Workshops

The LinA-Lab in cooperation with the Center for Methods will again offer various workshops in the summer term. Please  find an overview of all dates below and register via myStudy (Veranstaltungsverzeichnis/zusätzliche Angebote ohne CPs/Methodenzentrum/LinA-Lab):

Sketch Engine (Nora)

Do, 01.06., 14.15-15.45

Do, 22.06., 14.15-15.45

This workshop provides an insight into the program Sketch Engine. Sketch Engine is an online program used to analyse collections of spoken or written texts (corpora) to find out how language works.
There are many interesting questions that can be answered by analysing corpora. These include questions about linguistic aspects of language, such as the frequency of particular words or grammatical constructions in a language or in varieties of a language. Sketch Engine can also be used for Critical Discourse Analysis. Using frequency analysis and tools to examine the co-occurrence of words, it is possible to find out how language and ideologies are related. Example topics include gender differences, racism, or global warming in relation to language. Sketch Engine offers a wide range of corpora in different languages that can be analysed with the help of the program. In addition, Sketch Engine offers the option to create your own corpus and work with it.
In our workshop, we will show you the features that Sketch Engine offers in detail.

Lime Survey (Sofia & Nora)

Do, 22.06., 14.15-15.45

This workshop aims at teaching the basic functions of LimeSurvey. In addition to the general creation of a survey, the specific functions and question tools will also be covered. The workshop is very application-oriented and offers the possibility to ask questions afterwards regarding the own planning of a survey.

Spoken BNC2014 corpus (Carolin)

Mi, 31.05., 14.15-15.45

This workshop offers an insight into the work with the Spoken British National Corpus 2014, an online corpus, which was gathered by the Lancaster University and the Cambridge University. The British National Corpus 2014 is a large collection of samples of contemporary spoken British language use from a range of different real-life contexts.

F4transcript (Johanna)

Mi, 10.05., 14.15-15.45

Mi, 24.05., 14.15-15.45

Mi, 07.06., 14.15-15.45

Mi, 21.06., 14.15-15.45

Mi, 05.07., 14.15-15.45

This hands-on transcription workshop will introduce you to the basics of transcribing audio recordings using the software f4/f5 transkript. You will be provided with an overview of what transcription is, get insights in transcription conventions and tips that will help you when transcribing. There will be time to practice with some examples and also the opportunity to get feedback and advice on projects. In addition, f4x Automatic Speech Recognition is also briefly introduced.
In order to make the most of this workshop, participants can mail the tutors a brief description of their intended project ahead of the workshop.

F4analyse (Nora)

Mo, 15.05., 14.15-15.45

Mo, 05.06., 14.15-15.45

Mo, 26.06., 14.15-15.45

Mo, 03.07., 14.15-15.45

In this workshop you will learn about the possibilities of qualitative data analysis using the f4 analyse software. You will learn about the basic functions of the program. This includes the organization of texts, the creation of codes and also initial approaches to how the data can then be analyzed.