Language programs, fellowship opportunities&

course offerings

 Dr. Ercan Balcı Director of the Less Commonly Taught Languages (LCTL) Program

Overview

IntroductionLanguages and Directors/CoordinatorsFLASSILMWOpportunities

Introduction Mission: The goal of the LCTL Program is to help advance the

teaching and learning of LCTLs by:

-encouraging people to study LCTLs by increasing awareness of course offerings and implementing curricular changes to improve the overall quality of the language programs,

-assisting LCTL teachers in developing high-quality teaching materials to ensure quality of instruction,

-helping LCTL teachers cooperate and communicate. Vision: Become the preeminent Less Commonly Taught Languages

(LCTL) program in North America. Director: Ercan Balcı GA: Tatiana Luchkina

Website: www.lctl.linguistics.illinois.edu

Languages

Arabic (ARAB) is spoken across a wide area in North Africa and the Middle East. We offer courses in Arabic at beginning through advanced levels; degree offerings include an undergraduate Minor in Arabic Studies.

Director/Coordinator: Dr. Eman Saadah

Hindi/Urdu (HNDI) is spoken by several hundred million people in South Asia. We offer Hindi courses at beginning through advanced levels; degree offerings include an undergraduate Minor in Hindi Studies.

Director/Coordinator: Dr. Mithilesh Mishra

Modern Greek (GRKM) is spoken in Greece, Cyprus, and smaller communities throughout the world. We offer courses in Greek at beginning through advanced levels.

Director/Coordinator: Dr. Stefanos Katsikas

Persian (PERS), or Farsi, is spoken throughout Iran and in portions of Afghanistan and Tajikistan. We offer courses in Persian at beginning and intermediate levels.

Director/Coordinator: Dr. Aazam Feiz

Swahili (SWAH) is a major language of East Africa, including Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Somalia and the Congo. We offer courses in Swahili at beginning through advanced levels; study in Swahili may form part of the undergraduate Minor in Sub-Saharan African Languages.

Director/Coordinator: Dr. Kristina Riedel

Turkish (TURK) is spoken in Turkey and Cyprus, with closely related languages spoken across central Asia. We offer courses in Turkish at beginning through advanced levels.

Director/Coordinator: Dr. Ercan Balcı

Wolof (WLOF) is a major language of Senegal and Mauritania. We are offering Wolof at the intermediate level this semester; study in Wolof may form part of the undergraduate Minor in Sub-Saharan African Languages.

Coordinator: Dr.Kristina Riedel

Tutorials

Elementary Uzbek (LING)Coordinator:Dr. Ercan Balcı

Intermediate Zulu (ZULU)Coordinator: Dr. Kristina Riedel

FLAS

Center for Global Studies : Arabic, Greek, Hindi, Persian, Swahili, Turkish

European Union Center : Arabic, Greek (modern), or Turkish. *Priority will be given to less-commonly-taught languages (languages other than French, German, Spanish) and higher-level language study.

Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center : TurkishFLAS application will be available on-line through

this Web site in October, 2013. Graduate student applications are submitted by the student’s department; All applications are due in February 2014.

SILMW-2014

Summer Institute for the Languages of the Muslim World 2014

SILMW is offering intensive courses in a variety of Muslim world languages, including Arabic, Persian, Swahili, Turkish, Wolof and Urdu.

http://silmw.linguistics.uiuc.edu/SILMW provides a unique opportunity to explore the languages and cultures of the Muslim World and interact with experts in this region.

Director: Dr. Ercan Balcı

Opportunities

Collaboration with the lecturersData collectionLearning of the languages we offer to

conduct researchTeach in our programVolunteer/Participate in our extra-

curricular activitiesRequest:Help us our program more visible

Questions?

If you have questions about the LCTL program, send an email to me: ebalci@illinois.edu