MA course in Cognitive and Corpus Linguistics Fall 2010

Wed Mar 3 07:21:34 UTC 2010

Dear Colleagues,
    In Fall 2010 we will offer a new MA-level course "Cognitive and Corpus
Linguistics" (HIF 3030) at the University of Tromsø (see information below).
Please bring this opportunity to the attention of any students who might be
interested.
    Thank you,
    --laura janda
Cognitive and Corpus Linguistics: Invitation to HIF 3030, an MA-Level course
taught in Fall 2010 at the University of Tromsø

See our website: http://hum.uit.no/lajanda/MAclasses/Cognitve&CorpusLx.html

Students from all countries are encouraged to register.

There are no prerequisites, no language requirements, and no tuition costs.

Course Description: This state-of-the-art course will engage you in the
major concepts of Cognitive Linguistics through the works of outstanding
linguists of the past three decades (Lakoff, Langacker, Geeraerts, Talmy,
Tuggy, etc.). At the same time you will be coached in basic techniques for
collecting and analyzing authentic language data using digital corpora and
accessible statistical software. You will select you own original research
project on the language and phenomenon of your choice, which you will carry
out under the guidance of a team of linguists. This course gives you
hands-on experience in developing publishable results while working directly
with leading experts in the field.

Location: The intellectual experience of a semester in Tromsø is
complemented by the exotic beauty of the location, surrounded by spectacular
mountains and sea. Tromsø, also know as the ³Paris of the North², is
renowned as the best place to view the Aurora Borealis.

Other Courses Available: Concurrently with Cognitive and Corpus Linguistics
(HIF 3030), students are welcome to choose among a wide range of courses
offered in English at the University of Tromsø in topics including
Indigenous Studies, Formal Linguistics, Anthropology, History, and various
languages. 

Funding: The University of Tromsø charges no tuition fees. The only costs
associated with this opportunity are travel and living expenses. Students
from EU countries may be eligible for Erasmus funding and students from the
circumpolar region (Northern Russia, Alaska, Finland, Sweden, Greenland) may
be eligible for North-to-North funding.

Deadlines and how to register: The deadline for registering is May 1, 2010.
You can find information on how to register at this link:
http://www2.uit.no/www/inenglish/prospectivestudents/admission. Additional
information is available on our website in the document ³Information for
International Students².

Instructors in the course/Members of our research group:
Laura A. Janda, Tore Nesset, Olga Lyashevskaya, Svetlana Sokolova, Julia
Kuznetsova

Contact us: laura.janda at uit.no; tore.nesset at uit.no
*******
Dear Student,

Congratulations to your nomination as an exchange student to the University
of Tromsø. We are always happy to host international students in Tromso and
are looking forward to receive your application. Please find more
information about our application procedures, contact persons and housing
below.   

APPLICATION PROCEDURES & FORMS

We have a special webpage for prospective students where you can find all
necessary information about our application procedures and English study
programmes. Have a look at http://uit.no/admission
<http://www2.uit.no/www/inenglish/prospectivestudents/admission>

On this webpage you can also download the Application form
<http://www2.uit.no/ikbViewer/Content/92961/Exchange%20Student%20Application
%20Form%20INN%2020092010.doc> and Learning Agreement
<http://www2.uit.no/ikbViewer/Content/92962/Learning%20Agreement%20INN%20200
92010.doc>  under the link ³Exchange student². Both documents should be
signed by your exchange coordinator at home and sent directly to our office
together with your Transcript of records (in English). Please send the
documents to: University of Tromso, Department of Academic Affairs, NO-9037
Tromso, Norway. 

The application deadlines for admission are:
* 1 May for the autumn semester
* 1 October for the spring semester.

STUDY CATALOGUE 

For information about courses offered at the University of Tromsø, please
visit our web page at
http://www2.uit.no/www/inenglish/prospectivestudents/studyintromso
<http://www2.uit.no/www/inenglish/prospectivestudents/studyintromso>

The course list for the spring term will be published only in April.

When selecting your courses, please pay attention to the course unit code:
Each course unit has a course code (e.g. GEO - 3104). The letters of the
code is an abbreviation for the (Norwegian) name of the academic subject
(GEO = Geologi (Geology)). The numbers of the code refer to the academic
level of the course. 0000 courses are at an introductory level, 1000 courses
at a basic level (Bachelor's degree), 2000 courses at an intermediate level
(Bachelor's degree), 3000 courses at an advanced level (Master's degree) and
8000 courses at PhD level.

CONTACT PERSONS

International coordinators at the individual faculties can help you with
your study programme in Tromso and your Learning Agreement. Contact details
of all international faculty coordinators
<http://www2.uit.no/www/inenglish/currentstudents/academiclife/toppsubartikk
el?p_document_id=93365>  can be found also on the UiT webpage.

HOUSING

The Student Welfare Organisation
<http://www.sito.uit.no/English/Housing/tabid/468/Default.aspx>  offers
housing for Norwegian and international students. International students are
given priority when student units are distributed. You apply for housing
through an online application system called BOLIGTORGET
<http://www.boligtorget.no/sito/english/> .

The application deadlines for housing are:

* 1 June for the autumn semester
* 1 December for the spring semester.

Please see our webpage for GUIDELINES: How to apply for housing
<http://www2.uit.no/www/inenglish/prospectivestudents/admission/toppsubartik
kel?p_document_id=81765>

Due to the large number of students arriving each semester, the Student
Welfare Organisation cannot guarantee to meet all wishes regarding students¹
choices of hostel. However, the Organisation will do its best to take your
chosen priorities into account. Since SWO reserves and guarantees a room
from 1 August all Norwegian as well as international students pay rent for
the whole month even if they arrive only in the course of the month. Please
note that you will know exactly where you have been assigned a room only
upon your arrival in Tromsø.

The contact person at the SWO Housing Department is:
Irene Kvello: irene.kvello at adm.uit.no <mailto:irene.kvello at adm.uit.no> or
fax + 47 77 64 90 38

ACADEMIC CALENDAR

The academic year in Tromsø
<http://www2.uit.no/www/inenglish/prospectivestudents/studyintromso/toppsuba
rtikkel?p_document_id=71058>  starts early:

Autumn semester 2010:  10th of August -17th of December 2010
Spring semester 2011: 5th of January-17th of June 2011

INTRODUCTORY PROGRAMME

An Introductory programme for new international students is arranged at the
beginning of each semester. During the programme, a lot of information vital
to your life and studies in Tromsø will be given. We therefore strongly
recommend that you attend the programme.

Autumn semester 2010:           Arrival Days: 2-3 August
                                               Introductory Program: 4-9
August             

PROOF OF FUNDING for students outside EU/EEA/EFTA
In order to apply for a student residence permit students from outside
EU/EEA have to document funding of their studies. According to the rules set
by the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration
<http://www.udi.no/templates/Tema.aspx?id=7415> (UDI) admitted students from
outside EU/EEA must document that they have at least
* NOK 43 800 per semester (approximately US$ 7500 / 5200 Euro)
at his/her disposal in a Norwegian bank account in order to be issued a
student residence permit. The money guarantees, that the student is able to
cover accommodation and other living costs while in Norway. You hand in a
documentation of financing together with a signed Student Contract which you
receive attached to your Letter of Admission.

The Student Welfare Organisation
<http://www.sito.uit.no/English/tabid/55/Default.aspx>  (SWO) at the
University of Tromsø has set up a bank account for foreign students where
individual students may deposit the required amount of money in his/her
name. More information about the procedure can be downloaded here
<http://uit.no/getfile.php?PageId=7861&FileId=13> . The required amount
of money has to be transferred to the deposit bank account prior to applying
for a visa. 

GENERAL INFORMATION

Useful information concerning cost of living, language courses etc. are
mentioned on our webpage General information
<http://www2.uit.no/www/inenglish/prospectivestudents/generalinfo> . If you
feel like checking the weather in Tromso, you can have a look at
http://weather.cs.uit.no/. Information about the city itself is available on
http://www.visittromso.no/

For some info about student life: http://www.studentitromso.no/english/

We look forward to hearing from you.

Best wishes from the University of Tromso,

Mali
International Office

CONTACT: 

Mali A. Arnstad
Exchange Coordinator
Tel: +47 776 45 828
Fax: +47 776 23 210      

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