CoLang 2024 Workshops

Below is a list of workshop offerings for CoLang 2024. Workshops will be held at ASU during the first two weeks of CoLang (June 3 - 14).

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Intro to Linguistics: essential concepts of linguistic description and analysis
Writing Systems: evaluating and designing writing systems
Lexicography: principles and methods of dictionary creation and intro to software for making a dictionary
Pedagogical Grammar: designing a descriptive grammar oriented towards language learners
Transcription: theory, methods, and practice of transcribing recorded language data
Intellectual Property & Traditional Knowledge: navigating consent, rights, and intellectual property as it relates to language documentation

Audio: basic and advanced techniques in audio recording and processing
Video: basic and advanced techniques in video recording and processing
FLEx: use of FLEx software for lexicography and text analysis
ELAN: use of ELAN software for audio-visual annotation
Praat: use of Praat software for phonetic analysis
Database Design & Implementation: design and use of relational database systems; organizing, storing, and accessing language data
Tech & Language Reclamation: evaluating technologies for use in language reclamation projects

Blurring the Lines: skills for collaborative community-based research
Survey Methods: design of sociolinguistic and language vitality surveys
Community Archiving: developing a community-centered archive
Documenting Conversation for Language Reclamation: creating and mobilizing recordings of spontaneous language, from recording to translation
Documenting the Language of Landscape: documentation of placenames and information related to interacting and being in places, focusing on experience-based methods
Family Language Revitalization: methods for revitalizing Indigenous languages in the family domain
Building Reclamation Programs Across Languages: designing collaborative language projects among neighboring communities

SLA-Informed Materials Development for Language Revitalization: designing materials for second language learners
Teaching Pronunciation: methods for teaching pronunciation in community contexts
Language Immersion: immersion methods for language teaching
Group Mentor-Apprentice: mentor-apprentice methods for group language learning
Curriculum Design & Assessment for the Indigenous Classroom: developing culturally-appropriate curricula and assessment materials for teaching Indigenous languages
Tell Your Story: Bringing Indigenous Knowledge into Mainstream Classes: case study of a language project in Papua New Guinea; developing curricula & pedagogical materials drawing from your own language and culture
Community Radio as a Vehicle for Language Revitalization: developing language-focused community radio and podcast programs
Virtual & Board Word Games: developing language games for language learners

Natural Language Processing for Indigenous Languages: applying deep learning tools to language documentation and revitalization
Speech Recognition for Indigenous Languages: developing automatic speech recognition systems for language documentation
Creative Technologies for Language
Producing Community-oriented Materials Using Documented Data: adapting linguistic documentation for use in community language work
Reconstructing Traditional Ecological Knowledge Using Heritage Language Materials: interpreting legacy materials and reconstructing traditional knowledge systems
Strategic Language Reclamation & Community-based Project Planning