Exemplifying the Wisconsin Idea, Languages of the World Day is a signature precollege outreach program at UW-Madison that brings more than 500 Wisconsin high school students from urban and rural school districts from around the state to campus for a college-for-a-day experience focused on languages and cultures. The program for Languages of the World Day includes 40+ breakout sessions on diverse languages, cultures, and artistic traditions led by approximately 60 UW-Madison faculty, staff and students. Languages of the World Day is highly valued by Wisconsin teachers and administrators as an important program for supporting local educational initiatives around the value of multilingualism, diversity and inclusion, as well as for sparking enthusiasm for and commitment to language and culture learning at the secondary level and beyond. It is an important outreach event for raising awareness among Wisconsin high school students and teachers of languages and world regions.
Languages of the World Day will take place on March 1, 2023.
Please contact Lydia Odegard, Language Directions Specialist, with any questions or concerns.
Languages of the World Day Sponsors
We are so grateful to the sponsors who have pledged to support Languages of the World Day in 2023:
Testimonials
“World Languages Day was a fantastic opportunity for my students. I’m so glad that we were able to attend. All of the sessions were great and my students came back very enthused for the study of world languages and cultures.”
–participating Wisconsin teacher
“My students loved it, and it was so eye-opening and motivating for them.”
–participating Wisconsin teacher
“I loved the variety of topics. Students enjoyed learning about languages and cultures they would never have thought of…I appreciated having a few teacher-focused sessions and I found them very informative and thought-provoking.”
–participating Wisconsin teacher