We are still accepting applications for summer 2024!
WISLI Student Conference Call for Papers
The annual WISLI Student Conference provides an opportunity for students at WISLI institutes and UW-Madison to present original research on various disciplines across Southeast Asia, South Asia, Central Eurasia, and the Middle East, as well as transnational studies. Abstract submissions are organized into thematic panels of two to four papers, with a moderated Q+A session following the presentations.
Past panels included presentations on thematic topics such as: economics, politics, literature, linguistics, second language acquisition, land development and economy, inter-cultural collaboration, identity, health, colonialism, religion studies, military, film studies, and more!
Fulbright Week at UW-Madison
Upcoming FLAS Deadline
Prospective MEDLI students can still apply for the FLAS until February 14. The Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship fully funds a summer of language study at MEDLI. Apply here: flas.wisc.edu
Upcoming WISLI Tuition Scholarship Deadline
The WISLI tuition scholarship deadline is fast approaching on February 21! Apply today to cover 50% of your summer tuition!
RFLI Job Opportunity
The RFLI programs are hiring Language Partners for Summer 2024 for Bahasa Indonesia, Thai, Vietnamese, Hindi, and Turkish. Apply today!
Job Opening: Program Officer for Arabic Language Programs
The Critical Language Scholarship Team is accepting applications for the role of Program Officer for Arabic Language Programs.
Learn more and apply here: http://tiny.cc/ArabicPO
The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State with funding provided by the U.S. Government. It is supported in its implementation by American Councils for International Education. Read more about the CLS program here: https://clscholarship.org/ The Program Officer position reports to the CLS Program Manager and is responsible for program administration and logistics, communication with program participants and partnering institutions in Jordan, Morocco, and Oman providing Arabic immersion language programs and in Egypt providing Arabic virtual language programs. Each summer, the CLS program supports 500 American students per year to learn 13 languages critical to America’s engagement with the world. Over 400 of these students study abroad for eight to ten weeks during the summer, while others engage in virtual language learning through the CLS Spark initiative. Join us and help young people explore the world!
WISLI Summer 2024 Open House Link
Here’s the link to the Open House link on WISLI’s Youtube Channel! WISLI Summer 2024 Virtual Open House (youtube.com)
Spring Professional Development Workshop on AI & Language
Spring PD Workshop: Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT)
The Spring 2024 professional development workshop for the LCTL and Indigenous Languages Partnership will cover AI & TBLT. The presenters are Frederick J Poole, Rajiv Ranjan, and Charlene Polio.
In this workshop, LCTL teachers will learn about the principles and benefits of task-based language teaching, and how it can enhance students’ communicative competence. Additionally, LCTL teachers will be introduced to generative AI tools, to be applied within the TBLT framework, that can help them quickly and easily create customized materials and lesson plans tailored to their specific language and proficiency levels.
Participants will be able to:
- Explain the principles and benefits of task-based language teaching (TBLT) for language instruction.
- Utilize generative AI tools to design and develop customized TBLT materials and lessons.
- Build a collaborative website using AI tools as a repository for sharing TBLT materials and resources.
- Develop a plan for continued collaboration and expertise sharing among language teachers after the workshop.
Workshop Details
- Where: The workshop will take place in person at Michigan State University on Monday, May 13 and Tuesday, May 14, 2024.
- Who can apply: Instructors of LCTLs in the United States.
- Preference will be given to first-time attendees and instructors in the Big Ten Academic Alliance.
- Graduate students who teach a LCTL may apply, but must address their plans to continue teaching their language in their application materials.
- Cost: Workshop costs are generously covered by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. In addition, attendees are allocated up to $700 reimbursement of travel and lodging expenses (but depending on overall costs of all attendees, the grant may be able to reimburse more travel/lodging costs).
- There will be an option to participate in a research project (survey and interviews) for an additional stipend.
Application
Applications are due by January 31, 2024, and selected applicants should anticipate receiving an email regarding their status by February 14th.
Apply now: https://lctlpartnership.celta.msu.edu/workshops/
WISLI Open House
On Wednesday, January 24 from 3-4 p.m., as part of the Wisconsin Winter Welcome events, the Wisconsin Intensive Summer Language Institutes (WISLI) will be hosting an Open House for prospective students interested in learning more about the summer intensive language program opportunities offered at WISLI and related Language Program Office programs.