkic Languages Overseas Flagship Program addresses the critical need for U.S. professionals to be able to speak, read, write, and understand Central Asian languages at the highest levels of functional proficiency. As such it is designed to raise the target language proficiency of students to the “superior” or “professional” level (ILR 3, 3+, 4/ACTFL "Superior" or "Distinguished" Levels) through an intensive program tailored to students' professional interests and academic specializations. The program is hosted by several universities and language centers throughout Central Asia and entails nine months of intensive language study. It features formal coursework in discourse development, individualized tutorials, biweekly excursions, and home-stays with local families. Participants benefit from extensive opportunities for professionally focused language development and language utilization through regular university courses in their area of specialization and internships with local organizations. Graduate students and working professionals who have already achieved the Advanced-Mid or Advanced-High level in at least two modalities are eligible to apply for this program. Heritage speakers are also welcome to apply. Students receive academic credit for graduate-level courses through Bryn Mawr College. Support services include mandatory pre-departure orientation in Washington, D.C.; accident and illness insurance; a full-time U.S. resident director; and American Councils offices in Washington, D.C. and Central Asia.