Free English Classes for Visiting Scholars

Students walk across the North Park Street pedestrian overpass bridge that links Bascom Hill, at left, and the Mosse Humanities Building, at right, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison during a sunny spring day on May 4, 2017. In the background is the Wisconsin Historical Society. (Photo by Jeff Miller/UW-Madison)

Free English Classes for Visiting Scholars

Free English Classes for Visiting Scholars

Free English classes for Visiting Scholars are available from the 5th week of the semester through the 14th week of the Fall and Spring semesters. The classes are centered around helping you improve your conversational English skills and will focus mostly on speaking and listening skills. The classes will also provide you with information and insights about culture in the U.S., Wisconsin, and Madison. Classes meet on campus and are taught by supervised student teachers in the TESOL Certificate Program through the GELLT Program in the UW–Madison English Department.

CLASS TIMES

  • Mondays and Wednesdays, 4- 5 pm
  • Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8–9 am
  • Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4- 5 pm

REGISTRATION

To register for the class, email your choice of class times to Karen Best at kebest@wisc.edu. Within about a week, you will receive a reply regarding your request.

Please email gellt@english.wisc.edu or kebest@wisc.edu if you have any questions.