Following the 2008 first edition, InField (Institute for field linguistics and linguistic documentation) is organizing this year a new series of workshops at the University of Oregon, USA.

InField 2010 aims to provide linguists, teachers, language activists and members of linguistic minorities with a  field linguistics training on a variety of topics relevant to language documentation, maintenance and revitalization.

The InField 2010 programme being substantial, what you will find here is summarized schedule. More detailed information available here.

InField 2010 will start with a two week long series of workshops, from June 21 to July 2. The subjects approached will be as diverse as the stages of language documentation, field methodology, various tools like Toolbox or ELAN,  the production of a grant proposal, pedagogy, ethics, etc.

Following this first week, the Lab Week, from July 5 to 9, will enable participants to work on their own projects with the help and advice of InField team members.

From July 5 to 30, 4 weeks of Field Training will allow participants to put into use the skills developped during the two week workshop sessions. The exercise will be based on Uyghur (Turkic family),  Wapishana (Arawak family) and Northern Paiute (Uto-Aztecan family), thanks to the notable presence of native speakers.

At the same time, from June 25 to 27, participants will be able to attend a series of conferences on several native american languages (Athabascan, Salish and Hokan languages).

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Alongside with these workshops, participants will have the opportunity to attend the 13th edition of the NILI Summer (Northwest Indian Language Institute) from June 21 to July 2, as well as the 17th Stabilizing Indigenous Languages Symposium (SILS) also organised by the  NILI, from June 25 to 27.

See also our recent article regarding this event.

The brand new Consortium on Training in Language Documentation and Conservation (CTLDC) will be held just before the InField. More information on the following article: « 19th-20th June 2010 : meeting of the Consortium on Training in Language Documentation and Conservation  (CTLDC) »