Endangered Languages Week · Open Day
Wednesday 25 February 2009

Exhibition & displays, demonstrations, software, posters, books and a quiz prize draw

All in G3 · 10am-2:30pm · drop in at any time

Quiz - win £30 !

EAP (Endangered Archives Programme) 10am-1pm
The Programme's aim is to contribute to the preservation of archival material that is in danger of destruction, neglect or physical deterioration world-wide. The main means by which the Programme achieves this is through the creation of digital or microfilm copies of endangered materials and the relocation of the originals to a safe local archival home

FEL (Foundation for Endangered Languages) 12pm-3pm
FEL aims to raise awareness of endangered languages, both inside and outside the communities where they are spoken, through all channels and media

ELAP (Endangered Languages Academic Programme)
Meet staff and students from SOAS’ unique postgraduate programme in endangered languages

ELAR (Endangered Languages Archive) 1.30pm-2.30pm
A demonstration by the Hans Rausing Endangered Language Archive

ELDP (Endangered Languages Documentation Programme)
ELDP has funded over 150 teams to document endangered languages across the world

DCAL (Deafness, Cognition and Language Research Centre)
DCAL are based at University College London and bring together leading Deaf and hearing researchers in the fields of sign linguistics, psychology, and neuroscience

Fondation Chirac
The program’s primary development goals include: A digital encyclopedia of languages, a web-based television channel dedicated to languages and the restitution of data to the communities concerned

Publishers
Book displays and discounted books from Oxford University Press, Cambridge and Multi Lingual Matters

CILT
CILT, the National Centre for Languages is the Government’s recognised centre of expertise on languages. Its mission is to promote a greater capability in languages amongst all sectors of the UK population

PhD Poster Presentations
Presentations from students of the Endangered Languages Academic Programme: Louise Ashmore, Mike Franjieh, Radu Voica, Stuart McGill and Pete Budd