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  • Kudos/Congratulations (Week of April 14, 2025)

    Ron Kuka (Creative Writing Program Coordinator) was chosen as one of the recipients of the 2024-25 Judith S. Craig Distinguished Service Award, recognizing individuals who have demonstrated outstanding service to the College or University throughout …

  • English Department Excels at AAAL 2025 Conference

    The 2025 American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) conference took place from March 22–25 at the Sheraton Denver Downtown in Denver, Colorado. With the theme Relational Accountability, the conference focused on how researchers can consider …

  • Celebrating UW-Madison English Department Student Contributions at WiGL 19

    The Linguistics Student Organization (LSO) successfully hosted the 19th Workshop in General Linguistics (WiGL 19) from March 14–16.The conference featured thirty presentations and posters from students at UW-Madison and institutions around the world, creating a …

  • Introducing ELLPL: Advancing Psycholinguistic Research at UW-Madison

    The UW-Madison English Department is excited to introduce the English Language and Linguistics Psycholinguistics Lab, or ELLPL. This lab is dedicated to exploring the intricacies of language processing using behavioral methods such as online tasks …

  • SLAB at UW-Madison: Pioneering Research in Second Language Acquisition

    The UW-Madison English Department proudly presents the Second Language Acquisition Lab, fondly known as SLAB. The SLAB delves into the cognitive mechanisms behind second language acquisition through formal linguistic and psycholinguistic approaches, with a special …

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