Session Descriptions

The following sessions were offered in the last few years.For sessions from the current year, click here.

 

WLD 2007

Armavirumque Monstro: Life in the Imperial Roman Army
Atelier théâtre français (French Theater Workshop)
Ku zo mu koyi Hausa! Explore one of Africa's most widely spoken languages
Meuf, teuf, keuf: parler à l'envers avec Verlan
Pasadas y pasadas! Flamenco dance basics
Schiffe versenken: Fun ways of practicing German grammar and vocabulary
A career of teaching Italian
A little bit of Michigan history - in English and Ojibwe!
A Tour of Ukraine in 50 minutes!
Arabic as an economic and spiritual language
Around the world in 80 words!
Aspiring world citizens wanted: A preview of the MSU Honors College
Assessing performance in the language classroom
Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan: Neighbors across the Caspian Sea
Bangla: The sixth most spoken language in the world
Beyond cappuccino and bruschetta
Bollywood dreams: Discover India through Hindi cinema
Chinese Zodiac and Symbols
Communicating across cultures
Considering MSU? How to apply to MSU and finance your college education
Culture and language learning through children's and teens' films in Spanish
Dips and Salsa: Be the life of the fiesta while learning how to dance the salsa!
Discover Korea
Discovering the Portuguese language
Explore Chichewa, a language from the "Warm heart of Africa"
Fashion and language throughout the centuries: A story from the heart of Europe
Foreign languages & your career: Recognizing your skills in a global context
globalEDGE: Your Source for Global Business Knowledge
Globalization and your student's future
Irish Dance: Past, Present and Future
Israeli folk dancing: Rikudey Am
Kazakhstan - Kazakh language and culture
Language from The Lion King: Basic Kiswahili
Laughing in Spanish, sounding Russian or Chinese
Learn how to talk to a billion people: An introduction to Mandarin Chinese
Let's learn Nihongo!
Meals and Food in Spain and Mexico
Muay Thai Kickboxing: History and self-defense
Next-generation interactive web pages: Mashups
Nollywood: Exploring new dimensions of Nigerian and African culture through film
Out and about: A tour of MSU's campus
Russia and Russian today
Southern Germany: Explore the wonderful world of Bavaria!
Spanish in Latin America
Speaking proficiency: A framework for assessment
Study abroad: The real story!
Tae Kwon Do/Self Defense
Teaching challenging grammar topics: Some hints for what works and why
The history of the Spanish language, from Arabic to the Americas
The National Security Agency
The power of yoga
Try Thai!
Turkey: A country of ancient civilizations
Understanding Middle Eastern culture
Unveiling Japanese culture
Walk like an Egyptian: Modern Middle Eastern dance
What's it really like in the Peace Corps?
Whirlwind tour of language teaching methods
Yookoso! Welcome to Japan
You mean they speak more than Spanish in Spain? O galego e o mundo máxico de Galicia
You say tomAYto, I say tomAHto: A rough guide to British English
Your online recording studio: Multimedia made easy
Yucatec Maya: The Language of Mel Gibson's Apocalypto

 

WLD 2006

¡Vamos a jugar!
Arabic and the world
Aspiring world citizens wanted: A preview of the MSU Honors College
Beyond cappuccino and bruschetta
Bollywood Dreams: Hindi in a nutshell
Bridging the gap: What Muslim students wish you knew about Islam
Calligraphy: The beauty of Chinese handwriting
Chinese numbers and the culture
Cultura Latina
Culture shock: USA
Current and future approaches for assessing language skills online
Destination Germany: FIFA World Cup 2006
Dips and Salsa: Be the life of the fiesta while learning how to dance to salsa!
Discovering the Portuguese language
Filipino Folk Dances
Financing an MSU education
Foreign language & your career: Recognizing your skills in a global context
Foreign language skills & your student's future career
Fun ways to assess performance in the language classroom
Globalization and your student's future
Guiding and promoting interaction during web-based reading activities
Hausa greetings and introductions
How to speak French without saying a word
L'Histoire de France en s'amusant / Learning French history the fun way
Le français dans la rue
Learn how to talk to a billion people: An introduction to Chinese
Learn Thai quick with karaoke
Let's learn Nihongo!
Motivating students with language learning tasks
Ojibwe: Keeping our language
Out and about: A tour of MSU's campus
Popular Israeli folk dances
Putting a face on Tagalog
Russia and Russian today
Simon says - Learn German vocabulary through games and other fun activities
Spanish tapas
Sprechen sie Deutsch? - Total immersion conversation group
Study abroad: The real story!
Taste of Korea!
The Cyrillic alphabet: Did you know that it was devised by two Greek brothers?
The exciting world of the U.S. Diplomatic Corps and the State Department
The fighting arts of Thailand
The power of Yoga
The Swahili kanga cloth and its oblique messages
The sword and Zen: An introduction to Iaijutsu
Thirty-Six Chinese Characters
Turkey: The birthplace of ancient civilizations and the land where two continents meet
Unveiling Japanese Culture
Vietnamese culture and holidays
What's it really like in the Peace Corps?
Whirlwind tour of language teaching methods
Wikis and podcasts and blogs, oh my! Language learning online
Yookoso! Welcome to Japan
You say tomAYto, I say tomAHto: A Rough Guide to British English
Zapateado, palmas, y vueltas: Flamenco dance basics

 

WLD 2005

1..2..3..Chinese numbers and culture
¡Ay! ¡Mamacita!: A look at differences in expressing endearment in English and Spa
Banane! Or: How to speak French using food vocabulary
Le Francais Moussa d'Abidjan: Linguistic Map of French in Africa
Mga Numero at Kulay: Numbers and colors in Tagalog
Parlez-Vous Michigan? Our state's French connection
A taste of Vietnamese language and culture
Arabic in a nutshell
Bollywood dreams: Discover India through Hindi cinema
Cool, hip French tunes!
Cross-cultural relationships: Friendship, dating, and finding common ground
Dips and Salsa: Be the life of the fiesta!
Discover Korea
Financing an MSU education
Foreign languages and your career: Recognizing your skills in a global context
Germany: 16 sensational states - 16 fun facts
Get a life: Just do it (through yoga!)
Globalization and your student's future
Go Green! Go White! Grow Global!
Hidden messages in Swahili: Communicating through cloth
How to talk unEnglish: Ten tips to internationalizing your accent
Israeli folk dancing--Rikudey am
Language Learning Facilities at MSU - Tour the Language Learning Center
LATTICE: Utilizing Resources to Internationalize American Education
Life lines: Events in the life of a Vietnamese
Making your life easier with effective language tests
Peace Corps: The toughest job you'll ever love
Portuguese around the world
Reggae music as a language
Serbo-Croatian: A "dead" language that some of us still speak
So you want to apply to MSU...
The most interesting work...in the world: US Department of State
The Netherlands: More than tulips, clogs, and windmills
The Sword and Zen: An introduction to Iaijutsu
The United States: The liberators of France
Vocabulary: Activities to help your students retain new words
Walk like an Egyptian -- Modern Middle Eastern dance
What can you really do with Japanese after studying four years?
What's it really like in the Peace Corps?