33.2644, Support: English; French; German; Applied Linguistics: PhD, University of Fribourg

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Subject: 33.2644, Support: English; French; German; Applied Linguistics: PhD, University of Fribourg

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Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2022 14:33:32
From: Stephanie Durrleman [stephanie.durrleman at unifr.ch]
Subject: English; French; German; Applied Linguistics: PhD, University of Fribourg, Switzerland

 Institution/Organization: University of Fribourg 
Department: Science and Medicine 
Web Address: https://www.unifr.ch/med/de/research/groups/durrleman/ 

Level: PhD 

Duties: Project Work
 
Specialty Areas: Applied Linguistics 
 
Required Language(s): English (eng)
                      French (fra) 
                      German (deu) 

Description:

I am looking for a student (preferably a PhD candidate) who would be
interested in collaborating with me on a new Erasmus Plus project (concise
description below). Work will entail about a a day a week for about 18 months,
in the aim of creating “easy to read” criteria, so as to maximize
communication with people displaying language difficulties.

Important skills include:
 - a working level of English
 - fluency in French, as it’s the language we will be writing the criteria in
and for
 - a good grasp of German, as this is the language that the first set of
criteria has been drafted in, and 
 - an idea of linguistic complexity (as the idea is to steer clear of it in
the materials to be created). 

Mostly the work can be done online, although there will be some in-person
events organised (travel expenses covered from within Europe). There is also a
monthly online meeting taking place on Tuesday mornings Swiss time. Those
interested can send a paragraph or two explaining how their expertise matches
the requirements. 

Short description:
The main topic of our project will be easy-to-read language and accessible
information. We will collaborate with “Capito” in Austria, who has been
working in this field for 20 years and has developed over 90 well researched
and well tested criteria for the German language. In our current project, the
first aim is to linguistically and scientifically transfer these criteria to
French and Italian. The person who will work alongside Stephanie Durrleman
will specifically for the transfer to French.

The criteria developed will subsequently be applied and tested in practice,
with the invaluable help of our collaborators. Finally, the person assisting
will also contribute to conceiving and creating two types of trainings: (a) an
easy-to-read training for adults who want to train others in easy-to-read and
(b) a training for adults with disabilities who want to become co-trainers in
workshops on accessible information. The project will be 18 months long, and
it kicked off in August 2022.
 

Mailing Address for Applications:
	Attn: Prof Stephanie Durrleman
	stephanie.durrleman at unifr.ch
	Fribourg 
	Switzerland 
	
Contact Information: 
	Prof Stephanie Durrleman
	stephanie.durrleman at unifr.ch  


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