The Department of Linguistics at the University of Oregon |
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As documenting languages takes on greater importance, there is a growing need for well-trained fieldworkers who are prepared to collaborate with community members. There are few places where students can gain practical, hands-on experience. In response to this need, the Department of Linguistics and NILI have joined to offer this unique program. The UO Linguistics Department focuses on lesser-known languages and empirical work. NILI has a ten-year history of working with endangered languages, tribes and communities. |
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| Updated information for summer 2007 is available! | ||
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| For more information, select a link below: | ||
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| Offered courses: | ||
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| LING 410/510 — Language Documentation Methods (4 credits) | ||
| CRN 42078/42079 | ||
| This course gives fieldworkers an overview of current language documentation practices. Topics include: audio and video equipment selection and use; data collection and processing; data management; archiving and access issues; "best practices." |
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| LING 408/508 — Language Documentation Lab (2 credits) | ||
| CRN 42074/42075 | ||
| In this hands-on lab, students put documentation methods into practice. | ||
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| LING 407/507 — Curriculum Design and Development (2 credits) | ||
| CRN 42072/42073 | ||
| Students will learn how to produce useable teaching materials from documented speech (in written, audio and video forms). Basic elements of curriculum design and lesson planning will be taught. Please note that if you are a UO Linguistics undergraduate and want to use this course to fulfill the proseminar requirement, you must sign up for 2 additional 405 credits and complete a substantive research paper. Make arrangements for this with the instructor on the first day of class. | ||
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| LING 408/508 - Topics in Documentary Linguistics (1 credit) | ||
| CRN 42076/42077 | ||
| This course covers essential topics for fieldworkers-- Field Phonetics: how to collect and analyze phonetic and phonological data. Ethical Issues in Field Work: fieldworker responsibilities to communities and individuals. Dictionary Writing: the how-tos of writing a dictionary useful for multiple audiences. Methods for Field Research: working with speakers to collect the best data possible. | ||
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| Students should have completed at least introductory work in Linguistics. The four offered classes are designed to be taken together but may also be taken individually. Credits are transferable, check the transfer policies at your institution. | ||
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| Enrollment: | ||
| To enroll or for more information about the UO summer session in general, see the UO Summer Session website. Registration begins May 7th. | ||
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| Costs: | ||
| To determine tuition for the 9-credit series, or any combination of classes, see the Tuition and Fees Section of the UO Summer Session website. | ||
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| Housing: | ||
| Housing is available on the UO campus. 2007 rates for housing for four weeks range from $476 to $1204 depending on occupancy and meal plan. See here for 2006 rates. For more information and applications see the UO Housing website. | ||
| Financial aid may be available to UO students. For more information, see the UO Financial Aid website. | ||
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| More about the summer program: | ||
| The University of Oregon Department of Linguistics and the Northwest Indian Language Institute (NILI) are planning a summer session in language documentation at UO, June 20 - July 25, 2007, for upper level undergraduate students, graduate students and others who are doing or want to do linguistic field work in collaboration with members of language communities. As documenting languages takes on greater importance, there is a growing need for well-trained fieldworkers. The program, four interrelated classes, will cover language documentation methods, curriculum design and development, field phonetics, ethics, and data collection methods. Courses will be taught by Linguistics faculty and NILI staff, with guest speakers from Northwest Tribal communities. | ||
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| Documenting language typically consists of collecting a rich sampling of language in a variety of contexts. These materials can be put to multiple uses by linguists and language community members: as resources for learning and teaching language and culture, as sources of historical and cultural information, as a way to learn from ancestors and as data for linguistic research. Documenting language requires more than academic knowledge, but there are few places where students can gain practical, hands-on experience. In response to this need, NILI and the Department of Linguistics have joined to offer this unique program. The Linguistics Department's focus on lesser-known languages and empirical work through field research, and NILI's ten-year history of working with endangered languages, tribes and communities make the University of Oregon well positioned to teach this unique program. | ||
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| About us: | ||
| The Department of Linguistics at the University of Oregon is functional, typological, empirical, and experimental in orientation, and it is active in the study of lesser-known languages. In all areas, the Department emphasizes empirical work through field research and/or experimental research. | ||
| The Northwest Indian Language Institute (NILI) was established in 1997 and provides Native language teachers, community members and university students with training in language teaching and linguistics. With tribal partners, NILI supports and strengthens language preservation efforts. | ||
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| About Eugene: | ||
| Eugene, Oregon is a great place to study and play. It is small enough to find your way around, but large enough to offer art, music, and great restaurants. We are near the mountains and the coast, with hiking, biking, rock climbing, beach combing and river running opportunities close by. Summer here is gorgeous, with average high temperatures in the low 80's. | ||
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| For more information, try the following links: | ||
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| 2007 Summer in Oregon | ||
| University of Oregon's Information about Eugene | ||
| Visit Lane County | ||
| Lane County & Oregon Coast | ||
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| Contact: | ||
Send us an email at langdoc@uoregon.edu and let us know if you would like us to keep you posted as details are finalized. |
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We look forward to having you join us! |
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| Last update: 06-08-07 | ||
