Registrations are now being accepted for the popular World Language and Culture Program
(WLCP) at the University of Wyoming this semester. A total of 18 nonformal world language
and culture sessions are available free via Zoom.
The registration deadline is noon Saturday, Jan. 31.
Informal sessions in Arabic, Armenian, Burmese, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese,
Kazakh, Russian, Sinhala, Spanish, Turkish, Uzbek and more -- along with aspects of
culture -- begin Monday, Feb. 2, and end Friday, May 8.
Sessions will be offered virtually throughout the day and early evening, generally
once a week. To view the schedule or to register for a class, go to www.uwyo.edu/wlcp/index.html. The schedule also can be found on Facebook.
The WLCP is a volunteer and service-learning program that offers free world language
and culture sessions to members of the UW community and to those interested throughout
the state.
The WLCP is committed to 21st century linguistic and cultural literacy to cultivate
lifelong learning, appreciation and enthusiasm for world languages and cultures. The
program views language and culture as being inseparable and strives to integrate the
teaching and learning of both simultaneously. The mission is to provide access to
adults who want to learn world languages and gain awareness of world cultures in a
nonformal setting.
Dilnoza Khasilova, a UW alumna who earned her doctoral degree in literacy studies
and curriculum and instruction, developed the WLCP in 2013 and is the volunteer director.
The WLCP serves as an example of a graduate student program that turned into an alumni
service program that collaborates closely with UW’s Global Engagement Office. The
free service program was launched in 2014.
The WLCP provides opportunities to build a community of learners; connect with global
alumni; develop cross-cultural understandings; provide service learning and teaching;
develop volunteerism; leverage engagement and internationalization efforts; and bring
language and culture exposure. The volunteer WLCP facilitators include both local
and international students; UW faculty and staff members; exchange students; Fulbright
scholars; visiting scholars; UW international alumni; UW community members who travel
overseas or speak a world language; and community members.
For more information, email the WLCP at wlc@uwyo.edu or Khasilova at dkhasilo@uwyo.edu.
