Language Institute Events

August

• August 22
  Community Event: 2026 Ukraine Fest

  2:00 PM, Olin Park, Madison, WI
• August 24
  Interdepartmental Orientation Workshop for New Language Instructors: Day 1

  1:30 PM, 1418 Van Hise Hall
• August 25
  Interdepartmental Orientation Workshop for New Language Instructors: Day 2

  9:00 AM, TBA
• August 25
  Preparing for Languages in College

  An event for students in the Center for Academic Excellence

  11:00 AM

September

• September 3
  UW-Madison Russian Flagship Program New Student Orientation

  4:00 PM, 1334 Van Hise Hall
• September 3
  Russian Flagship Program Fall 2026 Kick-Off

  5:00 PM, 1418 Van Hise Hall
• September 4
  Study Abroad Scholarships: Fund for Education Abroad & Gilman

  Info Session

  11:00 AM, Online
• September 9
  SLA PhD Program Steering Committee Meeting

  12:00 PM, 1418 Van Hise Hall
• September 11
  The Emotional Turn in Second Language Teacher Education

  Invited lecture for the 2026-27 series on Identity and Language Learning by Peter De Costa, Michigan State University

  3:00 PM, 1418 Van Hise Hall

October

• October 7
  SLA PhD Program Steering Committee Meeting

  12:00 PM, online
• October 8
  When Difficulty Motivates (and When It Doesn’t): What Identity-Based Motivation Theory Can Offer to SLA

  Invited lecture for the 2026-27 series on Identity and Language Learning by Sophia Strietholt, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  3:00 PM, 1418 Van Hise Hall

November

• November 11
  SLA PhD Program Steering Committee Meeting

  12:00 PM, 1418 Van Hise Hall

December

• December 9
  SLA PhD Program Steering Committee Meeting

  12:00 PM, online