The courses are aimed at providing a baseline for collaboration between students and more seasoned researchers.
The instructors and supervisors who will participate in the program are (in alphabetical order):
Sascha Alexeyenko, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Susana Bejar, University of Toronto
Lena Borise, CNRS
Joaquim Brandão, Université Paris 8
Ioana Chitoran, Université de Paris Cité
Marina Chumakina, University of Surrey
Noam Faust, Université Paris 8-CNRS
Daniel Harbour, Queen Mary University
Diana Kakashvili, Tbilisi State University, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Nicola Lampitelli, Université Nanterre
Martha McGinnis, University of Victoria
Léa Nash, Université Paris 8-CNRS
Jérémy Pasquereau, CNRS
Maria Polinsky, University of Maryland
Milan Rezac, CNRS
Neige Rochant, Université de Lausanne
Isabelle Roy, Nantes Université
Jesse Wichers Schreur, Universiteit Leiden
Stavros Skopeteas, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Thomas Wier, Free University of Tbilisi
Courses will be taught in English. They will provide introductions to the issues, main concepts, and methods each relevant field is concerned with.
Classes will take place in the mornings from 9am to 1:30pm on the premises of Public School #1 (ზემო ალვანის 1-ლი საჯარო სკოლა).
The research practicum component is a major component of this summer program.
Students, instructors/supervisors, and Tsova-Tush native speakers will team up in groups to study different sides of the (Tsova-) Tush language.