Division of World Languages, Literatures & Cultures (DWLLC)
Location: 111 Phillips Hall (PH)
Phone: 319-335-2923
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About Division of World Languages, Literatures & 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
- Literary 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
- Mondays, 3:30 p.m.–4:20 p.m.
- Wednesdays, 11:30 p.m.–12:20 p.m.
- Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m.–11:20 a.m.
- Please email dwllc-clcl@uiowa.edu for the Zoom link
- Arabic Conversation Hour
- Mondays, 5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
- https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/2211410939
- Chinese Corner
- 9/9 (Wed), 9/15 (Tues), 9/24(Thu), 10/6 (Tues), 10/14 (Wed), 10/22 (Thurs)
- 3:30 p.m.–4:20 p.m.
- Zoom ID: 379 931 1673 Password: 123
- French Conversation Hour
- Wednesdays from 3:30 - 5:00pm.
- Zoom link https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/7012425142
- German Kaffeeklatsch
- Wednesdays, 4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
- Email instructor for the Zoom link
- Italian
- Suspended for Fall 2020
- Japanese language table
- Elementary: Wednesdays 4:30-5:30 pm
- Advanced: Fridays 4:00 p.m.–5:00 pm
- Korean
- Suspended for Fall 2020
- Portuguese Bate-Papo
- Wednesdays, 5:00 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
- Russian conversation hour
- Wednesdays, 6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
- Spanish Cafecito Cervantes
- Thursdays, 4:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Other departmental co-curricular support for undergraduate success:
- French grammar table
- Thursdays 5:00-6:30pm
- Zoom link: https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/92946855225.
- German tutoring
- Elementary and Intermediate level via Zoom (email instructor for the Zoom link)
- Monday/Wednesdays, 12:30-2:30 p.m.
- Tuesdays/Thursdays, noon-2:00 p.m.
- 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);
- Mondays 2:00-3:00
- Tuesdays 10:00-1:00; 3:30-4:00
- Wednesdays 11:00-1:00
- Thursdays 10:00-1:00; 3:30-4:00
- Visit this page for links to sign-up: https://tutor.uiowa.edu/find-help/help-labs/spanish-grammar-and-language-support/
For additional support information within the Division of World Languages, Liteatures & Cultures, check out the Center for Language and Culture Learning Tutor Iowa Page.
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