CauLaGe Summer Program 2025

Host Institution: CNRS (France)
Coordinating Institution: Ilia State University (Georgia)
Website: https://sites.google.com/view/caulage2025summerprogram/home?authuser=0

Dates: 18-Aug-2025 - 31-Aug-2025
Location: Zemo Alvani, Georgia

Minimum Education Level: Bachelor of Arts

Special Qualifications: - Students (graduate) interested in linguistics
- Researchers working on Caucasian languages
- Anyone passionate about field linguistics and language documentation who would like to work in a team

Focus: Focus:
- Field methods & glossing sessions
- Team-based work with native speakers of Tsova-Tush
- Hands-on linguistic analysis (morphosyntax, phonology, semantics)

Description:

The CauLaGe Summer Program is an intensive linguistic expedition. Participants will engage in fieldwork, linguistic analysis, and workshops led by experts in the field. While it is focused on a Caucasian language, the program is open to anyone who wants to gain hands-on experience in language documentation and analysis while working closely with native speakers.

Program Structure
- Mornings: Courses on general linguistics and Tsova-Tush grammar, covering all major subfields
- Afternoons: Supervised team-based fieldwork sessions with Tsova-Tush speakers, led by experienced researchers
- Evenings: Debrief session

Financial Aid Applications accepted until 15-May-2025

Partial financial aid is available to help students cover living costs in Zemo Alvani and will be granted upon completion of the selection process

Financial Aid Instructions:
Students may apply for financial aid by submitting a letter signed by their supervisor, confirming that they do not receive funding from their university and specifying the requested amount.

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics
Language Documentation

Subject Language(s): Bats (bbl)

Language Family(ies): East Caucasian
Registration Open until 25-Apr-2025

Apply on the web: https://sites.google.com/view/caulage2025summerprogram/application?authuser=0

Registration Instructions:
To apply for the Summer School, please complete the application form available on the official website.
Applicants will be notified of their acceptance within 15 days of submission. Accepted applicants must confirm their participation via email within 15 days of receiving their acceptance letter.

Mandatory registration fee: 50 euros per person.