HRELP/AA-Ken Documentation Training
9-13 February 2008
Staff
Peter Austin/David Nathan/Nakayama Toshihide
Location
Institute for the Study of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa at the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
This document last updated: 1 February 2008 by djn
Aims
The Workshop aims to further develop the skills of participants in preparing language data, with a focus on archiving and its relationship to language documentation. It will consist of a mix of tutorial/lecture/discussion sessions, and guided groupwork sessions.
Information for participants
For those participants who have already being doing some fieldwork, please bring representative samples of your fieldwork data (such as a small number of audio recordings, field notes, transcriptions, metadata, images etc). If you have portable field equipment, such as recorders, microphones etc please bring them so you can share your experience and skills. Please be prepared to let others in the workshop know about your data and your research.
Readings
Participants are encouraged to read at least 4 of the following articles before the workshop. Note: many have passwords, which are given after the asterisk, eg the password for Peter Austin's paper is 5002
Steven Bird and Gary Simons: Seven dimensions of portability
http://www.language-archives.org/documents/portability.pdf
Peter Austin: Documentation and your data
http://www.hrelp.org/events/workshops/eldp2005/reading/austin_documentation.pdf *5002
David Nathan: Digital archives: essential elements in the workflow for endangered languages documentation
http://www.hrelp.org/events/workshops/aaken2009/nathan_digital_archives.pdf *9002
Tony Woodbury: Defining Documentary Linguistics
http://www.hrelp.org/events/workshops/eldp2004/reading/woodbury.pdf *hrelp04
David Nathan: Developing multimedia documentation
http://www.hrelp.org/events/workshops/eldp2005/reading/nathan_multimedia.pdf *5002
Heidi Johnson: Language Documentation and Archiving, or How to
Build a Better Corpus
http://www.hrelp.org/events/workshops/eldp2004/reading/johnson.pdf *hrelp04
E-MELD School of Best Practice (http://www.emeld.org/school/). Read the Classroom sections on archiving and audio
David Nathan: Case study: A Talking Dictionary of Paakantyi NSW
http://www.hrelp.org/events/workshops/aaken2009/CaseStudyNathan_Final.pdf *9002
Program
Below is a provisional program of sessions. Notes:
- the Public Lecture 3:30-5pm on Monday 9 February is open to all. Tuesday to Friday are for registered workshop participants only.
- session types:
- S = seminar/lecture/discussion involving the whole class
- P = practical or groupwork session
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Monday 9 February 2009 |
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10am-1pm |
Set up room and equipment |
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1-2pm |
Lunch |
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2-3pm |
Meet workshop participants, discuss backgrounds, goals,
groupwork |
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3-3:30pm |
Coffee (lecturers and workshop participants) |
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3:30-5pm |
Public lecture: David Nathan Archiving endangered
language materials |
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5pm- |
Public reception |
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Tuesday 10 February |
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10-11am |
Language documentation and language archiving - major
issues (S) |
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11-11:30am |
Coffee |
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11:30-1pm |
Audio - good practices refresher (S) |
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1-2pm |
Lunch |
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2-3:30pm |
Audio recording - how to make great audio (P) |
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3:30-4pm |
Coffee |
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4-5pm |
Individual or group discussion with presenters |
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Wednesday 11 February |
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10-11am |
Data and metadata - good practices refresher (S) |
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11-11:30am |
Coffee |
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11:30-1pm |
Data management practical (P) |
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1-2pm |
Lunch |
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2-3:30pm |
Workflow for archiving (S) |
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3:30-4pm |
Coffee |
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4-5pm |
Mobilisation and delivery of language materials (S) |
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Thursday 12 February |
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10-11am |
Transcription, annotation, translation - good practices
refresher (S) |
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11-11:30am |
Coffee |
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11:30-1pm |
Transcription, annotation, translation (P) |
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1-2pm |
Lunch |
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2-3:30pm |
Mobilisation and delivery of documentation materials (P) |
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3:30-4pm |
Coffee |
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4-5pm |
Individual or group discussion with presenters |
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Friday 13 February |
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10-11am |
IP and ethical issues in the delivery, usage, and
archiving of materials (S) |
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11-11:30am |
Coffee |
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11:30-1pm |
Group discussion - various topics (P) |
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1-2pm |
Lunch |
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2-3:30pm |
Group presentations (S) |
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3:30-4pm |
Coffee |
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4-5pm |
Wrap up and evaluation |
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