<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"></div>Supporting community researchers in the field<br><br>The ways that linguists work with communities is starting to change. The idea of doing research on or in a community is shifting to doing research with the community. The movement towards community-based and participatory fieldwork models in Linguistics mirrors shifts in other disciplines such as health research (Putt 2012). Greater participation of community members in fieldwork has not surprisingly been shown to improve the quality of linguistic research (Rice 2011). There are various ways that community members can participate. In this session we will be discussing ideas about how to support community members to carry out linguistic research independently. We will be sharing ideas about how to provide training and supervision so that community members can continue their research even when we are not at the fieldsite. Participation in linguistic research can provide education and employment for community members. In addition community members who are informed about linguistic research can have a stronger voice in determining the direction of research.<br>
<br><br>Background readings (all open-access)<br>Good, J. 2012. ‘“Community” Collaboration in Africa: Experiences from Northwest Cameroon’. Language Documentation and Description 11. <a href="http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~jcgood/jcgood-CommunityCollaboration.pdf">http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~jcgood/jcgood-CommunityCollaboration.pdf</a><br>
<br>Laycock, A., D. Walker, N. Harrison and J. Brands. 2009. ‘Supporting Indigenous Researchers: A Practical Guide for Supervisors’. <a href="https://www.lowitja.org.au/lowitja-publishing/C023">https://www.lowitja.org.au/lowitja-publishing/C023</a><br>
<br>Mihas, E. I. 2012. ‘Subcontracting Native Speakers in Linguistic Fieldwork: A Case Study of the Ashéninka Perené (Arawak) Research Community from the Peruvian Amazon’. <a href="http://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/handle/10125/4502">http://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/handle/10125/4502</a><br>
<br>Putt, J. 2012. Conducting Research with Indigenous People and Communities. Indigenous Justice Clearinghouse. <a href="http://www.austdvclearinghouse.unsw.edu.au/documents/ConductingresearchwithIndigenouspeopleandcommunities.pdf">http://www.austdvclearinghouse.unsw.edu.au/documents/ConductingresearchwithIndigenouspeopleandcommunities.pdf</a><br>
<br><div>Rice, K. 2011. ‘Documentary Linguistics and Community Relations’. <a href="http://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/handle/10125/4498">http://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/handle/10125/4498</a><br><br><br>Date: Tuesday 11th February 2014<br>
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 pm<br>Venue: Upstairs room, Prince Alfred Hotel<br><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px">
191 Grattan St, Carlton</blockquote><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px">(corner of Bouverie St)</blockquote><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px">ph (03) 9347-3033</blockquote>
</blockquote><br>Food and drinks available at the venue<br><br>LIP is coordinated by Ruth Singer and Lauren Gawne (University of Melbourne)<br><br>Contact Ruth Singer if you have any questions <a href="mailto:rsinger@unimelb.edu.au">rsinger@unimelb.edu.au</a><br>
<br>LIP is an occasional gathering of language activists and linguists in<br>Melbourne. All are welcome. Those in other parts of Australia and the<br>world who can't make it to the Melbourne LIPs are encouraged to<br>
organise a local gathering to discuss this topic and support language<br>activities in your area. <br><br>Dr Ruth Singer<br>DECRA Postdoctoral Fellow<br>Linguistics Program and Research Unit for Indigenous Language<br>
School of Languages and Linguistics<br>Faculty of Arts<br>University of Melbourne 3010<br>Tel. +61 3 90353774<br><a href="http://languages-linguistics.unimelb.edu.au/academic-staff/ruth-singer">http://languages-linguistics.unimelb.edu.au/academic-staff/ruth-singer</a><br>
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