The University of Wisconsin, Madison

Friday, June 21 (All Times CDT) 

Location: Ingraham 336

8:30-8:45 AM

Opening remarks: Kusum Knapczyk (SALTA Vice-President, Duke University) 

Panel #1

8:45-10:15 AM (Wisconsin time)  7:15-8:45 PM (India time)

Panel Chair: Kusum Knapczyk, Duke University

(1) सीमा सिंह, इन्द्रप्रस्थ महिला महाविद्यालय, दिल्ली विश्वविद्यालय: अवधी लोकगीतों में समाज सुधार की गूंज (online & in Hindi)

Seema Singh, Indraprastha Women’s College, University of Delhi: Echo of social reform in Awadhi folk songs (online & in Hindi)

(2) श्रुति झा, असिस्टेंट प्रोफ़ेसर, राजधानी कॉलेज, दिल्ली विश्वविद्यालय, हिंदी भाषा एवं पर्यावरण विमर्श (online & in Hindi)

Shruti Jha, Asst. Professor, Rajdhani College, University of Delhi, Hindi language and environment discussion (online & in Hindi)

(3) दीप्ति अग्रवाल, शोधार्थी, दिल्ली विश्वविद्यालय: कैरेबीयन देशों के अतीत, वर्तमान में हिंदी की स्थिति और भविष्य में संभावनाएँ (online & in Hindi) 

Deepti Agarwal: Researcher, Delhi University, Past, present status of Hindi in Caribbean countries and prospects (online & in Hindi)

10:15-10:30 AM Tea Break 

Panel #2

10:30-11:30 AM

Panel Chair: Ritu Jayaker, Penn State University 

(1) Asa Willoughby, PhD Student, University of Michigan: Literature as a window to the past and the future: A case study of Punjabi (online)

(2) Sayema Khatun, Principal, Akkhor Bangla School, WI, Potential of Literature in Teaching Bengali as Heritage Language (in-person)

11:30-2:00 PM Lunch Break

Location:  Ingraham 206

Panel #3

2:00-3:30 PM

Panel chair: Swapna Sharma, Yale University (online)

1) Peter Knapczyk, Assistant Professor of Hindi-Urdu, Wake Forest University: The Role of Literature in a Dual-Script Hindi-Urdu Curriculum (in-person) 

2) Ritu Jayakar, Lecturer of Hindi and Asian Studies, Penn State University: The Celluloid Literature (in-person) 

3) Mansi Bajaj, Lector of Hindi, Yale University: Using Newspaper Articles, Songs, and Advertisements to Discuss Communal Issues in a Hindi Language Class (online) 

3:30-4:00 PM Tea Break

Keynote speaker

Elliott McCarter (Introductory Remarks)

4:00-5:00

Memorial for Hindi Prof. Virendra Singh

Mithilesh Mishra: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: Befriending and Fending off AI Tools in SA LCTL Pedagogy. (in-person)

All presenters and audience members are welcome to join us for dinner. 

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Saturday, June 22 (All Times CDT) 

Location:  Ingraham 206

9:00-10:00 AM  

Panel # 4 

Panel Chair: Elliott McCarter, Senior Lecturer, Vanderbilt University

H. M Fazalehaq, Assistant Prof. of the Practice, Wesleyan University, Efficacy of Reading and Writing Letters in Second Language Learning (in-person) 

Iftikhar Haider, Hindi Lecturer, Oakton College, Nomenclature of Muslim Names in Urdu Language (online) 

10:00-10:30 AM

Elliott McCarter (Introductory Remarks)

Discussion on the New Book: Sundar ke Swapn (online English) 

Dalpat Rajpurohit, Assistant Professor, The University of Texas at Austin

Panel # 5

10:30-12:00 PM

Panel Chair: Peter Knapczyk, Wake Forest University 

(1) Swapna Sharma, Senior Lector of Hindi, Yale University: Literary Exploration in Language Education: A Multidimensional Journey (online) 

(2) Shiv Kumar Singh: University of Lisbon, Portugal. The role of translation of a literary work in teaching Hindi – a case study of Premchand’s Eidgah (online)

(3) Elliott McCarter: Senior Lecturer, Vanderbilt University: A Journey Through Immersive Language and Cultural Programs in India. (in-person)

12:00-1:30 PM Lunch Break 

Panel # 6

Panel chair: Rajiv Ranjan, Assistant Professor, Michigan State University (online)

1:30-2:00 PM 

Culture App for Development of Intercultural Competence in Hindi and Urdu: Origin, Development, and Application

Felecia A. Lucht, Academic Director, University of Wisconsin-Madison (in-person)  

Divya Chaudhry, Senior Lecturer, Vanderbilt University (in-person)

Kusum Knapczyk, Senior Lecturer, Duke University (in-person)

2:00-2:30 Tea Break 

Panel # 7

2:30-3:30PM 

Panel chair: Divya Chaudhry: Senior Lecturer, Vanderbilt University

Topic: Digitalizing LCTLs through Open Educational Resources (OER)

Rajiv Ranjan, Assistant Professor, Michigan State University (online)

Nahid Shiran, Persian Instructor, Michigan State University (online)

Vidya Mohan, Assistant Professor, Michigan State University (online)

3:30-4:30PM

Honor Ceremony for SALTA Founding Member: Dr. Herman Van Olphen, Professor Emeritus, The University of Texas at Austin (online)

Closing remarks: Elliott McCarter (SALTA President, Vanderbilt University)

4:30-5:30PM

Business Meeting and Annual Report 

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2024 Conference Call for Proposals

The South Asian Language Teachers Association (SALTA) is pleased to announce an extension to the proposal deadline for its two-day international conference, online and in person on the campus of the University of Wisconsin at Madison on June 21-22, Friday-Saturday, 2024 (limited online facility for international participants). 

The theme of this year’s conference is “Literature and Language Teaching.” Traditionally one of the main goals of language education has been to prepare students to read literature. Since literature is undoubtedly culturally rich and can play a valuable role in language learning, how can educators effectively incorporate it into their curricula alongside the learning goals of a modern pedagogy that emphasizes a communicative approach? This year’s conference is dedicated to exploring the role of literature (broadly defined) in the modern language classroom and aims to facilitate the sharing of literature-based and language-based instruction strategies among educators. Join us in this exploration of forward-thinking approaches that aim to redefine language and literature education for the modern era.

SALTA solicits proposals for panels, individual presentations, and workshops on relevant topics related to the above theme. Each session will be 90 minutes long with 3 panelists/presenters; individual presentations will be 20 minutes long. A proposal should include the name(s) of presenters/panelists and a short description (200-300 words) of your proposed panel/presentation. Proposals and presentations for the main sessions should be in English; additional panels and workshops in other languages may be arranged. If proposing a panel, please include a brief abstract of the panel (approximately 100 words) in addition to the individual paper abstracts. Proposals and panels will be accepted on a rolling basis. Please send your proposals to conference@mysalta.org by Monday, May 6, 2024 to receive full consideration.

Conference registration is free for SALTA members, $35 for professionals, and $25 for students (payment of conference fee will confer membership for the remainder of 2024). Teachers of less-commonly taught South Asian languages are especially encouraged to apply. To register, please click the following link: https://forms.gle/KEbin4TFr5qoLnit9 .

For questions, please email conference@mysalta.org.

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