On Monday 5 December, Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) Alibaba Sanchi took part in an outreach program at an international celebration for kids and their families held at Kennedy Elementary School located in Madison …
Hausa
2016 Festival of African Languages and Literature
Join us the evening after classes end for a showcase of African languages, literatures, and cultures. Students learning Arabic, Basaa, Hausa, Somali, Swahili, Yoruba, and Zulu will present skits, videos, songs, music, poetry and more! …
Department of African Languages & Literature welcomes three Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistants to UW-Madison for 2015-16
Ruth Ibbi and Oladipo Olagbenro of Nigeria and Ayoti Simms of Kenya have been awarded Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) Program grants to serve as teaching assistants in Hausa, Yoruba, and Swahili (respectively) and take courses at University of Wisconsin-Madison for academic year 2015-16. While in the United States, Ibbi, Olagbenro, and Simms will share their languages and cultures with U.S. communities to inspire Americans to travel and study overseas, and make U.S. citizens better prepared to engage with businesses, governments, and organizations abroad.
Memorial Service/Celebration of life for the late Professor A. Neil Skinner
Alumna Meg Skinner invites you to join her and family for a Memorial Service/Celebration of life for the late A. Neil Skinner, her husband and long-retired professor of African Languages and Literature. A Memorial Service/Celebration …
Invitation to Memorial Service/Celebration for the late A. Neil Skinner
Image caption: Alumna Meg Skinner talks with Professor Dustin Cowell at the 50th Anniversary Alumni Weekend Alumna Meg Skinner invites you to join her and family for a Memorial Service/Celebration of life for the late …
Spotlight on Hausa
In Fall 2014 we will start offering Hausa gain after a few years’ hiatus. Check out the African Studies Program’s course spotlight, and our own Hausa page to learn more.