Past Projects

The University ESL Program is happy to talk with you about establishing special training programs to meet your needs. Contact the director Sandra M. Arfa at arfa@wisc.edu to discuss it. Some of the partnerships we have established are illustrated below.

Teacher training

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  • Teachers of African languages, under the auspices of the National African Language Resource Center
  • Two-week intensive training on the UW campus
  • teachers of
    • Amharic, Arabic, Bambara, Chichewa, Kinyarwanda, Lingala, Luganda, Swahili, Twi, Yoruda, Wolof, and many others!!!!

In collaboration with the UW Law School in Shanghai

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Shanghai government officials preparing to attend a Law School program in Madison.

Teacher Training workshops in Italy

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Training for Italian teachers of English. UW ESL staff Helaine Kriegel and Sandra Arfa, together with their Italian colleagues and students in August 2006 in Urbino www.uniurb.it/it/ttw/.

English for Lawyers, Bangkok, Thailand

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Judicial Skills Training Program, Shanghai, China

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