Innovation Grant Awards and Projects
Adeola Agoke, Department of African Cultural Studies, developed the Yorùbá Dictionary Project for Foreign and Second Language Learners which provides proficiency-based and contextualized language learning resources for learners of African languages. It is published as an open education resource and can be accessed here: https://wisc.pb.unizin.org/yorubadictionary/.
Jaerin Ahn, Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, explored in a research study the transformation of teaching practices of language teachers teaching novice level at the University of Wisconsin-Madison during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. The grant allowed to pay for a student hourly position to transcribe interviews of ten language teachers. The researchers analyzed the interview transcripts to understand the transformation of language teaching practices and their potential influence on language learners.
Saylín Álvarez, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, worked with Spanish 311 courses (Advanced Language Practice) to create short stories for the “Bilingual Children’s Books Digital Library” (Spanish-English), which would be electronically published and shared with teachers and children in the Madison Metropolitan School District. The authors of the books are UW undergraduate students who have taken Spanish language classes, and the Digital Library itself is an outreach resource.
Jeanne Schueller, Department of German, Nordic, and Slavic+, used the grant support to develop and didacticize German curriculum (German 101, 102, 203, and 204) materials that are meaningful and relatable to students and reflect diversity and inclusion regarding culture, gender, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, education, social class, occupation, and religion.
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About the grant
In 2022, this grant aimed to support academic staff and instructors with language teaching and learning projects that addressed the needs of diverse language learners, and/or increased student engagement in language learning.
Contact
Questions about this Language Institute Grant? Contact Dianna Murphy.