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The Middlebury Language Schools, starting with the establishment of the School of German in 1915, offer intensive undergraduate and graduate-level instruction in 10 languages during six-, seven-, or eight-week summer sessions. The Schools enroll about 1,350 students every summer. The Schools all use an immersion-based approach to language instruction and acquisition. All students in the Language Schools must sign and abide by Middlebury College's "Language Pledge", a pledge to use their target language exclusively during the duration of their time at the School. Undergraduate instruction, available both to undergraduate students as well as government employees and individuals from professional backgrounds, is offered in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. Additionally, graduate-level instruction is offered in Chinese, French, Italian, Russian, and Spanish. The Language Schools also offer a Doctor of Modern Languages (D.M.L.) degree, currently unique to Middlebury. ==Founding and expansion== In 1915, the School of German was established, becoming the first of Middlebury's Language Schools was founded.〔(Bread Loaf's History )〕 The most recent School, the Middlebury School of Hebrew, was established in the summer of 2008.〔(School of Hebrew )〕 Middlebury's Language Schools have historically been conducted at the College's campus in Middlebury, Vermont. In the summer of 2009 the College opened a satellite campus at Mills College in Oakland, California to accommodate growth in the enrollments in several of the schools. For the summer of 2011, Middlebury at Mills will offer Arabic, French, Japanese, and Spanish instruction. Students in French and Spanish may opt to study at either the Middlebury or Mills campuses.〔(Middlebury at Mills )〕 In 2010, an advanced Arabic class was responsible for (a controversial rap video ) satirizing the school and emphasizing the difficulties in thinking fully in a foreign language. English subtitles are available (here. ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Middlebury College Language Schools」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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