Advanced Field Methods Seminar, post meeting update

Today's info meeting regarding this summer's Advanced Field Methods Seminar in Oaxaca went really well. About 12 of us were in attendance as Dr. Carleton gave us a quick rundown on what the project is about, how it works, what to expect, and what the requirements and costs are.

This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to do some meaningful and amazing work. Not to mention the experience and resume-boon. I'm super motivated to learn more Spanish now! Netflix will help, as will turning on dubbed and/or subtitle tracks on everything watched on the DVD player from here on out. Spanish talk radio in the car, and podcasts through iTunes. Only seven months left to train my ears to the sounds of Mexico.

If you'd like to discuss the project, head over to the LGSA Fledgelings Google Group...we've already started a topic or two on this!

New additions!

We now have a calendar and a discussion board!
A few things:

• You must be a member of the Google group to visit the discussion board and add posts or comments. Please click on the "Sign in and apply for membership" link and one of us will approve it.
• This requires a Google account. If you use gmail, reader, iGoogle, Picassa, Blogger, GoogleTalk, or are already a member in another Google group, then you already have a login you can use. If not, well, I can't encourage you enough to sign up. Any one of the above mentioned apps are awesome, but all of them together are quite spectacular.
• Note the three links at the top of the calendar page — Academic | Events | Courses — these will take you to individual calendars for each. Pretty nifty, no?

I'll add more to this list as things come up.

LGSA Fledgelings Calendar

Academic Calendar: iCal XML | Events Calendar: iCal XML


See this icon:
It's in the upper right corner of the Calendar. You can use it to display/hide various categories of calendar events.

The Linguists – A very Foreign Language Film – 2nd Screening Nov. 2nd

The first showing, at the Roxy Theater this past Sunday was a success! The movie is insightful, well-made, and quite interesting. There will be another screening, and another LGSA get together to see it again, at Shattuck Cinema, in Berkeley, on November 2nd. If you are interested in attending this event, please send an email to fledgelings@gmail.com, or leave a comment on this post.

To view the trailer for this movie, visit The Linguists website: www.thelinguists.com

Also take the time to read this write-up by the National Science Foundation, who helped fund the film...
"In Siberia, fewer than 25 elderly people speak Chulym, a language spoken for generations by traditional hunter-gatherers and fishermen in small rural villages. In Bolivia, a language once spoken by healers to the Inca emperor is on the verge of extinction. In the Orissa state in the east of India, younger generations no longer speak Sora, a language of the region with a complex and expressive way of putting words together."

Sun. Nov 2, 2008, 12:30 pm | Shattuck Cinema
Tickets are $10.50, and you can buy them by clicking here.

Tomorrow, The Linguists, Roxie Theater

This is just a quick reminder to everyone...This Sunday (tomorrow)...

11:00 am
Frjtz for crepes, Belgian beer, and fries with lots of dipping sauces. Located near the Roxie Theater at 590 Valencia St (between 16th St & 17th St).

12:30 pm
The Linguists, at the Roxie Theater. $10.50 per person. Film is 1hr 5min. Click here for previous post, including trailer.

See you there!

Info Meeting for the Advanced Field Methods Seminar in Teotitlán de Valle, Mexico!

The informational meeting for the 6th Annual Advanced Field Methods Seminar is coming up. Please spread the word and tell your friends and classmates about this opportunity!

Come find out more about this exciting study abroad program! The meeting will be held NEXT Thursday, October 23rd, 2008, at 12:30 pm, in HUM 203.
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ABOUT THE PROGRAM:
When: June 13 — July 4, 2009
Where: Teotitlán de Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico
Prerequisites: English 424, English 421, English 727 (offered this Spring 2009), and proficiency in Spanish with at least one year of college level Spanish.

This three-week short-term study abroad program offered as a 3-unit summer school course through the College of Humanities and CEL, is a unique opportunity for students to participate in an ongoing linguistic field project in Oaxaca, Mexico. Be a part of helping document an endangered language and preserving a culture.

Participants will:

• Participate in a collaborative community-based research project
• Conduct linguistic fieldwork on location
• Help document the endangered dialect of Teotitlán, Zapotec
• Learn about dictionary making and archiving oral tradition
• Build community ties through living in a Zapotec village

Program includes:

• Lodging with a Zapotec family
• Breakfast, lunch, and dinner buffets with seminar group
• 3 SFSU course units that will count as an elective toward an English BA, Linguistics MA, and MATESOL degrees and possibly other degrees.