Languages in Interaction

Host Institution: Heidelberg University, Germany

Dates: 23-Sep-2024 - 27-Sep-2024
Location: Hechingen

Focus: The International Summer School is organised around the following didactic activities:

Plenary lectures administered by the facilitators:
Galina BOLDEN (Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey)
Arnulf DEPPERMANN (Leibniz-Institute for the German Language, Mannheim)
Elwys DE STEFANI (University of Heidelberg)
Leelo KEEVALLIK (University of Linköping)
Michal MARMORSTEIN (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
Richard OGDEN (University of York)
Simona PEKAREK DOEHLER (University of Neuchâtel)

Data sessions based on the attendees’ own data
Workshops devoted to practical issues related to analysing linguistically diverse data (e.g., glossing, phonetic rendering, etc.)
Overnight assignments that participants will have to complete in small groups for the subsequent day
Minimum Education Level: M.A. in linguistics, sociology, psychology, etc.

Special Qualifications:
Applications must be submitted to [email protected] and contain the following information, in one single PDF-file (max. 3 pages):
a description of their prior CA/IL-related work and experience (training, knowledge of transcription conventions, project work, theses, publications, etc.)
the topic of their PhD-project (or any other project they are currently working on)
the language varieties they are working on and availability of data that can be shared with other participants in data sessions, etc. (please specify the language varieties of your data)
a curriculum vitae, including information on their language skills

Description:
This International Summer School brings into focus linguistic variety from a conversation analytical, interactional, and multimodal perspective. It offers a varied programme of introductory and specialised courses, workshops, and data sessions. The aim of the Summer School is to explore interactional linguistic issues with regard to language variation (including dialects), multilingualism, language contact, etc. It offers five days of intense learning and discussing, which will enable participants to broaden their knowledge and to acquire methods for a granular consideration of linguistic diversity in their data and for analysing phenomena related to the use of multiple languages, dialects, etc. in interaction. The Summer School is directed at graduate, postdoctoral, or senior scholars who have some prior experience in conversation analysis and interactional linguistics. In order to maximise the opportunities for interaction with the facilitators and between attendees, the course accepts 23 participants. For the same reason, the Summer School will take place in a retreat house, where accommodation and full board service is provided. The training will be based on video-recorded interactional data made available by the facilitators and by the participants themselves.

Linguistic Field(s): Anthropological Linguistics
Applied Linguistics
Discourse Analysis
Language Acquisition
Sociolinguistics

Tuition: 550.0 EUR
Tuition Explanation: 550 EUR for unsalaried, 750 for salaried attendants

Fees include:

tuition and teaching material
accommodation in single or double rooms
meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
refreshments
one festive dinner
excursion to Hohenzollern Castle (https://www.burg-hohenzollern.com)

Travel costs and extra expenses are not included.

Registration Open until 31-May-2024

Contact Person: Elwys De Stefani
Email: [email protected]

Apply by Email: [email protected]

Registration Instructions:
The deadline for applications is 31 May 2024. Applicants will be notified of their participation status by 30 June 2024.