1-5 April 2019
I was invited to the University of the Western Cape (South Africa) to teach linguistic fieldwork and documentation at the week-long SEcoKa Autumn School. SEcoKa (The Syntactic Ecology of Kaaps) is a three-year NRF-funded project which investigates the grammar of Kaaps as a hybrid system. More info here.
I was invited to the University of the Western Cape (South Africa) to teach linguistic fieldwork and documentation at the week-long SEcoKa Autumn School. SEcoKa (The Syntactic Ecology of Kaaps) is a three-year NRF-funded project which investigates the grammar of Kaaps as a hybrid system. More info here.
16-23 March 2019
I conducted a pilot study on the use of the German language in South Africa and visited several rural German-speaking communities in three South African provinces.
I conducted a pilot study on the use of the German language in South Africa and visited several rural German-speaking communities in three South African provinces.
10-12 December 2018
I was invited to attend the closing workshop of the Crossroads project at SOAS University of London. More info here.
I was invited to attend the closing workshop of the Crossroads project at SOAS University of London. More info here.
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12-21 November 2018
I was invited to participate in the Linguistic Diversity Residency Programme and Workshop, hosted by Linguapax and Faber Residency of Arts, Sciences and Humanities in Olot and Barcelona, Spain, from 12-21 November 2018. More info here (residency in Olot) and here (workshop in Barcelona). |
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3 October 2018
Hot off the press: Shah, Sheena & Matthias Brenzinger (2018). The role of teaching in language revival and revitalization movements. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics 38, 201-208.
Hot off the press: Shah, Sheena & Matthias Brenzinger (2018). The role of teaching in language revival and revitalization movements. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics 38, 201-208.
9 July 2018
Based on the 2017 Impact Factor, the Annual Review of Applied Linguistics (ARAL) has risen to be #1 of 181 Linguistics journals! Congratulations to editor-in-chief, Alison Mackey, each of us serving on the editorial board, our contributors and many others working behind the scene!
Based on the 2017 Impact Factor, the Annual Review of Applied Linguistics (ARAL) has risen to be #1 of 181 Linguistics journals! Congratulations to editor-in-chief, Alison Mackey, each of us serving on the editorial board, our contributors and many others working behind the scene!
19-24 June 2018
I was invited to attend an Uncanny Lore Workshop entitled “From resistance to re-existence – Legal empowerment, reclaiming heritage, ancestral land and justice in Southern Africa” in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa, from 19-24 June 2018. More info here.
I was invited to attend an Uncanny Lore Workshop entitled “From resistance to re-existence – Legal empowerment, reclaiming heritage, ancestral land and justice in Southern Africa” in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa, from 19-24 June 2018. More info here.
16 April 2018
I have been awarded a Research Fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. A 24-month long fellowship, starting September 2018, to conduct research at the University of Hamburg on the siPhûthî language spoken in Lesotho.
I have been awarded a Research Fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. A 24-month long fellowship, starting September 2018, to conduct research at the University of Hamburg on the siPhûthî language spoken in Lesotho.
5-6 December 2017
I was invited to attend Research Councils UK’s third Global Engagement Meeting in Pretoria, South Africa from 5-6 December 2017.
I was invited to attend Research Councils UK’s third Global Engagement Meeting in Pretoria, South Africa from 5-6 December 2017.
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18 September 2017
Our edited book has just been published: Seals, Corinne A. & Sheena Shah (eds.) (2017). Heritage Language Policies around the World. Abingdon & New York: Routledge. More info here. |
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