LINGUIST List 32.442
Thu Feb 04 2021
Summer Schools: Summer School in English Corpus Linguistics / Online
Editor for this issue: Sarah Robinson <srobinsonlinguistlist.org>
Date: 03-Feb-2021
From: Bas Aarts <ucleseu
ucl.ac.uk>
Subject: Summer School in English Corpus Linguistics / Online
E-mail this message to a friend Host Institution: London's Global University UCL
Coordinating Institution: London's Global University UCL
Website: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/english-usage/summer-school/
Dates: 01-Jul-2021 - 02-Jul-2021
Location: Online, Online, United Kingdom
Focus: Methodology of Corpus Linguistics and statistics, especially as applied to the English Language.
Minimum Education Level: BA
Special Qualifications: Students are expected to have a basic knowledge of concepts in linguistics, especially grammar.
Description:
The Survey of English Usage at University College London (UCL) will be running the 8th Summer School in English Corpus Linguistics online on 1 and 2 July 2021.
This Summer School is an accessible and inspiring introductory course in corpus linguistics for students of linguistics and students of the English language.
The course will be taught over two days in the morning (UK time) which will allow participation from students in Asia. The sessions consist of theoretical and practical sessions. The theory session on the first day is on corpus linguistics methodologies, the second is on statistics.
For students in full-time education the course fee includes a free copy of either the ICE-GB Corpus (
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/english-usage/projects/ice-gb/) or the DCPSE Corpus (
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/english-usage/projects/dcpse/), with the associated exploration software ICECUP.
Places are limited. Be sure to book early.
Linguistic Field(s): Text/Corpus Linguistics
Subject Languages: English
Tuition: 99 GBP
Tuition Explanation: Early Bird Registration Fee (until 14 May 2021): GBP 99
After 14 May 2021: GBP 125
For students in full-time education the course fee includes a free copy of
either the ICE-GB Corpus
(https://www.ucl.ac.uk/english-usage/projects/ice-gb/) or the DCPSE Corpus
(https://www.ucl.ac.uk/english-usage/projects/dcpse/), with the associated
exploration software ICECUP.
Registration: 04-Feb-2021 to 24-Jun-2021
Contact Person: Survey of English Usage UCL
Email: ucleseu
ucl.ac.uk
Registration Instructions:
See website.
Page Updated: 04-Feb-2021