30.3066, Summer Schools: Fall School in Language 2019 / India

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Subject: 30.3066, Summer Schools:  Fall School in Language 2019 / India

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Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2019 17:21:09
From: Vikalp Kumar [fallschoolanguage2019 at gmail.com]
Subject: Fall School in Language 2019 / India

 

Fall School in Language 2019

Host Institution: Indian Institute of Technology
Coordinating Institution: Indian Institute of Technology
Website: https://sites.google.com/view/fallschoolanguage2019

Dates: 07-Oct-2019 - 11-Oct-2019
Location: Gandhinagar, India

Focus: Linguistics is a discipline devoted to understanding the nature and function of ‘Language’ through scientific methods. Language is however an interdisciplinary phenomenon which has been an object of study in older and contemporary fields like Philosophy, Literature, Psychology, Neuroscience, Sociology, Anthropology and Computer Science. Students, researchers and practitioners in these fields often deal with language without the practical skills, theoretical tools and knowledge required to systematically study it. The Fall School in Language is a boot-camp in Linguistics which will enable them to do so. This school is also suitable for interpreters, language teachers, copy-editors, proof-readers, advertisers, journalists and lawyers who can professionally benefit from a systematic understanding of language.
Minimum Education Level: Undergraduate


Description:
Modules:
The school comprises an assortment of lectures, hands-on training sessions,
field-trip and a workshop.

Building Blocks of Language (6 lectures)
These lectures acquaint the participants with nature’s engineering behind
language. The modular and hierarchical organization of linguistic form is
introduced.

Language, Culture and Society (6 lectures)
These lectures introduce participants to various aspects of the two-way
relationship between language and culture. Fundamental topics in Linguistic
Anthropology are covered.

Analyzing Grammar (4 hands-on training sessions)
In these 4 sessions the participants are trained to analyze the grammar of a
lesser-known language by engaging a native speaker and applying knowledge from
Building Blocks of Language lectures.

Fieldtrip (Half-day)
On the penultimate day, participants visit the old city of Ahmedabad and work
on a topic of their choice in consultation with the instructors.  They will
present their work the following day. 

Research Workshop (Half-day)
The course instructors present their research to familiarize the participants
with the methods and current hot topics in various areas of Linguistics

Presentations (Half-day)
The school concludes with its participants presenting their analyses from
Analyzing Grammar sessions and research from Fieldtrip. 

Fees:
The cost of the Fall School is ₹5310 which includes accommodation and food 
for five days and travel for the field trip. 

Dates to Remember:
1st September: Last day for applying
7th September: Application results 
15th September: Last day for fees payment
6th October: Arrival in Gandhinagar 
7th-11th October: Fall School 

Co-Ordinators:
Dr. Nishaant Choksi, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, Indian
Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
Dr. Chakraverti Mahajan, Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology,
Delhi University


Linguistic Field(s): Anthropological Linguistics
                      Discipline of Linguistics
                      General Linguistics
                      Language Documentation
                      Ling & Literature
                      Sociolinguistics
                      Writing Systems


Language Families: Sino-Tibetan

Tuition: 5310 Other

Tuition Explanation: includes accommodation and food  for five days and travel for the field trip.


Financial Aid: Applications accepted until 
We might be able to offer a limited number of travel bursaries of Rs.1000.

Financial Aid Instructions:
Please specify in the application if you would like to avail one.


Registration: 06-Aug-2019 to 01-Sep-2019

Contact Person: Vikalp Kumar
                Email: fallschoolanguage2019 at gmail.com

Apply by Email: fallschoolanguage2019 at gmail.com

Registration Instructions:
E-mail the application materials (CV and a letter of intent) to
fallschoolanguage2019 at gmail.com by 1st September 2019. Shortlisted applicants
will be contacted by 7th September 2019 with further instructions for
completing the application process. The deadline to pay the fees is 15th
September 2019.




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