World Languages Day at the University of Wisconsin - Madison

Language Connections 2005

Sharon Bradish, Spanish Teach from Columbus High School describes Langauage Connections

Becky Brem of Columbus High School

Alison Rowe, of Columbus High School

Materials from Language Connections 2005 are available now to K-12 Wisconsin teachers! Contact Language Institute Outreach Coordinator Catherine Reiland to obtain a password to download the materials. Language Connections 2005 is a program of the UW-Madison Language Institute, made possible in part in 2005 by the support of the Wisconsin Association For Language Teachers (WAFLT).

Materials are based on two popular World Languages Day sessions: African Storytelling: The Music of Words, by Professor Harold Scheub, UW-Madison Department of African Languages and Literature, and Scandinavia for All Your Senses, by Professors Susan Brantly and Nete Schmidt, UW-Madison Department of Scandinavian Studies.

Three teachers from Columbus High School, Shardon Bradish (Spanish), Rebecca Brem (Social Studies, World History), and Alison Rowe (English), participated in the 2005 program. They incorporated materials and concepts from the 2005 African Storytelling session into a unit on myths in Sophomore English, a unit on Mexican legends in Spanish 3, and an activity on stereotypes in World History. Materials from these classes are also available for download below.

The program was coordinated in 2005 by Language Institute Associate Director Dianna Murphy.

African Storytelling: The Music of Words

Scandinavia for All Your Senses

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Other 2007-08 High School Programs

UW Global Ambassadors

The Global Ambassadors bring current UW-Madison students to high schools to speak about the importance of global competence and learning languages. Learn more >

World Cinema Day
Friday, April 4, 2008

World Cinema Day pomotes understanding of world cultures by bringing quality international cinema to Wisconsin high school students and teachers. The program is sponsored by the UW-Madison Language Institute and Arts Institute. Learn more >

 

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World Languages Day is a program of the UW-Madison Language Institute
Sally Sieloff Magnan, Director

Language Institute

The Language Institute is an initiative of the College of Letters and Science, with substantial support from the Division of International Studies.

 

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