Library Program
| From: | Donald Boozer <donaldboozer@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, October 18, 2005, 15:09 |
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It was been quite some time since I posted to the
listserv. I wanted to let the group know I recently
presented a program on conlangs at a library
conference and it went well. It was marketed as a
presentation for young adult librarians, but I made a
point of stating that adults also enjoy conlanging.
The presentation was 1 hour long, covered topics like
the definition of conlang, types (auxlang, loglang,
artlang), popularity, "stars" (Tolkien and Okrand),
and teaching some Elvish and Klingon phrases. I also
had the participants create their own "languages" on
the spot, after dividing them into Elves, Gnomes,
Barbarians, and Dragons. They enjoyed themselves
immensely, thought it would make a great teen program
at their libraries, and I've also submitted an article
to a Young Adult Services publication on the topic.
For those interested, I have posted the handouts and
exercises I used at my Geocities site. Remember, the
exercises were designed for people with NO prior
knowledge of our "secret vice."
http://www.geocities.com/donaldboozer/Conlang_Program_Resource_Handout.doc
http://www.geocities.com/donaldboozer/Conlang_Program_Four_Exercises.doc
I'm doing my part to spread the word about conlanging.
There's a chance I'll get to do the program again
sometime, so any feedback is welcome.
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