The Middle Eastern and Mediterranean Language Institute (MEDLI), formerly known as the Arabic, Persian, and Turkish Language Institute (APTLI), is an eight-week summer intensive language program for undergraduate and graduate students, professionals, and nontraditional students.

Students learn speaking, reading, listening, and writing skills through classroom instruction and a full range of co-curricular activities. Students will receive eight credits and a letter grade (A-F) after completing the program. MEDLI participants must complete both four-week sessions for a total of eight weeks. 

MEDLI is one of the Wisconsin Intensive Summer Language Institutes (WISLI). 

How to Get in

The Wisconsin Intensive Summer Language Institutes (WISLI) offers seven summer institutes. WISLI provides all the necessary information regarding the steps to complete an application for admission for each of the seven language institutes.