Dear SALTA members, I am sharing this information on behalf of Rabindranath Tagore University, Bhopal. The university is organizing the International Hindi Olympiad from September 14 (Hindi Day) to September 30, 2025 (World Translation Day). The event is open globally, and the first phase has already begun with the release of the Olympiad poster inContinue reading “Invitation to Participate in International Hindi Olympiad”
Author Archives: Kusum Knapczyk -SALTA President
Call for Abstracts: International Conference on Storytelling and Technology
Dear colleagues, Greetings! We are pleased to inform you that the University of Hawai‘i is organizing an international, interdisciplinary conference titled “Storytelling and Technology: Hindi-Urdu and South Asian Language Learning Innovations.” The conference will be held on December 10–12, 2025 at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, in Honolulu, Hawai‘i. With its leadership and expertiseContinue reading “Call for Abstracts: International Conference on Storytelling and Technology”
Hindi Language Teaching Opportunity at the University of Chicago
The Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicago is seeking a qualified instructor to teach first- and second-year Hindi for one year. This full-time, in-person position will run from January 2026 through December 2026, covering the leave of a faculty member. We welcome applications from candidates with a strong backgroundContinue reading “Hindi Language Teaching Opportunity at the University of Chicago”
Monthly SALTA Book Club
Hope you are enjoying the (hopefully) slower pace of the summer semester. We’re excited to invite you to SALTA’s inaugural Book Club initiative, led by Dr. Kusum Knapczyk. The SALTA Book Club is a space for readers, thinkers, and lovers of language to come together and celebrate the voices shaping contemporary South Asian literature. EachContinue reading “Monthly SALTA Book Club”
Job Opportunity: Lecturer in Hindi-Urdu at UNC Chapel Hill
Dear SALTA Members, The Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is hiring a Lecturer in Hindi-Urdu for the 2025–26 academic year. This is a full-time, one-year, nonrenewable position with a salary of $54,000. The role involves teaching three language courses per semester (elementary to intermediate),Continue reading “Job Opportunity: Lecturer in Hindi-Urdu at UNC Chapel Hill”
Urdu Job Announcement
The Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies at the Universityof California, Berkeley invites applications for a full-time lecturerin the Urdu language program for the Fall 2025 and Spring 2026semesters. This appointment is extendable, pending a departmentalreview. Responsibilities include teaching 5 sections of Urdu over thecourse of the year (2 Beginning, 2 Intermediate, 1 Advanced),Continue reading “Urdu Job Announcement”
SALTA CONFERENCE 2025
2025 Conference Call for Proposals The South Asian Language Teachers Association (SALTA) is pleased to announce its two-day online international conference, which will be held on Friday and Saturday, May 9th-10th 2025. This year’s conference theme is “Engaging Students Through Pedagogical Innovations in South Asian Language Learning.” Educators continually strive to discover innovative ways toContinue reading “SALTA CONFERENCE 2025”
सिंगापुर में पहला अंतरराष्ट्रीय क्षेत्रीय हिन्दी सम्मेलन: हिन्दी विकास की अभिनव दिशाएँ
Hindi in Southeast Asia – Innovative Directions of Development सिंगापुर (1-09-2024): भारतीय उच्चायोग सिंगापुर एवं नेशनल यूनिवर्सिटी ऑफ़ सिंगापुर के सह-आयोजन में 13-15 सितंबर को सिंगापुर में प्रथम अंतरराष्ट्रीय क्षेत्रीय हिन्दी सम्मेलन आयोजित किया जा रहा है। इसका आयोजन नेशनल यूनिवर्सिटी ऑफ़ सिंगापुर के सभागार में होगा। इस सम्मेलन का मुख्य विषय है–दक्षिण पूर्व एशियाContinue reading “सिंगापुर में पहला अंतरराष्ट्रीय क्षेत्रीय हिन्दी सम्मेलन: हिन्दी विकास की अभिनव दिशाएँ”
International conference at the University of Lisbon.
Centro de Linguística da Universidade de Lisboa em colaboração com o Centro de Estudos Indianos || भारतीय अध्ययन केंद्र , India in Portugal (Embassy of India, Lisbon) organiza um colóquio internacional sobre o ensino-aprendizagem do hindi no contexto multilingual e multicultural. Nos dias 28 e 29 de Novembro de 2024. Para mais informações, cliquem https://tinyurl.com/4m9xs8vj#hindi#HindiTeaching#estudosindianos#indianstudiesContinue reading “International conference at the University of Lisbon.”
SALTA Survey
Dear SALTA members, I hope you have had a wonderful summer. As we head into the new academic year, we at South Asian Language Teachers Association (SALTA) are excited to invite you to participate in our short survey designed to help shape the professional development offerings at SALTA for the year ahead. Your feedback isContinue reading “SALTA Survey”
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