FLAS Language Coordinators

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African Studies Program

Web site: africa.wisc.edu
Coordinator: Catherine Reiland, creiland@wisc.edu, 205 Ingraham
AY Languages: Arabic (in Africa), Swahili, Twi, Yoruba, Zulu (Applicants are strongly encouraged to check with the Department of African Languages and Literature to confirm offerings for proposed language and level for AY 2012-13.)
Summer Languages: A wide range of African languages

Center for East Asian Studies

Web site: eastasia.wisc.edu
Coordinator: Dreux Montgomery, eastudentadvising@eastasia.wisc.edu, 331 Ingraham
AY and Summer Languages: Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Tibetan
Summer Languages: Mongolian

Center for European Studies (CES)

Web site: uw-madison-ces.org
Coordinator: Csanád Siklós, siklos@wisc.edu, 213 Ingraham
AY Languages: Arabic, Danish, Dutch (Flemish), Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, and Swedish; French (for graduate students in professional schools only); German (for graduate students in professional schools only)
Summer Languages: Arabic, Danish, Dutch (Flemish), Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, and Swedish; French (for graduate students in professional schools only); German (for graduate students in professional schools only)

Students pursuing European Studies and interested in other languages - e.g., Basque, Catalan, Faroese, Finnish, Gaelic/Irish (Modern), Greek (Modern), Icelandic, and Turkish (in Europe) - should also contact CES.

Global Studies

Web site: global.wisc.edu
Coordinator: Nanette Kelsey, flas@global.wisc.edu, 301 Ingraham
AY Languages: Arabic (outside Africa), Chinese (advanced), Indonesian, Persian, Turkish (outside the Balkans)
Summer Languages: Arabic (outside Africa), Chinese (advanced), Indonesian, Persian, Turkish (outside the Balkans)

Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies Program (LACIS)

Web site: lacis.wisc.edu
Coordinator: Darcy Little, dmlittle@wisc.edu, 209 Ingraham
AY and Summer Languages: Quechua, Portuguese, Yucatec Maya 

Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia (CREECA)

Web site: creeca.wisc.edu
Coordinator: Nancy Heingartner, nheingartner@wisc.edu, 210 Ingraham
AY Languages: Croatian (2nd year only), Czech (not offered in 2013-14), Kazakh, Persian (in relation to Central Asia), Polish, Russian (5th semester & above; 1st-4th semester Russian available for professional schools only), Serbian (2nd year only), Turkish (in Balkans or Central Asia)
Summer Languages: Those above plus languages offered through BALSSI, SWSEEL, CESSI, and SELC

Students pursuing Russian, East European, and/or Central Asian Studies and interested in other languages - e.g., Tatar, Ukrainian, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Uzbek, Tajik – should also contact CREECA.

Center for South Asia

Web site: southasia.wisc.edu
CSA Coordinator: Rachel Weiss, rweiss@southasia.wisc.edu, 203 Ingraham
SASLI Coordinator: Anne Naparstek, sasli@southasia.wisc.edu, 204 Ingraham
AY Languages: Hindi, Malayalam, Pashto, Persian (in relation to Pakistan/Afghanistan), Tibetan (modern spoken), Urdu
Summer Languages : Those above plus languages offered through AIIS and SASLI

Students interested in studying other South Asian languages should contact CSA.

Center for Southeast Asian Studies

Web site: seasia.wisc.edu
Coordinator: Michael Cullinane (AY) or Mary Jo Wilson (summer SEASSI), mmcullin@wisc.edu or wilson6@wisc.edu, 207 Ingraham
AY Languages: Filipino (Tagalog) – Philippines, Hmong, Indonesian, Thai, Vietnamese
Summer Languages: Burmese, Filipino (Tagalog) – Philippines, Hmong, Indonesian, Javanese – Indonesia, Khmer – Cambodia, Lao, Thai, Vietnamese

 

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