[Slling-l] COST SignGram Summer School 2015 / Barcelona

[Josep Quer]

*COST SignGram Summer School 2015 / Barcelona*

Universitat Pompeu Fabra
07-May-2015 - 09-May-2015
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
http://sites.google.com/site/summerschool2015barcelona

The COST SignGram Summer School 2015 Barcelona addresses theoretical and
experimental issues in sign language linguistics and research in the
domains of the phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics of sign
languages.


*Courses*


   - Roland Pfau (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands): The morphology
   and syntax of sign language negation.
   - Meltem Kelepir (Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey): The syntax of
   interrogatives.
   - Markus Steinbach (Georg-August-Universität-Göttingen, Germany):
   Anaphora resolution and reference.


*Additional activities*
There will be a capacity building training session for early stage
researchers in Sign Linguistics led by Christian Rathmann (Hamburg
University).

The school will also host a guest lecture by Susan Fischer (CUNY Graduate
Center, New York).

Notice that the COST SignGram Training School will take place after the
fourth edition of the ‘Formal and Experimental Advances in Sign Language
Theory’ (FEAST)
<https://sites.google.com/site/feastconference/home/conferences/feast-2015-barcelona-2>
conference, also held at Pompeu Fabra University (Barcelona), on May 4-6,
2015.

*Minimum Education Level:* BA

*Special Qualifications:*
The summer school is open to master students, graduate students or junior
researchers who already have familiarity with sign language research but
are not trained in formal linguistics and to students at the same level who
are trained in formal linguistics but are not yet familiar with sign
language linguistics. In order for the two groups of students to work
fruitfully together in the classroom, a list of preparatory readings will
be provided before the summer school starts.


*Description:*
The COST SignGram Summer School 2015 Barcelona is the training school of the
COST Action IS1006 ‘Unraveling the grammars of European sign languages:
pathways to full citizenship of deaf signers and to the protection of their
linguistic heritage’. For information about this COST Action visit:
signgram.eu.


*Tuition:*  There is no tuition fee.


*Financial Aid:* Applications accepted until 15-Feb-201515 bursaries (300
EUROs each) are made available by the SignGram Action to cover the cost of
accommodation and meals during the stay in Barcelona. The reimbursement of
the bursary will be done within 3 months after the summer school is over.

Only students from COST countries (Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey,
United Kingdom and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) can apply for
a bursary.

A limited number of non-financially supported students will be admitted to
the school as well.

*Registration and Financial Aid Instructions:*
Applicants should send a CV, a short letter of intent, and the name of a
referee. The applicant should communicate his/her deaf/hearing status and
whether he/she would like to apply for a bursary. Admissions to the summer
school and bursary awards will be announced at the end of February.


*Registration: *06-Jan-2015 to 15-Feb-2015

Contact Person: Josep Quer
                Email: summerschool2015barcelona at gmail.com

Apply by Email: summerschool2015barcelona at gmail.com
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