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International Summer School

*Dates: *June 30 – July 5, 2014

* Venue:* Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic

*Tuition fee:* free of charge

*Language:* English

*Organizers:* Project CHINET, Department of Asian Studies, Palacký
University Olomouc, Czech Republic
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Palacký University Olomouc welcomes all students of Chinese language to
participate in a one week international summer school.
Aims and objectives:

   - students are expected to have a basic knowledge of Chinese language
   and linguistics and to speak English on a level sufficient to communicate
   - all courses are taught in English so that they are accessible for
   students with all levels of Chinese
   - courses are designed to build up and reinforce a systematic knowledge
   of Chinese grammar as well as to extend students’ horizons through lectures
   on various research topics
   - a chance to exchange ideas and find inspiration for new research
   projects

Registration guidelines:

*Application deadline:* 1 June 2014

Please fill out the *online application
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1bvJwSIuTElz9aN2S7WFzNwK02JfsXD5v-IEOZPJmGVg/viewform>
before June 1, 2014*. Acceptance of your application will be confirmed by
email before June 8, 2014. Invitation letters will be provided on request.
Evaluation methods:

Students can receive 5 credits for active participation in the summer
school. Apart from attendance, students will be asked to give a
presentation (15­-30 min) related to topics discussed during the course.
Students may form groups of 3­-4 people for this purpose but should take
care to make each participant’s responsibility for his or her part of the
presentation transparent. Successful participants will obtain a certificate
of participation.
Credits:

This summer school is accredited by the Department of Asian Studies,
Faculty of Arts Palacký University Olomouc. However, these credits are not
ECTS Credits. Students are usually able to have these credits recognized by
their home institution, and we will be happy to assist you in any way we
can, however please be aware that the decision to award credits rests with
your home institution.
Tuition fee:

Tuition for the whole week is free of charge. Participants will however
need to cover all their personal costs, including transportation,
accommodation, visa, trips etc.
Programme and speakers:*

   - 5 morning sessions of the comprehensive course on Chinese Grammar
   - 3 afternoon sessions on specific linguistics topics given by expert
   speakers
   - 1 afternoon session of student presentations
   - optional half-day trip and 1 whole-day trip

*During April, the final schedule for the summer course will be released.
For program updates, please, visit this website regularly.
*Intensive course:*

*Prof. Jyun-gwang Chen*, National Taiwan Normal University - Comprehensive
Chinese Grammar Course (10 lectures)
*Lectures by honoured guests:*

*Prof. J. Packard*, University of Illinois - Chinese word grammar, Chinese
sentence grammar, Chinese sentence processing

*Prof. Tao Hongyin*, University of California - Issues in Chinese discourse
pragmatics: Theory and application, Corpus linguistic approaches to
Chinese: Resources, tools, and products

*Dr. Lu Wei-lun*, Masaryk University - Cognitive semantic analysis of
spatial particles in Mandarin Chinese
Accommodation:

Recommended budget accommodation in Olomouc:

   1. Ubytovna Marie (10 EUR) -www.ubytovnamarie.cz
   2. Poets’ Corner Hostel (24-27 Eur) - www.hostelolomouc.com
   3. Palacký University Dormitory  (11 EUR)  - please contact
   szokalova.katerina(at)gmail.com <szokalova.katerina at gmail.com> for
   reservation

For more information and other inquires, please contact Ms. Michaela
Zahradníková,

*e­-mail:* chinet.upol at gmail.com, michaela.zahradnikova at upol.cz

*tel:* +420 585 633 466