Long before he began working as a bilingual associate educator for the Minneapolis Public Schools, UW-Madison alumnus Dominic Ledesma knew the importance of language learning. Ledesma always viewed language learning as a life-long commitment that …
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Language Institute Recognized by the Wisconsin Association for Language Teachers
At its annual meeting on November 3, the Wisconsin Association for Language Teachers (WAFLT) awarded the Language Institute the 2017 Anthony H, Gradisnik Award for Outstanding Contributions to World Language Learning and Global Studies. The …
Student Takes Language Skills Abroad to Belgium
For 21-year-old Liz Vaala, traveling to Belgium in the summer of 2017 proved more fruitful than she ever imagined.
Erin Hoy, DAAD Young Ambassador
Erin Hoy is a UW-Madison student studying Neurobiology and German. While studying abroad in Germany she was nominated to be a DAAD Young Ambassador. Young Ambassadors are undergraduate students from North America that recently studied …
UW Student Teaches English During Internship Abroad
My name is Zack Borzick; I’m a senior at UW-Madison majoring in English with emphasis on Linguistics and Communication and I’m also earning a certificate in TESOL (Teaching English as a Second Language). I have …
Q&A with Claus Elholm Andersen
Language Institute: Tell us a little bit about yourself. Why did you decide to come to the University of Wisconsin-Madison?
Best vacation ever—thanks to Continuing Studies Italian classes
When Continuing Studies’ Barbara Nehls-Lowe learned Tagalog, she was living in the Philippines, serving in the Peace Corps. Then she returned to the U.S., where learning a language was much harder. For years she studied …
Q&A with Alice Mandell
Language Institute: Tell us a little bit about yourself. Why did you decide to come to the University of Wisconsin-Madison?
Madison Ranked #2 for Best Foreign Language Learning
UW-Madison was recently ranked the second best school in the nation for foreign language learning in 2017. Check out the article published online by The Best Colleges to learn more.
UW grad represents US at World Expo in Kazakhstan
Vera Swanson still remembers registering for her first semester of fall classes in 2012. Now as a graduated UW alumna, Swanson looks back fondly on her enrollment in an introductory Russian course. After all, this …