Elke Karan
Degrees
- M.A. Linguistics, University of North Dakota, (2006)
- B.A. Humanities, University of North Dakota, (1996)
Current positions
- International Literacy and Education Consultant (2008 –)
Other experience
- Consultant and course developer, SIL International Literacy and Education Department (2002 – 2007)
- Co-developer and Instructor, Introduction to Writing Systems course, SIL, University of North Dakota (2005, 2007)
- Instructor, SIL Literacy Megacourse, University of North Dakota (1995, 1996, 1998, 2002)
- Literacy Consultant, SIL, Central African Republic (1996 – 2001)
- Literacy Coordinator, SIL, Central African Republic (1997 – 2001)
- Sango Literacy Project Coordinator, SIL, Central African Republic (1991 – 1994, 1996 – 2000)
Memberships
- International Reading Association
Language proficiency
- English
- French
- German
- Sango (Central African Republic)
Research interests
- Orthography
- Adult Literacy Instruction
- Basic Literacy
- Instructional Methodologies
- Language Acquisition
Selected publications
Publications in SIL International Bibliography
2006. Writing system development and reform: a process. M.A. thesis. University of North Dakota.
2001. (ed., with Vania Niklaus) Manuel pour la conception d’un syllabaire. Bangui, République Centrafricaine: Société Internationale de Linguistique.
1999. (with Ruth Stalder) Fadësô: Farânzi.(abécédaire français pour ceux qui ont été alphabétisés en langue sango).Bangui, République Centrafricaine: Société Internationale de Linguistique.
1998. (ed.) Atelier de formation pour les superviseurs des programmes d’alphabétisation. Bangui, République Centrafricaine: Société Internationale de Linguistique
1995. (ed.). Kêtê Bakarî tî Sängö: Petit Dictionnaire Sango (Sango/French/English/German lexicon). Bangui, République Centrafricaine: Société Internationale de Linguistique, (in cooperation with the Institut de Linguistique Appliquée).
Works online
2005. (co-author: Michael Cahill) “Factors in designing effective orthographies for unwritten languages.” SIL Electronic Working Papers 2008-001). Dallas, TX: SIL International. URL: http://www.sil.org/silewp/abstract.asp?ref=2008-001