36.1454, Summer Schools: 1st Summer School on Linguistic Creativity (Germany)
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Subject: 36.1454, Summer Schools: 1st Summer School on Linguistic Creativity (Germany)
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Date: 06-May-2025
From: Birgit Kohn [crc1646-rtg at uni-bielefeld.de]
Subject: 1st Summer School on Linguistic Creativity
1st Summer School on Linguistic Creativity
Host Institution: Bielefeld University
Website:
https://www.uni-bielefeld.de/sfb/sfb1646/veranstaltungen/summer-school-2025/
Dates: 21-Jul-2025 - 25-Jul-2025
Location: Bielefeld, Germany
Minimum Education Level: PhD students & Postdocs
Focus: The summer school offers a variety of both theoretical and
hands-on workshops that pertain to the research foci investigated in
Collaborative Research Centre (CRC 1646: “Linguistic creativity in
communication”).
The summer school programme is organised as (morning) workshops,
(afternoon) working groups, and (evening) social events. These
sessions are designed to foster both academic exchange and networking
in a relaxed, collaborative environment.
Description:
We are delighted to announce that the first summer school on
linguistic creativity will be taking place at Bielefeld University
between July 21st and 25th, 2025. The summer school is directed at
early career researchers (doctoral researchers & postdocs).
Participants in the summer school will have the unique opportunity to
engage in in-depth discussions on creativity-related topics across
linguistic subfields, while also acquiring proper training on
different methods of data collection and analysis. The language of
instruction is English.
There will be three types of workshops: Theory Workshops, Method
Workshops, and Workshops on Fundamentals. Theoretical workshops will
discuss topics of creativity in syntax, semantics, and interaction.
Method workshops will focus on the practical aspects of conducting
research by providing hands-on training on data collection and
analysis. The three Theory Workshops run in parallel on Monday and
Tuesday mornings, followed by the three Method Workshops running
parallel on Wednesday and Thursday mornings. The three Methods
Workshops will be taught, again, concurrently on Wednesday and
Thursday morning. Workshops on Fundamentals will be taught on the last
day of the summer school, and will also run in parallel. In these
workshops, participants will receive training on practical research
skills, such as data visualisation and verbal protocols.
Tuition: Free of charge
Tuition Explanation: Theory Workshops (Monday & Tuesday)
- A: Creativity in Syntax
Lecturer: Jutta Hartmann & Anke Himmelreich (Bielefeld University)
- B: Creativity in Semantics
Lecturer: Bob van Tiel (Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen)
- C: Individual differences and processes in creative language use
Lecturer: tba
Methods Workshops (Wednesday & Thursday)
- A: Corpus Analysis
Lecturer: Nils Reiter (Köln University)
- B: Acceptability Judgements
Lecturer: Thomas Weskott (Göttingen University)
- C: Methods for Multimodal Creativity Research
Lecturer: Hans Rutger Bosker (Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen)
Fundamentals Workshops (Friday)
- Course Title: Data Visualisation in R: The Grammar of Graphics
Lecturer: Elen LeFoll (Köln University)
- Course Title: Verbal Protocols and Introspection
Lecturer: Lena Heine (Bochum University)
The summer school offers afternoon working group sessions where
participants can present their current research and receive valuable
feedback. Attendees in the working groups will have the opportunity to
keep up to date with recent work on creativity and engage in fruitful
discussions.
There will be two 45-minute working group sessions per day where
participants will be able to work together in groups of 10 to 15. The
working groups will be assigned based on similar research topics or
methods. Presenters will have 20-30 minutes to introduce their work,
followed by feedback and discussion.
While presentations are optional, we strongly encourage everyone to
take advantage of this opportunity. If you would like to present your
work and receive feedback, please indicate this in your application.
Details on how to present your work can be found under the application
process section.
Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics
General Linguistics
Pragmatics
Semantics
Syntax
Registration Open until 15-May-2025
Apply on the web:
https://pg8219.customervoice360.com/uc/uni-bielefeld_summerschool/
Registration Instructions:
To participate in the summer school, you need to apply via our Online
Application Form. Please have the the following information and
documents prepared:
- Motivation statement on why you are interested in the School of
Creativity. This could include sharing with us: How does your research
align with our program? Which specific skills or knowledge do you hope
to gain from the summer school? Etc.
- Three Keywords related to your research (e.g., linguistic subfield,
research topics, methods, etc.).
- Workshop Preferences (one Theory, one Method and one Fundamentals
Workshop)
- Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Abstract (Optional): If you would like to present your research,
submit a short abstract of your work (max. 500 words, excluding
references) related to the summer school topics.
Please do not send us any documents via email, but upload them in the
respective folders in the online application process.
The Summer School Committee will review applications and select
participants if the demand exceeds the workshops’ capacities. You will
be notified of the decision from May 15th on. We look forward to
welcoming you to the summer school!
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