PhD course: Methodology of Lingusitic Research
Time: March 15-19, 2010
Venue: University of Copenhagen, room 23.2.47
Organizer: Gradeast
This course aims at giving the participants an introduction to the basic methodologies available in research into language and discourse. The first day will be devoted to the general theory of science as it pertains to research into language and discourse. Central aspects of the collection and treatment of data will be discussed, with an attempt to create a common overview and a first acquaintance with the many theoretical and methodological approaches that are applied in the PhD projects present at the course. The three following days will take us into the methods traditionally used in formal, functional, computational, cognitive and socio-linguistic approaches. The fifth and final day we will again try to combine the general with the specific and discuss how the different approaches relate to each other, and whether ‘I' learnt something that might be advantageously applied in my project from enlarging my acquaintance with other paradigms and approaches. In order to secure the realism of this course framework and a red thread throughout, the same two teachers, Tore Kristiansen and Pia Quist, will be present during the whole course.
Registration: Before February 1st, 2010. Please fill out this registration form and send an abstract of your project to Gradeast administrator Katrine Reiff Sano at gradeast@hum.ku.dk. See what the abstract must contain below.
We accept applications from PhD students, i.e. graduate students who have finished an MA and are working on a PhD project. Information about admittance will be sent out to applicants shortly after February 1st.
Abstract: Applicants should write a max. two pages description of their project, outlining:
(1) the stage of the project (whether you are just beginning or perhaps close to finishing)
(2) the research question
(3) the theoretical framework
(4) the kind(s) of data that have been or will be collected
(5) the methods that have been or will be used to collect the data
(6) the methods that have been or will be used to analyse the data
These descriptions from the 20 admitted applicants will be posted on this website in order to give all participants the opportunity to acquaint themselves with the gamut of research interests involved at the course.
Credits: 4 ECTS. A course certificate will be issued to participants who have participated in at least 80% of the course.
Grants: A limited number of International Student Travel Grants are available to participants from Nordic and Baltic countries through the NordLing network and will be awarded on a “first come, first served” basis. Danish students cannot apply for these grants. Students must apply for International Student Travel Grants directly to NordLing. See the NordLing website: http://groups.google.com/group/nordling/ (see 'Participants' and 'Grants').
Course coordinators: Tore Kristiansen, Pia Quist
Course secretary: Katrine Reiff Sano
Program:
Monday 15th
General theory of science as it pertains to research into language and discourse. Data collection and data analysis. Overview of projects.
Detailed program of the morning
Detailed program of the afternoon
Teachers: Tore Kristiansen and Pia Quist
Tuesday 16th
Sociolinguistics and Conversational analysis
Program of the morning
Teachers: Tore Kristiansen and Pia Quist
Detailed program of the afternoon
Teacher: Johannes Wagner
Wednesday 17th
Functional and Cognitive Linguistics
Detailed program of the morning
Teacher: Elisabeth Engberg-Pedersen
Detailed program of the afternoon
Teacher: Lars Heltoft
Thursday 18th
Formal and Computational linguistics
Detailed program of the day
Teacher: Matthias Buch-Kromann
Friday 19th
From abstract theory and methodology to specific parameters and approaches: Did ‘I' learn anything that will benefit my work on my own project?
Detailed program of the day
Teachers: Tore Kristiansen and Pia Quist