I am conducting a U.S. State Department sponsored research on heritage speakers of BCS aimed eventually at utilizing their linguistic skills in the government services. I will visit the following places at the following times to conduct brief structured interviews with heritage speakers with an eye toward learning more about their needs and potential:

Los Angeles: August 13-17, 2010
New York City: September 17-20, 2010
Chicago: October 22-25, 2010
Phoenix: the whole month of November

Please send me your suggestions for venues and people relevant in this regard.

More about the project at: http://www.public.asu.edu/~dsipka/heritage/

Danko SŠipka
Professor of Slavic Languages and Applied Linguistics
School of International Letters and Cultures
Arizona State University
http://www.public.asu.edu/~dsipka
Danko.Sipka@asu.edu
Editor, Journal of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages
http://www.ncolctl.org/resources/links/jncolctl

Here is the current information on all Slavic and Serbian-language courses at Arizona State University in Tempe Arizona.
Spring 2010 Serbian courses
(see: http://asusilc.net/bcs.htm )
Questions:
Danko.Sipka@asu.edu

Spring 2010 Serbian courses
(see: asusilc.net/bcs.htm)

                                                          Questions: Danko.Sipka@asu.edu

Questions: Danko.Sipka@asu.edu

Spring 2010 SLV (i.e., general Slavic) courses

                                             Questions: Danko.Sipka@asu.edu

All individual general courses can be devoted to the countries of Serbian lands.

Earn your credits and excellent grades while competing for the fellowships which will pay you to study abroad. See asusilc.net/paid.htm and e-mail the instructor (Danko.Sipka@asu.edu) to get more information.

Here is the current information on all Slavic and Serbian-language courses at Arizona State University in Tempe Arizona.

Fall 2009 Serbian courses
(see: http://asusilc.net/bcs.htm)

Questions:
Danko.Sipka@asu.edu

SLN
Prefix&Number
Title
Time

71610
BCS 101
Introductory Serbo-Croatian
M W 11:00-12:15

71611
BCS 201
Intermediate Serbo-Croatian
M W 12:15-1:45

78351
BCS 394
Advanced Serbo-Croatian
Individual supervised work

71612
BCS 495
Serbo-Croatian for Heritage Speakers
Individual supervised work

Questions: Danko.Sipka@asu.edu

Fall 2009 SLV (i.e., general Slavic) courses

SLN
Prefix&Number
Title
Time

84550
SLV 394
The Societies of New Eastern Europe
M 2:00-4:45

76356
SLV 484
Internship
Individual supervised work

76357
SLV 492
Honors Directed Study
Individual supervised work

76358
SLV 493
Honors Thesis
Individual supervised work

SLV 498
Pro-Seminar
Individual supervised work

76359
SLV 499
Individual work
Individual supervised work

76360
SLV 590
Graduate Reading and Conference
Individual supervised work

Questions: Danko.Sipka@asu.edu

All individual general courses can be devoted to Serbian countries.

Earn your credits and excellent grades while competing for the fellowships
which will pay you to study abroad. See asusilc.net/paid.htm and e-mail the
instructor (Danko.Sipka@asu.edu) to get more information.

Danko Sipka
Editor, Journal of Less Commonly Taught Languages
http://www.councilnet.org/jnclctl/index.htm
Professor of Slavic Languages and Applied Linguistics
School of International Letters and Cultures
Arizona State University
Web: http://www.public.asu.edu/~dsipka
Mail: Danko.Sipka@asu.edu