http://www.ling.mq.edu.au/ Linguistics at Macquarie, one of the largest and most diverse Linguistics Departments in Australia http://www.ling.mq.edu.au/support/academic_literacy.htm http://www.ling.mq.edu.au/support/academic_literacy.htm New undergraduate units for credit are available for students needing to develop their academic literacy in science, business and economics, or social sciences and the humanities. http://www.ling.mq.edu.au/support/academic_literacy.htm http://www.ling.mq.edu.au/support/academic_literacy.htm A new interactive website launched this Australia Day is the first publicly accessible resource to detail information about the formation of the Australian accent and how it has evolved. http://www.ling.mq.edu.au/news/articles/australian_voices.htm http://www.ling.mq.edu.au/news/articles/australian_voices.htm New postgraduate academic literacy workshops are available for all postgraduate coursework students. These workshops are free of charge and designed to assist students with their writing, reading and speaking skills. http://www.maccs.mq.edu.au/~scrain/ http://www.maccs.mq.edu.au/~scrain/ Professor Stephen Crain, the Director of our MQRC in Language Sciences (CLaS), will join the Linguistics Department officially as of January 2010. http://www.humansciences.mq.edu.au/for/higher_degree_research_students/hdr_showcase http://www.humansciences.mq.edu.au/for/higher_degree_research_students/hdr_showcase A showcase of the excellent postgraduate research being carried out within the Faculty. When: 23rd to 25th of November 2009 Where: U@MQ function rooms http://www.humansciences.mq.edu.au/for/current_students http://www.humansciences.mq.edu.au/for/current_students Information sessions for Current 1st, 2nd and 3rd Year Students in the Faculty of Human Sciences. Thur 5 Nov 1-2pm - C5C T1 Wed 11 Nov 5-6:30pm - E7B T3 http://www.ling.mq.edu.au/news/announcements/announcements.htm#australex http://www.ling.mq.edu.au/news/announcements/announcements.htm#australex will be holding its annual conference at Macquarie University on November 16-17. Any students who would like to attend and can offer their assistance, please contact adam.smith@ling.mq.edu.au http://www.ling.mq.edu.au/news/issues/issue_75.htm http://www.ling.mq.edu.au/news/issues/issue_75.htm LINGLINE is a departmental newsletter specific to the interests and concerns of postgraduate students and staff within the Linguistics Department of Macquarie University. LINGLINE aims to help students and staff feel that they are in touch with the Department and its news, as well as with one another, whether one is currently in Sydney or elsewhere in Australia, New Zealand or any of 25 countries in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, North America and South America. http://www.ling.mq.edu.au/centres/alle/docs/burns_09.pdf http://www.ling.mq.edu.au/centres/alle/docs/burns_09.pdf PAnne Burns will present a seminar for students in Macquarie's Postgraduate Programs in Applied Linguistics: 'Action research: What is it and what’s in it for teaching practitioners?'Monday, November 2, 2-3.30pm, Linguistics Seminar Room, W5C22 http://www.ling.mq.edu.au/centres/alle/docs/ALLE_Speaker_Event_5_November_09_Urszula%20Clark.pdf http://www.ling.mq.edu.au/centres/alle/docs/ALLE_Speaker_Event_5_November_09_Urszula%20Clark.pdf Dr. Urszula Clark will be talking about '**Bernstein's theory of pedagogic discourse: Linguistics, educational policy and practice in the UK English/literacy classroom' The seminar will take place on Thursday, 5 November from 4-5 pm in room W5C 221 http://www.ling.mq.edu.au/centres/alle/docs/ALLE_Speaker_Event_22_October_09_Brian%20Paltridge.pdf http://www.ling.mq.edu.au/centres/alle/docs/ALLE_Speaker_Event_22_October_09_Brian%20Paltridge.pdf Professor Brian Paltridge from the University of Sydney will present a seminar "Textographies and the researching and teaching of writing", Thursday October 22 from 1 to 2, Linguistics Seminar Room, W5C 221 http://www.ling.mq.edu.au/news/articles/Audiology_Speech_Path_info_night_flyer.pdf http://www.ling.mq.edu.au/news/articles/Audiology_Speech_Path_info_night_flyer.pdf Discover how you can become a qualified professional with a Masters degree from Macquarie University at our free information session. http://www.ling.mq.edu.au/news/issues/issue_75.htm#limelight http://www.ling.mq.edu.au/news/issues/issue_75.htm#limelight The Linguist in the limelight series is a new and regular feature within LINGLINE that will introduce you to some of our research students, staff and alumni.