11.24, FYI: ELSNET School,Etruscan Webpage,Latin Institute

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Subject: 11.24, FYI: ELSNET School,Etruscan Webpage,Latin Institute

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1)
Date:  Fri, 24 Dec 1999 12:10:53 +0100
From:  Mariken Broekhoven <elsnet at let.uu.nl>
Subject:  ELSNET Summer School

2)
Date:  Sun, 26 Dec 1999 11:50:34 -0500 (EST)
From:  "Arysio Nunes dos Santos" <arysio at horizontes.net>
Subject:  Etruscan Webpage

3)
Date:  Thu, 6 Jan 2000 14:36:29 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time)
From:  Kate Stoddard <ks7u at cms.mail.virginia.edu>
Subject:  Summer Latin Institute at UVa

-------------------------------- Message 1 -------------------------------

Date:  Fri, 24 Dec 1999 12:10:53 +0100
From:  Mariken Broekhoven <elsnet at let.uu.nl>
Subject:  ELSNET Summer School

*******************First Announcement***************************

8th European Summer School on Language and Speech Communication

     "Text and Speech Triggered Information Access (TeSTIA)"

             Chios Island, Greece, 15-30 July 2000

The 2000 ELSNET Summer School will be organized by the Institute
for Language and Speech Processing (ILSP) in Athens, Greece.
The event will be sponsored by ELSNET, IHP and ILSP, and receive
further support from ISCA and EACL.

Years of speech and billions of characters are stored in various
media including the Internet. How can we ever find useful
information in such vast archives? Automatic procedures that can
recognize speech accurately and linguistic tools that automatically
take out essential information components may do the job. The 2000
Summer School will present the current state of the art. For details
of the programme, which will consist of plenary sessions, parallel
courses and workshops, please check the summer school homepage:

  http://www.ilsp.gr/testia/testia2000.html

Mariken Broekhoven
ELSNET Assistant Coordinator

European Network in Language and Speech
____________________________________________________________
email:   elsnet at let.uu.nl
mail :   Utrecht Institute of Linguistics OTS,
         Trans 10, 3512 JK, Utrecht, The Netherlands
tel  :   +31 30 253 6039
fax  :   +31 30 253 6000
www  :   http://www.elsnet.org

-------------------------------- Message 2 -------------------------------

Date:  Sun, 26 Dec 1999 11:50:34 -0500 (EST)
From:  "Arysio Nunes dos Santos" <arysio at horizontes.net>
Subject:  Etruscan Webpage

Dear Sir/Madam,

        This is to invite you to visit the below Internet Homepage,
where I published the first installment of my discovery that Etruscan is
indeed a member of the Dravidian linguistic family. The paper is of book
size, and will be published in installments, which will soon become
available in the CyBaList of  Mr. Cyril Babaev, who was kind enough to
publish it there: http://babaev.newmail.ru/etrus1.html

       The work was done according to the canon of Linguistics, with
adequate rigor, and is all ready and complete now. It embodies all of
the about 1,000 known words of Etruscan. ALL Etruscan words find their
perfect correspondence both phonetic and etymological in Dravida. Now,
this cannot be just a coincidence for, as I show in the paper itself,
the a priori odds against this are unthinkably small.

        Actually, my own work was only rendered possible by the previous
one of the Etruscologists such as yourselves, who built the foundation
of it, and to whom I am extremely thankful. I ask of you to please
submit your welcome comments and critique, and also beg the support to
this discovery, which could revolutionize, if accepted, the whole
science of Etruscology, and create a shortcut to the solution of the
riddle posed by this mysterious, seclusive, though fascinating people.

	Of course, this discovery is further supported by all sorts of
other anthropological evidence, which I have been collecting over the
last 20 years or so of research on the matter. The whole thing is quite
logical, as the Pelasgians in general were also of Dravidian extraction.
For many reasons the Indians preferred to silence their luciferine role
in the civilization of the West, a new light that now unfolds. Please
also tell your friends to visit the site.

Sincerely,

Prof. Arysio Nunes dos Santos
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
E-mail: arysio at horizontes.net
Phone: 031-284-2085 - FAX:031-284-2992
Address: R. Arq. Rafaelo Berti, 695
30.210.120 - Belo Horizonte (MG) - BRAZIL

-------------------------------- Message 3 -------------------------------

Date:  Thu, 6 Jan 2000 14:36:29 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time)
From:  Kate Stoddard <ks7u at cms.mail.virginia.edu>
Subject:  Summer Latin Institute at UVa

In the summer of 2000 the Department of Classics at the
University of Virginia will again offer Latin as one of the
University's Summer Foreign Language Institutes.  The Latin
program, which will take place from June 12 through August
11, is an intensive course designed to cover two years of
college-level Latin (12 UVa credit hours earned).  Students who wish to
acquire experience in reading Latin but do not require course credit may
also choose a non-credit option, which is available at a
lower tuition rate.  No previous knowledge of Latin is
required for participation.  The Summer Latin Institute is
an excellent opportunity for motivated students to achieve
rapid proficiency in Latin.

The Institute begins with the fundamentals of Latin
grammar, including elementary readings and composition.  In
the second half of the program students read extensively
from prose and verse authors at the intermediate level, in
addition to completing more advanced exercises in prose
composition and metrics.  There are six hours of formal
instruction per day and supplementary review sessions in
the evenings.

The University of Virginia is located in Charlottesville, a
city with approximately 30,000 residents situated at the
foot of the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains.  The University
was founded by Thomas Jefferson, who also designed the
Rotunda and the "Academical Village," which comprise the
centerpiece of the University's grounds.  Jefferson's
celebrated home, Monticello, is nearby.  Within driving
distance are Washington, D.C. (2 hours), Richmond (1 hour),
and the Blue Ridge Parkway, Skyline Drive, and the
Shenandoah Valley (45 minutes).

A unique feature of the Summer Latin Institute at UVa is
its housing option.  The Latin House is supervised by a
House Director who is also an instructor competent in the
language.  Evening study sessions, special activities, and
assistance on assignments are all available at the Latin
House, where students have ready access to reference
materials and other study aids.  The Latin House is located
near the University's grounds, within walking distance of
classes and the Corner District, where there is a variety
of stores and restaurants.  Students have the option of
dining out or preparing their own meals at the Latin
House, which is equipped with kitchen facilities.  The cost
of housing is $750.00. For more details on tuition and
other costs, contact our website:
http://www.virginia.edu/%7eclassics/sli99.html

Participants in previous sessions of the Latin Institute
have benefitted greatly from this experience.  For example,
undergraduates from several institutions, including UVa,
have applied credit earned at the Institute toward degrees
in Classics and other related disciplines.  Many graduate
students from such departments as History, Religious
Studies, Art History, Philosophy, and English have
completed our intensive program and continue to use Latin
to further their educational and research objectives.

The following is a sampling of comments made by students of
the 1998 and 1999 Latin Institutes:

	"The work was challenging, but I felt well
prepared."

	"The Latin Institute has instructors with creative
and energetic approaches to language study."

	"The structure was most effective...the whole
process was very rewarding."

	"Working in groups during class was an effective
method."

	"I learned a tremendous amount of Latin in a very
short period of time."

	"The student has been given a thorough base from
which to continue study."

	"Chalk me up as another Summer Institute success
story.  I just passed the English Department's PhD Latin
exam....I want to thank you all for making the Institute
such a valuable experience."

For more information please contact:

SFLI Director Dudley Jay Doane, djd4j at cms.mail.virginia.edu
OR
Kate Stoddard, Director of the Summer Latin Institute,
ks7u at virginia.edu

Kate Stoddard
Department of Classics
University of Virginia
401 New Cabell Hall
Charlottesville, VA  22903
TEL: (804)924-3008
FAX: (804)924-3062

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