2007 Summer Linguistic Institute Peter Sells <sells@stanford.edu>(by way of Kathryn Bock) wrote on 01/26/2006 12:38:52 PM:
> > =================================================== > > > Call for Course Proposals > > 2007 Summer Linguistic Institute > Stanford University > Stanford, CA, July 2-27, 2007 > > Overview > > The theme of the 2007 Linguistic Society of America summer institute, > 'Empirical Foundations for Theories of Language', takes its > inspiration from Weinreich, Labov and Herzog (1968) 'Empirical > Foundations for a Theory of Language Change'. The institute will be > organized around emerging directions of linguistic research, > showcasing new methodologies which complement or enhance existing > ones, with the goal of enhancing the grounding of linguistic theory in > all parts of the field. The curricular content of the institute aims > to inspire the broadening and clarification of the empirical basis of > our field, leading directly to the refinement of existing theoretical > models or the development of new ones. > > We are also interested in offering courses which cross the boundaries > of traditional subfields of linguistics, many of which have been drawn > because of historical accident or technological limitations. As > research refocuses itself around new core areas, a redefinition of > some of the main theoretical issues within the field is to be > expected. > > For these reasons, we especially seek courses aimed at opening up new > lines of inquiry, rather than surveying the generally-accepted state > of the art in the field. In addition to courses taught by faculty > invited by the institute's organizing committee, we will also include > courses obtained by the proposal solicitation process described > below. The proposal evaluation committee (see below) includes scholars > from diverse academic institutions. > > The institute will take place from July 2nd to July 27th, 2007 at > Stanford University; there will be 4 teaching weeks, and most classes > will consist of 8 105-minute meetings. Faculty who teach at the 2007 > institute will each receive a living stipend, and reasonable travel > costs. To supplement these, we are seeking additional funds to > provide a modest honorarium, per course. > > We therefore solicit proposals for courses, in any area of the field, > conforming to these guidelines: > > Course Descriptions > > Please provide the following information. Each submission should be a > single pdf file. > > > (1) Title of course. > > (2) Instructor(s): name, current affiliation, current title, year and > institution of Ph.D. > > (3) Brief CV(s), including description of teaching experience (noting, > where relevant, connection to the proposed course). An explicit > rationale should be provided if more than 2 instructors are proposed. > > (4) Description of course content (1-2 pages), including a statement > of the course's relevance to the theme of the institute. An > additional 1-page reading list is desirable. > > (5) Tentative outline of course schedule (8 x 105-minute sessions). > > (6) Prerequisites for students in the course (these must be explicitly > given in every course proposal). > > (7) Maximum enrollment (if relevant). (see below) > > (8) Ideal companion courses or synergistic activities. (see below) > > Final deadline for receipt of proposals: March 15, 2006. > We anticipate notification in early summer 2006. > > Additional Information > > Some courses may be limited in size due to technical needs (e.g., > available lab space) or inherent content (e.g., being labor-intensive > for the instructor). > > The last category above, 'ideal companion courses or synergistic > activities' is for planning purposes - certain courses would naturally > complement other ones, for example, or certain courses may naturally > lead to a workshop, or one-day presentation session, which would > enhance the intellectual activity of the institute. > > Please send enquiries and proposals to: linginst07prop@stanford.edu. > > Institute website: http://linginst07.stanford.edu > > Institute Director: Peter Sells > > The committee to evaluate proposals has the following members: (AD = > Institute Associate Director.) > > Mary Beckman (The Ohio State University) > Juliette Blevins (AD; University of Leipzig) > Kay Bock (University of Illinois) > Lyle Campbell (University of Utah) > Eve V. Clark (AD; Stanford University) > Kai von Fintel (MIT) > Jeanette Gundel (University of Minnesota) > Larry Horn (Yale University) > Dan Jurafsky (AD; Stanford University) > Beth Levin (AD; Stanford University) > Norma Mendoza-Denton (University of Arizona) > Ivan A. Sag (AD; Stanford University) > Paul Smolensky (Johns Hopkins University) > Donca Steriade (MIT) > Raffaella Zanuttini (Georgetown University)
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