The 9th Documentary Linguistics Workshop (DocLing2016)
Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, TUFS

Call for participants
We invite applications for participation in the 9th Documentary Linguistics Workshop
to be held in February 2016. This workshop series has been conducted by the ResearchInstitute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA) since 2008. The
lectures are offered by leading scholars from EL Training (http://www.el-training.org/),
the educational group delivering training in language documentation and related
subjects, together with LingDy2 staff.
1. Time:8 – 13 February, 2016 (six days)

2. Programme:
This workshop aims to provide methodological and technical training in various
aspects of language documentation and archiving of endangered/minority languages,
dealing with a variety of topics including:● overviews of language documentation and archiving● audio/video recording● data management● data mobilization● archiving● photography in language documentation● fieldwork issues
Please visit our web page for more details:
URL http://lingdy.aacore.jp/en/activity/docling.html
Lecturers: Peter K. Austin (SOAS, University of London; Visiting Research Professor,
University of Hong Kong),

David Nathan (Centre for Australian Languages and Linguistics,
Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education)
Anthony Jukes (ILCAA Joint Researcher)and others
Language: All sessions will be held in English. There will be no interpreters.
3. Venue:Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA),Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS)
3-11-1 Asahi-cho, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo 183-8534, JAPAN4. Prerequisites for applicants:
This workshop is intended for graduate students and researchers who are
conducting (or intend to conduct) language documentation and archiving, or linguistic
field research.

5. Selection:
Depending on the number of applicants, participants will be selected based on theapplication form (see 8. below).
6. Number of participants:
About 10 people will be selected from the applications.
7. Participation fee:
There is no charge for tuition, but participants are asked to pay 500 yen forrefreshments. Participants may also need to buy a textbook.
8. Application:
Please apply by filling out the online application form at URL: https://goo.gl/UfXdlR
An automatic message of acknowledgement will be sent when the application iscompleted successfully. If you do not receive a reply e-mail or suspect any problem,please contact lingdy-office@aacore.net for assistance.
9. Deadline for applications:
The application must arrive no later than noon, 30th November 2015 (JapanStandard Time).
10. Notification of selection:
We will notify applicants of the results in mid December 2015.
11. Further information:
1. Please arrange your own accommodation (We can inform you of hotels nearby ifneeded)
2. Travel expenses are not provided.
3. Information about the previous workshop can be found at:
http://lingdy.aacore.jp/en/annual-report/past-docling-workshops.html
12. For further information, contact:
Linguistic Dynamics Science Project 2 (LingDy2) Administrative Office,Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA),Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS)
e-mail: lingdy-office@aacore.net
tel: +81-(0)42-330-5543