On 28 November 2012, the next Children’s University event for 8- to 12-year-olds and their parents will be held at the University of Liechtenstein on the subject of dialects. Class 4b of the Primary School Ebenholz, Vaduz, had researched the topic and carried out interviews in advance.
On 28 November 2012, the next Children’s University event for 8- to 12-year-olds and their parents will be held at the University of Liechtenstein on the subject of dialects. Class 4b of the Primary School Ebenholz, Vaduz, had researched the topic and carried out interviews in advance.
Where does the Liechtenstein dialect come from? What did it sound like 500 years ago? How does Liechtenstein differ from its neighbours in linguistic terms? With clear practical examples and a little theory, the speakers for the Children’s University and the BEPO side programme for adults will give an insight into the world of the Liechtenstein dialect.
Dr. Roman Banzer, Director of the Unit for Teaching, Learning and Applied Linguistics at the University of Liechtenstein, will be presenting the lecture for the Children’s University. He is responsible for the naming of several meadows in Liechtenstein and for the dialect collection Wia ma bi üüs red.
Anton Banzer, lic. phil., who runs his own media company, will be presenting the lecture for the BEPO side programme. As a long-standing editor at the Liechtenstein Name Book research project, he has taken an in-depth look at the linguistic history of Liechtenstein.
This is the last lecture for 2012, and all children will be handed their certificates. The event will therefore last until approximately 4 p.m.
“Children on dialects” project
For the last lecture of the year on the subject of “Liechtenstein dialects”, the Children’s University came up with something really special in cooperation with the Liechtensteiner Volksblatt newspaper. Children researched and reported on the use of the dialects of Liechtenstein in their everyday lives. Class 4b of the Primary School Ebenholz, Vaduz, and teacher Gabriele Haas said they were willing to take part in the experiment.
At a dialect workshop with Dr. Roman Banzer, the 15 young students developed interview guidelines and split up into groups with a senior reporter, photographer, reporter and editor. At a visit to the editorial office of the Liechtensteiner Volksblatt, editors Kirstin Deschler and Sebastian Goop taught them how to carry out interviews and take good pictures.
The resulting interviews will appear in the Liechtensteiner Volksblatt and can be seen as part of a small exhibition in the auditorium of the University of Liechtenstein on 28 November 2012.
Children’s University and BEPO lectures
with mini-exhibition on “Children on dialects”
Wednesday, 28 November 2012, 2.30 p.m. to 3.30 p.m., plus certificate ceremony until approximately 4 p.m.
BEPINO: supervision of 3- to 7-year-olds
Further information and registration by 26 November 2012 at www.kinder-uni.li