Language Institute Programs and Events
For UW Faculty and Staff

More information about programs in 2008-09 will be available soon!

Language Institute Lecture Series: Culture, Literature and Language: Power and Pedagogies

• Mary Louise Pratt, New York University, Land of the Free and Home of the Phraselator: The Weaponization of Language
• Lecture by Charlotte Melin, University of Minnesota, Between the Lines: When Poetry, Language, and Culture Meet in the Classroom
• Lecture by B Kumaravadivelu, San José State University

Second Language Acquisition Talk Series

• Joan Kelly Hall, Pennsylvannia State University, Interaction as Method and Result of Language Learning
• Gareth Walker, University of Sheffield, Stance and Affect in Conversation:  On the Interplay of Sequential and Phonetic Resources (sponsored by the Ford Language-in-Interaction Fund)
• David Block, University of London, The Problem of Portraying the Migrant in Sociolinguistics

Fall, 2007 Workshop

• Gareth Walker, University of Sheffield, Fundamentals for Hearing, Describing and Acoustically Measuring Phonetic (sponsored by the Ford Language-in-Interaction Fund)

Online Voice Software for Language Instructors

• Horizon Wimba Voice Tools Subscription

Community Outreach

• International Reach (sponsored by International Student Services)

Archives

• 2007-08 Programs for Faculty and Staff
• 2006-07 Programs for Faculty and Staff
• 2005-06 Programs for Faculty and Staff
• 2004-05 Programs for Faculty and Staff

Upcoming

Interdepartmental Orientation Workshop for New UW-Madison Language Instructors
August 25-27, 2008

A workshop for new language instructors comprised of lectures, readings, demo lessons, and practice teaching. Learn more >

Panel: Sports and Languages
4:30 pm, Monday, September 8
Great Hall, Memorial Union

A discussion with alumni and other professionals using languages in the world of sports. Learn more>

Interactive Lecture: Language Learning Strategies
Sally Sieloff Magnan, University of Wisonsin-Madison
3:30, Tuesday, September 16
254 Van Hise Hall

Want to learn how to become a better language learner? Learn how to do better in your language classes? Come to this talk for specific tips on oprtimizing your language learning experience. Learn more>

Lecture: Interaction as Method and Result of Language Learning
Joan Kelly Hall, Pennsylvannia State University
4:00 pm, Tuesday, September 30
254 Van Hise Hall

A public lecture in the SLA Talk Series on interaction and language learning. Learn more >

New online courses in the Fall 2008

Online Chinese courses for business professionals! Learn more >

New online methods course for postsecondary instructors of less commonly taught languages (LCTLs) Learn more >

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