DISCOVER LANGUAGE
WHY STUDY A LANGUAGE?
UW-Madison offers robust language programs for students of all academic disciplines to develop essential career readiness skills.
LANGUAGE OFFERINGS
Students can choose from over 50 languages during the academic year, and additional languages during the summer.
LANGUAGE INTEREST FORM
Complete our language interest form to receive more information about programs and opportunities for specific languages.
LANGUAGE ON CAMPUS
- September
- September 25Translating Google Translate: How Students Actually Use Machine TranslationA workshop for language educators and researchers3:30 PM, Online
- September 26
- October
- October 4
- October 9
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The study of languages, literatures, and cultures is a key component of the Wisconsin Experience, preparing UW-Madison students to become outstanding leaders who are engaged locally, nationally, and globally.
LANGUAGE AND YOUR CAREER
STATEMENT ON DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
Learning languages offers opportunities for making deep human and cultural connections that are beyond our own immediate experiences. For some, language learning is a window into a new culture and a way of life; for others, it’s a means to explore their personal or family heritage. Regardless, learning languages demands ongoing reflection and a willingness to engage both with difference and with aspects of our shared humanity.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Language Institute believes in the inherent value of all languages and language varieties, and is dedicated to ensuring equitable access to language learning opportunities that strengthen and enhance each person’s academic, professional, and personal goals.
The Language Institute recognizes the existence of structural barriers that can negatively affect the ability of individuals and groups to reach their full potential. In addition to our commitment to promoting equitable access to language learning and to Language Institute programming, we remain vigilant in fostering an inclusive campus climate that values the many ways that each person’s language(s), lived experiences, and individual and social identities contribute to and enrich our shared mission.
"If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head.
Nelson Mandela
If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart."