We are thrilled to announce that Alfred M. Boll, Director of American Spaces in the U.S. State Department will be joining us as our keynote speaker for the 2022 Less Commonly Taught Languages Career Fair …
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New! Sign Language Linguistics Will Be Offered in Fall 2022!
NEW! Ling 373: Topics – Sign Language Linguistics Laura Horton TR 8:00-9:15 Level: Intermediate Requisite: Ling 101/301 Introduction and overview of the linguistics of sign languages, signing communities, and perceptions of deaf people and sign languages. …
Applications for Remote Intensive Language Study at APTLI Due in One Month
Interested in intensive language study in Arabic, Persian, and Turkish this summer? Applications for the Summer 2021 Arabic, Persian, and Turkish Language Institute (APTLI) are still being accepted. The priority deadline for applications is April 1, …
Courses to be held in a virtual format for Summer 2021 with plans to return to in-person instruction in Summer 2022
Programs are being planned for a virtual format, giving undergraduates, graduates, faculty, staff, instructors, as well as professionals from the private and public sectors options to grow their language and cultural fluency. This format gives …
WISLI 2021 Tuition Scholarship Applications OPEN!
Wisconsin Intensive Summer Languages (WISLI) is pleased to offer the WISLI Tuition Scholarship, which covers full payment of tuition for language study at APTLI, CESSI, SASLI, SEASSI or SIPI in summer 2021. The purpose of …
International Division announces the formation of the Language Program Office
A message from Guido Podesta, vice provost and dean, International Division I am pleased to announce the creation of a new unit in the International Division—the Language Program Office (LPO). LPO will provide a centralized …
Not Your “Borat” Joke
While there are millions of fans of comedian Sacha Baron Cohen’s ‘Borat’ mockumentaries, Gulnara Glowacki is decidedly not among them. Glowacki, a UW-Madison senior lecturer in Kazakh Language and Culture who was born and raised …
Connect with APTLI on the NEW Linked In Page!
The APTLI Linked In account has a new face! Check out the company site to get regular updates, connect with other APTLI students, and stay linked to all APTLI activities and opportunities!
Grant awarded to UW–Madison to study language proficiency gains in virtual and in-person instruction
Among the many lessons highlighted by the current pandemic is the need to be able to understand and reimagine instruction, especially as many educators and students grapple with questions about the benefits and challenges of …