Summer institute: Southeast Asian heritage language & culture classes, 2002 SEASSI (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

[Scott McGinnis]

Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 21:47:31 -0800
From: Frank Smith <vox at drizzle.com>

The Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute (SEASSI) will offer
8-week intensive summer Heritage language and culture classes in
Khmer, Lao, Hmong and Vietnamese.  The classes will take place at the
University of Wisconsin-Madison, from June 17 to August 9, 2002.

These classes are intended for Hmong, Lao, Cambodian and Vietnamese
university students who grew up in North America and can
speak/understand the language of their Southeast Asian culture but
would like to learn to read and write their language as well.
Students will have a chance to learn more about the traditions of the
culture and how to make sense of their lives and traditions in
America/Canada in an historical context.  Independent,
project-oriented study opportunities will also be available, in the
context of modular instruction, so students who enter the program at
an intermediate literacy level can also have their educational needs
met and be stimulated and challenged.

The classes are taught by experienced instructors from the United
States, Canada and Southeast Asia, and make use of the latest
teaching materials and methods.  All classes carry one full year of
university language credit.  A variety of fellowships and tuition
reductions are available.  For more information, please visit the new
SEASSI Heritage Program website:

http://wiscinfo.doit.wisc.edu/SEASSI/heritage

Please circulate this information to any potentially interested
parties.  Thank you.

Frank Smith
SEASSI Heritage Facilitator
vox at drizzle.com