SLLC Internship Opportunities
Why Internships Matter
Internships let you apply language and cultural skills while exploring career options. They provide hands-on experience, build professional skills, and connect coursework to real-world work. SLLC encourages students to pursue internships in Columbia and beyond.
Internship Courses
Designed for students interested in global, multilingual, or multicultural careers, these courses combine supervised internships with career skill development. Internships may be completed in the U.S. or abroad.
- ITAL 4945: Internship in Italian Studies
- LG_LT_CT 4940: Internship in Intercultural Communication
- LG_LT_CT 4945: Is a Zero-credit option, available for students completing a relevant internship without coursework. Permission from the SLLC Director of Undergraduate Studies is required.
English Teaching Assistantship in France (TAPIF)
TAPIF offers paid English teaching assistantships in public schools across France and its overseas departments. The program is open to U.S. citizens and permanent residents. For more information see the TAPIF Webpage.
Learn MoreInternship Possibilities and Community Partners
Finally, the organizations below offer cross-cultural or language-focused opportunities:
- Adult Learning Center – Boone County (ELL classes)
- Asian Affairs Center (Conversation Partner Programs)
- Boone County History & Culture Center
- Cambio Center
- Centro Latino
- City of Refuge
- Columbia Public Schools (Adult ESL programs)
- La Petite École (French immersion school)
- Language Partner Program (Center for English Language Learning)
- LOVE Columbia
- Missouri International Trade & Investment Office (Jefferson City)
- Missouri State Historical Society
- Refuge and Immigration Services
- Regional Economic Development Inc. (Global Entrepreneurship)
- Second Chance
- Services for Independent Living
- The Language Tree (Spanish and French immersion)
- True/False Film Fest
- Unbound Book Festival