World Languages Day

For Washington High School Students
Friday, February 29, 2008
 UW campus, Seattle

World Languages Day 2008 is scheduled for Friday, February 29. The event is full and we are no longer accepting registrations for this event.

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Information for 2008 Registered Schools and Individuals.


Learn about World Languages at the UW

  • Visit classes in many different languages.
  • Sample a variety of cultures.
  • Attend presentations and activities on a wide variety of cultural topics.
  • Learn about careers using world languages.
  • Visit the Language Learning Center.
Partial funding for World Languages Day comes from the Outreach Centers at the Jackson School of International Studies and the College of Arts and Sciences.

A Look at the Sessions

Today's high school juniors and seniors have the opportunity and the challenge of living in a world whose boundaries are becoming smaller and smaller. It is more and more essential, as well as mind-opening, to learn other languages and to become familiar with the cultures of our world.

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Schedule

Overview:

  • Check-in: 7:45-8:40 a.m.
  • Welcoming Address: 8:45-9:15 a.m.
  • Sessions run on the hour at 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m.
  • The event concludes after the 1:30 session

View 2008 presentation titles and topics.

Very Important!

Sessions fill-up on a first come, first serve basis. Teachers and students should complete their Session Selection Forms as soon as possible. If the Selection Forms are NOT received back in a timely fashion, participants may forfeit their session choices and be given a default schedule in the larger presentations.

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Registration Information

If your school has registered, please see Information for Registered Schools and Individuals.


Registration forms for the 2008 World Languages Day are only available via this Web site.

The cost for students and teachers is $15. This fee includes all sessions, labs, materials and lunch for teachers. Students and chaperones provide their own lunch. There is also a $35 nonrefundable registration fee per school. Individuals attending without school sponsorship also pay the $35 nonrefundable registration fee. Chaperones (other than teachers) may attend at no charge, and do not need to register. If you register and cannot attend, a substitute may be sent. Schools will be billed and are responsible for paying for the number of students and teachers registered. Refunds cannot be issued. Returned checks are subject to a $25 service charge.

To register, download and print a registration form (the form is a PDF file; viewing it requires Adobe Reader). To register by telephone using VISA or MasterCard, call 206-543-2310 or 800-543-2320.

Special Funding Opportunity
Thanks to the generosity of the Deans’ Office at UW College of Arts and Sciences, limited resources are available to help students and schools with financial need. For more information contact Leslie Rome-Nagata at lromenagata@extn.washington.edu.

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Accommodations for Disabilities

To request disability accommodations, contact the UW Disability Services Office as early as possible at 206-543-6450 (voice), 206-543-6452 (TTY), 206-685-7264 (fax), or dso@u.washington.edu.

Questions?

If you have questions about this program, please contact UW Extension at 1-800-543-2320 and ask to speak to someone about World Languages Day.

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