29.1319, Summer Schools: Würzburg Summer School on Reading and Learning in the Digital World (READI) 2018/Germany

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Subject: 29.1319, Summer Schools: Würzburg Summer School on Reading and Learning in the Digital World (READI) 2018/Germany

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Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2018 12:25:06
From: Wolfgang Lenhard [erasmus at psychologie.uni-wuerzburg.de]
Subject: Würzburg Summer School on Reading and Learning in the Digital World (READI) 2018

Würzburg Summer School on Reading and Learning in the Digital World (READI) 2018

Host Institution: Universität Würzburg
Website: http://www.i4.psychologie.uni-wuerzburg.de/summer-school-2018/

Dates: 08-Jul-2018 - 13-Jul-2018
Location: Würzburg, Germany

Focus: The curriculum of READI Summer School was designed to offer diverse opportunities to broaden your knowledge and to improve your skills in the psychology of reading and learning, with a special emphasis on reading and learning in the digital world.
Minimum Education Level: BA

Description:
In postindustrial societies, the use of written texts for communication,
driven by the rapid development of digital information and communication
technologies, has grown strongly. Children, adolescents, and adults of all
ages are spending more and more time reading texts on the Internet for
personal, educational, or professional purposes. These activities not only
require good reading skills in the traditional sense, but also present readers
with new challenges. Relevant information must be found efficiently, and
information must be compared and integrated across various sources or forms of
media presentation (e.g., text, images, and videos). Readers must be able to
critically evaluate the quality of written information in order to protect
themselves against misinformation, rumors, and propaganda. The digital
revolution has also fertilized the development of new research methods. These
include methods for capturing psychological processes and competencies
involved in reading and learning with texts and multimedia. They also include
advanced statistical methods for analyzing reading processes and learning
outcomes.

The Würzburg Summer School of Reading and Learning in the Digital World
(READI) 2018 will offer focused, in depth courses that advance participants'
knowledge and skills. It will bring together renowned experts with doctoral
students working in the field. It will take place from July 8th to July 13th,
2018; all courses will be taught in English.

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics
                      Cognitive Science
                      Computational Linguistics
                      Language Acquisition
                      Neurolinguistics
                      Psycholinguistics

Language Families: Germanic

Tuition: 380 EUR

Tuition Explanation: The regular participation fee is 380 Euros. There is an early registration
fee: The first 10 (eligible) applicants will be offered a registration at 330
Euros. The fee includes accomodation with breakfast in a modern 3* hotel
(double room), health insurance for the duration of your stay (for non-EU
participants; EU participants are typically covered through European Health
Insurance), free use of local buses and trains, all classes and materials for
the READI Summer School as well as a social program. Should you prefer to stay
in a single room, this would require a surcharge of 189 Euros for the whole
stay.

Registration: 01-Mar-2018 to 15-Apr-2018

Contact Person: Wolfgang Lenhard
                Email: readi2018 at uni-wuerzburg.de

Apply by Email: readi2018 at uni-wuerzburg.de

Registration Instructions:
Applications will only be handled electronically. Please download the
application form and submit the filled-in form together with electronic copies
of all other required documents - merged into one pdf-file - to the READI
office at readi2018 at uni-wuerzburg.de. Please make sure to enter a valid
e-mail-address and check your mailbox (including spam folder) regularly. On
request, we will be happy to provide you with an invitation letter for visa
purposes.

Required documents:
- application form for students exchange programs; please fill in your
personal data and sign electronically (or print out the form with your
personal data, sign it, and scan it back in).
- scan of passport (required for university registration); if possible, front
and back side on the same page
- passport photo (JPEG, not bigger than 2x2 cm, suitable for student ID); if
possible, on the same page as your scan of passport
- scan of European Health Insurance (only required from applicants from
EU-countries); if possible, front and back side on the same page

Attention: Please make sure to submit all required documents; incomplete
applications cannot be processed.

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