1st International Linguistic Autumn School in Bremen
W
elcome at the website of the 1st International Linguistic Autumn
School in Bremen on the occasion of the Festival of Languages
in Bremen (Germany, 17 September – 7 October, 2009).
In the context of the Festival of Languages the University of Bremen offers
the unique possibility to university students of linguistics and/or philological
disciplines to attend the 1st International Linguistic Autumn School
in Bremen to explore the wonderful world of languages. Interesting
and exciting lectures on the topic of language(s) will be presented by renowned
linguists from around the world. In addition to the linguistic specialist events
at a series of international conferences
there will be various exhibitions and
events all over the city, both for students and for the interested public.
Programme
The Core of the Autumn School Programme is formed by the linguistic Conferences during the Festival of Languages.
Attendance of these conferences is included in the Attendance Fees. Additionally,
attendance of any of the other events in the programme of the Festival of Languages
will count towards the Autumn School. Please note that for individual events additional
costs may arise.
On the seventh day of each week (23.9., 30.9., 7.10.) there will be a Poster Session
at the "Gästehaus der Universität am Teerhof". Participation in the Poster Session
will count as 8 hours towards the presenter's workload.
In addition, on any other day of the week 2 hours are set aside for the preparation
of the poster presentation and will count towards the workload required for the
certificate.
Festival Pass
Each student will get their individual Festival Pass which not
only serves the purpose of taking track of attendance and assignments but also entitles
the holder to participate in the events of their choice.
Credits
Through active participation in the events of the festival students can acquire
five credits per week if the following conditions are met:
- Students must be enrolled at their home university. Proof of enrollment must be
submitted when the certificate of achievement is issued.
- Students must be enrolled in the Autumn School (Registration)
- Students must provide proof of the full-week/full-day (8 hours a day/7 days per
week) attendance with their Festival Pass.
- Students are expected to complete a weekly assignment in the form of posters
presented at a Postersession under the general heading Perspectives
on languages issues. Dates: 23/09, 30/09, and 7/10 (location and time will
be announced)
External Examiners
The following persons will act as external examiners:
- Nicole Nau (Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań)
- Steven Roger Fischer (Director of the Institute of Polynesian Languages and
Literatures, Auckland, New Zeeland)
- Dr. Sandro Caruana (University of Malta)
- Ignazio Putzu (University of Cagliari, Italy)
- Johan van der Auwera (University of Antwerp)
- Vittorio Dell'Aquila (University of Vaasa)
Certificate
The successful three-week participation in the events of the Festival (amounting
to 15 credits) entitles you to the Festival Certificate indicating
the amount of credits you receive and specifying the events in which you participated
and the achievements you completed. The certificate will be signed by all members
of the Scientific Board of the Festival.
Attendance Fees
Hinweis:The deadline for early bird discounts has expired, and the relevant options have been removed form the information below and from the online registration procedure.
- The participation fee for participants from the EU Member States (including Faroe
Islands and Greenland), as well as Andorra, Australia, Iceland, Japan, Canada, Liechtenstein,
Monaco, New Zealand, Norway, San Marino, Switzerland and the United States of America
is € 200 per week
- Participants from other countries will receive a discount of 50%.
- The participation fee for students from the universities of Oldenburg and Bremen is
€ 50.00 per week
If you pay for two weeks, the third week will be free!
Summary table of the participation fees for one week
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Attendance fees for one week |
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Group A |
€ 200.00 |
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Group B |
€ 100.00 |
| Group C | € 50.00 |
Registration
The linkbutton below will take you to the online-registration site. For the award
of credits (ECTS credits, and festival-Certificate) we need the name of your home
university and your matriculation number.
After successful registration you will receive immediate confirmation via email
along with a summary of your postings. An invoice with the necessary information
will follow within the next few days. For this we need a valid email-address.
In addition to the online-registration option there is also a PDF form available
for download, which you can print out, fill in and send by fax or mail (fax number
and mailing address are on the form). However, we ask you urgently to register online,
if possible.
Accomodation
We try to do our best to supply the participants of the autumn school with as many
details as possible about cheap accommodation options available. Bookings in hostels
or youth hostels should be made as early as possible, since experience shows that
during the period in question (September / October, i.e. the beginning of the semester
at the University of Bremen) there will be a great demand for accomodation, and
overbooking is to be expected.
- Jugendherberge Bremen
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bremen.jugendherbergen-nordwesten.de/
- GastHaus Bremer Backpacker Hostel
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www.bremer-backpacker-hostel.de
- Townside Hostel
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www.townside.de/english/
- Bremer Seemannsmisson
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www.seemannsheim-bremen.de
- Schlafcompany
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www.schlafcompany.de
- Private (student-run) accommodation exchange
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Additionally a private student-run accommodation exchange has been set up to provide
cheap or inexpensive accommodation in private households or mass accomodation facilities.
If you are looking for rooms or have rooms to let please contact dewein.fds@uni-bremen.de.
For all information, contact info.fds@uni-bremen.de.