Events

The SLASO is always trying to put together different events, from those academically focused to others more related to members' "off-campus lives".

Below you will see a description of the different types of events SLASO organizes with examples of some that have taken place in the recent.

For current events, we encourage you to look at the real-time calendar at the bottom and participate in what may be of interest. We look forward to seeing you!

Brownbag discussions (BD)

BD are, mostly faculty-led, series of talks that have as the main goal providing students with different professional development opportunities. These are rather informal discussions where participants can bring their own questions and get involved in workshop-y activities that may serve as continuous preparation during (graduate) school as well as for the professional future both inside and outside the university context.

Recent past BD include:

Developing Content Courses on Language-related Themes, Junko Mori, Asian Languages and Cultures, and Catherine Stafford, Spanish & Portuguese, Tuesday, October 24, 2023, 3:30-5:00pm, at 1351 Van Hise Hall.
Teaching at a Community College, Carolina Bailey, language faculty; Sarah Fritz, dean of faculty; Hicham El Majdi, instructor, Madison Area Technical College; 5:00-6:00pm, Thursday, April 27, 2023 on Zoom.
Preparing for Preliminary Exams, Junko Mori, Asian Languages and Cultures, and Rebecca Sawyer, SLA PhD student, Friday, April 21, 2023, 2:00-3:00pm, 2023 on Zoom.
CV Building, Julia Goetze, German, Nordic, and Slavic+, Friday, April 7, 2023, 2:00-3:00pm, on Zoom.

Research sharings (RS)

RS are students-only, informal conversations about the various research projects SLA (or linguistics-related) students work on. These discussions go from sharing ideas about future investigations to dissertation proposals or chapters, and are a great opportunity for both undergraduate and graduate students to obtain feedback from their peers in a safe and friendly environment while having some snacks!

Recent past RS include:

Rima Hammo on Understanding impostor syndrome among EFL teachers, November 26, 2024, 4:00pm, at 1418 Van Hise Hall.
Mathilde Garnier on Exploring L2 teachers' self-efficacy for teaching and assessing writing, November 26, 2024, 4:00pm, at 1418 Van Hise Hall.
Lilian Abunga on Exploring AI integration in task-based language teaching for Swahili speaking proficiency, November 8, 2024, 3:30pm, at 1351 Van Hise Hall.
Eric Ho on Stance taking and cross-chronotopic alignment in digital storytelling: A cross-event analysis, November 8, 2024, 3:30pm, at 1351 Van Hise Hall.
Martiniano Etchart on Exploring Foreign Language Anxiety in International Teaching Assistants’ Twofold Academic Roles: An Appraisal Theory Study, November 29, 2023, 1:00pm, at 1351 Van Hise Hall.
Mathilde Garnier on Graduate Teaching Assistants' Beliefs about the Teaching of L2 Writing, November 29, 2023, 1:00pm, at 1351 Van Hise Hall.
Patricia Haberkorn on Foreign Language Teachers’ Emotions and Self-Efficacy Levels when Teaching Students with Disabilities, October 25, 2023, 11:00am, at 1418 Van Hise Hall.
Rebecca Sawyer on Borders in the classroom: A case study of identity and ideology in a secondary Spanish class, September 25, 2023, 12:00pm, at 1351 Van Hise Hall.

Social gatherings (SG)

The SG are friendly get-together events that SLASO members organize once or twice per month at different on- and off-campus locations. The main goal of these is to socialize, catch up with school-related and unrelated activities, and have fun! Some examples of SLASO social gatherings include, but are not limited to: hanging out at the Terrace and enjoy the Lake views, having a fire pit at Picnic Point, (board)games nights, baking competitions, dinners out in Madison downtown, and ice-cream socials…

Feel free to join us (or come up with your own suggestions for future SG)!

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