Cornell's Full-year Asian Language CONcentration (FALCON) program is a rigorous yet flexible program of intensive, uninterrupted study leading to rapid acquisition of Chinese and Japanese language competency. This unique accelerated program offers the longest period of concentrated instruction from the elementary level available anywhere. FALCON students study Japanese or Chinese full time, five days a week, for periods up to a full year. For more information, please visit http://www.arts.cornell.edu/asian/falcon.htm