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Leiden Summer School in Languages and Linguistics 28 July - 08 August 2008 Leiden University, Faculty of Arts
    Indo-European Programme
Iranian Programme Indological Programme Russian Programme Semitic Programme Dutch Programme
Please note: The registration form did not work last week! If you tried to register and received no reaction, please contact Saskia Tiethoff! Welcome to the homepage of the Leiden Summer School in Languages and Linguistics. This Summer School will be held from 28 July - 08 August 2008 at the Faculty of Arts of Leiden University. The Summer School offers a number of courses on a wide range of subjects in the field of languages and linguistics by international specialists. This year the Summer School will consist of six programmes, each with its own courses: the Indo-European Programme, the Iranian Programme, the Indological Programme, the Semitic Programme, the Russian Programme and the Dutch Programme. Of course, it is possible for you to put together your own programme by combining courses that interest you from among the different programmes. Time Schedule All courses will be taught on a daily basis (10 days) for 90 minutes per day. Since we will be working with four time-slots per day, each student can in principle follow four courses within the Summer School period. Nevertheless, since many courses require preparation, students have the option to take only three courses, using one timeslot as preparation time. The daily schedule will be as follows: 9.30 – 11.00 Course 1 11.30 – 13.00 Course 2 13.00 – 14.00 Lunch 14.00 – 15.30 Course 3 16.00 – 17.30 Course 4 17.30 – 19.00 Dinner 19.00 – 21.00 Evening program Because these time-slots apply to all courses within the individual programmes of the Summer School, and because the courses are all taught at the same location, it is possible to create your own programme by choosing a combination of courses from among the different Summer School Programmes. For the time-table see the Combined Programme.
Teaching language All courses are taught in English (except for the courses of the Russian Programme, which are given in Russian), which means that good knowledge of the English language is a basic requirement. ECTS Active participation in a course stands for 2 ECTS. At the end of the Summer School, every participant will receive a certificate, which will indicate the courses followed and the amount of awarded ECTS credits. If a participant needs more ECTS credits for the followed course, he may ask his supervisor at his home university to take a written examination. The Leiden Summer School will then provide the University with an examination and a key. Although the participant's own University is responsible for accrediting ECTS credits, we recommend a total amount of 5 ECTS credits per Summer School course (2 for active participation + 3 for examination). Evening program The evening program will consist of a series of lectures given by the teachers of the Summer School and by invited scholars. These lectures are intended to broaden the horizons of the students, treating subjects which are not usually part of university curricula. The program is at this point not known yet, but will be announced when available. Tuition fee We charge students a fee of € 300,- for the whole Summer School period. Those who are not regular university students will be charged € 400,- (please note that in the case of over-enrollment for courses with a limited number of participants, university students will take precedence over non-students). Students who wish to follow only one or two courses, receive 50% discount on the tuition fee.
Accommodation Participants can make use of two types of dormitories. The first type consists of shared rooms that are situated in a dormitory at the Smaragdlaan in Leiden, which is about 10 minutes by bus or 30 minutes by foot from the Central Station and the University buildings. This dormitory consists of two-person rooms (which means that you will have to share a room with one fellow participant) and will cost € 300,- euro per person for the whole Summer School period. Every room is furnished and has its own kitchen (including kitchenware), toilet and shower. The second type consists of single rooms that are located in several dormitories throughout the city center, usually only 5 to 15 minutes by foot from the University buildings. These one-person rooms will cost € 400,- euro per person for the whole Summer School period. Note that in both dormitories the number of rooms is limited, and registrations will be handled on a "first come, first-served" basis. The rooms are available from Saturday 26 July until Saturday 09 August. The prices mentioned include a set of sheets and the cleaning of the room after you have checked out. Since we have to reserve each room separately, we have to be very strict regarding deadlines. Moreover, we need you to pay in advance. Thus, in order to guarantee a place in the dormitories, you must have registered and paid the rent for the room before 31 May 2008. After this date we will not be able to guarantee a place in the dormitories for you. Update: the deadline to reserve a room in the dormitories has passed. However, a limited number of shared rooms might still be available. If you’d like to participate in the Summer School and you don’t have accommodation in or near
Registration To register, please fill out this form. After we have received your registration, we will contact you as soon as possible in order to inform you whether your registration has been accepted. Note that registrations are handled on a "first come, first-served" basis and are only finalized when the tuition fee has been received. Deadlines The deadline for registering itself is 15 July. By that date we must have received your registration form and the payment of the tuition fee. Note however that if you want to stay in the dormitory (see above under Accommodation), the deadline for registering and paying the rent is 31 May. Nevertheless, we would advise you to register as soon as possible. Update: the deadline to reserve a room in the dormitories has passed. However, a limited number of shared rooms might still be available. If you’d like to participate in the Summer School and you don’t have accommodation in or near
Library Participants of the Summer School will receive a temporary account for the University Library, which will enable them to request books for perusal (taking books outside the library will not be possible). Computer facilities All participants of the Summer School will receive a computer account from the university, which will enable them to use the computer facilities that are available in the faculty buildings. Leiden Leiden is a small historic city located between Amsterdam and The Hague (see here for some pictures). General information about Leiden can be found here and here. For the history of Leiden, see here. Additional links: general homepage of Leiden University, homepage of Comparative Indo-European Linguistics, homepage of the Department of Indology, homepage of the Slavic Department.
For pictures of the Summer School 2006, see here.
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