Teaching Resources

Film Festivals 

Every year, we organize the Festival of Films in French and sponsor the Milwaukee-Madison screenings of Italian Film Festival USA, which are valuable resources for local language instructors. 

Programming 

We periodically host or co-sponsor pedagogical presentations. Upcoming events: 

• Dr. Cynthia Laborde (Modern Languages, University of Texas at Arlington): an immersion workshop in French for K-16 teachers: “Enseigner (avec) les bandes dessinées en français/Teaching (with) graphic novels and comics in French.” More details to come! Saturday, February 18, 2023, 1:00-4:00pm, Lubar Entrepreneurship Center. Free; registration required. For more information, read about the event here.

Campus Partners 

We work closely with other units at UWM that offer pedagogical training and professional development in world languages and global studies, including 

• Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
• Institute of World Affairs

Community and Regional Partners 

Members of the department work closely with many local and regional organizations focused on language pedagogy and international education, including: 

• Alliance Française de Milwaukee
• American Association of Teachers of French, Wisconsin
• Wisconsin Association for Language Teachers
• Wisconsin Network for Early Language Learning

Teaching and Training Materials 

See links in navigation menu. We hope to be adding more soon!