DISCOVER LANGUAGE
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 ON CAMPUS
- April
- April 23
- April 26
- April 30Cineteca Film Screening - "Saturno contro" ["Saturn in Retrograde"]Italian film screening with English subtitles7:00 PM, L196 Education Building
"More than 80% of employers want the skills that humanities majors cultivate, like critical thinking, analytical reasoning, good written and oral communication skills."
Hart Research Associates, 2015
Why Study a Language?
"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."
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