Endangered Languages Project

Hello, everyone! We're now on Bluesky as well: bsky.app/profile/e-l-p.…

Support Indigenous Language Revitalization this Giving Tuesday - mailchi.mp/edae2dba6354/e…

Dive into the world of language preservation with our upcoming First Nations Languages Research Workshop led by Gamilaroi man and leading language researcher Des Crump. Join us from 12-15 November 2024 at QSA.

We at 7000 Languages are excited to invite you to join us for our upcoming Fellowship Showcase. Join us on August 22nd to celebrate our Fellows and all their hard work. Register for free and support more fellows via the link in bio!

Mahalo to our 500+ learners from 70+ countries who registered for our MOOC "Indigenous Languages: From Policy and Planning to Implementation and Assessment". We will offer the MOOC as a self-paced course that will run from 7/30 to 12/31/2024. Register at edX.org

We encourage anyone interested in the development of AI tools for language revitalization to learn about the work of Indigenous-led organizations working to create technologies that uphold Indigenous data sovereignty. Read the full statement: endangeredlanguages.com/blog (4/4)

In addition: 🤖 We don't use ChatGPT or other text generators. We work with human writers. 🎨 We don't create or publish AI-generated images. We work with human artists. 💬 We don't rely on AI translation tools. We work with human translators and interpreters. (3/4)

New blog post: ELP has released a statement on our use (or non-use) of AI tools. endangeredlanguages.com/blog We want to clarify how we use (or don't use) #AI tools at ELP: (1/4)

@Jespresso1988 @_FPCC getting you direct links to specific videos on YouTube/Vimeo, if they won't play on the website. Feel free to contact us at feedback@endangeredlanguages.com and we'll be glad to pull those links for you! Thanks for teaching about this important issue. (2/2)

@Jespresso1988 @_FPCC Hello Jessica! We're so sorry that the video player on the website isn't working - the site is now 12 years old and slowly breaking down. We will be launching our brand-new website this fall, but for the beginning of the academic year, we are happy to help by (1/2)

A new resource from ELP and @_FPCC is now available! "A Linguist's Code of Conduct" is a collection of thoughts, reflective questions and suggestions for linguists who are engaging in (or preparing to engage in) linguistic work with Indigenous peoples: fpcc.ca/linguistcode

Now out from ELP and @_FPCC : An Igbo translation of "Culture Camps for Language Learning: an Immersion Handbook"! This is a practical resource for anyone interested in holding language & culture camps for language revitalization. Find it here: bit.ly/IgboCamps

We're hiring! Applications for ELP internships during the 2024-2025 academic year are now open. ⁠ Learn more about the positions, and apply by August 8: bit.ly/ELPinterns2024 ⁠ #IndigenousLanguages #LanguageRevitalization #EndangeredLanguages

Questions about Local Contexts or the Hub? Join a group info or Hub demo session with the Local Contexts team! New times just added for September, October, & November. localcontexts.org/events/info-an…

☀️ The summer 2024 ELP newsletter is out now!⁠ Cool off with good news about #languagerevitalization, upcoming events, and job and funding opportunities in language work around the world. ⁠ bit.ly/ELP-news24

The AmericasNLP Workshop is tomorrow, June 21! We start at 9am Mexico City time, in person and on zoom! Join us for exciting research presentations and posters ✨🚀 We also have three invited talks, by @gneubig, @simi_97k and Fidencio Briceño Chel. See you tomorrow!

ELP Language Revitalization Mentor Alexandra attended this wonderful event with RISE UP last week. She got to learn more about some fantastic work happening to support minoritized languages around Europe, and connect with new people. We are looking forward to the next workshop!

🎉Yay, networking 🎉 Don't forget to register to our minoritised language community networking event! We're looking forward to seeing you there: eventbrite.at/e/weaving-an-e… #languages #linguistics #multilingual #community #networking

A Call for Proposals for the SILICON Digitally Disadvantaged Languages Fellowship Program, with awards of up to $7,000. For more details and to submit a proposal, visit this page: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Heads up: ELP internships are on pause for summer 2024! ⏸️⁠ ⁠ We're busy this summer preparing for the launch of our new website - but don't worry, internships will be happening in the fall. Stay tuned for the application and more information later this summer!