Welcome to SEASSI!
Review the application checklist and apply here!
Summer session dates: June 19 – August 11, 2023
The Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute (SEASSI) is an eight-week intensive language training program for undergraduates, graduate students, professionals, and non-traditional students. Students learn speaking, reading, listening, and writing skills through classroom instruction and a full range of co-curricular activities.
Languages offered through SEASSI include:
Burmese | Filipino | Hmong | Indonesian | Javanese | Khmer | Lao | Thai | Vietnamese
We are thrilled that you are interested in studying a Southeast Asian Language!
Please review our website for program details, and feel free to call (608-265-2652) or email (seassi@lpo.wisc.edu) for more information.
"I am so happy that I decided to come to SEASSI [...], I was able to make new friends and learn with a great instructor."
SEASSI Alum
All About SEASSI
Each language course is equivalent to two semesters of study, with full academic year credit.
Instruction is given in small individualized groups taught by a team consisting of a coordinator (usually a linguist specializing in Southeast Asian language pedagogy) and teachers who are native speakers of that language.
Instruction is intensive. Students will receive 8 credits and a letter grade (A-F) after completing the program.
SEASSI participants must complete both 4-week sessions for a total of 8 weeks during the summer program. Classes are held from 8am to 12:30pm, Mondays-Fridays. Most students find that they spend an additional three to four hours per day on homework.
Arizona State University, Cornell University | Michigan State University | Northern Illinois University | Ohio University | University of California-Berkeley | University of California-Los Angeles | University of Hawaii-Manoa | University of Michigan | University of Notre Dame | University of Washington | University of Wisconsin-Madison | Yale University.
SEASSI is an integral part of a nationwide network of language teaching faculty from the institutions that are members of the SEASSI network Representatives from this network meet annually to discuss SEASSI and recommend ways to improve the program.
News and Events
CSEAS Friday Forum – Diana Kim (Keynote Speaker JSEALab)
CSEAS Friday Forum – Jonathan Pollack
CSEAS Friday Forum – Sera Koulabdara
CSEAS Friday Forum – Tom Jones
CSEAS Friday Forum – Panel Discussion on Indigeneity in Thailand