The Language Institute invites you to participate in a celebration of the richness and diversity of the world’s languages, peoples and cultures at World Languages Day.
The free event is Saturday, March 13, 2010 from 1:00-4:00 pm at the Memorial Union, 800 Langdon Street. No advance registration is necessary.
The program includes performances by the Russian Folk Orchestra and Korean Drumming and Dance Group, and workshops and presentations led by University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty, staff and graduate students:
- French Around the World: Images and Insights: Sally Magnan, Department of French and Italian
- Folksongs and Linguistic Diversity in Wisconsin: James Leary, Department of Scandinavian Studies
- The German Immigration Experience: Cora Lee Kluge, Department of German
- Franz Kafka and the Kafkaesque: Hans Adler, Department of German
- Hebrew in Caves: The Bible and the Dead Sea Scrolls: Cynthia Miller, Department of Hebrew & Semitic Studies
- Hmong Language and Culture: Choua Lee, Department of Languages and Cultures of Asia
- The Inkas’ World Through Inka Language: Armando Muyolema, Department of Anthropology
- Indonesia Today: Facebook, Indonesian Idol and Television: Hening Paramita, Department of Languages & Cultures of Asia
- Speaking Swahili Through Your Clothes: Magdalena Hauner, Department of African Languages and Literature
…and more!
This event is free and open to audiences of middle-school age and older.
For more information:www.languageinstitute.wisc.edu/wld_community
Or contact Wendy Johnson (608) 890-1428.
World Languages Day for the Community is sponsored by the Language Institute with support from the Year of the Humanities, the Department of African Languages &Literature, Department of Classics, Department of French & Italian, Department of Hebrew & Semitic Studies, Department of Languages & Cultures of Asia, Department of Scandinavian Studies.