Sessions of World Languages Day 2009
Time Periods:
9:00am-9:40am
9:55am-10:35am
11:25am-12:05pm
12:20pm-1:00pm
Teacher Sessions
9:00am-9:40am
Chinese Tea-More Than Just a Drink
Presenter: Henghua Su
Featured Language:Chinese
Department/Program: East Asian Languages & Literature
Location: Pyle Center: Rm. 205
Time: 9:00am-9:40am
Session Status: open
Choose Your Own Adventure: Study Abroad
Presenter: Raul Leon and Returned Study Abroad Students
Featured Language: General
Department/Program: International Academic Programs
Location: Memorial Union: Tripp Commons (2nd Floor East Wing)
Time: 9:00am-9:40am
Session Status:open
Language Theater: The Comedy and Drama of German Greetings
Presenter: Sabine Gross
Featured Language: German
Department/Program: German
Location: Memorial Union: Old Madison East (3rd Floor East Wing)
Time: 9:00am-9:40am
Session Status:open
The Hindi Language
Presenter: Kashika Singh and Brajesh Samarth
Featured Language: Hindi
Department/Program: Languages and Cultures of Asia
Location: Pyle Center: Rm. 225
Time: 9:00am-9:40am
Session Status:
'La vita e' bella' (Life is Beautiful). Italian Culture through Films
Presenter: Giovanna Miceli-Jefferies and Tania Convertini
Featured Language: Italian
Department/Program: French and Italian
Location: Pyle Center: Rm. 112
Time: 9:00am-9:40am
Session Status:open
Play Indonesian Trivia and Win Prizes!!
Presenter: Arti Wulandari and Melisa Tjong
Featured Language: Indonesian
Department/Program: Languages and Cultures of Asia
Location: Pyle Center: Room 213
Time: 9:00am-9:40am
Session Status:open
Salsa Lesson
Presenters: Erika Cianciaruso and Michael Cheng
Featured Language: Spanish
Department/Program: Madtown Ballroom
Location: Memorial Union: Great Hall (4th Floor Central Core)
Time: 9:00am-9:40am
Session Status:open
A Storytelling Journey
Presenter: Harold Scheub
Featured Language: Xhosa, Arabic and other African Languages
Department/Program: African Languages and Literature
Location: Memorial Union: Play Circle (2nd Floor Theater Wing)
Time: 9:00am-9:40am
Session Status:open
The Vikings: Their Stories and History
Presenter: Scott Mellor
Featured Language: Scandinavian Languages
Department/Program: Department of Scandinavian Studies
Location: Memorial Union: Inn Wisconsin (2nd Floor East Wing)
Time: 9:00am-9:40am
Session Status:open
Why Latin is so Easy to Learn: A Practical Demonstration
Presenters: James McKeown
Featured Language: Latin
Department/Program: Classics
Location: Memorial Union: Beefeater (3rd Floor East Wing)
Time: 9:00am-9:40am
Session Status:open
Yoruba Greetings
Presenter: Adedoyin Ogunfeyimi and Kazeem Kehinde Sanuth
Featured Language: Yoruba
Department/Program: African Languages and Literature
Location: Pyle Center: Vandeberg Auditorium, Rm. 121
Time: 9:00am-9:40am
Session Status:open
9:55am-10:35am
Advertising in Russia
Presenter: Jambul Akkaziev
Featured Language: Russian
Department/Program: International Reach
Location: Pyle Center: Room 213
Time: 9:55am-10:35am
Session Status:open
Cardboard, Revolution, and Literature in Latin America: Eloísa Cartonera and other Cartonera publishing houses
Presenter: Lauren Pagel and Durdja Trajkovic
Featured Language: Spanish
Department/Program: Spanish & Portuguese, Comparative Literature
Time: 9:55-10:35
Session Status: open
Celebrate the Iranian New Year: Nowrooz
Presenter: Fatemehsadat Mirsharifi
Featured Language: Persian
Department/Program: Languages and Cultures of Asia
Location: Memorial Union: Capitol View (4th Floor Central Core)
Time: 9:55am-10:35am
Session Status:open
Fact or Fiction: Getting the real scoop from UW-Madison Admissions
Presenters: Bobbie Jean St. Arnauld
Featured Language: General
Department/Program: UW Admissions
Location: Memorial Union: Play Circle (2nd Floor Theater Wing)
Time: 9:55am-10:35am
Session Status:open
Fear in a Foreign Language: Japanese Monsters
Presenter: Charo D'Etcheverry
Featured Language: Japanese
Department/Program: Department of East Asian Languages and Literature
Location: Pyle Center: Vandeberg Auditorium, Rm. 121
Time: 9:55am-10:35am
Session Status:open
Hebrew in Caves: The Bible and the Dead Sea Scrolls
Presenter: Tim Mackie
Featured Language: Biblical Hebrew
Department/Program: Hebrew and Semitic Studies
Location: Memorial Union: Old Madison East (3rd Floor East Wing)
Time: 9:55am-10:35am
Session Status:open
The Hindi Language
Presenter: Kashika Singh and Brajesh Samarth
Featured Language: Hindi
Department/Program: Languages and Cultures of Asia
Location: Pyle Center: Rm. 225
Time: 9:55am-10:35am
Session Status:open
How Learning Russian Can Help Your Career
Presenter: Anna Tumarkin
Featured Language: Russian
Department/Program: Slavic Languages and Literature
Location:
Time: 9:55am-10:35am
Session Status:open
The Language of Yoga
Presenter: Lisa Lawrence
Featured Language: Sanskrit
Department/Program: Wisconsin Union Mini Courses
Location:
Time: 9:55am-10:35am
Session Status:open
Norway--More Than Vikings
Presenter: Tanya Thresher and Todd Michelson Ambelang
Featured Language: Norwegian
Department/Program: Scandinavian Studies
Location: Pyle Center: Rm. 205
Time: 9:55am-10:35am
Session Status:open
11:25am-12:05pm
Ancient Tibetan Chants
Presenter: Jampa Khedup
Featured Language: Tibetan
Department/Program: Languages and Cultures of Asia
Location: Pyle Center: Rm. 225
Time: 11:25am-12:05pm
Session Status:open
The Culture of Jordan: its Language, Music, and Folkloric Dance
Presenter: Sadam Issa
Featured Language: Arabic
Department/Program: African Languages and Literatures
Location: Memorial Union: Capitol View (4th Floor Central Core)
Time: 11:25am-12:05pm
Session Status:open
From SHALOM to L'HAYIM to HALLELUJAH, from HUTZPAH to MAZAL TOV to AMEN: Hebrew Is Not As Foreign As You May Think
Presenter: Bilha Mirkin and Haya Yuchtman
Featured Language: Modern Hebrew
Department/Program: Hebrew and Semitic Studies
Location: Pyle Center: Vandeberg Auditorium, Rm. 121
Time: 11:25am-12:05pm
Session Status: open
Greek Lives! An introduction to Modern Greek
Presenters: Jeffrey Beneker
Featured Language: Modern Greek
Department/Program: Classics
Location: Memorial Union: Old Madison East (3rd Floor East Wing)
Time: 11:25am-12:05pm
Session Status:open
Hmong Language and Culture: Oral Communication through Traditional Song
Presenter: Choua Lee
Featured Language: Hmong
Department/Program: Languages and Cultures of Asia
Location: Pyle Center: Room 213
Time: 11:25am-12:05pm
Session Status:open
The Inkas' World Through Inka Language
Presenter: Armando Muyolema
Featured Language: Quichua
Department/Program: Anthropology
Location: Memorial Union: Inn Wisconsin (2nd Floor East Wing)
Time: 11:25-12:05pm
Session Status:open
Kendo
Presenter: Mark Kenoyer
Featured Language: Japanese
Department/Program: Anthropology
Location: Memorial Union: Great Hall (4th Floor Central Core)
Time: 11:25am-12:05pm
Session Status:open
Russian Fairy Tales
Presenter: Jennifer Tishler
Featured Language: Russian
Department/Program: Center for Russia, East Europe and Central Asia
Location: Pyle Center: Rm. 205
Time: 11:25-12:05 pm
Session Status:open
Scandinavia for All Your Senses
Presenter: Nete Schmidt and Susan Brantly
Featured Language: Danish, Swedish
Department/Program: Scandinavian Studies
Location: Memorial Union: Old Madison West (3rd Floor East Wing)
Time: 11:25am-12:05pm
Session Status:open
Speaking Swahili Through Your Clothes
Presenters: Magdalena Hauner & Beatrice Mkenda, David Kyeu, & Zablon Mgonja
Featured Language: Swahili
Department/Program: African Languages and Literature
Location: Pyle Center: Rm. 112
Time: 11:25am-12:05pm
Session Status:open
Understanding Korean Popular Culture and Language
Presenter: Byung-jin Lim
Featured Language: Korean
Department/Program: East Asian Languages and Literature
Location: Memorial Union: Beefeater (3rd Floor East Wing)
Time: 11:25am-12:05pm
Session Status:open
Yoruba Moonlight Games
Presenter: Florence Olamijulo
Featured Language: Yoruba
Department/Program: African Languages and Literature
Location: Memorial Union: Tripp Commons (2nd Floor East Wing)
Time: 11:25am-12:05pm
Session Status:open
12:20pm-1:00pm
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