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From http://iub.edu/~celcar/newsletters/fall_2014/index.shtml#grant

The Center for Languages of the Central Asian Region is one of CASLS' sister Language Resource Centers. Like us, they are entering a new grant period. Here are their plans for the coming four years:

"We will use these funds to continue preparing high quality language teaching materials - including textbooks, multimedia materials, smartphone apps, etc. - for Central Asian languages. In alphabetical order, the languages with which we proposed to have significant work on include Azerbaijani (Azeri), Dari, Kazakh, Kyrgyz (Kirghiz), Mongolian, Pashto, Tajiki, Tibetan, Turkmen, Uyghur (Uigur), and Uzbek, all of which are on the Priority Language list of the US Department of Education. We will also do significant research on the acquisition and teaching of Central Asian languages by English-speaking learners. We will also deepen outreach efforts for all Central Asian languages and cultures (even those that are rarely heard in the US, such as Buryat (Buriat), Chuvash, Shugni, Tatar, Sakha/Yakut, etc.), including efforts to bring Central Asian language instruction to several community colleges and minority serving institutions. Finally, we are also pleased to announce that we are already developing online courses for languages of the Central Asian region, and will intensify these efforts in this grant cycle."

Since its founding in 2002, CeLCAR has developed a wealth of materials. Browse their existing materials at http://iub.edu/~celcar/language.php. Access intermediate reading and listening modules for Kyrgyz, Mongolian, Pashto, Tajiki, Uyghur, and Uzbek at http://iub.edu/~celcar/intermediate.php. Alphabet charts and information pamphlets about Central Asian languages are available for free download at http://iub.edu/~celcar/language_informational_materials.php. You can keep up with the latest CeLCAR news and learn about upcoming events at http://iub.edu/~celcar/about_news.php.