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SALRC Announces Call for Papers for South Asia Language Pedagogy and Technology (SALPAT) Volume 2
South Asia Language Pedagogy & Technology (SALPAT) is currently accepting online submissions for its second volume, "Teaching South Asian Languages: Scope, Challenges, Horizons." To see the call for proposals, visit our Blog. Submit an article at the SALPAT website. Inquiries may be directed to Blake Wentworth at blake.wentworth@yale.edu.
SALRC Announces 2009-2010 Grant Competition
The South Asia Language Resource Center at the University of Chicago announces a Request for Proposals from scholars and teachers of South Asian languages. The SALRC grants are intended to meet critical pedagogical needs at all levels of university instruction. The grants are intended to spur innovation in developing and presenting pedagogical tools and materials directed at South Asian languages, to promote collaborative approaches in the scholarly community, and to build upon the previously funded projects. Proposal review will commence on October 1st, 2009. The final date for proposal submission is Oct 15th, 2009.
SALRC Associate Director Position
SALRC announces its search for an Associate Director. Interested applicants may view details and must apply via the University of Chicago's on-line application system which can be found at the following: http://jobs.uchicago.edu/ and search for requisition number 082752.
SALRC Sponsored Pre-SASLI Workshop
The webpage for SALRC's June 8-12, 2009 workshop in preparation for the South Asia Summer Language Institute is now online. This year, the workshop was divided into two separate but complimentary sessions: "Blending Content for South Asian Language Pedagogy," led by A. Sean Pue and Manan Ahmed, and "Finding and Organizing Content for Student Proficiency, " led by Carl Falsgraf and Krystal Sundstrom. To see workshop agendas, a list of participants, and to access resources presented at the workshop such as handouts and powerpoints, click here.
SALPAT Volume 1 (2008) is Now Online
SALRC is pleased to announce the publication of South Asia Language Pedagogy and Technology (SALPAT) Volume 1 (2008) "Teaching and Learning Heritage Languages of South Asia" Guest Edited by Vijay Gambhir. http://salpat.uchicago.edu This journal is peer-refereed, and its Editorial Board is comprised of experts in South Asian and other languages and in fields as diverse as technology, applied linguistics, sociolinguistics, theoretical linguistics, and heritage language issues.
SALRC Blog now online
The SALRC is pleased to announce the creation of the SALRC Blog. This web resource is a medium for releasing announcements and information relevant to teaching and research on South Asian languages. The blog contains current postings in the following categories and is updated daily: Calls for Papers,Conferences, Job Listings, Language Study Programs, and Travel Grants. The content of the blog will continue to expand into other areas of pedagogy and technology. The blog also contains an RSS feed which can be subscribed to as a supplement to our existing listservs.
SALRC Grant Awards are now searchable online.
Our Awards page containing information on grants for materials development given out by SALRC in the last four years is now a database searchable by language.
SALRC Recommended Fonts
As a resource for language teaching faculty, students, and SALRC-affiliated software developers, the SALRC is assembling a collection of fonts that we believe are best suited for displaying South Asian languages on the computer screen. This site provides practical information about these fonts, including text samples, how and where to get them, and how to install and use them on your computer.
