Practica

The last week of CoLang will be a fieldwork practicum in collaborative language documentation and revitalization. The purpose of the practica is to apply the linguistic, ethical, practical, and technical skills gained in the workshops in a guided apprenticeship with native-speaker experts and an instructor. We would like to offer a class for each practicum language during the two-week workshops, to prepare students for the one-week practicum and enable them to get the most out of their practicum experience. Three practica are envisioned for CoLang 2026, two based on local Native American languages and one based on an international language.

Participants will work with their instructors on one of the three languages offered, without other scheduled activities. Sessions with native speakers will occupy the morning hours, with flexible afternoon and evening time to allow participants to use the skills acquired in the workshops to process collected data or spend individual study time with speakers.