South Asia Summer Language Institute - SASLI

08/27/2026

Thank you to the International Division for highlighting our new WISLI Digital Badge and how it can help participants take their language-learning journey to the next level!

This summer marked a major milestone for language education at UW–Madison with the launch of the inaugural WISLI Digital Badge. Offered through the Wisconsin Intensive Summer Language Institutes (WISLI), a unit under the Language Program …

08/06/2026

Thank you everyone for a wonderful event and a wonderful summer!

07/30/2026

Your international career might be closer than you think. 🌍

07/20/2026

Ghalib wrote these words nearly two centuries ago, yet they still carry the same weight today—a reminder that learning a language opens a door to the feelings, ideas, and literary traditions it carries. This is the kind of richness our learners encounter firsthand at WISLI. 📖✨

07/15/2026

🌍 Language learning doesn’t end when class does.
Join Dr. Adeola Agoke to explore practical tools and strategies for maintaining and growing your language skills beyond the classroom.
📅 Tuesday, July 28 at 2:00 p.m. CDT
Register at go.wisc.edu/wisli-workshop!

07/10/2026

🌎 How do language and area studies shape real-world decisions?
Join WISLI for a keynote with Dr. Eric A. Miller on the role of global understanding in U.S. national security.
📅 Thursday, July 23 at 2:00 p.m. CDT
Register at go.wisc.edu/wisli-keynote

07/09/2026

Where can learning take you? 🇮🇳

For SASLI alum Vijay Limaye, it supports his work strengthening resilience to climate hazards in India, where language skills help him connect across communities and contexts. 🌏

07/08/2026

Thanks to all our SASLI students who participated!

07/01/2026

Six WISLI alumni recently met with current students as part of the WISLI “Global Professionals” panel! Click the link below to read more about how their summer language studies launched careers in public service, international research, and diplomacy.
https://international.wisc.edu/wisli-alumni-show-how-language-studies-open-global-doors/

06/22/2026

Week 2 at WISLI is all about going a little deeper.

With this proverb, we’re thinking about what it means to spend time with a language: learning its words, discovering what they carry, and letting knowledge grow along the way.