Sommerschule der Zürcher Korpuslinguistik und Korpuspragmatik (ZuKoKo 2025)

Host Institution: Department of German Studies, University of Zurich
Website: https://www.ds.uzh.ch/de/projekte/zukoko.html

Dates: 25-Aug-2025 - 29-Aug-2025
Location: University of Zurich (Zurich), Switzerland

Minimum Education Level: BA in Linguistics or German Studies

Focus: Corpus Linguistics
Digital Linguistics
German Linguistics
Python for Linguistics

Description:

We invite applications for the ZuKoKo Summer School 2025, hosted by the Zurich research group on Corpus Linguistics and Pragmatics (ZuKoKo). This one-week in-person program is aimed at PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, and advanced MA students with an interest in corpus-based approaches to language use.

Participants will explore the acquisition, preparation, and analysis of linguistic data through hands-on training and theoretical reflection, guided by international experts in the field. A special focus will be on introducing the programming language Python in a way tailored to corpus linguistic and pragmatic research.

The summer school is structured into four modules:

Module 1 – Foundations: Theoretical and methodological grounding in corpus pragmatics + Introduction to Python
Module 2 – (Corpus) Resources: Working with existing corpora (e.g. DeReKo, DWDS) and creating your own corpora
Module 3 – (Corpus) Analyses: Analytical approaches using tools such as COSMAS II/KorAP or Python-based methods
Module 4 – The Future of Corpus Pragmatics: Insights into language models and their relevance for linguistic research
The program also includes a poster session, a guest lecture, and a guided tour through Zurich.

The course language will be German.

Apply by April 30, 2025 and join us in Zurich for a week of engaging discussions, collaborative learning, and hands-on training in digital linguistic methods!

Tuition: 150 Francs

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics
Computational Linguistics
Discourse Analysis
Text/Corpus Linguistics

Registration: 15-Mar-2025 to 30-Apr-2025

Contact Person: Dr. Daniel Knuchel
Email: [email protected]

Apply by Email: [email protected]
Apply on the web: https://www.ds.uzh.ch/de/projekte/zukoko/Anmeldung.html

Registration Instructions:
Please use the application form on our webpage.