Each summer around 200 undergraduate students, graduate students, professionals, and others come to UW-Madison to study a language at the Wisconsin Intensive Summer Language Institutes (WISLI). WISLI is host to five summer language institutes which offer high-quality courses in 30 less commonly taught languages:
Arabic, Persian, & Turkish Language Institute (APTLI)
Central Eurasian Studies Summer Institute (CESSI)
South Asia Summer Language Institute (SASLI)
Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute (SEASSI)
Summer Intensive Portuguese Institute (SIPI)
“The instructor has been incredibly supportive and has made effort to ensure the course is meeting my learning process and desired outcomes.”
Advanced Hindi Student, 2018
“Honestly one of the best instructors I have had. She is very engaging in class and wants to make sure we all participate. She brings in a mix of language learning methods so class is always fun.”
Elementary Urdu Student, 2018
News
Office of the Chancellor: Summer Term
Office of the Chancellor: Summer Term Didn’t get a chance to participate in WISLI last summer? It’s never too early to start thinking about next summer!WISLI has been featured in new article from the Office …
October 15, 2019CESSI Accepting Applications for Summer 2020
The Central Eurasian Studies Summer Institute (CESSI) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is now accepting applications! We offer courses in intensive elementary and intermediate Kazakh, Tajik, Uyghur, and Uzbek. Additional levels and languages (such as Kyrgyz) may be added with …
October 9, 2019Employment Opportunity with the Middle East Studies Program (MESP) and the Arabic, Persian, and Turkish Language Institute (APTLI) at UW-Madison
The Middle East Studies Program and the Arabic, Persian, and Turkish Language Institute at UW-Madison is hiring a full-time coordinator. For details and to apply, go to the position listing (100811-AS) on the Jobs at …
October 2, 2019- More News
