Fw: H-ASIA: Reducing a personal library - East Asian subjects (comment)

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From: "Frank Conlon" <conlon@U.WASHINGTON.EDU>
To: <H-ASIA@H-NET.MSU.EDU>
Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 5:35 PM
Subject: H-ASIA: Reducing a personal library - East Asian subjects (comment)

> H-ASIA
> January 3, 2011
>
> Comment re: posting on reducing a personal library - East Asian subjects
> ************************************************************************
> From: Ian Welch <ian.welch@anu.edu.au>
>
> With reference to Brian McKnight's posting--
>
> This rings a sad bell. Trying to dispose of books, often costing thousands
> of dollars over the years, is becoming a nightmare especially when adding
> postage costs for disposal to anyone interested. It has accelerated in
> difficulty in recent years with increasingly restrictive collection
> policies of libraries, often forced by costs/staffing, on accepting
> donations.
>
>
> It has been magnified, at least in my case, by finding many books that I
> have purchased, usually from the US & UK at considerable cost and
> previously unavailable in Australia, are close to worthless in the local
> market which is not easy going in obsessed field of missionary history.
> The going rate in Canberra is around $5 a volume (if selected)
> irrespective of original purchase price. I had intended to give my
> collection to a theological college with a singularly bad missionary
> collection but the first donation was managed so poorly that I despaired
> especially when I found they had a deal with a bookseller to take surplus
> items and pay a pittance to the college, without reference, I should add,
> to the original donors.
>
>
> Add to all that the increasing (and welcome to be fair) coverage of 19C
> works in digitised form and I am gloomy about the future of my library, as
> no doubt Prof McKnight understands. I am sure this is a widespread issue
> around the world.
>
> As we start 2011 with the anticipated flood of retirements of academics of
> the older generation, I imagine this forum will be hearing more and more
> of such tales of woe.
>
>
> Ian Welch. Canberra,
> aka as the antipodean bookworm.
> Happy New Year to You-all.
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Fw: H-ASIA: Reducing a personal library - East Asian subjects (comment)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank Conlon" <conlon@U.WASHINGTON.EDU>
To: <H-ASIA@H-NET.MSU.EDU>
Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 5:35 PM
Subject: H-ASIA: Reducing a personal library - East Asian subjects (comment)

> H-ASIA
> January 3, 2011
>
> Comment re: posting on reducing a personal library - East Asian subjects
> ************************************************************************
> From: Ian Welch <ian.welch@anu.edu.au>
>
> With reference to Brian McKnight's posting--
>
> This rings a sad bell. Trying to dispose of books, often costing thousands
> of dollars over the years, is becoming a nightmare especially when adding
> postage costs for disposal to anyone interested. It has accelerated in
> difficulty in recent years with increasingly restrictive collection
> policies of libraries, often forced by costs/staffing, on accepting
> donations.
>
>
> It has been magnified, at least in my case, by finding many books that I
> have purchased, usually from the US & UK at considerable cost and
> previously unavailable in Australia, are close to worthless in the local
> market which is not easy going in obsessed field of missionary history.
> The going rate in Canberra is around $5 a volume (if selected)
> irrespective of original purchase price. I had intended to give my
> collection to a theological college with a singularly bad missionary
> collection but the first donation was managed so poorly that I despaired
> especially when I found they had a deal with a bookseller to take surplus
> items and pay a pittance to the college, without reference, I should add,
> to the original donors.
>
>
> Add to all that the increasing (and welcome to be fair) coverage of 19C
> works in digitised form and I am gloomy about the future of my library, as
> no doubt Prof McKnight understands. I am sure this is a widespread issue
> around the world.
>
> As we start 2011 with the anticipated flood of retirements of academics of
> the older generation, I imagine this forum will be hearing more and more
> of such tales of woe.
>
>
> Ian Welch. Canberra,
> aka as the antipodean bookworm.
> Happy New Year to You-all.
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Fw: H-ASIA: Position Didactics of Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language (TCAFL), University of Goettingen, Associate Professor

----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank Conlon" <conlon@U.WASHINGTON.EDU>
To: <H-ASIA@H-NET.MSU.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 3:08 AM
Subject: H-ASIA: Position Didactics of Teaching Chinese as a Foreign
Language (TCAFL), University of Goettingen, Associate Professor

> H-ASIA
> January 3, 3010
>
> Position: Didactics of Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language (TCAFL),
> Associate Professor, University of Goettingen
>
> ************************************************************************
> From: H-Net Job Guide:
>
> JOB GUIDE NO.: https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=42023
>
>
> Georg-August-Universitat Gottingen, Faculty of Humanities
>
> Associate Professor
>
>
> Institution Type: College / University
> Location: Germany
> Position: Associate Professor
>
>
> Call for applications
>
> Associate Professor, Didactics of Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language
> (TCAFL)
>
> Faculty of Humanities, Gttingen University, Germany
>
> The Faculty of Humanities at Gttingen University invites applications for
> an associate professorship (W2) in the Didactics of Teaching Chinese as a
> Foreign Language (starting date: as soon as possible), to further develop
> the Universitys profile in Chinese Studies. Duties include program
> leadership in the newly established BA and later also Master programs in
> Chinese as a Foreign Language, offered by Gottingen University from
> 2010-2011.
>
> The successful candidates will either have a PhD degree in TCAFL or in
> other relevant disciplines (e.g. linguistics focusing on Chinese) or
> fields (e.g. Chinese Studies with a specialization in linguistics or the
> didactics of foreign language teaching) and possess abundant,
> well-documented experience in teaching Chinese as a foreign language. In
> research the junior professor will focus on the innovative didactic
> concepts of teaching Chinese as a foreign language with special attention
> to multilingual and intercultural conditions of language acquisition in
> the context of German high school and university education. Fluency in
> German and modern standard Chinese (Mandarin) is required.
>
> Open to close cooperation with relevant educational institutions in
> Germany and with colleagues and institutions in the field of Chinese
> Studies at Goettingen University such as the recently established Centre
> for Modern East Asian Studies, s/he will develop the didactics of teaching
> Chinese as a foreign language. Preference will be given to team-oriented
> candidates able to further synergies at Goettingen University and to
> develop the close cooperation with Chinese partner institutions.
>
> Further information can be found under
> http://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/187847.html.
>
> The formal requirements for an appointment as a tenured professor are in
> accordance with the legislation of the State of Lower Saxony ( 25,
> Niederschsisches Hochschulgesetz). Please contact us for the clarification
> of details.
>
> The University of Gttingen is an equal opportunity employer. Applications
> of women are strongly encouraged and will receive special attention as far
> as legal restrictions permit.
>
> Applications of disabled persons will be given preferential treatment to
> those of other candidates with equal qualifications.
>
> We explicitly welcome applications from abroad. Part-time employment is
> negotiable.
>
> Applications should be submitted within six weeks after the publication of
> this advertisement and should be accompanied by a curriculum vitae, a list
> of publications and courses taught, and should be addressed to the
>
> Dean of the Faculty of Humanities
>
> Gottingen University
>
> Humboldtallee 17
>
> D-37073 Gottingen
>
> Germany.
>
>
> Contact: Dean of the Faculty of Humanities
> Goettingen University
> Humboldtallee 17
> 37073 Gottingen
> Germany
>
> email: marina.glemnitz@zvw.uni-goettingen.de
>
> Website: http://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/187847.html
> Primary Category: Languages
>
> Secondary Categories: None
> Posting Date: 01/03/2011
> Closing Date 02/11/2011
>
>
>
> The H-Net Job Guide is a service to the profession provided by H-Net. The
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Fw: H-ASIA: Position Didactics of Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language (TCAFL), University of Goettingen, Associate Professor

----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank Conlon" <conlon@U.WASHINGTON.EDU>
To: <H-ASIA@H-NET.MSU.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 3:08 AM
Subject: H-ASIA: Position Didactics of Teaching Chinese as a Foreign
Language (TCAFL), University of Goettingen, Associate Professor

> H-ASIA
> January 3, 3010
>
> Position: Didactics of Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language (TCAFL),
> Associate Professor, University of Goettingen
>
> ************************************************************************
> From: H-Net Job Guide:
>
> JOB GUIDE NO.: https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=42023
>
>
> Georg-August-Universitat Gottingen, Faculty of Humanities
>
> Associate Professor
>
>
> Institution Type: College / University
> Location: Germany
> Position: Associate Professor
>
>
> Call for applications
>
> Associate Professor, Didactics of Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language
> (TCAFL)
>
> Faculty of Humanities, Gttingen University, Germany
>
> The Faculty of Humanities at Gttingen University invites applications for
> an associate professorship (W2) in the Didactics of Teaching Chinese as a
> Foreign Language (starting date: as soon as possible), to further develop
> the Universitys profile in Chinese Studies. Duties include program
> leadership in the newly established BA and later also Master programs in
> Chinese as a Foreign Language, offered by Gottingen University from
> 2010-2011.
>
> The successful candidates will either have a PhD degree in TCAFL or in
> other relevant disciplines (e.g. linguistics focusing on Chinese) or
> fields (e.g. Chinese Studies with a specialization in linguistics or the
> didactics of foreign language teaching) and possess abundant,
> well-documented experience in teaching Chinese as a foreign language. In
> research the junior professor will focus on the innovative didactic
> concepts of teaching Chinese as a foreign language with special attention
> to multilingual and intercultural conditions of language acquisition in
> the context of German high school and university education. Fluency in
> German and modern standard Chinese (Mandarin) is required.
>
> Open to close cooperation with relevant educational institutions in
> Germany and with colleagues and institutions in the field of Chinese
> Studies at Goettingen University such as the recently established Centre
> for Modern East Asian Studies, s/he will develop the didactics of teaching
> Chinese as a foreign language. Preference will be given to team-oriented
> candidates able to further synergies at Goettingen University and to
> develop the close cooperation with Chinese partner institutions.
>
> Further information can be found under
> http://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/187847.html.
>
> The formal requirements for an appointment as a tenured professor are in
> accordance with the legislation of the State of Lower Saxony ( 25,
> Niederschsisches Hochschulgesetz). Please contact us for the clarification
> of details.
>
> The University of Gttingen is an equal opportunity employer. Applications
> of women are strongly encouraged and will receive special attention as far
> as legal restrictions permit.
>
> Applications of disabled persons will be given preferential treatment to
> those of other candidates with equal qualifications.
>
> We explicitly welcome applications from abroad. Part-time employment is
> negotiable.
>
> Applications should be submitted within six weeks after the publication of
> this advertisement and should be accompanied by a curriculum vitae, a list
> of publications and courses taught, and should be addressed to the
>
> Dean of the Faculty of Humanities
>
> Gottingen University
>
> Humboldtallee 17
>
> D-37073 Gottingen
>
> Germany.
>
>
> Contact: Dean of the Faculty of Humanities
> Goettingen University
> Humboldtallee 17
> 37073 Gottingen
> Germany
>
> email: marina.glemnitz@zvw.uni-goettingen.de
>
> Website: http://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/187847.html
> Primary Category: Languages
>
> Secondary Categories: None
> Posting Date: 01/03/2011
> Closing Date 02/11/2011
>
>
>
> The H-Net Job Guide is a service to the profession provided by H-Net. The
> information provided for individual listings is the responsibility of the
> organization posting the position. If you are interested in a particular
> position, please contact the organization directly. Send comments and
> questions about this service to H-Net Job Guide.
>
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Fw: H-ASIA: New Hindi-Urdu Blended Teaching Resources

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ryan Dunch" <ryan.dunch@UALBERTA.CA>
To: <H-ASIA@H-NET.MSU.EDU>
Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 1:01 PM
Subject: H-ASIA: New Hindi-Urdu Blended Teaching Resources

> H-ASIA
> January 3, 2011
>
> New Hindi-Urdu Blended Teaching Resources
> ************************************************************************
> From: "A. Sean Pue" <pue@MSU.EDU>
>
> I am pleased to announce the release of a new website (
> http://hindiurdu.net ) that hosts Hindi-Urdu Blended Teaching Resources.
> ("Blended" in this context means partly online, not pureed.) These include
> over twenty proficiency-oriented videos aimed at various language levels
> that were filmed at and around Michigan State University in summer 2010.
> These have captions, as well as tags for level, using ACTFL, ILR, and the
> more common "basic, intermediate, advanced" scale. There is also an
> online devanagari (Hindi) writing guide, which will redraw handwriting
> samples and allow students to trace and write using their mouse, stylus,
> or finger on a tablet device. Efforts have been to make these resources
> function on older computers as well as latest mobile devices, so they will
> also work on the iPad and iPhone by using HTML5, the newly emerging web
> standard. This website was supported by a pedagogical materials grant
> from the South Asia Language Resource Center for which I was the principal
> investigator along with Vishwajeet Singh (now at the University of
> Oregon). Please let anyone know who might be interested in using them.
> We welcome comments, corrections, and suggestions through the online
> contact form, and I have a research assistant who can make any changes.
> Thanks!
>
> A. Sean Pue, Ph.D.
> Assistant Professor of Hindi Language and South Asian Literature and
> Culture
> Department of Linguistics and Germanic, Slavic, Asian and African
> Languages
> Michigan State University
>
> *************************************************************************
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Fw: H-ASIA: New Hindi-Urdu Blended Teaching Resources

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ryan Dunch" <ryan.dunch@UALBERTA.CA>
To: <H-ASIA@H-NET.MSU.EDU>
Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 1:01 PM
Subject: H-ASIA: New Hindi-Urdu Blended Teaching Resources

> H-ASIA
> January 3, 2011
>
> New Hindi-Urdu Blended Teaching Resources
> ************************************************************************
> From: "A. Sean Pue" <pue@MSU.EDU>
>
> I am pleased to announce the release of a new website (
> http://hindiurdu.net ) that hosts Hindi-Urdu Blended Teaching Resources.
> ("Blended" in this context means partly online, not pureed.) These include
> over twenty proficiency-oriented videos aimed at various language levels
> that were filmed at and around Michigan State University in summer 2010.
> These have captions, as well as tags for level, using ACTFL, ILR, and the
> more common "basic, intermediate, advanced" scale. There is also an
> online devanagari (Hindi) writing guide, which will redraw handwriting
> samples and allow students to trace and write using their mouse, stylus,
> or finger on a tablet device. Efforts have been to make these resources
> function on older computers as well as latest mobile devices, so they will
> also work on the iPad and iPhone by using HTML5, the newly emerging web
> standard. This website was supported by a pedagogical materials grant
> from the South Asia Language Resource Center for which I was the principal
> investigator along with Vishwajeet Singh (now at the University of
> Oregon). Please let anyone know who might be interested in using them.
> We welcome comments, corrections, and suggestions through the online
> contact form, and I have a research assistant who can make any changes.
> Thanks!
>
> A. Sean Pue, Ph.D.
> Assistant Professor of Hindi Language and South Asian Literature and
> Culture
> Department of Linguistics and Germanic, Slavic, Asian and African
> Languages
> Michigan State University
>
> *************************************************************************
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Fw: [JIATS Update] Professor Petech obituary

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Germano, David (dfg9w)

To: jiatsupdate@collab.itc.virginia.edu

Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2011 9:52 AM

Subject: [JIATS Update] Professor Petech obituary

Links to attachments:
Professor Luciano Petech Obituary Tibetan Nov 2010 ལུ་ཇ་ནོ་.pdf
ATT00001..htm
Luciano Petech Obituary.doc
ATT00002..htm

Dear Colleagues,

Many of you will have heard the sad news that Professor Luciano Petech passed away in September. His erstwhile student, Elena de Rossi Filibeck, has been kind enough to compile a short obituary, which is attached to this message with a Tibetan translation by Tsering D. Gonkatsang. The obituary has also been posted on the website of the JIATS.

With all good wishes,

Charles Ramble
President, IATS

[see attachment: "Professor Luciano Petech Obituary Tibetan Nov 2010 ལུ་ཇ་ནོ་.pdf", size: 350593 bytes]
[see attachment: "ATT00001..htm", size: 370 bytes]
[see attachment: "Luciano Petech Obituary.doc", size: 31232 bytes]
[see attachment: "ATT00002..htm", size: 348 bytes]

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