Languages Taught at UW-Madison

Modern or Ancient and Classical

Modern Languages
Links are to the homepages of departments in which languages are taught

Akan-Twi

American Sign Language*

English as a Second Language

Ancient and Classical Languages
Links are to the homepages of departments in which languages are taught

Ottoman Turkish/Chagatay

*American Sign Language is offered through the summer through the Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education. Students take ASL I in the first four week session of the summer session and ASL II in the second. Enrollment is limited; Contact Jan Kuehl to reserve a spot. (The course numbers are 194-660 section 1 (ASL I) and 194-660 section 2 (ASL II).)

Upcoming

2008-09 Language Institute Lecture Series Culture, Literature and Language: Power and Pedagogies

Panel: Sports and Languages
4:30 pm, Monday, September 8
Great Hall, Memorial Union

A discussion with alumni and other professionals using languages in the world of sports. Learn more>

Interactive Lecture: Language Learning Strategies
Sally Sieloff Magnan, University of Wisonsin-Madison
3:30, Tuesday, September 16
254 Van Hise Hall

Want to learn how to become a better language learner? Learn how to do better in your language classes? Come to this talk for specific tips on oprtimizing your language learning experience. Learn more>

Lecture: Interaction as Method and Result of Language Learning
Joan Kelly Hall, Pennsylvannia State University
4:00 pm, Tuesday, September 30
254 Van Hise Hall

A public lecture in the SLA Talk Series on interaction and language learning. Learn more >

Lecture: Land of the Free, Home of the Phraselator: The Weaponization of Language
Mary Louise Pratt, New York University
12:00 pm, Thursday, November 6
Place TBD

The first in a series of public lectures sponsored by teh Language Institute on Culture, Literature and Language: Power and Pedagogies. Learn more >