World Languages

World Language Department Staff Information

French

Jennifer Muchka - jmuchka@madison.k12.wi.us
Heidi Biancat - hbbiancat@madison.k12.wi.us

German

Jonathan Gillette - jgillette@madison.k12.wi.us

Spanish

Mónica Aparicio Ruíz - maparicioruiz@madison.k12.wi.us - Familia Latina advisor, AVID
Nilo Ayala Salcedo - nrayalasalcedo@madison.k12.wi.us
Alex Byers - aebyers@madison.k12.wi.us - AVID
Seth Fischer - sjfischer@madison.k12.wi.us - Dept. Chair, SBL/GSP Coordinator
Alberto Fontán Moreno - afontanmoren@madison.wi.us
Roberto García Delgado - rgarciadelga@madison.k12.wi.us - DLI Coordinator, SBL/GSP Coordinator
Una Israeli - uxisraeli@madison.k12.wi.us
Miguel Petro Feria - mapetroferia@madison.k12.wi.us
Lindsey Tyser - latyser@madison.k12.wi.us

World Language Course Information

Course Overview - slides

World Language Online Resources

World Language Scholars Program - Information for students interested in being part of the GLobal Scholars Program

Travel and Hosting Opportunities

Amigos de las Américas

CIEE (Council on International Educational Exchange) - Global Navigators

Costa Rica Youth Exchange

Language and Friendship

Listening Practice

If you would like to improve your listening skills, check out these great and varied resources. When doing any listening, always ask yourself: What is the purpose of this audio? Who is the audience? What are the main ideas? Where might these speakers be from, based on their accents, details in the video, etc.

Radio Ambulante (podcasts on a variety of topics): http://radioambulante.org/

BBC Mundo (videos and audios on current events): http://www.bbc.com/mundo/media/video

Various TV outlets (videos, news articles, TV programs):