Shared Course Initiative (SCI)

Columbia, Cornell, and Yale, through a collaborative arrangement to share less commonly taught languages, offer several languages that are not otherwise taught on our campuses via videoconferencing from a partner institution.

These are not “online” computer-based courses. The courses are taught live by an instructor at the sending institution, and students at the receiving institution will be expected to attend a regular class in a designated classroom which is outfitted with videoconferencing technology. At the receiving end, students will see the teacher and be able to interact via videoconference with him/her and the other class of students.

Please note that you will be registered at your home institution through the regular registration process and receive credit from your own institution. To learn more about the SCI classroom experience, please visit the SCI website.

For general information or further details about the project, feel free to contact the following people who are coordinating the project at your institution:

Yale

For general inquiries, please email: sci-cls@yale.edu

Fernando Rubio, Director, Center for Language Study, 203-432-6456
Mary Jo Lubrano, Associate Director, Center for Language Study, 203-432-0584
Kristian Wingo, Language Technology Specialist, 203-432-8504
David Ortega, Assistant Director, Center for Language Study, 203-436-8282

Columbia

Stéphane Charitos, Director, Language Resource Center, 212-854-6341
Vera Felder, Program Manager, Language Resource Center, 212-854-6132

Cornell

Angelika Kraemer, Director, Language Resource Center, 607-255-8685
Sam Lupowitz, Media Development Manager, Language Resource Center, 607-255-3827
Ahmed Shamim, Academic Programs Coordinator, Language Resource Center, 607-254-7025

Courses offered Fall 2025

Course	Meeting times	Classroom at yale
Elementary Bengali I BNGL 1100	MW 5:00 - 6:40 PM	Dow 420
Intermediate Bengali I BNGL 1300	TuTh 1:25 - 2:40 PM	Dow B07
Advanced Bengali BNGL 3500	TBA
Elementary Czech I CZEC 1100	TThF 10:10 a.m. – 11:25 p.m.	Dow B07
Intermediate Czech I CZEC 1300	TThF 11:40 – 12:55 a.m.	Dow B07
Intermediate Dutch I DUTC 1300	MW 6:10 – 8:00 p.m.	Dow B07
Advanced Dutch I DUTC 3500	TTh 6:00 – 7:15 p.m.	Dow B07
Intermediate Finnish I FNSH 1300	MW 3:10 - 5:00 PM	Dow B07
Elementary Hungarian I HGRN 1100	TTh 9:10 – 11:00 a.m.	Dow B13
Intermediate Hungarian I HGRN 1300	TTh 11:10 – 1:00 p.m.	Dow B13
Advanced Hungarian I HGRN 1500	MW 11:45 – 1:00 p.m.	Dow B13
Elementary Khmer I KHMR 1100	T 5:10 - 6:15 p.m. Th 6:40 - 7:45 p.m. F 12:15 - 1:25 p.m.	Dow B13
Intermediate Khmer I KHMR 1300	T 3:50 - 5:05 p.m. F 2:30 - 3:45 p.m.	Dow B07
Elementary Nepali I NPLI 1100	MTWTh 9:05 – 9:55 a.m.	Dow B07
Intermediate Nepali I NPLI 1300	TTh 10:10 – 11:25 a.m.	Dow B11
Advanced Nepali I NPLI 3500	MW 10:10 – 11:25 a.m.	Dow B11
Elementary Punjabi I PNJB 1100	MW 6:10 – 8:00 p.m.	Dow B13
Intermediate Punjabi I PNJB 1300	MW 4:10 – 6:00 p.m.	Dow B13
Elementary Sinhala I SNHL 1100	TBD
Intermediate Sinhala I SNHL 1300	TBD
Advanced Sinhala I SNHL 3500	TBD
Intermediate Swedish I SWED 1300	MW 10:10 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	Dow B07
Intermediate Tamil I TAML 1300	MTWTh 1:10 – 2:00 p.m.	Dow B13
Elementary Telugu I TLGU 1100	MTWThF 2:30 – 3:20 pm	Luce 013
Intermediate Telugu I TLGU 1300	MTWThF 3:30 – 4:20 pm	Luce 013
Elementary Classical Tibetan I TBTN 1100	MW 4:10 – 6:00 p.m.	Dow B11
Intermediate Classical Tibetan I TBTN 1300	TTh 2:10 – 4:00 p.m.	Dow B11
Advanced Classical Tibetan I TBTN 3500	TTh 12:10 – 2:00 p.m.	Dow B12
Elementary Modern Tibetan I MTBT 1100	MTWTh 12:10 pm – 1:00 pm	Dow B11
Intermediate Modern Tibetan I MTBT 1300	MW 2:40 – 3:55 p.m.	Dow B13
Advanced Modern Tibetan I MTBT 3500	TTh 10:10 – 11:25 a.m.	Dow 420
Advanced Ukrainian I UKRN 3500	MW 1:10 – 2:25 p.m	Dow B11
Elementary Wolof I WLOF 1110	MTWTh 12:10 – 1:00 p.m.	Dow 420
Intermediate Wolof I WLOF 1300	MW 2:10 – 4:00 p.m.	Dow 420
Advanced Wolof I WLOF 3500	TTh 2:10 – 4:00 p.m.	Dow 420
Elementary Zulu I ZULU 110	MTWThF 11:35 a.m. – 12:25 p.m.	Luce 013
Intermediate Zulu I ZULU 1300	MTWThF 10:30 – 11:20 a.m.	Luce 013
Advanced Zulu I ZULU 3500	MW 1:00 – 2:15 p.m.	Luce 013

Academic Calendars

Please note the following important information regarding the academic calendars* of the three institutions:

*For the days that the institutional calendars are not in sync, the instructors will offer alternative class meeting times and supplementary online activities. Yale students enrolled in SCI language courses originating at one of our partner institutions are responsible for monitoring their sending institution’s academic calendar. The SCI coordinator will communicate pertinent information whenever necessary.