Languages

The following languages are eligible for a FLAS award from one (or more) of UW-Madison’s area studies centers.

Click on a center’s name to see what regional languages are FLAS-eligible. Note that some languages (marked with an asterisk) are FLAS-eligible at more than one center. Questions about language offerings and eligibility should be directed to the appropriate FLAS Coordinator listed below.

Eligible Languages Include:

Arabic​*
Bengali
Burmese
Chinese
Czech
Danish
Dari
Dutch (Flemish)​
Filipino (Tagalog)​
Finnish
French
German
Gujarati
Hausa
Hebrew
Hindi
Hmong
Indonesian​*
Italian
Japanese
Javanese
Kazakh
Khmer
Korean​*
Lao
Marathi
Nepali
Norwegian
Pashto
Persian​*
Polish
Portuguese​*
Punjabi
Quichua
Russian
Sinhala
Swahili​*
Swedish
Tamil
Thai
Tibetan​*
Turkish​*
Urdu​
Vietnamese
Wolof
Yoruba
Yucatec Maya​
Zulu
And many more..!

 

African Studies Program

Website: africa.wisc.edu

Coordinator: Olayinka Olagbegi-Adegbite , fellowships@africa.wisc.edu, 203 Ingraham Hall

Academic Year Languages: Arabic (in Africa), Hausa, Swahili, Wolof, Yoruba, Zulu, and African Language Directed Study

Please note: For the languages listed above applicants are strongly encouraged to check with African Cultural Studies (https://african.wisc.edu/) to confirm offerings for proposed language and level for the academic year. FLAS applicants (graduate students only) interested in self-instruction of a language not offered in a regular classroom setting at UW-Madison may do so through AFRICAN 670 (2cr) and 671 (4cr) (http://african.wisc.edu/content/other-languages). These applicants should offer compelling evidence of their previous experience with self-directed language learning or capacity to engage in such learning.

Summer Languages: A wide range of African languages.

Please note: Applicants interested in studying Arabic at UW’s MEDLI summer program are strongly encouraged to apply but should clearly articulate how such Arabic study relates to their interests in Africa.

Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS)

Website: eastasia.wisc.edu

Coordinator: Laurie Dennis, ldennis@wisc.edu, 333 Ingraham Hall

Academic Year Languages: Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Tibetan

Summer Languages: Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Tibetan

Center for European Studies

Website: europe.wisc.edu

Coordinator: Eleanor Conrad, ejconrad@wisc.edu, 213 Ingraham Hall

Academic Year Languages: Arabic (in relation to Europe), Danish, Dutch (Flemish), Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Swedish, and Turkish (in relation to Europe); French (for graduate students in professional schools only); German (for graduate students in professional schools only)

Summer Languages: Arabic (in relation to Europe), Danish, Dutch (Flemish), Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Swedish, and Turkish (in relation to Europe); French (for graduate students in professional schools only); German (for graduate students in professional schools only)

Please note: Students pursuing European Studies and interested in other languages (for either Summer or AY study) – e.g., Basque, Catalan, Faroese, Gaelic/Irish (Modern), Greek (Modern), Icelandic, and Sami – should also contact the center.

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

Website: creeca.wisc.edu

Coordinator: Sara Lomasz Flesch , lomaszflesch@wisc.edu, 210 Ingraham Hall

Academic Year Languages: Kazakh (1st-3rd year), Persian (in relation to Central Asia, 1st-3rd year), Polish (1st-4th year), Russian (3rd year and above; 1st-2nd year Russian open to professional school students only), Turkish (in Balkans or Central Asia, 1st-3rd year), Ukrainian (1st year)

Summer Languages: Those above plus regional languages offered through: UW’s Central Eurasian Studies Summer Institute, the University of Pittsburgh’s Summer Language Institute, Indiana University’s Summer Language Workshop, and other intensive summer language programs.

Please Note: For students pursuing advance-level language funding from CREECA, the center recommends that one letter of recommendation come from someone who can speak to the applicant’s language abilities.

Center for South Asia

Website: southasia.wisc.edu

Coordinator: Andrea Fowler, assistantdirector@southasia.wisc.edu, 203 Ingraham Hall

Academic Year Languages: Hindi, Pashto, Persian (in relation to Pakistan/Afghanistan), Tibetan (modern spoken), Urdu

Summer Languages (see also: SASLI): Bengali, Dari, Gujarati, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Pashto, Persian (with MEDLI), Punjabi, Sinhala, Tamil, Tibetan (modern spoken), and Urdu.

Please note: UW students may apply for summer languages offered through FLAS-eligible UW programs in addition to AIIS. Students who are not currently enrolled at UW-Madison or who will not be enrolled at UW-Madison by the fall semester may apply only for languages offered through FLAS-eligible UW-Madison programs.

South Asian Summer Language Institute (SASLI)

Website: sasli.wisc.edu

Coordinator: Andrea Fowler, assistantdirector@southasia.wisc.edu, 203 Ingraham Hall

Academic Year Languages: n/a

Summer LanguagesGraduate student applications ONLY for Bengali, Dari, Gujarati, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Pashto, Punjabi, Sinhala, Tamil, Tibetan (modern spoken), and Urdu.

Please Note: SASLI does not offer FLAS funding to undergraduate students. Undergraduates may apply for a FLAS to study at SASLI through the Center for South Asia (see above) if they otherwise meet the eligibility requirements for undergraduate students. UW undergraduate and graduate students planning to attend SASLI should apply only to the Center for South Asia for FLAS funding.

Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS)

Website: seasia.wisc.edu

Coordinator: Michael Cullinane, mmcullin@wisc.edu, 207 Ingraham Hall

Academic Year Languages: Filipino (Tagalog), Hmong, Indonesian, Thai, Vietnamese

Summer Languages: Burmese, Filipino (Tagalog), Hmong, Indonesian, Javanese, Khmer, Lao, Thai, Vietnamese.

IRIS NRC

Website: irisnrc.wisc.edu

Coordinator: Csanád Siklós, siklos@wisc.edu, 329 Ingraham Hall

Academic Year Languages: Arabic, Hebrew, Indonesian, Korean, Persian, Portuguese, Swahili, Turkish

Summer Languages: Arabic, Hebrew, Indonesian, Korean, Persian, Portuguese, Swahili, Turkish

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

Website: lacis.wisc.edu

Coordinator: Alberto Vargas, avargasp@wisc.edu, 209 Ingraham Hall

Academic Year Languages: Portuguese, Quichua, Yucatec Maya

Summer Languages: Portuguese (at Summer Intensive Portuguese Institute), Quichua (at Andes and Amazon Field School), Yucatec Maya (at Yucatec Maya Summer Institute)