Contact LADAL
Get in Touch
Weβd love to hear from you! Whether you have a question about our tutorials, want to report an error, are interested in contributing, or simply want to connect β the LADAL team is happy to help.
| Channel | Details |
|---|---|
| π§ Email | ladal@uq.edu.au |
| π¦ Twitter / X | @slcladal |
| π Facebook | LADAL Facebook Page |
| π¬ Mailing list | Email ladal@uq.edu.au with subject: email list |
| ποΈ Address | School of Languages and Cultures, The University of Queensland, St Lucia QLD 4072, Australia |
Stay Connected
The most direct way to reach the LADAL team is by email: ladal@uq.edu.au
We welcome messages about:
- Questions about tutorials or resources
- Requests for support or guidance
- Suggestions for new tutorials or topics
- Proposals for collaboration or partnership
- Workshop and event enquiries
- Anything else LADAL-related!
We aim to respond promptly. If your message is urgent, please indicate this in your subject line.
Mailing List
Stay informed about new tutorials, upcoming workshops, webinars, and LADAL news by joining our email list.
To subscribe, simply send an email to ladal@uq.edu.au with the subject line:
email list
You will be added and notified when new resources, events, and announcements are available.
Share Your User Story
We are actively collecting user stories (testimonials) to understand and showcase how people are using LADAL resources.
Have you
- Copied a code snippet for your own project?
- Learned a new method through a LADAL tutorial?
- Attended a LADAL workshop or webinar?
- Used LADAL materials in your teaching?
- Applied LADAL tools in your research?
If so, weβd be extremely grateful if you shared your experience with us!
To submit your user story
Write a short paragraph describing how you have used LADAL resources and what you used them for, then send it to ladal@uq.edu.au.
Your story helps us understand the real-world impact of LADAL, improve our resources, and inspire others to engage with language data science.
Workshops and Webinars
LADAL regularly offers workshops and webinars on topics related to language technology, language data science, and computational methods.
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Current and upcoming workshops See our Events page
- π¬ Past webinars and recordings Also available on the Events page
Events are free and open to all. Whether youβre a complete beginner or an experienced researcher, there is something for you!
Contribute to LADAL
Write a Tutorial
Do you have expertise in a method or tool that would benefit the LADAL community? We welcome contributions from researchers and practitioners at all career stages!
Step 1 Download the LADAL tutorial skeleton (.Rmd) β a template with the correct structure and formatting.
Step 2 Write your tutorial using the template. Include text, code, and examples following the LADAL style.
Step 3 Send your completed .Rmd file (along with any additional files needed to render it) to ladal@uq.edu.au.
Step 4 The LADAL team will review your submission. Once approved, your tutorial will be published as an official LADAL tutorial with full attribution.
We welcome tutorials on any topic relevant to language data science, corpus linguistics, text analytics, statistics, data visualization, or related areas.
Other Ways to Contribute
You donβt have to write a full tutorial to make a difference! Other ways to contribute include:
- π§ Fix errors β help us improve existing tutorials (see below)
- π£ Share resources β point us to useful tools, datasets, or methods
- π€ Present at a webinar β share your research or methods with the LADAL community
- π Spread the word β share LADAL with colleagues, students, and networks
- π€ Become an affiliate β join LADALβs growing network of supporters (contact us to enquire)
Reporting and Fixing Errors
Found a mistake in a tutorial? We really appreciate you letting us know β every correction helps make LADAL better for everyone. Depending on how much time you have and how comfortable you are with GitHub, there are two ways to help.
Option 1: Report by Email
The simplest approach β just send us a message!
Contact
- LADAL team: ladal@uq.edu.au
- Martin Schweinberger: m.schweinberger@uq.edu.au
Please include
- The name or URL of the tutorial
- A brief description of the error
- (Optionally) your suggested correction
We will investigate and fix the issue as quickly as we can. We appreciate your patience β every report is acted on eventually!
Option 2: Fix Directly via GitHub β Recommended
The most efficient option! If you fix the error yourself via GitHub, we receive an automatic notification and can review and apply your correction quickly β no back-and-forth needed.
What you need A free GitHub account (register here).
Steps
Find the file β Navigate to the relevant tutorial file in the LADAL GitHub repository.
Edit the file β Click the pencil βοΈ icon to edit the file directly in your browser. Make your correction.
Submit a pull request β Scroll to the bottom of the page, add a short description of your change, and click βPropose changesβ. This creates a pull request that the LADAL team can review.
We review and merge β Once we approve your fix, it will be merged into the live tutorial β with credit to you!
We are working on a step-by-step tutorial to walk you through this process. In the meantime, GitHubβs own editing guide is a helpful starting point.
Services
LADAL offers services to members of the School of Languages and Cultures at UQ, as well as to external partners and clients β including institutions, research teams, businesses, and individual researchers.
What We Offer
Training and Upskilling
- Workshops on language technology and data science
- Bespoke training sessions for research teams or departments
- Webinars and online learning events
- One-on-one or small group consultations
Resources and Support
- Access to LADAL tutorials and tools
- Guidance on choosing appropriate methods
- Support for corpus construction and data management
- Advice on reproducible research workflows
To enquire about services, request a workshop, or discuss a collaboration, contact the LADAL team:
π§ ladal@uq.edu.au
Weβre happy to discuss your needs and explore how LADAL can support your work.
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