[Lingtyp] Online Training Series in Language Documentation and Archiving

[Christian Döhler]

Dear colleagues,

I'm forwarding here a call for an online training in language 
documentation and archiving by the Endangered Languages Documentation 
Programme (ELDP).

Best,
Christian

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Online Training Series in Language Documentation and Archiving
6 March – 12 June 2025

The Endangered Languages Documentation Programme (ELDP) is offering a 
series of online trainings in Language Documentation and Archiving 
from*March 6 to June 12, 2025*. Training participants will meet weekly 
on Thursdays, live via Zoom, for a webinar and discussion session. They 
will be expected to complete readings, hands-on practice, and online 
assessments between sessions. Live attendance at all sessions and the 
completion of all assignments is required.

Below are the topics that will be covered in the training series:

  * Linguistic diversity and language endangerment
  * Language Documentation theory & methods
  * Understanding archival collections
  * Compiling a documentary collection
  * Audio and video recording methods
  * Transcription, translation, and annotation with ELAN
  * Lexicography and dictionary creation with Fieldworks Language
    Explorer (FLEx)
  * Metadata creation and managing data
  * Project planning and design
  * Grant writing for language documentation projects

The online sessions will take place from 9:00 to 11:00 CET. Readings, 
hands-on practice, and homework assignments will be made available via a 
free course website. The language of instruction is English.

The training series has 25 spots available. Applicants planning to work 
with endangered and under-documented languages (seeHammarström 2019 
<https://elararchive.org/blog/2019/12/17/which-language-should-i-document-some-concrete-suggestions-from-diversity-and-endangerment-by-harold-hammarstrom/>), 
especially Papuan languages, are strongly encouraged to apply. 
Applicants should meet the criteria listed below:

  * Have plans to document an endangered and under-documented language
  * Be able to attend all webinar sessions and complete readings and
    assignments
  * Have a sufficient level of spoken and written English to be able to
    complete assignments
  * Have regular access to a Windows computer and a reliable internet
    connection

To apply and for more information, please gohere 
<https://www.eldp.net/en/our+trainings/online+training+series/>. The 
deadline is January 30th, 2025.
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Dr. Christian Döhler
Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften
https://chrdoe.github.io/
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