Downloadable Language Learning Material

In an effort to deliver our materials widely and effectively, the Center for Languages of Central Asia (CeLCAR) is adapting its collection of on-line Kazakh, Pashto, Tajik, Uzbek and Uyghur language materials for mobile devices. In this first phase, texts are available in spoken and written formats along with basic vocabulary items glossed in English. CeLCAR selects news articles from a number of news sites and composes a summary in simplified standard language of the preceding week's news read by a native speaker. We also compose our own texts on various contemporary topics in Central Asian cultures. The level of language of these texts varies and will be be appropriate for learners at all levels, including those currently enrolled in language courses and those seeking materials to maintain their previously-achieved competency. Exercises for these texts are available at the CeLCAR website and will soon be incorporated into the downloadable material itself. Language Learning Podcasts are updated regularly on Friday afternoons from the CeLCAR offices on the campus of Indiana University, in Bloomington, Indiana. Students are encouraged to subscribe to the language podcasts of their choice in order to receive updated lessons or may visit our website regularly to download the material directly from us. CeLCAR’s Central Asian Language Learning Podcasts are available free of charge at the Apple iTunes music store or directly from CeLCAR.