Accomplishments Projections Laura A Janda jandaunc edu What

What is SEELRC? n n n Established in 1999, a joint US Dept of

Online Reference Grammars n n n Currently available for Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian; Czech; Georgian; Macedonian; Polish;

Online Grammatical Exercises n n Linked from Webliographies and Reference Grammars Includes games, vocabulary

Online Grammatical Dictionaries n SEELRC Grammatical Dictionaries provide full word paradigms, native pronunciation, and

E-journal Glossos n n Peer-reviewed articles from international conferences Free access to all 4

Summer Institute n n n The premiere professional development venue for instructors of Slavic

Dissemination n Webliographies – provide quick access to vetted resources SEELRC promotes its projects

Administration of SEELRC Funds n n n Director/PI – Laura A. Janda Research Associate

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Accomplishments & Projections Laura A. Janda janda@unc. edu

What is SEELRC? n n n Established in 1999, a joint US Dept of Education Title VI Language Resource Center (LRC) to raise US expertise in Slavic and East European Languages Consortium with Duke University The first and only LRC for Slavic in the US

Online Reference Grammars n n n Currently available for Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian; Czech; Georgian; Macedonian; Polish; Romanian; Russian Belarusian; Slovene; Ukrainian in progress Interactive exercises for grammatical practice

Online Grammatical Exercises n n Linked from Webliographies and Reference Grammars Includes games, vocabulary calendar, interactive resources from other instructors

Online Grammatical Dictionaries n SEELRC Grammatical Dictionaries provide full word paradigms, native pronunciation, and semantic linkage in a user-friendly, web-accessible format. Russian and Czech dictionaries are currently under development.

E-journal Glossos n n Peer-reviewed articles from international conferences Free access to all 4 issues published; 2 more in progress Publications in English, Russian, Polish

Summer Institute n n n The premiere professional development venue for instructors of Slavic and East European Languages Over 80 participants in 5 years, impacting almost 30 K students at 56 institutions Advanced training in use of technology in the language classroom, testing, education of heritage speakers, sociolinguistic issues, and issues of language and cognition.

Dissemination n Webliographies – provide quick access to vetted resources SEELRC promotes its projects and UNC programs at national venues SEELRC supports conferences and publications of national organizations (AAASS, AATSEEL, SCLA, FASL, SLS, SEEJ)

Administration of SEELRC Funds n n n Director/PI – Laura A. Janda Research Associate – Works on projects and administers grant including FLAS Fellowships for CSEEES (approx. 40% of CSEEES budget) Student staff – work on grammatical exercises, online dictionaries, organizing events, publicity, data collection