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Division of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (DWLLC)
Location: 111 Phillips Hall (PH)
Phone: (319) 335-2923
Website: https://dwllc.uiowa.edu/
About the Division of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (DWLLC)
Programs in the Division include:
- American Sign Language
- Asian & Slavic (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Sanskrit)
- French & Italian (Arabic, French, Italian, Swahili)
- German
- Spanish & Portuguese
- Linguistics
- Translation
The language programs in the DWLLC all run conversation hours for extra speaking and signing practice, starting the second week of classes. Dates and times are listed below.
- ASL Conversation Hours
- Begin the week of January 24th
- Every other Monday, 6:00-7:00 PM (318 PH)
- Tuesdays 10:30-11:20 AM (virtual)
- Wednesdays, 1:30-2:20 PM (virtual)
- Thursdays, 10:30-11:20 AM (virtual)
- You must register to attend any event - check out your course ICON page for registration details!
- Arabic Conversation Hour
- Mondays, 5:00–6:00 p.m.
- Meeting ID: 2211410939
- Chinese Corner
- February 2, February 10, February 23, March 3, March 23, April 7, April 20
- 5:00-6:00 PM
- 318 PH
- French Conversation Hour
- Tuesdays, 1:00-3:00 PM
- Thursdays, 3:00-4:00 PM
- Virtual: uiowa.zoom.us/j/99263251956
- German Kaffeeklatsch
- Wednesdays, 5:00-6:00 PM (no meeting during spring break or the last week of classes)
- 612 PH
- Italian Conversation Hour
- Wednesdays, 12:30-1:20 p.m.
- Zoom meeting ID: 99256479487
- For more information, email cinzia-blum@uiowa.edu
- Japanese language table
- Elementary: Wednesdays, 3:30-4:30 PM
- In-person (612 PH): February 2, February 16, March 2, March 30, April 13, April 27
- Virtual: February 9, February 23, March 9, March 23, April 6, April 20
- Meeting ID: 955 7237 4055
- Passcode: 557270
- Advanced: Fridays, 3:30-4:30 PM
- January 28, February 11, February 25, March 11, March 25, April 8, April 22
- 612 PH
- Elementary: Wednesdays, 3:30-4:30 PM
- Korean
- Thursdays, 5:00-6:00 PM
- 120 PH
- Portuguese Bate-Papo
- Wednesdays, 4:30-5:30 PM
- 120 PH
- Russian
- Tuesdays, 2:00-3:00 PM (January 25-April 19)
- 612 PH
- Spanish Cafecito Cervantes
- Thursdays, 4:00– 4:45 p.m. (see attached flyer for dates)
- Zoom link: https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/91922924344
- Swahili Conversation Hours
- Wednesdays, 12:00-1:00 PM
- 120 PH
Other departmental co-curricular support for undergraduate success:
- French grammar table
- Mondays & Wednesdays, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
- Virtual: uiowa.zoom.us/j/99673425104
- German tutoring
- Spring 2022 information coming soon!
- Italian tutoring
- Students interested in Italian tutoring should contact their instructor and will then be paired with an upper level student of Italian.
- Spanish Grammar Center
- Grammar help for any level of Elementary or Intermediate Spanish (Spanish General Education classes- SPAN:1001, 1002, 1003, 1501, 1502, and 1503)
- In-person and virtual options (see flyer linked above for days, times, and a sign-up QR code)
For additional support information within the Division of World Languages, Literatures & Cultures, check out the Center for Language and Culture Learning Tutor Iowa Page.