Teaching Grammar within the Communicative Approach 12:00 pm, date in March TBA Promoting a Learner-Centered Language Classroom 12:00 pm, date in April TBA
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 >
Lecture: Land of the Free, Home of the Phraselator: The Weaponization of Language
Mary Louise Pratt, New York University
12:00 pm, Thursday, November 6
Place TBD
The first in a series of public lectures sponsored by teh Language Institute on Culture, Literature and Language: Power and Pedagogies. Learn more >