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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)
- 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
- August 29-November 30
- Mondays, 12:30-1:20 PM (Zoom)
- Tuesdays, 1:30-2:20 PM (Zoom)
- Every other Wednesday, 6:00-7:00 PM (in-person, 318 PH)
- Registration required - check out your course ICON site for registration details!
- Arabic Conversation Hour
- Tuesdays, 5:00–6:00 PM
- In-person in 120 PH
- Chinese Corner
- September 13, September 21, September 29, October 12, October 18, October 27, November 2, and November 10
- 5:00-6:00 PM
- In-person in 315 PH
- French Conversation Hour
- Tuesdays & Thursdays, 12:30-2:00 PM
- In-person in 120 PH
- German Kaffeeklatsch
- Thursdays, 4:30-5:30 PM
- In-person in 612 PH
- Italian Conversation Hour
- Wednesdays, 12:30-1:20 PM
- Virtual
- Zoom meeting ID: 99256479487
- Japanese language table
- Elementary:
- Every other Thursday, 3:30-4:30 PM
- In-person in 120 PH
- Advanced:
- September 14, September 28, October 12, October 26, November 9, November 30
- 6:00-7:00 PM
- Virtual:
- Zoom meeting ID: 984 0887 7353
- Passcode: 999676
- Elementary:
- Korean
- Thursdays, 5:00-6:00 PM
- In-person in 120 PH
- Portuguese Bate-Papo
- Wednesdays, 4:30-5:30 PM
- In-person in 120 PH
- Russian Conversation Hours
- Tuesdays, 5:00-6:00 PM (September 6-November 8)
- In-person in 612 PH
- Spanish Cafecito Cervantes
- Thursdays, 4:00– 4:45 PM (starting September 15; no meetings on November 17 & 24)
- Virtual
- Zoom meeting ID: 91922924344
- Swahili Conversation Hours
- Thursdays, 12:00-1:00 PM
- In-person in 120 PH
Other departmental co-curricular support for undergraduate success:
- French grammar table
- Mondays, Thursdays & Fridays 10:00-11:00 AM
- In-person in 505 PH
For additional support information within the Division of World Languages, Literatures & Cultures, check out the Center for Language and Culture Learning Tutor Iowa Page.