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Languages at the UW-Madison
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The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an international leader in foreign language education and research, offering instruction in over 80 modern and ancient languages. The UW-Madison is home to eleven internationally prominent departments of languages and literatures, eleven prestigious area studies centers, the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages and the National African Language Resource Center. Students at UW-Madison can apply to over 100 study abroad programs to every continent of the world except Antarctica.
The UW-Madison Language Institute
Drawing on the wealth of these departments, centers and programs, the Language Institute promotes collaboration for research, education and community outreach in languages, literatures and cultures. Learn more about the Language Institute >
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In the News
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New Online Methods Course for Instructors of Less Commonly Taught Languages
The Language Institute and the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages announce a new online methods course for postsecondary instructors of less commonly taught languages, to be offered as a pilot in the Fall, 2008. Learn more >
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 Photo: Bryce Richter
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Baytunaa: New Arabic Language Floor at the UW-Madison
Students of Arabic at the UW-Madison can now immerse themselves more fully in the language at Baytunaa ("Our Home"),
an Arabic language floor in the International Learning Community in Adams Hall. A native speaker of Arabic from Jordan lives with the students and organizes regular cultural events. Learn more >
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Over 700 Wisconsin High School Students and Teachers Participate in World Languages Day
The Language Institute hosted over 700 Wisconsin High School Students and Teachers at World Languages Day 2008, held at the Memorial Union and Pyle Center on the UW-Madison campus. Learn more >
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World Cinema Day panelists featured on Wisconsin Public Radio Program
Language Institute Outreach Coordinator Wendy Johnson, along with Professor Katarzyna Beilin, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, and Professor Ken Ono, Department of Mathematics, were featured on the April 7 broadcast of Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, hosted by Jean Feraca on Wisconsin Public Radio. Learn more >
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Language Institute Lectures Published in Journal Language Teaching
Select lectures from previous Language Institute lecture series are being published as plenary speeches by the journal Language Teaching. Lectures by June Phillips and Heidi Byrnes for the 2006-07 series National Standards and Instructional Strategies for Foreign Language Teaching are available in the current issue of the journal. Learn more >
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