Faculty
If you have very specific questions on what will be covered during
your language study at SEASSI, please feel free to contact the language
coordinator for that language. In addition, many of your questions may
be answered on our languages pages where you can download past syllabi
and look at examples of class activities.
2008 Language Teaching Faculty
Prof. Robert Bickner
Professor of Thai, UW-Madison and SEASSI Language Director
1232 Van Hise Hall, 608-262-3915
Burmese
Prof. Saw Tun, Coordinator and Professor of Burmese, Nothern Illinois University
Dr. Than Than Win, Burmese Teacher
4214 Humanities Building, 608-262-8523
Filipino
Sheila Zamar, Filipino Coordinator,
Univ. of Hawaii
Fe Benavidez, Filipino Teacher
1256 Van Hise Hall, 608-265-3453
Hmong
Prof. Robert Bickner, Hmong Coordinator
Choua Lee, Hmong Teacher
Dr. Shoua Yang, Hmong Teacher
4220 Humanities Building, 608-890-0727
4223 Humanities Building, 608-890-0727
Indonesian
Amelia Liwe, Indonesian Coordinator
Sisca Bolling, Indonesian Teacher
Nona Kurniani, Indonesian Teacher
1251 Van Hise Hall, 608-890-0730
Khmer
Frank Smith, Khmer Coordinator
Sokhary Khun, Khmer Teacher
Hannah Phan, Khmer Teacher
4233 Humanities Building, 608-262-8462
4233A Humanities Building, 608-262-8462
Lao
Chanthavong Amarathithada,
Lao Coordinator
Kitt Amarathithada, Lao Teacher
4216 Humanities Building, 608-890-0728
Thai
Dr. Patcharin Peyasantiwong,
Thai Coordinator and Teacher of Thai at UW-Madison
Kannikar Elbow, Thai Teacher
Patcharee Promsuwan, Thai Teacher
Sidhorn Sangdhanoo, Thai Teacher
1224 Van Hise Hall, 608-890-0729
Vietnamese
Bac Hoai Tran, Vietnamese
Coordinator and Lecturer in Vietnamese at UC-Berkeley
Ta Thi Phuong Quyen, Vietnamese Teacher
KimDzung Pham, Vietnamese Teacher
5231 Humanities Building, 608-263-1838
