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via Elliott McCarter My name is Andrew DeFazio, and I work for the translation company FCI, The Language Experts. We are currently looking for speakers of the Hindi language to help us with an English to Hindi translation. Would you be able to refer to me to any Hindi speakers who may be interested inContinue reading “Hindi Translators Wanted (English to Hindi)”

Announcement Text:  The application for the 2022 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is now open! We welcome students to apply now to learn one of fifteen critical foreign languages, including Bangla, Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu next summer on a fully-funded study abroad program.   The application is now live and available online at: https://clscholarship.org/apply  Applications are due Tuesday, November 16, 2021 by 8:00pm EST.  Continue reading “CLS Applications Open”

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED The University of Pittsburgh is seeking to hire full and /or part-time Hindi instructor(s) for an immediate temporary replacement position. The positions are described below. They have two job ads open and running (see links below), one for a visiting instructor (3 courses), and one for aContinue reading “Hindi Position (Position Filled)”

Via Divya Chaudhry Dear SALTA Colleagues, Please join us for a 6-week (free) workshop on learning to read and write in Urdu script, Nastaliq. The workshop offered by Dr. Sunil Bhatt will take place on Zoom on Fridays from 1-2 pm CST. First session will take place on Friday, September 24, 2021. No prior background inContinue reading “Urdu Writing Workshop”

Via Divya Chaudhry I hope you and your loved ones are staying safe during the recent surge of Covid cases. As everyone returns to classrooms (virtually or in-person), you will notice some changes in the SALTA event offering and schedule (marked in red).  I want to express my gratitude to Sai , David, Shilpa, Rajiv ji, andContinue reading “Weekly Events – Conference Recap”

The Department of Asian Languages and Literature at the University of Washington invites applications for a part-time temporary lecturer in Telugu. More information and application instructions below, in the attached PDF, and at this post: https://jsis.washington.edu/southasia/news/uw-job-part-time-telugu-instructor/ Please direct any questions to Prof. Jameel Ahmad, jameel7@uw.edu. Please note the instructor must be legally authorized to work in theContinue reading “Part-time Position in Telugu”

SALTA is seeking reviews to publish in its upcoming bulletin for Brajesh Samarth’s Intermediate Hindi Textbook and Easy Hindi, both published in 2018. Both texts are targeted towards English-speaking adult learners (college or above) and designed with the idea that teachers can rearrange the structure as needed. Reviewers should possess either a Ph.D. or haveContinue reading “Book Reviews Needed for Hindi Textbooks”

via Sarvari Dixit I am looking for a ‘Feedback For Writing Loop’. It really does not need to be a group as long as it is a couple of people with whom we can loop. I have a piece of writing that I want spell checked and will have more. A pair of editorial eyesContinue reading “Seeking Hindi Feedback Group Members”

via Divya Chaudhry Here is the schedule for this week’s SALTA research group. Can’t believe it is August already! Hope you are savoring the last bit of the summer before another school year begins.  A complete calendar of events is also available at the SALTA website: https://mysalta.org/groups-and-events/ . Clicking on the event on the calendar will provide meeting links and any additional meeting information.  ScheduleContinue reading “Events – Week of 2/August”

(via Shilpa Parnami) Dear Friends and Colleagues, I am excited to share that we are starting a new, virtual Teaching Learning Group at SALTA from tomorrow. The group is an attempt to continue to build and expand our current community of learning and practice and create opportunities to learn with and from each other. The group isContinue reading “New Teaching Learning Group”