Enhancing Access to Primary Cultural Heritage Materials of India

Recipient: Scharf, Peter M (Providence, RI 02912 USA) in affiliation with Brown University

Goal: A research and development project to produce software that would allow the searching of Sanskrit manuscripts and their integration into a digital library. The project would create a prototype based on the "Mahabharata" and the "Bhagavata Purana."

Description: The proposed project aims to enhance access to primary cultural heritage materials of India housed in American libraries by integrating them with machine-readable texts, lexical resources, and linguistic software in a digital library of Sanskrit, one of the world's richest culture-bearing languages. Integrating primary cultural materials with the Sanskrit Library will enable broad use of Indic collections for research and education. The project develops a prototype using the collections of Sanskrit manuscripts in the libraries at Brown University and the University of Pennsylvania. The result will be extendable to collections of Indic materials throughout the U.S. and the world and will serve as a model for digitization projects of cultural materials in other major culture-bearing languages such as Greek, Latin, Arabic, Persian, and Chinese.

Grant: 194501 / PW-50408-09,   Division: Preservation and Access,   Program: Humanities Collections and Reference Resources,   Year Awarded: 2009

Early Buddhist Manuscripts Project

Recipient: Salomon, Richard G (Seattle, WA 98195-3521 USA) in affiliation with University of Washington (Seattle, WA 98195 USA)

Goal: Preparation for publication of scholarly editions--including translations and extensive annotations--of Gandhari texts documenting the early history of Buddhism. (36 months)

Description: The University of Washington Early Buddhist Manuscripts Project was constituted in 1996 to publish a collection of Buddhist manuscripts on birch-bark scrolls, dating from the first century A.D. They are the oldest extant Buddhist texts, and are having a profound effect on the study of Buddhism in its Indian homeland and other parts of Asia. Many other manuscripts of similar type have since been discovered and are being published in the project's Gandharan Buddhist Texts series. Five volumes have been published, with a sixth now in the press and several more in progress.

Grant: 191389 / RZ-50898-08,   Division: Research Programs,   Program: Collaborative Research,   Year Awarded: 2008

A Dictionary of the Gandhari Language

Recipient: Salomon, Richard G (Seattle, WA 98195-3521 USA) in affiliation with University of Washington (Seattle, WA 98195 USA)

Goal: Preparation of the first dictionary of Gandhari, one of the major languages of early Buddhism spoken in the region of Gandhara (modern northern Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan) between the 300 B.C. and A.D. 300.

Description: The proposal is for the first dictionary of Gandhari, a language of the Middle Indo-Aryan family used in the first few centuries AD in Gandhara (modern northern Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan). Gandhari was until very recently sparsely documented and studied, but with the discovery in the last decade of large numbers of manuscript texts dating from the first and second centuries AD, it has now been revealed to be one of the major languages of early Buddhism. The dictionary project with be working in close cooperation with the Early Buddhist Manuscripts Project (EBMP), which is charged with publishing the new manuscripts. The primary goal of the project will be to create an online dictionary, as an expansion and refinement of the current working version which has already been prepared by EBMP researchers, but a long-term goal will be to also publish a traditional print dictionary.

Grant: 184823 / PM-50042-07,   Division: Preservation and Access,   Program: Reference Materials,   Year Awarded: 2007

The Miami-China Connection: Enhancing Chinese Cultural Studies at Florida International University and Miami-Dade College

Recipient: Heine, Steven (Miami, FL 33199 USA) in affiliation with Florida International University

Goal: The development of a full-time instructorship in Chinese language and culture for Florida International University and an aligned adjunct instructorship to teach beginning Chinese language courses at Miami-Dade Community College.

Description: Florida International University and Miami Dade College, the largest Hispanic-serving institutions in the nation, request a grant of $140,935 for a two-year project (Aug. 2006-May 2008) to enhance Chinese language/cultural studies in Miami. The overriding goal of Miami-China Connection is to create a full-time instructorship position in Chinese cultural studies to be made permanent by FIU following the grant cycle. The instructor will have responsibilities for creating courses on Chinese language and culture, organizing cultural activities, and helping coordinate study abroad programs. Another main component of the new position will be to help a qualified adjunct instructor develop Chinese I and II at MDC and organize joint cultural events.

Grant: 179849 / AC-50002-06,   Division: Education Programs,   Program: Humanities Initiatives for Faculty: HSIs,   Year Awarded: 2006

Preservation Microfilming of the Gordon W. Prange Collection Newspaper and Newsletter Holdings: Phase II

Recipient: Vikor, Desider L (College Park, MD 20742-7011 USA ) in affiliation with University of Maryland, College Park (College Park, MD 20742-5141 USA)

Goal: To support the preservation microfilming of and improved intellectual access to a collection of 2,650 published newspapers, newsletters, and associated censorship documents produced during the Allied Occupation of Japan, 1945-49.

Grant: 158029 / PA-23372-99,   Division: Preservation and Access,   Program: Preservation/Access Projects,   Year Awarded: 1999

Exploration and Study of Japanese Language and Culture

Recipient: Bastiani, Mary S (Milwaukie, OR 97222 USA) in affiliation with Portland Public Schools (Portland, OR 97208 USA)

Goal: To support a comprehensive staff development program in Japanese language and culture for elementary school teachers in Portland, Oregon.

Grant: 141849 / ED-20920-97,   Division: Education Programs,   Program: Education Development and Demonstration,   Year Awarded: 1997

Exchange: Japan -- Teaching Japanese in High School

Recipient: Corbett, Penny (Ann Arbor, MI 48106 USA) in affiliation with Exchange: Japan

Goal: To support a two-year national project, including two consecutive six-week summer institutes, on Japanese language pedagogy for 60 native and non- native speakers who teach high school Japanese.

Grant: 142151 / EF-20263-95,   Division: Education Programs,   Program: Special Opportunity in Foreign Language Education,   Year Awarded: 1995

A Program for Promoting Pre-College Japanese Language Instruction

Recipient: Long, Susan (University Hgts., OH 44118 USA) in affiliation with John Carroll University (Cleveland, OH 44118 USA)

Goal: To support an 18-month project on the Japanese language and culture with two summer institutes to be held in University Heights, Ohio, and Nagoya, Japan, for 15 high school foreign language teachers from northeastern Ohio.

Grant: 142156 / EF-20273-95,   Division: Education Programs,   Program: Special Opportunity in Foreign Language Education,   Year Awarded: 1995

Japanese Elementary Immersion Institute

Recipient: Bastiani, Mary S (Milwaukie, OR 97222 USA) in affiliation with Portland Public School District #1 (Portland, OR 97208 USA)

Goal: To support two four-week national summer institutes on the Japanese language and culture for 20 elementary school teachers of Japanese, to be held in Portland, Oregon, and in various locations in Japan.

Grant: 142164 / EF-20289-95,   Division: Education Programs,   Program: Special Opportunity in Foreign Language Education,   Year Awarded: 1995

Creation of a K-12 Japanese Language Teacher Certification Curriculum at UNC-Chapel Hill

Recipient: Heining-Boynton, Audrey L (Chapel Hill, NC 27514-0000 USA) in affiliation with University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC 27599 USA)

Goal: To support the creation of a K-12 teacher certification curriculum, including a new faculty position, in the Japanese language.

Grant: 142158 / EF-20280-95,   Division: Education Programs,   Program: Special Opportunity in Foreign Language Education,   Year Awarded: 1995

Languages of the Vietnam-China Borderlands

Recipient: Edmondson, Jerold A (Arlington, TX 76019-0000 USA) in affiliation with University of Texas, Arlington (Arlington, TX 76019 USA)

Goal: To support the compilation of a phonological, lexical, and grammatical databaseof sixteen languages used in the northern provinces of Vietnam.

Grant: 161418 / RT-21754-95,   Division: Preservation and Access,   Program: Reference Materials - Tools,   Year Awarded: 1995

University of Maryland National Summer Institute for Teachers of Chinese

Recipient: Sargent, Stuart H (Stanford, CA 94305-2034 USA) in affiliation with University of Maryland, College Park (College Park, MD 20742-5141 USA)

Goal: To support a national two-year project on the Chinese language and culture for 20 precollegiate teachers of Chinese who will attend consecutive summer institutes, the first at College Park, Maryland, the next in Beijing, China.

Grant: 142134 / EF-20202-94,   Division: Education Programs,   Program: Special Opportunity in Foreign Language Education,   Year Awarded: 1994

Improving Japanese Immersion Programs

Recipient: Kataoka, Hiroko (Eugene, OR 97403-0000 USA) in affiliation with University of Oregon, Eugene (Eugene, OR 97403 USA)

Goal: To support the implementation of a national network for elementary school teachers in Japanese immersion programs and the refinement and validation of the Japanese Oral Language Interview and its various subtests.

Grant: 142142 / EF-20220-94,   Division: Education Programs,   Program: Special Opportunity in Foreign Language Education,   Year Awarded: 1994

A Chinese-English Dictionary of Proverbs (Yanyu)

Recipient: Rohsenow, John S (Chicago, IL 60607-0000 USA) in affiliation with University of Illinois at Chicago (Chicago, IL 60607 USA)

Goal: To support the completion of a Chinese-English dictionary of Chinese proverbs that are widely used in cultural discourse. This volume will be useful to students, travelers, and businessmen.

Grant: 161380 / RT-21567-94,   Division: Preservation and Access,   Program: Reference Materials - Tools,   Year Awarded: 1994

Chinese in the Disciplines: Explorations in Curricular Integration and Development

Recipient: Hua, Wei (Tacoma, WA 98447 USA) in affiliation with Pacific Lutheran University

Goal: To support a faculty study and curriculum development project that will incor- porate Chinese language materials in various disciplines, and strengthen content-based instruction in Chinese language courses.

Grant: 142143 / EF-20221-94,   Division: Education Programs,   Program: Special Opportunity in Foreign Language Education,   Year Awarded: 1994

Building Support for Chinese Language Instruction in United States High Schools through Assessment

Recipient: Rigol, Gretchen W (New York, NY 10023 USA) in affiliation with College Board

Goal: To support a two-year special project that will develop a College Board achievement test in Chinese.

Grant: 142113 / EF-20114-93,   Division: Education Programs,   Program: Special Opportunity in Foreign Language Education,   Year Awarded: 1993

Development of Program Guide for Basic Level Chinese

Recipient: Walton, Ronald (Washington, DC 20036 USA) in affiliation with Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD 21218 USA)

Goal: To support a three-year special project that will consider and recommend strategies for teaching basic Chinese language and review the achievement test in Chinese developed by The College Board.

Grant: 142117 / EF-20126-93,   Division: Education Programs,   Program: Special Opportunity in Foreign Language Education,   Year Awarded: 1993

Pilot Program on Teaching Japanese in High School: Teacher Training

Recipient: Corbett, Linda I (Ann Arbor, MI 48106 USA) in affiliation with Exchange: Japan

Goal: To support a pilot project designed to equip native speakers of Japanese to teach the language in American schools.

Grant: 142147 / EF-20238-93,   Division: Education Programs,   Program: Special Opportunity in Foreign Language Education,   Year Awarded: 1993

Strength for the Future: Asian Studies at Cornell University

Recipient: Randel, Don M (Ithaca, NY 14853-0000 USA) in affiliation with Cornell University (Ithaca, NY 14853 USA)

Goal: To support the endowment of faculty positions in pre-modern Chinese and Japa- nese literature, construction of the Asian Periodical Room, integration of the Asian collections, and conversion of the records to machine-readable format.

Grant: 141706 / CU-20334-92,   Division: Challenge Grants,   Program: Challenge Grants for Universities,   Year Awarded: 1992

Summer Institute for Secondary School Teachers of Japanese: Immersion Program in Lang., Culture Teaching

Recipient: Mishima, Toshiko (San Francisco, CA 94114 USA) in affiliation with San Francisco State University (San Francisco, CA 94132 USA)

Goal: To support a three-day intensive Japenese language session for seven participants to increase their language proficiency prior to participating in asummer immersion institute in Japan.

Grant: 142109 / EF-20079-92,   Division: Education Programs,   Program: Special Opportunity in Foreign Language Education,   Year Awarded: 1992