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A semester of linguistics in nine weeks.
Summer@CanIL is an intensive, on-campus program in Langley on the campus of Trinity Western University — the fastest way to complete your prerequisites and launch into a CanIL degree or certificate, and the lowest-risk way to find out whether this work is for you.
A full semester, compressed.
A normal semester runs twelve weeks; Summer@CanIL packs the same linguistics training and university credit into nine. It's built to get you moving: complete the prerequisite courses you need, then launch into a Bachelor's, a Master's, or one of our eight certificates. Because the courses are listed in partner academic calendars, the credits transfer and count as your linguistics electives.
A low-risk way in.
Not sure yet? Summer is the season to test the waters — linguistics, literacy, Bible translation, Scripture engagement, and the study of language and culture, all in one stretch. It's demanding and fast, and that's the point: it's rigorous, but in that short a time you'll know whether linguistics is for you — without committing years to find out. First-time students pay a significantly reduced summer tuition rate [confirm current figure], and financial aid can bring it lower still.
Taught by people who've done the work
Most of the faculty have served overseas, and many are still active in the field — in linguistic analysis, literacy, Bible translation, Scripture engagement, language survey, and software development among minoritized language communities. Summer is also when CanIL runs workshops for working alumni, tackling real problems from live language programs — grammar, discourse, tone — and new students are welcome to sit in and watch the craft up close.
More than class
The summer community is half the draw — shared meals, hikes, and worship alongside the people you're studying with.
Reduced Rates
In addition to financial aid, our summer courses are offered to new students at 40% off the normal tuition rate.
Important Dates for Summer 2026
DEADLINES
APR
15
MAY
31
Summer@CanIL Financial Aid application deadline
APR
30
Summer application deadline
Full tuition payment due
Summer@CanIL 2027 CALENDAR
May 29
May 31
June 7
July 1
August 6
Move-in Day
Orientation (mandatory)
Classes Begin
Canada Day (holiday)
Move-out Day
Summer Courses
New to Linguistics?
Try out one of the following courses which can be taken without any background in Linguistics.
LING 210 Language and Society
LING 230 Articulatory Phonetics
LING 330 Phonological Analysis
LING 360 Morphosyntax I
LING 475 Scripture Engagement
See the course catalogue for other courses offered in the summer.
Come for nine weeks.
Make your choice from there.