Shared Course Initiative

Institutional agreement for shared courses.

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. This academic year, we will offer a total of fifteen languages.   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.  There will be technology support available in the classroom. 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:

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

Yale

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

Courses offered Fall 2024

Click here to view the Spring 2024 courses

(Please note that these courses require permission of the instructor or a placement exam for students who were not enrolled in the prerequisite courses in the fall semester.)

 
course
meeting times
classroom at yale
 classroom at other institution
Elementary Bengali
BNGL 110		 MW 4:35 - 6:15 p.m.    
Intermediate Bengali
BNGL 130

TTh 2:55 - 4:10 p.m.
Advanced Bengali
BNGL 150		 TBA    
Elementary Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian
SBCR 110		 TWF 10:10 - 11:25 a.m.  

Intermediate  Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian
SBCR 130

 TWF 11:40 a.m. - 12:55 p.m.    

Elementary Cherokee
CHER 110

MTWThF 1:30 - 2:20 p.m.

    

Elementary Czech
CZEC 110

TThF 11:40a.m. - 12:55p.m.

    

Intermediate Czech
CZEC 130

TThF 10:10a.m. - 11:25p.m.

    
Elementary Dutch
DUTC 110		 MW 4:10 - 6:00 p.m.    
Intermediate Dutch
DUTC 130		 MW 6:10 - 8:00 p.m.    
Advanced Dutch
DUTC 150		 TTh  1:15 - 2:30 p.m    
Elementary Finnish
FNSH 110		 MW 4:10 - 6:00 p.m.    
Elementary Hungarian
HGRN 110		 TTh 9:10- 11:00 a.m.    
Intermediate Hungarian
HGRN 130		 TTh 11:45 a.m.  - 1:25 p.m.

Advanced Hungarian
HGRN 150

 TTh 4:10 - 5:25 p.m.    
Elementary Khmer
KHMR 110

MW 3:25 - 4:30 p.m., Th 3:35 - 4:35 p.m.
Intermediate Khmer
KHMR 130

T 11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., Th 4:20 - 5:35 p.m. 

    
Advanced Khmer
KHMR 150		 TBA    
Elementary Nepali
NPLI 110		 MTWTh 9:05 - 9:55 a.m.    
Intermediate Nepali
NPLI 130		 TTh 10:10 - 11:25 a.m.    
Advanced Nepali
NPLI 150		 MW 10:10 - 11:25 a.m.    

Elementary Punjabi
PNJB 110

MW 6:10 - 8:00 p.m.

    
Intermediate Punjabi
PNJB 130		 MW 4:10 - 6:00 p.m.    
Elementary Sinhala
SNHL 110		 TBA    
Intermediate Sinhala
SNHL 130		 TBA    
Advanced Sinhala
SNHL 150		 TBA    
Elementary Swedish
SWED 110		 MW 10:10 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.    
Elementary Tamil
TAML 110		 MTWTh 1:10 - 2:00 p.m.    

Elementary Classical Tibetan
TBTN 110

 MW 4:10 - 6:00 p.m.    
Intermediate Classical Tibetan
TBTN 130		 TTh 2:10 - 4:00 p.m.    
Advanced Classical Tibetan
TBTN 150		 TTh 4:10 - 6:00 p.m.    

Elementary Modern Tibetan
MTBT 110

 MTWTh 12:10 - 1:00 p.m.  
Intermediate Modern Tibetan
MTBT 130		 MW 2:40 - 3:55 p.m.    
Advanced Modern Tibetan
MTBT 150		 TTh 10:10 - 11:25 a.m.    
Intermediate Ukrainian
UKRN 130		 MWTh 10:10 - 11:25 a.m.    
Advanced Ukrainian
UKRN 150

MW 1:10 - 2:25 p.m.
Elementary Wolof
WLOF 110		 MTWTh 12:10 - 1:00 p.m.    
Intermediate Wolof
WLOF 130		 MW 2:10 - 4:00 p.m.    
Advanced Wolof
WLOF 150		 TTh 2:10 - 4:00 p.m.    
Elementary Zulu
ZULU 110		 MTWThF 11:35 a.m. - 12:25 p.m. Luce 013  
Intermediate Zulu
ZULU 130		 MTWThF 9:25 - 10:15 a.m. Luce 013  

Advanced Zulu
ZULU 150

 MW 1:00 - 2:15 p.m. Luce 013  
 
Please note the following important information regarding the academic calendars* of the three institutions:

 

Columbia

First day of classes September 3, 2024
No classes November 4, 2024
Thanksgiving break November 27-29, 2024
Last day of classes December 9, 2024
Reading period December 10-12, 2024
Exam period

December 13-20, 2024

Cornell 

First day of classes August 26, 2024
No classes September 2, 2024
Fall break October 12-15, 2024
Thanksgiving Break November 27-29, 2024
Last day of classes December 9, 2024
Reading period December 10-12, 2024
Exam period December 13-21, 2024

Yale

First day of classes August 28, 2024
No classes September 2, 2024
October Break October 15-20, 2024
November Break November 23-29, 2024
Last day of classes December 6, 2024
Reading period  December 7-11, 2024
Exam period  December 12-18, 2024

*For the days that the institutional calendars are not in sync, the instructors will offer alternative class meeting times and supplementary online activities.

Course Archive

Select the links below to view the archives of courses for previous semesters.