28.508, Summer Schools: Old and Middle English Summer School/Greece

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Subject: 28.508, Summer Schools: Old and Middle English Summer School/Greece

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Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2017 10:13:05
From: Nikolaos Lavidas [nlavidas at enl.auth.gr]
Subject: Old and Middle English Summer School/Greece

 

Old and Middle English Summer School

Host Institution: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Coordinating Institution: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Website: http://www.enl.auth.gr/summerschool/2017

Dates: 19-Jul-2017 - 27-Jul-2017
Location: Naxos, Greece

Focus: Old and Middle English intensive language and linguistics classes
Minimum Education Level: Undergraduate


Description:
The Department of Theoretical & Applied Linguistics, School of English,
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, is coordinating a summer school program
and a workshop on the history of English to be held on 19-27 July 2017 in the
island of Naxos, Greece.

The summer school will offer Old and Middle English intensive language and
linguistics classes for a period of nine days. The aim is to attract students
and scholars to study Old and Middle English in a relaxed yet very focused and
stimulating atmosphere that promotes in depth analysis and discussion.

Faculty & Courses:

-How did English change? A basic course in Old English and the circumstances
that led to its modern appearance 
Olga Fischer (University of Amsterdam) 

-An introduction to Old English phonology and meter 
Donka Minkova (University of California, Los Angeles)

-Variation in Old and Middle English (Historical corpora and linguistic
theory) 
Nikolaos Lavidas (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki) 

-Historical Sociolinguistics: Old and Middle English 
Alexander Bergs (Osnabrück University)

Certificate of attendance will be awarded to all participants plus
certification of the 6 ECTS gained (1,5 ECTS for each of the courses;
participation in all summer school courses -including active participation in
the poster session- stands for 6 ECTS).

Accommodation: Please notice that the registration fees cover the
accommodation in the municipality hostel for the whole period of classes as
well as light lunches.

More information (on registration etc.) can be found at the summer school
webpage: 

http://www.enl.auth.gr/summerschool/2017/


Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics


Subject Languages: English, Middle
                    English, Old

Tuition: 250 EUR

Financial Aid: Applications accepted until 


Financial Aid Instructions:



Registration: 24-Jan-2017 to 15-Apr-2017

Contact Person: Nikolaos Lavidas
                Email: nlavidas at enl.auth.gr


Registration Instructions:
Please state your interests and background in less than one-page and submit it
to Nikolaos Lavidas (nlavidas at enl.auth.gr) and Alexander Bergs
(abergs at uos.de).




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