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Languages at the UW-Madison

 

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

In the News

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Anna Tumarkin (Slavic Languages & Literature) and Patricia Rosenmeyer (Classics) Recognized with Advising Awards

 

Each year the College of Letters & Science recognizes the work of outstanding faculty and staff with various awards. The Language Institute proudly celebrates the achievements of those in the departments of language and literature and is therefore happy to congratulate Anna Tumarkin, Undergraduate Advisor in the Department of Slavic Languages & Literature, on receiving the Academic Advising Award, and Professor Patricia Rosenmeyer, Undergraduate and Graduate Advisor in the Classics Department, on receiving the Faculty Advising Award. Read more >

These awards come on the heels of two other honors; Jeffrey Beneker, Associate Professor of Classics, was recently awarded the 2012 Kiekhofer Distinguished Teaching Award, and Erlin Barnard, Faculty Associate in the Department of Languages & Cultures of Asia, received the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Service to the University.

Congratulations to all for their wonderful work and service to the university community!


Michael Kruse, International Directions Advisor

Language and International Directions Advising


The Language Institute is pleased to welcome Michael Kruse to the staff as the new International Directions Advisor. Michael is available to meet with students from across campus to help connect them with academic programs and campus resources that fit their interests. In addition, Michael can help students find professional opportunities that draw on their language-learning and international experiences. Learn more >

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UW-Madison Department of Slavic Languages & Literature wins Polonicum 2011 Distinction


The UW-Madison Department of Slavic Languages and Literature has received the prestigious POLONICUM 2011 Distinction from the Institute of Polish Language and Culture for Foreigners at the University of Warsaw, Poland. The award recognizes the department's achievements in teaching and researching Polish literature and language, as well as promoting Polish culture, language, literature and history. Learn more >

pictured (left to right): Ewa Miernowska, senior lecturer, UW-Madison Department of Slavic Languages & Lterature; Prof. Andrzej Zieniewicz, Chair of the Institute of Polish Language and Culture for Foreigners at the University of Warsaw

 

Hybrid Chinese Courses for High School Students


D.C. Everest Area Senior High School in Weston, Wisconsin, is piloting hybrid Chinese courses developed in the Language Institute in the Spring 2012. The D.C. Everest School The course pilot is being taught by Sarah Bailey, also a lecturer in Chinese at UW-Marathon County. Learn more about the project > Read an article about the D.C. Everest course pilot in the Wausau Daily Herald >

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Language Institute Lectures on iTunesU


Audio podcasts of Language Institute lectures are now available on iTunesU! We are pleased to present lectures by Dan Davidson, Celester Kinginger, Glenn Levine and Kanno Yasuko for the series on Immersion and Language Learning: Contexts and Challenges, as well as an invited lecture by Alastair Pennycook, for the Second Language Acquisition Talk Series. Lectures by Lynn Mario T. Menezes de Souza, Monica Heller, Christina Higgins and Awad Ibrahim, for the 2011-12 series, Cosmopolitanism and Language, will be posted as soon as possible after each talk. Learn more >

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Upcoming Events

 

Orientation Workshop for New UW-Madison Language Instructors
August 27-29, 2012
Van Hise Hall

The Language Institute is pleased to announce plans for the annual interdepartmental orientation workshop for new UW-Madison Language Instructors. The workshop consists of lectures, demonstration lessons and discussion, followed by practice teaching ("microteaching") in mixed-langauge groups. All orienation activities will take place in Van Hise Hall. Learn more >

 

 

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