37.1653, Summer Schools: CDHSummer2026 (4th Corpus and Digital Humanities Summer School 2026) (China)

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Date: 02-May-2026
From: Junyang Dai [lib at njnu.edu.cn]
Subject: CDHSummer2026 (4th Corpus and Digital Humanities Summer School 2026)


CDHSummer2026 (4th Corpus and Digital Humanities Summer School 2026)

Host Institution: Nanjing Normal University
Coordinating Institution: Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University
of Macau; School of Humanities and Social Science, The Hong Kong
University of Science and Technology; Beijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist
University; College o

Dates: 25-Jul-2026 - 04-Aug-2026
Location: Nanjing, China

Minimum Education Level: Linguistic/History Students/teachers at
University
Special Qualifications: Linguistic/History Students/teachers at
University with little knowledge of computer science.
APPLICATIONS AND SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
SUBMISSION WINDOW: May 5 - May 12, 2026 (Beijing Time)
The offical language will be Chinese.
Applicants are required to complete the official application form and
submit their Curriculum Vitae (CV), research background, learning
objectives, and academic recommendation letters.
The organizing committee will conduct a merit-based selection process.
Admission results will be announced by June 1, 2026, via email.
Admitted participants are required to sign a letter of commitment.
Once successfully enrolled, withdrawing from the program or switching
tracks is not permitted without valid, exceptional reasons.
PARTICIPANT CAPACITY AND GRADUATION CRITERIA
- CAPACITY: Each track is strictly limited to 40 on-site and 40 online
participants. The total program capacity is 240 participants.
- GRADUATION ASSESSMENT: Each participant must complete an independent
research project by the end of the program, such as a humanities
database, a statistical analysis report, or a prototype LLM tool.
- CERTIFICATION: Participants who successfully pass the final
assessment will receive an official Certificate of Completion.
Outstanding projects will be awarded an Excellence Certificate.

Focus: Driven by the rapid expansion of large-scale data ecosystems
and Large Language Models (LLMs), research across the humanities and
social sciences is undergoing a significant transformation.
Traditional disciplines, including linguistics, literature, history,
and philology, are increasingly adopting computational technologies to
develop innovative, data-driven methodologies.
Central to this methodological shift is the development of reliable
data infrastructure built upon well-annotated corpora. Furthermore,
adapting and deploying artificial intelligence — particularly
fine-tuned LLMs — for humanistic inquiry has become an essential skill
for the next generation of scholars. To advance interdisciplinary
research, empower scholars with both humanistic depth and
computational expertise, and foster global academic exchange, Nanjing
Normal University is proud to launch this intensive summer program in
partnership with our esteemed co-hosts.
This program is dedicated mainly (but not exclusively) to
undergraduates, postgraduates, and young researchers specializing in
Digital Humanities, Computational Linguistics, Chinese Language and
Literature, History, Philology, and related disciplines. Scholars
focusing on the intersection of the humanities with large-scale
datasets and LLMs are particularly welcome.
Description:
SUMMER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES AND CURRICULUM
The curriculum is designed to provide a deep dive into four core
modules: Digital Humanities Theory, Cutting-edge Technologies, Corpora
Construction and Standards, and Quantitative Statistical Methods.
1. PARALLEL TRAINING WORKSHOPS
Applicants must choose exactly ONE of the three parallel tracks. Each
track consists of eight systematic lectures and hands-on coding
practices, supported by 4 dedicated teaching assistants.
- TRACK A: DATABASE PROGRAMMING WORKSHOP - Instructor: Prof. Bin Li
(Nanjing Normal University, China). Oriented toward beginners with no
prior programming experience. Utilizing MySQL and PHP as the core
development platform, the workshop uses classical texts, such as the
"Complete Tang Poems", to teach data structuring, SQL querying, and
interactive website development.
- TRACK B: LINGUISTIC STATISTICAL METHODS WORKSHOP - Instructor: Prof.
Wei Shen (Central China Normal University, China). Focusing on
quantitative analysis for linguistic and textual corpora, this track
covers foundational statistics using SPSS software. Topics include
parametric and non-parametric tests, clustering, correlation,
chi-square tests, and regression models.
- TRACK C: PYTHON LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL PROGRAMMING WORKSHOP -
Instructors: Prof. Dongbo Wang and Prof. Liu Liu (Nanjing Agricultural
University, China). Designed for participants with foundational Python
knowledge, this advanced track connects ancient texts with artificial
intelligence. Using the ancient text LLM “Xunzi” as a case study, it
covers prompt engineering, instruction fine-tuning, intelligent agent
development, and LLM deployment in humanities contexts.
2. SUPPORTING ACADEMIC AND PRACTICAL EVENTS
- EXPERT LECTURE SERIES: 20 top-tier international and domestic
scholars will deliver 20 premium academic lectures on cutting-edge
algorithms and humanities research methodologies.
- THEMATIC ROUNDTABLE FORUMS: Specialized panels will host in-depth
dialogues on "Opportunities and Challenges for Humanities in the LLM
Era" and "The Future Trajectory of Linguistics and Digital
Humanities".
- CULTURAL EXCURSION AND SEMINARS: Digital humanities field trips in
the historical city of Nanjing, complemented by academic networking
seminar sessions.

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics
                     Computational Linguistics
                     Text/Corpus Linguistics

Registration: 05-May-2026 to 12-May-2026

Apply by Email: dhbase2026 at 126.com
Apply on the web: https://v.wjx.cn/vm/rwUUUJ7.aspx

Registration Instructions:
The lectures and courses will be given in Chinese. The courses are
free of charge. All travel, accommodation and catering expenses shall
be self-funded.



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