Past Events Category: WISLI 2025

Zoom
August 6, 2025 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

August 5, 2025 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Watch Now Workshop Description: Developing skills and proficiency in a language is not the same as sustaining the acquired language skills. Foreign language learners often learn and develop language skills and proficiency with the support …

Featuring: Mirella Maria
Zoom
July 30, 2025 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Introduction to Afro-Brazilian Culture and Daily Practices This lecture explores the cultural connections between Brazil and the African continent, examining how African heritage continues to shape contemporary Brazilian society. Our featured speaker, Mirella Maria, will …

Via Zoom - Link to be sent via email
July 29, 2025 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Are you passionate about language, culture, and making a global impact? Join us for a special info session with the UW–Madison Peace Corps Recruiter to learn how your language skills and cultural knowledge can open doors to …

July 28, 2025 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

This workshop is open to all WISLI students and may be of interest any student interested in Central Asia or archival research methods. The registration link will be provided to students through the weekly events …

Via Zoom - Link to be sent via email
July 28, 2025 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Join this virtual lecture from Dr. Kazeem Sanuth, Associate Director at the National African Language Resource Center (NALRC) and Faculty in the African Studies Program at Indiana University Bloomington. The Zoom link for this virtual …

July 25, 2025 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Watch Now This free, online lecture is open to language students, educators, and everyone who supports or advocates for the learning and teaching of Less Commonly Taught Languages (LCTLs). Speaker Bio Dr. L. J. Randolph …

July 22, 2025 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Are you ready to take the next step on your language learning journey? Please join American Councils for International Education for a virtual discussion on studying less-commonly-taught languages in Central Asia. Senior Program Manager Vladka …

July 19, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Request the Registration Link and submit questions to wisli@lpo.wisc.edu Click HERE for the Full DETAILED Conference Schedule See below for the Keynote abstract and the brief overview schedule Keynote:Identity and War: What We Can Learn …

Zoom
July 16, 2025 @ 2:30 pm

More than 15 years ago, the Obama administration announced that the U.S. would be ‘pivoting towards Asia’ in its foreign policy focus. Subsequent administrations indicated the same desire to focus on China and Asia. Yet …