online training series

The Endangered Languages Documentation Programme is offering a series of online trainings in Language Documentation theory and methods from March 6th to June 12th, 2025. Training participants will meet weekly on Thursdays, live via Zoom, for a webinar and discussion session. They will be expected to complete readings, hands-on practice, and online assessments between sessions. Live attendance at all sessions and completion of all assignments is required.

Topics which will be covered in the training series are:
• Linguistic diversity and language endangerment
• Language Documentation theory & methods
• Understanding archival collections
• Compiling a documentary collection
• Audio and video recording methods
• Transcription, translation, and annotation with ELAN
• Dictionary creation with Fieldworks Language Explorer (FLEx)
• Metadata creation and managing data
• Project planning and design
• Grant writing for language documentation projects


The online sessions will take place from 9:00 to 11:00 CET. Readings, hands-on practice, and homework assignments will be made available via a free course website. The language of instruction is English. The training series has 25 spots available. Applicants planning to work with endangered and under-documented languages (see Hammarström 2019), especially Papuan languages, are strongly encouraged to apply.

Applicants should meet the criteria listed below:

• Have plans to document an endangered and under-documented language
• Can attend all webinar sessions and complete readings and assignments
• Have a sufficient level of spoken and written English to be able complete assignments
• Have access to a Windows computer and a reliable internet connection


To apply, please complete and submit the application here by January 30th, 2025.

For questions about the Online Training Series 2025, please contact us at training@eldp.net