Employee Language Program

Providing world language education opportunities to Western's faculty and staff.

Program Overview

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Program Overview

Registration and Current Offerings

Open to all Western employees, these workshops support faculty and staff through professional development, and encourage multicultural outreach and awareness. Language learners of all levels are welcome.

There are no registration fees for these workshops.

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Fall 2024 Offerings

Courses are held in person or on Canvas. You will receive an E-mail to your WWU E-mail inviting you to accept a Canvas invitation. Once you accept, you will have access to course content and additional information.

Courses are facilitated by WWU students and students drive the availability of programs offered. Please let us know what language programs you would like to see in the future.

Spanish

Level 1: Face-to-Face, Mondays and Wednesdays, 11:30 AM-12:30 PM

Level 2: Face-to-Face, Mondays and Wednesdays, 1:00-2:00 PM

Conversation Partners

  • Schedule individually with instructor (hybrid).

French

Conversation Partners

  • Schedule individually with instructor (hybrid).

German

Conversation Partners

  • Schedule individually with instructor (hybrid).

Mandarin Chinese

Conversation Partners

  • Schedule individually with instructor (hybrid).

Calligraphy Lessons

  • October 15, 3:00-3:50 PM, Miller Hall 123. 
  • October 22, 3:00-3:50 PM, Miller Hall 123.
  • November 5, 3:00-3:50 PM, Miller Hall 123.
  • November 19, 3:00-3:50 PM, Miller Hall 123.

Nihao Workshops

  • Pinyin (Pronunciation): October 16, 2:00-2:50 PM, Miller Hall 021.
  • Pinyin (Pronunciation): October 24, 2:00-2:50 PM, Miller Hall 021.
  • Nihao Level 1: October 31, 1:00-1:50 PM, Miller Hall 123.
  • Nihao Level 1: November 5, 1:00-1:50 PM, Miller Hall 022.
  • Nihao Level 2: November 22, 4:00-4:50 PM, Miller Hall 021.

Italian

Conversation Partners

  • Schedule individually with instructor (hybrid).

What is the Employee Language Program?

Overview

  • The ELP is an initiative put forth by the President’s Office in 2013 to support Western faculty and staff by offering free language workshops.
  • In recent years the ELP has expanded beyond workshops and now organizes events for the language learning community as a whole.
  • The workshops are the result of a combined effort by the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Extended Education.
  • Essentially, we teach free language workshops for WWU faculty and staff and put on community events throughout the year.

Mission

The Western Employee Language Program provides participants and facilitators opportunities to connect their personal and professional experiences with those of the Western community and promotes the growth of multicultural awareness through increasing their language proficiency.