<div dir="ltr"><b>Pre-announcement: short fieldwork training on Miyako Island, Okinawa, Japan</b>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">We will be
conducting a short fieldwork training workshop focusing on one of the Ryukyuan
languages, Miyako on Miyako Island, Okinawa, Japan. This workshop has been
planned as part of the activity of the Linguistic Dynamics Science Project
(LingDy) at ILCAA, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, to stimulate and
support research in language documentation. The main target of the workshop is advanced
undergraduate and beginning graduate students. Details will be announced soon,
but we plan to cover the basics of working on an endangered language in the
community where it is still spoken. Both linguistics and people skills are
emphasized. If you are interested in participating in the workshop,
pre-register at <</span><span lang="EN-CA"> </span><span lang="EN-CA"><a href="http://bit.ly/1pNon3A" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/1pNon3A</a> > so that we can
inform you when the detailed application information becomes available. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA"><br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-CA">Target participants</span></b><span lang="EN-CA">: Advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate
students without fieldwork experience. We are targeting at 5 to 10 total
participants. A good command of Japanese is required.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA"><br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-CA">Conducted by</span></b><span lang="EN-CA">: Professor Toshihide Nakayama (Tokyo
University of Foreign Studies)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA"><br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-CA">Where</span></b><span lang="EN-CA">: Miyakojima, Japan</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA"><br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-CA">When</span></b><span lang="EN-CA">: 5-7 days mid December 2014 (tentative)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA"><br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-CA">Fees</span></b><span lang="EN-CA">: no registration fee; no tuition required</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA"><br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-CA">Cost</span></b><span lang="EN-CA">: You are responsible for the transportation
cost to Miyako Island and lodging and food costs. We will, however, try to keep the lodging and food costs reasonable by making
arrangements for shared lodging and self-cooking.</span></p></div></div></div>
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</div><span lang="EN-CA">If you
have questions, please direct them to Toshihide Nakayama <<a href="mailto:nakayama@aa.tufs.ac.jp" target="_blank">nakayama@aa.tufs.ac.jp</a>>.</span><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Dr Margaret Florey<br>Senior Linguist<br>
Resource Network for Linguistic Diversity<br><br>ph: +61 (03) 9041-5474
(office)<br>skype: RNLDorg<br>Suite 1107, 530 Little Collins Street<br>Melbourne, Victoria 3000<br><br><a href="http://www.rnld.org" target="_blank">www.rnld.org</a><br>ABN 24 215 634 040<br>
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