INVITED SPEAKERS

PRE-CONFERENCE SYMPOSIUM : "Heritage Learners: Overcoming Curricular Challenges"

Invited Speaker:

• Silvina Montrul:University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

GENERAL SESSION

Invited Speakers:

• Rajesh Bhatt: University of Massachusetts, USA
• Tara Mohanan and K. P. Mohanan: National University of Singapore
• K. V. Subbarao: University of Delhi, India

PARASESSION: “South Asian Perspectives on Applied Language Science''

Invited Speakers:

• Tej K. Bhatia: Syracuse University, USA
• Shyamala Chengappa (TBC): All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysore, India
• Hans Henrich Hock: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA
• Raj Mesthrie: University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
• Rajeshwari Pandharipande: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA
• Hal Schiffman: University of Pennsylvania, USA
• Udaya Narayan Singh: Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore, India
• Richard Sproat: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA

SPECIAL SESSION: “Language in Globalization: Perspectives from South Asian Languages”

Invited Speakers:

• Pradeep Dhillon: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA
• S. N. Sridhar: SUNY-Stony Brook, USA