World Languages Day brings world to Wisconsin

More than 700 high school students and their teachers gathered at the University of Wisconsin-Madison April 19 for World Languages Day. The all-day event included almost 50 interactive sessions on topics related to world languages, oral and literary traditions, history, geography, cinema, dance, cuisine, music, and clothing presented by UW faculty, staff, and students. Sessions covered the globe, from the Americas to Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.

World Languages Day is a program of the UW-Madison Language Institute. It was made possible through the support of the Anonymous Fund, the Evjue Foundation, the Schoenleber Foundation, the Wisconsin Education Association Council, and the following UW-Madison Title VI Centers: African Studies Program; the Center for East Asian Studies; the Center for European Studies; the Center for Russia, East Europe and Central Asia; the Center for South Asia; Global Studies; and Latin American, Iberian and Caribbean Studies.

Participating high schools for World Languages Day 2007 included: Black River Falls High School; Columbus High School; Gibraltar High School in Fish Creek; Southwest High School in Green Bay; Green Lake High School; Holmen High School; Academy for International Studies, Janesville; Johnson Creek High School; Central High School in La Crosse; Lake Mills High School; Lodi High School; James Madison Memorial High School, Madison; West High School, Madison; Lincoln High School in Manitowoc; Riverside University High School in Milwaukee; Mineral Point High School; Pittsville High School; Port Washington High School; Poynette High School; Richland Center High School; Sauk Prairie High School Prairie du Sac; Valders High School; Verona Area High School; Waunakee High School; and Waupun High School.

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Last updated on 4/30/2007