[Corpora-List] The Tuscan Word Centre Courses

From: John Sinclair (jms@twc.it)
Date: Thu Apr 21 2005 - 08:11:10 MET DST

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    UPDATE Courses at TWC June 2005

    Course no. 1: "The Case for a Corpus - Spoken and Written Corpora"
    25th-29th June, Tuscany, Italy

    This course will cover all aspects of the design and construction of spoken
    and written corpora.
    The course is almost full but there may be late places if some intending
    participants drop out.
    Anyone interested please contact John Sinclair, mailto:jms@twc.it
    Further details can be found on the TWC website, www.twc.it There are no
    application forms.

    Course no. 2. "Dial a corpus: compiling corpora from the web"

    29th June - 2nd July, Tuscany, Italy

    There are still places on this course, which is organised by TWC under the
    auspices of the University of Siena. Each session will be led by a scholar
    with an international reputation in the field, and all the relevant issues
    will be tackled at both practical and theoretical levels. Note that the
    focus of interest of this course is not on how to use the World Wide Web as
    if it were a corpus, but on how to build a corpus using documents from the
    web. They must be located and evaluated for their suitability for a given
    purpose. We welcome participants who would like to join in the discussions
    and/or outline personal projects and innovative techniques. The cost of a
    place on this Seminar is 1100 euros, including accommodation, all meals,
    and local transport as arranged with the organisers.

    Session Leaders:
    Prof. Khurshid Ahmad, University of Surrey
    Mr. Lou Burnard, Oxford University Computer Services
    Dr. Margaret Rogers, University of Surrey
    Prof. John Sinclair, Tuscan Word Centre
    Prof. Elena Tognini Bonelli, University of Siena
    Prof. Yorick Wilks, University of Sheffield

    If you would like to join this group, please contact John
    Sinclair, mailto:jms@twc.it
    Further details can be found on the TWC website, www.twc.it There are no
    application forms.
    It would be helpful to have an expression of interest before mid-May.
    ______________________________
    John Sinclair
    President
    The Tuscan Word Centre, Azienda Casanova
    Vellano 409, 51010 Pescia (PT), Italia

    Address for correspondence:
    Via Pandolfini 27, 50122 Florence, Italy

    Telephone and fax: +39 055 295470

    web page <www.twc.it>



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