Less Commonly Taught Languages Program Eman Saadah | Linguistics New Student Orientation | August 18, 2016 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Linguistics has a long story with the LCTLs…….  Arabic  Bangla  Hindi  Modern Greek  Persian  Swahili  Turkish  Urdu  Uzbek  Wolof  Zulu

We hired people to teach and create programs  Arabic: Dr. Eman Saadah  Hindi: Dr. Mithilesh Mishra  Modern Greek: Dr. Stefanos Katsikas  Sub-Saharan African Languages: Dr. Kristina Riedel  Turkish: Ayse Ozcan

They created programs…..  Arabic Language Program  Hindi Language Program  Modern Greek Language Program  Sub-Saharan African Languages Program  Persian Language Program  Turkish Language Program

And, created minors as well…..  Minor in Arabic Studies  Minor in Hindi Studies  Minor in Modern Greek Studies  Minor in Sub-Saharan African Languages

CIC CourseShare  In collaboration with other institutions in the CIC member network. Uzbek, Estonian, Kiswahili, etc.

Our programs provide much more than language instruction  Conversation tables  Language days  Cooking classes

Our programs provide much more than language instruction  Conversation tables  Language days  Cooking classes  Bake sales

Our programs provide much more than language instruction  Conversation tables  Language days  Cooking classes  Bake sales  Movie screenings  Social hours  Holiday celebrations  …………

What is unique about studying a LCTL?  Tuition support  Free travel and language learning is available  Heritage language  International work  Academic research

We also have summer intensive classes Summer Institute for the Languages of the Muslim World [SILMW] 2017 SILMW−intensive courses in a variety of Muslim world languages, including Arabic, Persian, Swahili, Turkish, Wolof and Uzbek. SILMW provides a unique opportunity to explore the languages and cultures of the Muslim World and interact with experts in this region. Director: Dr. Eman Saadah

FLAS Center for Global Studies: Arabic, Greek, Hindi, Persian, Swahili, Turkish European Union Center: Arabic, Modern Greek, 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: Turkish, Uzbek Center for African Studies: Arabic, Swahili, Wolof FLAS application will be available online in Fall 16. Graduate student applications are submitted by the student’s department

Questions? If you have questions about the LCTL program, send an to LCTL Director: Eman Saadah,