Photo credits: Miranda Vescio Final presentations were in full swing this week in our senior capstone course. In this small and interactive course, Linguistics majors spend a semester working closely with a professor to develop …
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Linguistics course in Badger Precollege Program
Language Sciences will be offering a Badger Summer Scholars course as part of the Badger Precollege program – giving high school students from across the U.S. and the world an opportunity to explore college life …
Linguistics Fridays – Fall 2021
Our Linguistics Fridays Colloquia series is back this Fall, with a slight time shift to 3:00 pm. The weekly colloquia will remain online for the time being, with a tentative plan to transition to in …
Project ENABLE: Enriching Navajo as a Biology Language for Education
Itegrative Biology graduate student Sterling Martin and Post-doc Joanna Bundus co-founded the ENABLE project, which is working on translating a collection of technical biological terms into Diné bízaad (Navajo).
Welcome to our new Director, Dr. Rajiv Rao
Language Sciences is pleased to welcome Rajiv Rao as our next Director, effective July 1st 2021. Dr. Rao received his PhD from the University of California-Davis, and began his faculty career at Northern Illinois University. He subsequently moved to UW-Madison in 2009. Dr. Rao is currently an associate professor in …
Congratulating Graduates in Wisconsin’s Native Languages
Comp Sci/Linguistics Double Majors Featured
Linguistics/Computer Science double major Alex Peseckis is the most recent student to be interviewed in the Computer Science double major feature series. In the interview, Alex talks about the synergy between his two majors, and …
Germanic Linguistics Annual Conference (GLAC) 27
The 27th Germanic Linguistics Annual Conference (GLAC) is taking place from May 12-14, 2021. The conference is sponsored by the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is taking place online this year. A variety of UW-Madison students, …
Congratulations to the class of 2021!
We have an extra special class of graduating seniors this year! Read more about the memories and aspirations of these amazing Linguistics majors on our Class of 2021 Senior Profile Page. Wherever you go, go …
Wisconsin Languages Website
Dive into the linguistic diversity of our state at the new Multilingualism and Education in Wisconsin project. This website features interviews with over one hundred individuals discussing their experience teaching, learning, or studying the many …