Calling all WISLI Students and Alumni! Are you interested in learning about how to develop sustained language learning for the future? Come join WISLI and Dr. Adeola Agoke on Wednesday, August 3rd for her workshop …
Multilanguage
FLAS-eligible Intensive Summer Multi-language Seminar | Summer 2022 applications open
A PROGRAM FOR ADVANCED LANGUAGE LEARNERS & THE STUDY OF RARE LANGUAGESThe Intensive Summer Multilanguage Seminar supports students to engage in online, performance-based self-instructional language study of a less commonly taught language (LCTL). The target audience for this program includes: Students who …
Language Fair: Summer Intensive Programs-This Wednesday!
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Central Location: Study Abroad Resource Center, International Academic Programs (IAP), Armory and Gymnasium (Red Gym) Interested in studying a language next summer? Representatives from the Language Program Office (LPO) …
UW-Madison 2021 Intensive Multilanguage Seminar Program Student Receives Boren Fellowship
For students aspiring to research or study internationally, receiving a Boren Award means an opportunity to pursue their interests around the globe. The awards, which are administered by the Institute of International Education (IIE), with …
Tips for Self-directed Language Study
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 …
Student Testimonials- Multilanguage Seminar
Tanya I started learning language independently without any background knowledge of my target language. For me, my mentors have been my most valuable resource. Together we have remote, live sessions where we have topical conversations/role …
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 …
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 …