UW-Whitewater World Languages & Cultures Day 2012
Our first annual
World Languages & Cultures Day
will take place on
Friday, 10 FEBRUARY 2012.
The Department of Languages and Literatures at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is hosting its first annual World Languages & Cultures Day on Friday, February 10, 2012. We would be honored to have you and your students participate. As our guests, you will have the opportunity to see Whitewater’s campus and facilities and explore all of the languages offered at UW-Whitewater, including Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Japanese and Spanish, in a fun, collegiate setting.
This event is different from the Language Day that we’ve held in the past in that the events are more cultural and experiential in nature and not competition-based. World Languages & Cultures Day will not only highlight the diverse languages offered but will also focus on the rich cultural elements of each language. The format will move away from the previous competition-based formula and instead, will be organized like a conference offering concurrent language-specific sessions allowing students to explore a variety of language and cultural activities.
Please see our Letter of Invitation for further details.
| General Schedule of the Day (details provided in welcome packet) | |
| 8:30-8:50 | Schools arrive at the University Center (Click here for bus instructions) |
| 9:00-9:15 | Opening Ceremony (UC 164) |
| 9:30-12:30 | Concurrent Cultural Sessions |
| 12:30-13:30 | International Lunch |
| 13:30-14:00 | Closing Session |
We hope you and the world language colleagues at your school consider attending, but we look forward to hearing from you in either case. In the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact us with any additional questions.
Dr. Hala Ghoneim (Arabic) ghoneimh@uww.edu
Yilin Zhang (Chinese) zhangy@uww.edu
Dr. Sheila Turek (French) tureks@uww.edu
Dr. Matt Lange (German) langem@uww.edu
Kasumi Kato (Japanese) katok@uww.edu
Dr. Jodie Parys (Spanish) parysj@uww.edu
Please remember to designate a main contact for your school who will submit a
- participant list for your entire school
- single check for your school (made out to UW-Whitewater)
by Friday, 27 JANUARY 2012 to the following address:
Vicki Devitt
Foreign Language Program Office
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
468 Heide Hall
800 West Main Street
Whitewater, WI 53190
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