Seminars
If you would like to receive updates about upcoming seminars, please complete this form.
We have now completed 19 monthly online seminars that guide researchers through the process of compiling a sketch corpus and writing an acquisition sketch (see the recordings and slides below). Following on from that, we have started a new series of online seminars. The sessions of the new series will be recorded and available for one month, for those who are unable to attend the session in real time. Unlike the tutorial sessions, the sessions will not be permanently available. A link to view the presentation will be sent out via the Acquisition Sketch Google Group mailing list.
FUTURE SCHEDULE
Our new series focuses on sketches in progress. In each session, one or more people will present advances and issues from their ongoing sketches. This will give us all a chance to see other sketches in development and discuss questions.
Meetings will be held once per month, on the second Wednesday of the month. Each session will only be held once. We will alternate times each month - usually one month at Berlin 9 am and the next month at Berlin 5 pm.
Next meetings:
Weds May 13 at 5 pm Berlin time: "An in-progress look at the Berber Acquisition Sketch” presented by Abdellah Elouatiq
Weds June 10 at 9 am Berlin time: "An in-progress look at the Mongolian Acquisition Sketch” presented by Dorjderem Byambasuren
Weds July 8 at 5 pm Berlin time: "An in-progress look at the Batangas Tagalog Acquisition Sketch” presented by Eva Huber
Weds August 12 at 9 am Berlin time: "An in-progress look at the Bangla Acquisition Sketch” presented by Asifa Sultana and team
Weds September 9 at 5 pm Berlin time: "An in-progress look at the Maltese Acquisition Sketch” presented by Alexandra Vella and team
Weds October 14 at 9 am Berlin time: "An in-progress look at the Lhukonjo Acquisition Sketch” presented by Celestino Oriikiriza & Sigal Uziel-Karl
Let us know if you’d like to present your work - everyone is welcome!
Overview of our previous sketches-in-progress meetings:
| Meeting | Date | Presenter(s) | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | November 12, 2025 | Lucinda Davidson | Murrinhpatha |
| 2 | December, 10, 2025 | Nino Tsintsadze, Tinatin Chincharauli, Tamara Kalkhitashvili, Teona Damenia | Georgian |
| 3 | January 14, 2026 | Celeste Escobar | Guarani |
| 4 | March, 11, 2026 | Maria Bardaji | Totoli |
| 5 | April 8, 2026 | Rowena Garcia | Manila Tagalog |
Overview of our previous tutorial sessions:
Previous seminars:
Sketch Meeting 1 (May 17 2023): Introduction and Overview
Sketch Meeting 2 (July 19 2023): Corpus 1 - structural aspects
Sketch Meeting 3 (October 18 2023): Corpus 2 - practical aspects
Sketch Meeting 4 (December 13 2023): Ethical Considerations