How it Works

• Fill out the application with your language requests and preferences, and ISSS will do our best to match you with a language partner based on your responses. 
• Once matched, language partners should meet at least once per week during the semester to make the most of their exchange.
• You should spend half of the time speaking your native language and the other half in your partner’s native language.
• At the end of the semester, you and your partner may continue your language exchange into the following semester, or you may apply to the program again and be assigned to a new partner.
• This program is available to AU students only.
• Depending on the availability of languages, you may not be matched with a language partner immediately. We encourage you to apply again the following semester if this is the case.

Learning Outcomes

1. Practice foreign language skills
2. Explore language teaching skills
3. Enhance cross-cultural communication skils
4. Prepare for study abroad living
5. Build social connections