1. POSTGRADUATE CONFERENCE THURSDAY 24th JUNE
2. SYMPOSIUM FRIDAY 25th JUNE
3. SUMMER SCHOOL 1 – BEGINNERS MONDAY 2nd – FRIDAY 6th AUGUST **NEW**
4. SUMMER SCHOOL 2 - ADVANCED MONDAY 9th – FRIDAY 13th AUGUST **NEW**
Sponsored by ISLS - Institute for the Study of Language and Society,
School of Languages and Social Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham, UK
1. POSTGRADUATE CONFERENCE: THURSDAY 24th JUNE
An opportunity for postgraduates to share their research, and to receive feedback on it, in a friendly and supportive environment. The event is followed by the Aston Corpus Symposium the next day, enabling postgraduates to stay on and attend presentations by more established corpus researchers.
*CALL FOR PAPERS* -- ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Monday 19th APRIL
· Papers can be submitted on any corpus related topic
· Abstracts (maximum length 300 words) plus bibliographical references to be sent to d.a.forman@aston.ac.uk by Monday 19th April
· Accepted file formats are .doc and .pdf
· Author’s name, affiliation, and contact details to be provided in a separate attachment
· Authors of accepted abstracts will be notified by Monday 10th May
· Presentation length: 20 minutes
· Presenters will also be invited to submit a 3,000-word paper to be published in the online Conference Proceedings
2. SYMPOSIUM: FRIDAY 25th JUNE
Brings together experts in various corpus-related fields. The programme will consist of presentations by distinguished speakers.
Internal Speakers: topics to be announced shortly
· Mike Scott (Aston University; Reader in Corpus Linguistics; author of WordSmith Tools)
· Ramesh Krishnamurthy (Aston University; Director of ACORN - Aston Corpus Network)
· Philip King (Aston University; Visiting Academic Fellow)
External Speakers: to be announced shortly
3. SUMMER SCHOOL 1 – BEGINNERS: MONDAY 2nd – FRIDAY 6th AUGUST **NEW**
Leading practitioners in the field will introduce participants to a range of topics. A certificate of attendance will be awarded to all participants.
· Introduction to Corpus Linguistics (history, theory, methodology)
· Corpus Design and Creation (data sources, copyright, formats)
· Types of Corpora (written/spoken, general/specialist, static/dynamic, synchronic/diachronic)
· Corpus Software (especially WordSmith Tools)
· Corpus Analysis
· Applications of Corpus Linguistics (Language Learning and Teaching, Lexicography, Translation, Forensic Linguistics)
4. SUMMER SCHOOL 2 - ADVANCED MONDAY 9th – FRIDAY 13th AUGUST **NEW**
A chance for those who attended the Aston Corpus Summer School 2009, or the SUMMER SCHOOL 1 – BEGINNERS 2010 in the previous week, or others who already have some experience in the field of Corpus Linguistics to extend their knowledge, broaden their range, and gain hands-on experience of tools and techniques that they may not be familiar with.
All the sessions will be led by tutors who are leading experts in their specialist fields. A certificate of attendance will be awarded to all participants.
Tutors and Specialist Topics: to be announced shortly
For more information about any of the
ASTON UNIVERSITY – APPLIED CORPUS LINGUISTICS EVENTS (ACLE) 2010
please contact:
DAVID FORMAN
Assistant Director – ACORN (Aston Corpus Network)
School of Languages and Social Sciences
Aston University
Birmingham B4 7ET
d.a.forman@aston.ac.uk
tel: +44 (0)121-204-3809
fax: +44 (0)121-204-3766
Room NX01, North Wing, Main Building, Aston University
We will also be posting information on our website
http://acorn.aston.ac.uk
so please check that site regularly from now on.
2. SYMPOSIUM FRIDAY 25th JUNE
3. SUMMER SCHOOL 1 – BEGINNERS MONDAY 2nd – FRIDAY 6th AUGUST **NEW**
4. SUMMER SCHOOL 2 - ADVANCED MONDAY 9th – FRIDAY 13th AUGUST **NEW**
Sponsored by ISLS - Institute for the Study of Language and Society,
School of Languages and Social Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham, UK
1. POSTGRADUATE CONFERENCE: THURSDAY 24th JUNE
An opportunity for postgraduates to share their research, and to receive feedback on it, in a friendly and supportive environment. The event is followed by the Aston Corpus Symposium the next day, enabling postgraduates to stay on and attend presentations by more established corpus researchers.
*CALL FOR PAPERS* -- ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Monday 19th APRIL
· Papers can be submitted on any corpus related topic
· Abstracts (maximum length 300 words) plus bibliographical references to be sent to d.a.forman@aston.ac.uk by Monday 19th April
· Accepted file formats are .doc and .pdf
· Author’s name, affiliation, and contact details to be provided in a separate attachment
· Authors of accepted abstracts will be notified by Monday 10th May
· Presentation length: 20 minutes
· Presenters will also be invited to submit a 3,000-word paper to be published in the online Conference Proceedings
2. SYMPOSIUM: FRIDAY 25th JUNE
Brings together experts in various corpus-related fields. The programme will consist of presentations by distinguished speakers.
Internal Speakers: topics to be announced shortly
· Mike Scott (Aston University; Reader in Corpus Linguistics; author of WordSmith Tools)
· Ramesh Krishnamurthy (Aston University; Director of ACORN - Aston Corpus Network)
· Philip King (Aston University; Visiting Academic Fellow)
External Speakers: to be announced shortly
3. SUMMER SCHOOL 1 – BEGINNERS: MONDAY 2nd – FRIDAY 6th AUGUST **NEW**
Leading practitioners in the field will introduce participants to a range of topics. A certificate of attendance will be awarded to all participants.
· Introduction to Corpus Linguistics (history, theory, methodology)
· Corpus Design and Creation (data sources, copyright, formats)
· Types of Corpora (written/spoken, general/specialist, static/dynamic, synchronic/diachronic)
· Corpus Software (especially WordSmith Tools)
· Corpus Analysis
· Applications of Corpus Linguistics (Language Learning and Teaching, Lexicography, Translation, Forensic Linguistics)
4. SUMMER SCHOOL 2 - ADVANCED MONDAY 9th – FRIDAY 13th AUGUST **NEW**
A chance for those who attended the Aston Corpus Summer School 2009, or the SUMMER SCHOOL 1 – BEGINNERS 2010 in the previous week, or others who already have some experience in the field of Corpus Linguistics to extend their knowledge, broaden their range, and gain hands-on experience of tools and techniques that they may not be familiar with.
All the sessions will be led by tutors who are leading experts in their specialist fields. A certificate of attendance will be awarded to all participants.
Tutors and Specialist Topics: to be announced shortly
For more information about any of the
ASTON UNIVERSITY – APPLIED CORPUS LINGUISTICS EVENTS (ACLE) 2010
please contact:
DAVID FORMAN
Assistant Director – ACORN (Aston Corpus Network)
School of Languages and Social Sciences
Aston University
Birmingham B4 7ET
d.a.forman@aston.ac.uk
tel: +44 (0)121-204-3809
fax: +44 (0)121-204-3766
Room NX01, North Wing, Main Building, Aston University
We will also be posting information on our website
http://acorn.aston.ac.uk
so please check that site regularly from now on.
