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gc.cuny.edu>The LSA Video Archive -- Call for contributions The Linguistic Society of America is establishing a video archive to provide information about language to the general public. The plan is for LSA members to create short videos on topics of interest concerning language, which will then be posted at a website open for browsing by all web users. The aim of this website project is to fuel interest in language among non-linguists. The videos should be entertaining as well as informative. It is hoped that they will meet the interests of language enthusiasts, will spark the interest of others, provide topics and projects for classroom use, and show the very many ways in which the work of linguists can contribute to industry, education and other human concerns. This is in keeping with the focus on outreach to non-linguists which has been a major goal of the LSA in recent years. It could also help to encourage imaginative teaching of linguistics to undergraduates. It became clear during last year's workshop "What Every Educated Person should Know about Language", that many linguists have given thought to how best to get language concepts across to naive audiences and are proud of the ways they have found to do so. The website would offer a way to celebrate these pedagogic achievements, at the same time as providing an informational resource for the public. Contributions from student TA's as well as faculty are welcomed. A workshop to launch this new project is planned for the LSA annual meeting in January 2002 (final approval of the workshop is pending). At the workshop, four speakers will present clips from videos they have prepared, and will discuss how they set about creating them. Also, there will be a continuous show of submitted videos at display stations in the halls. Advice on technical matters will be provided, and ideas for further extensions of the project will be discussed. LSA members are invited to submit videos now, for inclusion in the hallway display at the workshop. These will then be situated at the website when it is opened to the public (probably in late January). Any topic on language is appropriate. A good choice would be whatever has proven most successful with audiences in introductory class presentations. A video might present a portion of a classroom lecture, or track students working on a group project, or include footage of fieldwork, or present linguistic concepts in the form of a puzzle. Whatever the topic, contributors are encouraged to take advantage of the medium to prepare graphics and illustrations that go beyond usual classroom style if possible. To appeal to this non-captive general audience, presentations should ideally be simple in concept and attractive to the eye. Text files may be included to supplement the video presentation, or to provide a summary which viewers can print out to read later or distribute to a wider audience. The attached page has information on how to submit a video to the archive. Contributions can be submitted at any time from now on. TO SUBMIT YOUR CONTRIBUTION: FORMAT: You may send in a tape (VHS, Digital 8, Hi-8, or mini-DV). Or if you can digitize your video, you may submit it as a Quicktime movie (.mov) on a CD-ROM or a ZIP disk. (PC or Mac are both OK.) MAIL IT TO: Dr. Sean Hendricks, LSA Video Archive Director, Department of Language Education, 125 Aderhold Hall, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-7123. SEND WITH your video, a signed consent form (see form below). This is obligatory. IF YOUR VIDEO INCLUDES OTHER PEOPLE, such as students in a class, or language informants, you are advised to create a consent form for those people to sign, giving you their permission to distribute the video. You should keep these forms. Please check with your university or institution to find out whether they require any additional procedures for participant protection. If you have a practical problem, contact Sean Hendricks <mailto:shendricMail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue
verbatimmag.com>VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly is looking for submissions for publication in 2002. We publish articles on all aspects of English and other languages, general linguistics, usage, and onomastics, but are particularly interested in humorous and lighthearted articles explaining linguistics to the layperson. For late 2002 we are especially interested in articles about African languages and linguistics for a special issue. Articles should be no longer than 2500 words. Deadline for this issue is May 1, 2002. VERBATIM pays on publication, and buys all rights. However, the author has unlimited reprint and revision rights as long as VERBATIM is credited as place of first publication and copies of subsequent reprints are forwarded to VERBATIM. Payment is made by check in dollars or pounds sterling only. Please send queries before sending complete articles. Send email to Erin McKean, Editor, at editorMail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue