Language Institute Programs and Events For UW Language TAs

2009-10 Lecture Series: The Pain of Language: Language, Identity, and Migration:

Home Language: Refuge, Resistance, Resource, Mary McGroarty, University of Northern Arizona
"In the Name of Language": The Continuous Cost of Language LearningElana Shohamy, Tel Aviv University

Other Invited Talks and Events:

Identity, Investment and Digital Language Learning, Bonny Norton, University of British Columbia, keynote speaker for the SLA Graduate Student Symposium, 2010

Teaching by the Book?: Spaces for Creativity and Personalization, Hannelore Jarausch, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
The Heritage Language Learner: Identities, Language Loyalties and Challenges Olga E. Kagan, University of California, Los Angeles
The Long-Term Impact of Study Abroad on Global Engagement, Gerald W. Fry, University of Minnesota
Language, Literacy and Cultural Hybridity Among Somali Teens in Minnesota, Martha Bigelow, University of Minnesota
Fall 2009 Orientation Workshop for New Language Instructors

Community Outreach

International Reach (sponsored by International Student Services)

Links for Graduate Teaching Assistants

Upcoming

World Languages Day 2009 (II)
8:30 am - 2:00 pm
Wednesday, November 18

World Languages Day has moved to the fall! On November 18, over 700 Wisconsin high school students and teachers will explore diverse languages and cultures at workshops led by UW-Madison faculty, staff and students. Learn more>