In the summer, students from around the nation enroll in intensive UW-Madison courses to complete the equivalent of one year of instruction in just 8 weeks. Languages are taught in the summer through the Wisconsin Summer Intensive Language Institutes (WISLI) and through departments in the College of Letters & Science.
Summer Term is here for you:
We’re already planning ahead for a safe and positive Summer Term 2021. We will be monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic and will make an announcement in the spring whether summer courses will be on campus and online, or online only.
Contact summerterm@wisc.edu with questions. Learn more about UW–Madison’s COVID-19 response.
Summer 2021 Language Offerings
To enroll in one of UW-Madison’s intensive language classes follow these steps.
- Choose from the languages listed below. Be sure to note the program/department through which the language is offered.
- Enroll for the language course.
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African 672: Intensive Summer Multilanguage Seminar
The Department of African Cultural Studies in partnership with the Wisconsin Intensive Summer Language Institutes (WISLI) is proud to announce a new FLAS-eligible online program, African 672: Intensive Summer Multilanguage Seminar.
Developed by Professor Katrina Daly Thompson and led by Dr. Adeola Agoke, this eight week (June 14-August 6), eight credit course allows students to engage in supported, self-directed language study. Students wishing to study languages from any world region are eligible to apply. The Summer Intensive Multilanguage Seminar will be offered as an online asynchronous course, so students can take part from anywhere.
Successful applicants fit one of two criteria:
- Students who have achieved such an advanced level of language proficiency that traditional programs no longer serve their learning needs, or
- Students who are studying rarely taught languages that are otherwise not offered in the classroom.
American Sign Language (ASL)
CSD 424 – Sign Language offered through the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Arabic
Offered through the Arabic, Persian, and Turkish Language Institute (APTLI).
Azerbaijani
Offered through the Central Eurasian Studies Summer Institute (CESSI)
Bengali
Offered through the South Asian Summer Language Institute (SASLI)
Brazilian Portuguese
Offered through the Summer Intensive Portuguese Institute (SIPI)
Burmese
Offered through the Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute (SEASSI)
Chinese
TBD
Offered through the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
Contact Rachel Weiss, rweiss@wisc.edu, with questions.
Classics
Classics 205: Greek and Latin Origins of Medical Terms
Offered through the Department of Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies
Contact Toni Landis, tllandis@wisc.edu, with questions.
Dari
Offered through the South Asian Summer Language Institute (SASLI)
Filipino
Offered through the Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute (SEASSI)
French
French 101: First Semester French
French 102: Second Semester French
French 312: Advanced Oral and Written Expression: Writing Across the Humanities
Offered through the Department of French and Italian.
Contact fritdept@letsci.wisc.edu with questions.
German
German 101: First Semester German
Offered through the Department of German, Nordic, and Slavic.
Contact Joanna Schuth, jschuth@wisc.edu, with questions.
Gujarati
Offered through the South Asian Summer Language Institute (SASLI)
Hindi
Offered through the South Asian Summer Language Institute (SASLI)
Hmong
Offered through the Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute (SEASSI)
Indonesian
Offered through the Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute (SEASSI)
Italian
Italian 102: Second Semester Italian
Italian 201: Accelerated First Year Italian
Italian 203: Third Semester Italian
Offered through the Department of French and Italian.
Contact fritdept@letsci.wisc.edu with questions.
Japanese
ASIALANG 203: 3rd semester Japanese
ASIALANG 204: 4th semester Japanese
Offered through the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
Contact Rachel Weiss, rweiss@wisc.edu, with questions.
Javanese
Offered through the Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute (SEASSI)
Kazakh
Offered through the Central Eurasian Studies Summer Institute (CESSI)
Khmer
Offered through the Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute (SEASSI)
Korean
ASIALANG 205: 3rd Semester Korean
ASIALANG 206: 4th Semester Korean
Offered through the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
Contact Rachel Weiss, rweiss@wisc.edu, with questions.
Kyrgyz
Offered through the Central Eurasian Studies Summer Institute (CESSI)
Lao
Offered through the Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute (SEASSI)
Marathi
Offered through the South Asian Summer Language Institute (SASLI)
Nepali
Offered through the South Asian Summer Language Institute (SASLI)
Pashto
Offered through the South Asian Summer Language Institute (SASLI)
Persian
Offered through the Arabic, Persian, and Turkish Language Institute (APTLI)
Portuguese
Offered through the Summer Intensive Portuguese Institute (SIPI).
Punjabi
Offered through the South Asian Summer Language Institute (SASLI)
Quechua
Offered through the Andes and Amazon Field School (FLAS eligible Indigenous Language Programs) in partnership with UW-Madison. Graduate students only.
Russian
Offered through the Department of German, Nordic, and Slavic
Contact Joanna Schuth, jschuth@wisc.edu, with questions.
Sanskrit
Offered through the South Asian Summer Language Institute (SASLI)
Sinhala
Offered through the South Asian Summer Language Institute (SASLI)
Spanish
Spanish 101: First Semester Spanish
Spanish 203: Third Semester Spanish
Spanish 204: Fourth Semester Spanish
Spanish 224: Introduction to Hispanic Literatures
Spanish 311: Advanced Language Practice
Spanish 319: Medical Spanish
Spanish 319: Topics in Spanish Language Practice
Spanish 319: Cultures and Disciplines
Spanish 320: Spanish Phonetics
Spanish 361: Spanish Civilization
Spanish 420: Advanced Spanish Phonetics
Offered through the Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Contact Karen Francis, karen.francis@wisc.edu, with questions.
Tajik
Offered through the Central Eurasian Studies Summer Institute (CESSI)
Tamil
Offered through the South Asian Summer Language Institute (SASLI)
Thai
Offered through the Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute (SEASSI)
Tibetan
Offered through the South Asian Summer Language Institute (SASLI)
Turkish
Offered through the Arabic, Persian, and Turkish Language Institute (APTLI)
Urdu
Offered through the South Asian Summer Language Institute (SASLI)
Uyghur
Offered through the Central Eurasian Studies Summer Institute (CESSI)
Uzbek
Offered through the Central Eurasian Studies Summer Institute (CESSI)
Vietnamese
Offered through the Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute (SEASSI)
Non-Credit Programs
The UW-Madison Division of Continuing Studies (DCS) offers non-credit courses for individuals who want to learn a new language or improve their current language skills.
To learn more about non-credit language courses, view the DCS program guide online or contact Christopher Moore at christopher.moore@wisc.edu or (608) 262‑7389.