The K’iche’ program began in 2006 by offering an intensive academic-year course team taught by the linguist and the native speaking instructor.  The course’s innovative design includes three hours per week of in-class instruction focusing on grammar, vocabulary, and syntax as well as two one-hour intensive one-on-one meetings with the native speaker to work on spoken K’iche’.  Combining the individual and group instruction allows students more structured practice and allows instructors to keep a close watch on students’ performance and adjust the course accordingly the maximize results.  In addition, with the U. of Chicago we established a FLAS-approved K’iche’ Mayan summer fieldschool in Guatemala offered in even years.