Center for Languages of the Central Asian Region


Paul M. Foster, Ph.D., Director
Eigenmann Hall 716; IUB
(812) 856-1230
(812) 856-1206 FAX
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The Center for Languages of the Central Asian Region (CeLCAR) is dedicated to promoting the teaching and learning of the languages and cultures of Central Asia. CeLCAR is developing textbooks, multimedia resources, and distance language learning courses for Pashto, Tajik, Uyghur, Uzbek, and Kazakh, as well as improved teacher training in these languages. Its major sources of funding are the US Department of Education, the College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana University, the National Security Education Program (NSEP), and other organizations. CeLCAR fosters interest in and knowledge of Central Asian languages and their cultures while meeting strategic national needs. CeLCAR is one of fourteen Title VI Foreign Language Resource Centers in the United States and the only one dedicated to the critical languages of the Central Asian region.