Invent a Language, Invent a World!
A Linguistics Camp for Project-based Learning
Summer 2019
The Linguistics Department in the College of Information at UNT is excited to offer summer camps for your middle or high school student!
Locations:
Denia Park - Denton: June 3rd - June 7th
UNT Frisco: July 22nd - July 26th
UNT Frisco: August 5th - August 9th
UNT Denton Main Campus: July 22nd - July 26th
UNT Denton Main Campus: July 29th - August 2nd
REGISTRATION LINK COMING SOON
These 2-week summer camps will provide an overview of language science through hands-on activities, engaging guest speakers, interactive field trips, and fun capstone projects. Students will explore the wonders of languages and cultures around the world, create dictionaries and phrasebooks of invented languages in pop culture, conduct fieldwork on American English dialects, and use acoustic software to analyze speech. Students will also have the full university experience, with access to UNT’s exceptional libraries and facilities. Transferable knowledge and skills include: geography, history, the physics of sound, data collection methods, and problem-solving skills.
Summer Camp - Week 1: Real & SciFi Languages
LANGUAGE TOURISM:
• Travel the world!
• Hear and learn about languages and speakers the world over.
• Try out the sounds, learn short phrases and how to write in different scripts.
• Guest lectures by UNT faculty and international students.
INVENTED LANGUAGES:
• Learn about Invented Languages like Elvish and Yoda-speak.
• Use language analysis software to create a dictionary and
phrasebook of a language you invent!
Summer Camp - Week 2: Dialects & Fingerprints
LINGUISTIC FIELDWORK:
• Learn about dialects of American English.
• Do fieldwork on language dialects.
• Discover how you feel about people who speak like you and those that don’t
INVENTED LANGUAGES:
• Use acoustic software to analyze speech.
• Be a forensic linguistic to solve who said it and who done it!
Logistics:
- All day camp from Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- 2:15 ratio; coordinated by Department of Linguistics faculty and graduate students
- Overview of language science with engaging activities, guest speakers, tools, and projects
- All camp materials provided
- Short breaks throughout the day and snacks and lunches provided
- Located on the main UNT campus for the full university experience
- Access to campus libraries and facilities
- Field trips to the Department of Linguistics at the Discovery Park campus
Cost: $275 per week.
Add-ons: Early drop-off 7 - 8:45 a.m. ($20/day) and after-camp activities 4:15 - 6 p.m. ($20/day)
Registration deadline: July 2nd, 2019
To register for the summer camp, please click "Sign Up!" and complete the form. Once you click "Submit" you will be redirected to the checkout process.
Note: We recommend that students register for the full 2-week camp experience; however, students may also register for just 1 week of the camp. Please indicate your preferences during registration.
Full payment is due at the time of registration.
Full refunds for the price of the summer camp only can be made up to July 1, 2019 and are reviewed on a case by case basis.
Partial refunds for late pickup/early drop off can be made up to the previous day of camp for each session and are reviewed on a case by case basis.
After July 22, 2019, no refunds will be issued for either session.
Refunds will not be issued if a participant is dismissed from the workshop for violating UNT policy
Feel free to email us with any questions!
Contact information
For more information, please contact:
Shobhana Chelliah: Shobhana.Chelliah@unt.edu
Camp Organizer / Linguistics Professor
Kalaivahni Muthiah: Kalaivahni.Muthiah@unt.edu
Camp Instructor / Linguistics Professor
Lisa Jeon: Lisa.r.jeon@rice.edu
Camp Instructor / Linguistics Professor
Trevor Sisk: Trevor.Sisk@unt.edu
Linguistics Administrative Coordinator