Endangered Languages Academic Programme
The Endangered Languages Academic Programme (ELAP) is situated within SOAS' Department of Linguistics. ELAP conducts postgraduate teaching and research on the theory and practice of language documentation and description. Our goal is to develop the skills of those currently engaged in endangered language documentation and to train the next generation of language documenters.
Courses and fellowships
ELAP offers courses and fellowships including:
- A one year MA in Language Documentation and Description, open to those with or without previous linguistics study. There are two pathways: a Field Linguistics pathway, and a Language Revitalisation and Support pathway,
- A PhD in Field Linguistics, that includes fieldwork overseas;
- Two year post-doctoral fellowships at SOAS with opportunities to carry out independent research, fieldwork and contribute to teaching.
ELAP staff consists of a Professor in Field Linguistics, two Lecturers in Language Documentation and Description, a Research Fellow in Language Revitalisation and Support, two post-doctoral fellows, and an Administrator. In addition, we have a further post-doctoral fellow funded by an ELDP grant. Our research covers languages of Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Siberia, the Pacific, and Aboriginal Australia.
Currently there are 16 MA and 16 PhD enrolled students.
ELAP also offers a comprehensive programme of public lectures, seminars, and workshops, and we collaborate with the Endangered Languages Archive (ELAR) staff in running research seminars, and training courses for ELDP grantees.
Each year ELAP publishes Language Documentation and Description, a volume of papers on theoretical and practical aspects of language documentation. With ELAR we also publish multimedia materials on CD-ROM.
Visiting ELAP
Some of our workspace in the new Research Centre at SOAS is available for visitors. We welcome visiting researchers, especially those coming to London for several months or more, and we may be able to assist with facilitating visits and co-ordinating funding applications.
Further Information
Further information can be found on the Hans Rausing Endangered Languages Project site
Contact:
The Hans Rausing Endangered Languages Project, School of Oriental and African Studies, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London, WC1H OXG, UK
- Telephone:
- +44 (0)20 7898 4578
- Fax:
- +44 (0)20 7898 4349
- E-mail:
- ak69@soas.ac.uk
