Stories indexed under: Languages
Total: 4
- UW-Madison joins initiative to provide language instruction for ROTC cadets Sept. 26, 2012 The University of Wisconsin-Madison has joined more than 25 other universities nationwide in an effort to help address the U.S. military's need for critical language specialists who understand foreign cultures and can communicate in regions of strategic and economic importance.
- Tracking the vampire in myth, culture and politics May 22, 2012 After Tomislav Longinovic left his homeland, Yugoslavia splintered into seven nations.
- Workshop to prepare teachers to make stronger case for French language Dec. 19, 2011 They teach what Bloomberg Rankings has identified as the third-most-important business language in the world, after English and Mandarin. Yet, as budgets for public education continue to tighten, teachers of French are struggling to keep their programs off the chopping block in Wisconsin and across the United States.
- Summer program offers intensive study of Baltic area languages June 10, 2010 UW-Madison is an international leader in foreign languages, offering instruction in more than 80 modern and ancient languages, from Akan-Twi to Zulu. The campus also houses 11 area-studies centers, the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages and the National African Language Resource Center.