# Symposium: Rare and Endangered Languages

- Institution: Gresham College
- Taught by: Professor Tim Connell, Professor Peter Austin, Dr Nicholas Ostler, Dr Mark Turin, Alderman Professor Michael Mainelli
- Year: 2011
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics, History, Literature and writing, Languages and linguistics
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/series/symposium-rare-and-endangered-languages)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Professor Tim Connell provides an introduction to the field, with special focus on language policy, language ecology and language revival.

## Lectures

1. [An Introduction to Rare and Endangered Languages](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-symposium-rare-and-endangered-languages/476de3d38336) (YouTube)
2. [Rare and Endangered Languages: Language Documentation and Revitalisation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-symposium-rare-and-endangered-languages/de4fdce30fbf) (YouTube)
3. [Rare and Endangered Languages: Panel Discussion](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-symposium-rare-and-endangered-languages/1f31447a19bc) (YouTube)
4. [Rare and Endangered Languages: Documenting the Voices of Vanishing Worlds](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-symposium-rare-and-endangered-languages/ef4f4682fed8) (YouTube)
5. [Rare and Endangered Languages - 'Why should we protect endangered languages?'](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-symposium-rare-and-endangered-languages/da4c46eaad29) (YouTube)