LINGUIST List 16.1278
Thu Apr 21 2005
FYI: DiCo Database Online; Summer Workshops at MSU, USA
Editor for this issue: Megan Zdrojkowski
<meganlinguistlist.org>
Directory
1. Alain
Polguère,
DiCo Database of French Lexical Links Online
2. Dennie
Hoopingarner,
Summer Workshops at Michigan State University
Message 1: DiCo Database of French Lexical Links Online
Date: 19-Apr-2005
From: Alain Polguère <alain.polguere
umontreal.ca>
Subject: DiCo Database of French Lexical Links Online
The DiCo database of French lexical links -- semantic derivations and
collocations -- is now on-line. It is accessible through a tabular interface
named DiCouèbe.
Access to the DiCouèbe:
http://www.olst.umontreal.ca/dicouebe Short introduction to the DiCo project:
(French)
http://www.olst.umontreal.ca/dicofr.html (English)
http://www.olst.umontreal.ca/dicoeng.html A comprehensive documentation can be downloaded from the DiCouèbe
website. For the time being, the documentation and interface are only in
French. The DiCo is an ongoing project and the database is updated
regularly.
Comments are welcome.
Alain Polguère
OLST -- Département de linguistique et de traduction
Université de Montréal
Linguistic Field(s): Lexicography
Message 2: Summer Workshops at Michigan State University
Date: 15-Apr-2005
From: Dennie Hoopingarner <hooping4
msu.edu>
Subject: Summer Workshops at Michigan State University
Summer Professional Development Workshops from the Center for
Language Education And Research (CLEAR) at Michigan State University
Read more about these foreign language workshops, including presenters'
names and short descriptions of each course, on our website. You can also
learn about our two discount programs on the website. Hurry - early bird
application deadline (application fees waived) is May 2, 2005. You can apply
online!
http://clear.msu.edu/training/05workshops/index.html You Can Take the Language Out of the Culture, but You Can't Take the
Culture Out of the Language
July 12-14
Creating Communicative Speaking Activities
July 15-17
Basic Web Immersion
July 15-17
Digital Video Projects
July 18-22 (morning)
Choosing and Using Authentic Materials
July 18-22 (afternoon)
Vocabulary - The Key to Language Fluency
July 25-29 (morning)
Teaching Writing in the Foreign Language Classroom
July 25-29 (afternoon)
Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics