Hope you are enjoying the semester. SALTA Book Club InvitationLed by Dr. Kusum Knapczyk Join us for SALTA’s monthly Book Club, a space for readers and lovers of South Asian literature to explore powerful contemporary voices. This month, we feature Jayanti Ranganathan, known for her evocative storytelling across novels, serials, screenplays, and podcasts. About theContinue reading “Monthly SALTA Book Club”
Category Archives: Uncategorized
Monthly SALTA Book Club
September 2025 Session: Writer Pratyaksha You will be delighted to know that members of our reading group wanted to read more stories by Pratyaksha. That is why we will continue this month with her story “Dilnawaz tum bahut acchi ho.” Her poems are here https://hindicentral.com/hindi-listening/2025/09/2240/ Session DetailsThis will be a one-hour online meeting held onContinue reading “Monthly SALTA Book Club”
Invitation to Participate in International Hindi Olympiad
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”
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”
Ast Inst/Inst/Ast Prof Fixed Term-LCTL
Working/Functional Title Ast Inst/Inst/Ast Prof – Fixed Term-LCTL Position Summary The Less Commonly Taught Languages (LCTL) and the Indian and South Asian (ISA)Programs at Michigan State University are currently establishing a pool of fixed term instructors. These positions will be filled per course/per semester, on an as-needed basis. Applicants in this pool are reviewed whenContinue reading “Ast Inst/Inst/Ast Prof Fixed Term-LCTL”
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”
SALTA 