LINGUIST
List 26.1099
Thu Feb
26 2015
Summer Schools: The
Miracles of Human Language (MOOC) / Leiden, Netherlands
Editor for this issue:
Ashley Parker <ashleylinguistlist.org>
Date:
25-Feb-2015
From: Marc van
Oostendorp <m.van.oostendorp
hum.leidenuniv.nl>
Subject: The Miracles of Human Language
(MOOC) / Leiden, Netherlands
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The Miracles of Human Language (MOOC) / Leiden,
Netherlands
Host Institution: Leiden
University Centre for Linguistics
Coordinating
Institution: Leiden University Centre for Linguistics
Website:
https://www.coursera.org/course/humanlanguage
Dates: 30-Mar-2015 - 11-May-2015
Location:
Leiden, Netherlands
Focus: The Miracles of
Human Language is an introduction to linguistics in the form
of a MOOC – a massive online open-access course. This means it
is free of charge and open to everybody, and does not require
any specific linguistic background. Anyone who wishes to
understand how languages work and how they can give us insight
into the human mind is very welcome to join.
We
focus on diversity among the world's languages, and there also
is a lot of diversity within the course itself. Every module
(i.e., every week), you will get many different materials:
videos with explanations, videos with discussions, interviews
with linguists working in very different sub-fields and
supporting different theoretical convictions, ranging from
computational linguistics to the study of African sign
languages. Noam Chomsky and Adele Goldberg are also among the
linguists interviewed.
We have just filmed
most of the material, and we think it will be fun!
Minimum
Education Level: No Minimum
Description:
The
Miracles of Human Language introduces you to the many-faceted
study of languages, which has amazed humans since the
beginning of history. Together, with speakers of many other
languages around the world, as well as with famous linguists
such as Noam Chomsky and William Labov, you will learn to
understand and analyse how your native tongue is both similar
and different to many other languages. You will learn the
basic concepts of linguistics, get to know some of the key
features of big and small languages, and get insight into what
linguists do.
This course gives an
introduction to the field of linguistics: the study of
languages. With the support of the basic linguistic
terminology that is offered in the course, you will soon be
able to comment both on variety between languages, as well as
on a single language’s internal structure.
The
course is useful if you want to get a fairly quick
introduction to linguistics, for instance, because you are
considering studying it further, or because you are interested
in a neighbouring discipline such as psychology,
computer
science or anthropology. Furthermore, the course will help you
develop analytical skills.
If you are
curious to understand how language works and how it gives
insight into the human mind, this course is definitely for
you!
The course syllabus is as follows:
- Week 1: Introduction to Linguistics
- Week
2: The Study of Sound: Phonology and Phonetics
- Week
3: The Study of Words and Sentences: Morphology and Syntax
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Week 4: The Study of Meaning: Pragmatics and Semantics
-
Week 5: Language in Society
Linguistic
Field(s): General Linguistics
Tuition
Explanation: This is a free course, however, it is possible to
acquire a certificate for the price of 43 EUR.
Registration:
25-Feb-2015 to 30-Mar-2015
Contact Person:
Marc van Oostendorp
Phone: +31204628528
Email: m.van.oostendorp
hum.leidenuniv.nl
Apply on the web:
https://www.coursera.org/course/humanlanguage
Registration Instructions:
All
instructions can be found on the Coursera page.
Page Updated: 26-Feb-2015