Based in France's fabled Loire valley, this seven week program offers linguistic and cultural immersion through a program of courses and field trips complemented by homestay with native host families. First, all students attend a two-week “Cultural Integration Workshop,” (CIW) taught by Georgetown faculty members and surveying current socio-cultural and linguistic realities in France. After a few days off, each student is placed in one of 9 levels of a four-week, multi-level intensive language session at the Institut de Touraine, a renowned institution specializing in French-language programs for foreigners. The program is open to Undergraduate and Graduate Students at all levels of French (except full beginners).