This is our first roundtable discussion between the participants of this year's South Asian language event -- "Teaching South Asian Languages in 2020".  This online event was held on 17 September, 2020 as part of the Global Festival of Asia & the Pacific Language and Culture Education in the School of Culture, History, and Language in the College of Asia and the Pacific at the Australian National University.  You can find the individual interviews and other roundtable videos as www.anubhasha.comYou can also watch the video-recording of the roundtable: https://youtu.be/G9Dbiix6kTQ

This is our first roundtable discussion between the participants of this year's South Asian language event -- "Teaching South Asian Languages in 2020".  This online event was held on 17 September, 2020 as part of the Global Festival of Asia & the Pacific Language and Culture Education in the School of Culture, History, and Language in the College of Asia and the Pacific at the Australian National University.  You can find the individual interviews and other roundtable videos as www.anubhasha.comYou can find the video-recorded roundtable at: https://youtu.be/BUNjpdfItOQ

Ian Woolford talks to us about teaching Hindi at La Trobe University and the importance of considering students' needs as we move to online teaching. For more on Ian: https://scholars.latrobe.edu.au/display/iwoolfordTo attend/view the TSAL 2020 Round-table Online discussions: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/teaching-south-asian-languages-in-2020-tickets-117941539319

Sadananda Das tells us about his Sanskrit teaching in Germany and his efforts to popularise the teaching of spoken Sanskrit. For more information on Sadananda Das: https://www2.gko.uni-leipzig.de/indologie-zaw/institut/mitarbeiter/dr-sadananda-das.htmlTo attend of view the "Teaching South Asian Languages in 2020" Event: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/teaching-south-asian-languages-in-2020-tickets-117941539319For the other "Global Festival of Asia-Pacific Language & Culture Education" Events: https://globallanguagefest.eventbritestudio.com/ For more information on the ANU Bhasha team: www.anubhasha.com

Dr. Varun Khanna (Visiting Asst. Prof. of Classics at Swarthmore College) joins us to speak about his teaching and research on Sanskrit and his journey to incorporating spoken Sanskrit in the classroom. More information about Varun Khanna : https://www.swarthmore.edu/classics/faculty-staffTo attend of view the "Teaching South Asian Languages in 2020" Event: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/teaching-south-asian-languages-in-2020-tickets-117941539319

Stephanie and Chris have a conversation and discuss their experiences and ambitions in teaching South Asian languages at the Australian National University.  For more on Steph: https://researchers.anu.edu.au/researchers/majcher-saFor more on Chris: https://researchers.anu.edu.au/researchers/diamond-clTo attend/view the TSAL 2020 Round-table Online discussions: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/teaching-south-asian-languages-in-2020-tickets-117941539319 Video podcast: https://youtu.be/ZL-sfkPKXcc

Peter Friedlander speaks with us about his experiences in Hindi education in the traditional classroom and in online education in Australia. For more on Peter: https://researchers.anu.edu.au/researchers/friedlander-pgTo attend/view the TSAL 2020 Round-table Online discussions: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/teaching-south-asian-languages-in-2020-tickets-117941539319https://youtu.be/VjYKLnu5-xM

Sandhya Singh joins us to discuss her Hindi teaching practice at the National University of Singapore. More information about Dr. Sandhya Singh: https://profile.nus.edu.sg/fass/clssas/To attend/view the TSAL 2020 Round-table Online discussions: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/teaching-south-asian-languages-in-2020-tickets-117941539319

Founder & Director of Yogic Studies and doctoral candidate at Harvard University, Seth Powell joins us for a discussion on the possibilities of online teaching and how to blend academic and public teaching/scholarship. For more information on Yogic Studies: https://www.yogicstudies.com/For more on Seth: https://studyofreligion.fas.harvard.edu/people/seth-david-powellTo attend of view the "Teaching South Asian Languages in 2020" Event: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/teaching-south-asian-languages-in-2020-tickets-117941539319For the other "Global Festival of Asia-Pacific Language & Culture Education" Events: https://globallanguagefest.eventbritestudio.com/ For more information on the ANU Bhasha team: www.anubhasha.com

Gwendolyn Kirk tells us about her work as a linguistic anthropologist and a director in the Gurmani Centre of Languages and Literature at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) in Lahore, Pakistan.For more on Gwendolyn: https://mgshss.lums.edu.pk/lums_employee/5834https://gskirk.weebly.comTo attend/view the TSAL 2020 Round-table Online discussions: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/teaching-south-asian-languages-in-2020-tickets-117941539319