LINGUIST List 30.888
Mon Feb 25 2019
Summer Schools: Spelling acquisition across languages/Luxembourg
Editor for this issue: Sarah Robinson <srobinsonlinguistlist.org>
Date: 24-Feb-2019
From: Constanze Weth <constanze.weth
uni.lu>
Subject: Spelling acquisition across languages/Luxembourg
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Website: https://www.eventbrite.de/e/training-school-on-spelling-acquisition-across-languages-tickets-55562691506
Dates: 02-Apr-2019 - 06-Apr-2019
Location: Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
Focus: The ELN training school aims at providing researchers with specialized training in spelling acquisition in relation to linguistic structures across languages.
Minimum Education Level: MA
Description:
The ELN training school aims at providing researchers with specialized training in spelling acquisition in relation to linguistic structures across languages. Trainers are experts in linguistics and psycholinguistics. The training school will focus on the representation of writing systems in relation to linguistic information and their acquisition. Cross language comparisons will provide a deeper understanding of writing systems beyond phoneme-grapheme-relations as well as their acquisition. Trainees will be provided with practical experience in developing and using advanced tools and techniques for describing spelling and spelling acquisition in relation to the encoded grammatical information.
Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics
Linguistic Theories
Morphology
Phonology
Psycholinguistics
Writing Systems
Language Families: Indo-European
Financial Aid: Applications accepted until 15-Mar-2019
The ELN COST Action offers 6 grants of € 600 in order to support the travel and accommodation of trainees. The selection of participants will be made on the basis of the submitted information and the statement of how attending the training school will benefit the participant and their home research group.
Financial Aid Instructions:
If you are applying for a grant, please email your application to constanze.weth
uni.lu. You are asked to provide the following information: Identification: Name, university etc. Motivation: A letter of interest Research description: A short description of your (planned) research project(s). For PhD-students: Ask your supervisor or laboratory-department director to email us a letter of recommendation to support your application. Note: in order to be eligible for reimbursement, trainees ought to be from a COST country (http://www.cost.eu/about_cost/cost_countries). According to the COST policy promoting European networking (mobility and exchanges), a trainee cannot apply for a grant for a training school occurring in her/his own country.
Registration: 24-Feb-2019 to 16-Mar-2019
Contact Person: Constanze Weth
Email: constanze.weth
uni.lu
Apply by Email: constanze.weth
uni.lu
Apply on the web: https://www.eventbrite.de/e/training-school-on-spelling-acquisition-across-languages-tickets-55562691506
Registration Instructions:
Please register online via the website. If you are applying for a grant, please email your application to constanze.weth
uni.lu additionally.
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