Jampa Khedup

Position title: Tibetan Instructor

Languages:

Tibetan

Areas of Expertise:

Tibetan

Education:

Geshe degree/Ph.D., Buddhist Philosophy, Sera Jey Monastic University, Mysor, India, 1997
M.A., Abhidharma and Vinaya, Sera Jey Monastic University, Mysor, India, 1990
B.A., Buddhist Eistemology and Middle Way Philosophy, Sera Jey Monastic University, Mysor, India 1988

Jampa Khedup began teaching at UW-Madison in 2005. He teaches all levels of Tibetan language classes during the academic year and also teaches for the South Asia Summer Language Institute (SASLI). In addition to language instruction, he offers a lecture class entitled Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism.

He authored Communicative Modern Tibetan, an elementary level textbook and is working now on a companion text for intermediate level. He is an active member of the North American Tibetan Language Program and is collaborating with other members in developing teaching materials based on the communicative approach for the North American Tibetan Language School.

In addition to teaching, Jampa generously shares his insights and experiences to help mentoring new language instructors in the Department of Language and Cultures of Asia. He also enjoys giving presentations and lessons on chanting and meditation, which he has done for church groups, and high school and elementary school students from all over the state of Wisconsin.