Boot Camp

Sketch Engine Boot Camp is an intensive course in using Sketch Engine and its tools to build, search and analyse corpora for the purpose of linguistics, social sciences, lexicography, translation, IT & NLP, language teaching and related disciplines.

By the end of the course, you will become familiar with the interface, learn to build your own corpora, use the Sketch Engine corpora and learn to use the tools and understand the results. Corpus building will cover monolingual, bilingual with the built-in automatic corpus building tool in Sketch Engine.

An online version of the course is available.

What do participants say about Boot Camp?

An excellent training opportunity to understand how Sketch Engine works and the terminology behind it. The presenters were very knowledgeable, flexible and friendly and it was very useful to have many hands-on practical exercises. Well worth attending!

María Fernández-Parra
Swansea University, United Kingdom

The Boot Camp is a fantastic opportunity to learn new skills in handling Sketch Engine. The instructors were competent and friendly, always willing to show me new tricks. I left with a very satisfying sense of having substantially improved my knowledge of the SketchEngine, and I make use of my new skills on a daily basis.

Jakob Horsch
Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, Germany

Just enough theory and plenty of hands-on training with an engaging and enthusiastic presenter. Very useful to have all the materials available for further reference after the course.

Simona Kalová
Masaryk University, Czech Republic

Online

self-study course with one-to-one consultations online

€ 335

starts every day, continuous enrolment

details and registration

Face to face

Brno Czech Republic
13 hours of teaching | 2 days
on request — EUR 570 per person
for groups of minimum 5 people

details

Face to face

your location
6 hours (8×45min) per day
for up to 12 people
date on request — EUR 2,700 per day
(plus travel and accommodation expenses of the trainer)
different arrangements are possible and will be quoted individually

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The teaching content is identical both online and face-to-face.

Who is it for?

for users who never worked with Sketch Engine or any other corpus system
for users who are only familiar with a handful of Sketch Engine features and want to master the complete functionality

The focus will be on the corpora, searching and understanding the results, not on the technology, algorithms or programming.

Why should I take part?

You will learn to generate richer and more relevant results faster and to employ a combination of tools to get a deeper insight into the linguistic data. You will also learn to build higher-quality corpora and exploit the prebuilt corpora for both general and specialized tasks.

Will I learn everything?

Sketch Engine Boot Camp will prepare you for a vast majority of uses. Niche topics, however, may be covered in limited details due to the tight schedule. The focus will stay on making the most of the interface and understanding the results. Technicalities will be limited to the necessary minimum. Statistics and maths formulas used in our algorithms will not be covered in depth. Programmatic use via API will not be covered.

What if I have a very specific use case?

You can discuss them during coffee breaks, on-site lunch breaks or after the classes. You can book an individual consultation slot.

Languages?

Although the training will be delivered in English and practical tasks will assume the use of an English corpus, the acquired skills are applicable to the analysis of any language Sketch Engine supports.

This course can also be delivered in Spanish upon request.

What is the difference between the Boot Camp and Lexicom?

The Boot Camp focusses on the correct and effective use of the interface and the understanding of the tools and their results. It does not teach any theoretical background of corpus linguistics, lexicography, NLP, text analysis or other disciplines. It is up to the participant to relate the tools to their research subject.

Lexicom is a course in lexicography, i.e. the editing and building dictionaries, glossaries and similar lexicographic works. It is a specialized event that teaches the theoretical background and concepts of lexicography and the use of Sketch Engine for lexicography.

Payment options

We accept payments by card online or by bank transfer. An invoice and/or an online payment link will be sent after completing the registration form.

Bring your own device!

This is a BYOD event. You are expected to bring your own laptop. A tablet is possible but a less preferred option because some functionality may not be available. WiFi access to the internet will be provided. A limited number of laptops can be provided on-site. Please check availability before registering.

What is in the fee?

13 hours of tuition
12-month access to Sketch Engine
storage space of 5,000,000 words for user corpora
coffee, tea, drinks, refreshments and lunch

Not included in the fee

accommodation
travel expenses and any other costs

Questions?

Check the FAQ section above or contact us.

What do participants say about Boot Camp?

Payment options

Bring your own device!

What is in the fee?

Not included in the fee

Questions?

for learners of languages

A Course in Lexicography and Lexical Computing

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