Due to the limitations brought upon by the COVID-19 Pandemic, LDTC offers a two-part webinar series during the 2020-2021 Academic year. This two-part series begins in the fall of 2020 with “beginner” workshops while the spring semester is the “advanced” workshops. The entirety is conducted on Facebook live with ELP, in the same manner, as the LDTC/ELP webinar series of past years.
Led by Anna Belew
What are the factors that cause a language to become endangered? How do speakers’ attitudes about their language relate to its vitality? How can language documentation help to preserve traditional knowledge? In our introductory workshop, we will discuss all of these questions, and more.
Presented Friday October 16th, 2020
Led by Jacob Hakim
While audio recording captures the language, it doesn’t capture facial expressions, gestures, the environment, etc. Good video recording requires knowledge of video recorders and equipment, setting up a good shot, and taking the environment into account.
Presented Friday October 23rd, 2020
Led by N. Ha’alilio Solomon
How is traditional knowledge and culture embedded in language? How does biodiversity play a role in language use? What should you look for when conducting language research? Join in the discussion in this week’s webinar.
Presented Friday October 30th, 2020
Led by Shirley Gabber
Metadata and archiving can be confusing and frustrating. But don’t let that stop you. Come join us in learning what effective and efficient metadata looks like.
Presented Friday November 6th, 2020
Led by Margaret Ransdell-Green
Phonology is the study of how the sounds of a language pattern together to form greater units of meaning. Orthography is the writing system that is used to express these sounds. Both of these things come in many different shapes and sizes.
Presented Friday November 13th, 2020
Led by Greg Vondiziano
The way words are formed can be very different from one language to another, as well as how those words interact to form ideas and sentences. In this workshop, we investigate the exciting factors of morphology (words) and syntax (grammar).
Presented Friday November 20th, 2020
Led by Zach Breneman
What can I do with the data once I collect it? One option is to produce new resources in the language such as dictionaries or books. Come learn what software is available and how to start this process.
Presented Friday November 27th, 2020
Led by Jenny Sou
What are the factors that cause a language to become endangered? How do speakers’ attitudes about their language relate to its vitality? How is cultural and traditional knowledge encoded in a language?
Presented Friday December 4th, 2020
Led by Special guests Ismail Avici and Eylem Bostanci
In a special guest lecture, we are introduced to the work of Ismail Avici and Eylem Bostanci in their language Laz. Come to learn their experiences in working with policy, language endangerment, and revitalization.
Presented Saturday December 5th, 2020
