The Multilanguage Seminar is WISLI’s first self-directed language course. The program allows students to discover what manner of language learning works best for them, rather than relying on a particular textbook or trying to mesh …
Month: December 2021
Meet the Founder of the Multilanguage Seminar- Professor Katrina Daly Thompson
Professor Thompson has an extensive history of working with less commonly taught languages, including Shona, Swahili, and Arabic. As a graduate student, she used self-instructional methods to learn Shona, a Bantu language, which she then …
Meet the Multilanguage Seminar Instructor- Dr. Adeola Agoke
Dr. Agoke’s passion for language teaching intersects her research interest in language use, sociocultural linguistics, second language acquisition, and pedagogy of African languages. Her passion for African cultural studies and second language acquisition reflects in her …
Wisconsin doctoral student awarded Fulbright-Hays research fellowship for tiger conservation in Nepal
Conservation scientist Samantha Helle was recently awarded a Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) fellowship by the U.S. Department of Education. Helle traveled to Nepal in 2019-2020 on a Fulbright Research grant to study how various stakeholders in wildlife-conflict …
The LPO is Hiring!
The Language Program Office is now accepting applications for a Student Assistant position set to begin in January of 2022. This position is open to all UW-Madison undergraduate students. Multiple positions and opportunities to continue the position …