30.589, Summer Schools: African Linguistics School, ALS 5/South Africa

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Subject: 30.589, Summer Schools:  African Linguistics School, ALS 5/South Africa

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Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2019 16:05:49
From: Enoch Aboh [africanlinguisticsschool at gmail.com]
Subject: African Linguistics School, ALS 5/South Africa

 

African Linguistics School, ALS 5

Host Institution: Rhodes University
Coordinating Institution: Rutgers University
Website: https://sites.google.com/site/africanlingschool/home

Dates: 30-Jun-2019 - 13-Jul-2019
Location: Grahamstown, South Africa

Focus: syntax, semantics, phonology, sociolinguistics and phonetic fieldwork
Minimum Education Level: Undergraduate


Description:
Purpose: The African Linguistics School (ALS) is a two-week institute which
brings the latest work in core areas of linguistics to students from African
universities. The areas of focus are syntax, semantics, phonology,
sociolinguistics and fieldwork. 

Students: For each of the past four meetings of the ALS, about 70 students
have come from universities all over Africa (Togo, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Côte
d’Ivoire, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, South Africa, Malawi, Kenya, Sierra
Leone, Ethiopia) chosen each time from over 300 applications. A small number
of students have come from universities in Europe or North America. 

Postdoctoral scholars: A small number of recent Ph.D.’s from across Africa
have also participated in each ALS. 

Faculty: Sixteen to twenty internationally recognized faculty members from
North America, Europe, and Africa. 

Benefits to Students: Students participate in two weeks of intense training in
the core areas of linguistics through a combination of course work,
presentations, projects and individual consultation with faculty members. They
develop international networks with faculty members and other students.
Through ALS they gain access to a library of relevant literature. Students
take what they have learned back to their host universities to share with
their colleagues. After attending the ALS, some students go on to gain
admission to North American and European graduate schools.


Linguistic Field(s): Phonetics
                      Phonology
                      Psycholinguistics
                      Semantics
                      Sociolinguistics
                      Syntax


Language Families: Romance

Tuition: 10 USD

Financial Aid: Applications accepted until 15-Mar-2019
Apart from a nominal registration fee, all costs are covered for students from African universities. Students coming from outside Africa cover their own travel expenses; all other expenses are covered for them as well.

Financial Aid Instructions:



Registration: 02-Feb-2019 to 15-Mar-2019

Contact Person: Enoch Aboh
                Email: africanlinguisticsschool at gmail.com

Apply on the web: https://sites.google.com/site/africanlingschool/home

Registration Instructions:
Please fill out application form found on ALS website, and send it to:
africanlinguisticsschoolgmail.com. The application deadline is March 15, 2019.




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