30.3925, Summer Schools: Training Program: Linguistic Fieldwork on the Khoisan Languages of Botswana / Botswana

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Subject: 30.3925, Summer Schools: Training Program: Linguistic Fieldwork on the Khoisan Languages of Botswana / Botswana

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Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2019 13:02:58
From: Chris Collins [cc116 at nyu.edu]
Subject: Training Program: Linguistic Fieldwork on the Khoisan Languages of Botswana / Botswana

Training Program: Linguistic Fieldwork on the Khoisan Languages of Botswana

Host Institution: New York University

Dates: 01-Jun-2020 - 12-Jul-2020
Location: Diphuduhudu, Botswana

Focus: A summer training program in fieldwork focussing on the Khoisan languages of Botswana.
Minimum Education Level: Undergraduate

Special Qualifications:
Candidates are required to have basic training in linguistics, including coursework in phonology and syntax. They will need to demonstrate (through coursework or other projects) a high degree of proficiency in basic phonetic transcription. Preference will be given to those interested in continuing on to do linguistic fieldwork in graduate school. Preference will also be given to qualified minority students. 

Students must be enrolled in a degree program at a US college or university. In addition, undergrads must be US citizens or permanent residents.

Description:
Training Program: Linguistic Fieldwork on the Khoisan Languages of Botswana
(Supported in part by NSF Award BCS-1760980)
University or Organization: New York University
Department: Department of Linguistics
Linguistic Field: Language Documentation and Linguistic Fieldwork 
Duration: June 1 to July 12, 2020 (six weeks)
Compensation: Stipend $3,000USD + room/board and travel expenses
Internship Location: Rural Botswana
Minimum Education Level: Advanced Undergraduate, Beginning Graduate 

This project aims to bring advanced undergraduates (juniors or seniors) and
beginning (first-year) graduate students from US institutions to Botswana in
order to do linguistic fieldwork on Cua, a Khoisan language spoken in
southeastern Botswana. The project is aimed at students who are seriously
considering doing graduate work involving linguistic fieldwork and language
documentation.

The program starts on June 1, 2020 (students should arrive on May 30 or May
31). After a one-day orientation in Gaborone, we will move to a rural village
to do linguistic fieldwork on Cua. The fieldwork will include, but is not
limited to, lexical and syntactic elicitation, recording audio and video of
oral texts, and transcribing, glossing and translating the oral texts using
FLEx and ELAN. 

Our team will include Chris Collins (PI, NYU), Zach Wellstood (RA, graduate
student at Berkeley), Andy Chebanne (local collaborator, University of
Botswana), two translators, four students from American institutions and Cua
language consultants.

Linguistic Field(s): Language Documentation

Subject Languages: Cua

Language Families: Khoisan

Tuition Explanation: No tuition and fees

Registration: 12-Oct-2019 to 15-Dec-2019

Contact Person: Chris Collins
                Email: cc116 at nyu.edu

Apply by Email: cc116 at nyu.edu

Registration Instructions:
The deadline for applications is December 15, 2019. All applications should be
sent to Chris Collins (cc116 at nyu.edu) (using subject line: Botswana Fieldwork
Application). In all cases, the candidates will submit a CV, a copy of their
academic transcript (which may be unofficial), two letters of recommendation
(sent directly by the recommenders to Chris Collins) and a statement of
interest in the project (4-6 double spaced pages). Candidates may optionally
send a sample of their written work as well. On the basis of these documents,
the candidates will be selected for interview by Skype. Candidates will be
notified by January 15, 2020 of the final admissions decisions.

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