From the Linguistics Postgraduate Office
The Research Festival is coming up soon (Dec 9, 10, 11). The festival committee has already had lots of interesting submissions and it is looking to be a very interesting event. The committee is still accepting posters and abstracts so if you haven't yet submitted there is still time. For anyone who did not get the submission form, please email Rebekah Wegener at rebekah.wegener@ling.mq.edu.au or the festival committee at mailto:Festival@psy.mq.edu.au (For more information and to go to the festival website see below).
From the Macquarie Library
New online journal collection: Taylor & Francis journals
The Library has recently subscribed to a package of online journals published by Taylor & Francis. The package includes all Taylor and Francis journals, around 1050 titles, including many in Linguistics and related subjects. Access to individual titles will be via the catalogue (and Journal Finder) when all records have been loaded, or via the Taylor & Francis gateway (available now) from the Library's Databases page (Search for: Taylor and Francis online journals).
You can browse titles by subject at: http://taylorandfrancis.metapress.com/app/home/browse-publications-results.asp?wasp=2l5xynrumk1wn6lx8ue3&referrer=main
Most of these are either new titles to Macquarie, or they are new to online access at Macquarie. Taylor & Francis online journals do not have any embargo on current issues.
Examples of titles new to Macquarie:
- Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies 2004+
- Critical Studies in Media Communication 2001+
- Critical Discourse Studies 2004+
- Journal of Applied Communication Research 2001+
- Journal of Quantitative Linguistics 1999+
- Review of Communication 2003+
Examples of titles new to online access at Macquarie:
- Communication Monographs 2001+
- Quarterly Journal of Speech 2003+
For enquiries relating to linguistics please contact Maureen Kattau, Academic Outreach Librarian, Linguistics and Psychology, Macquarie University Library
e-Learning & Information Services Division Ph: (61 2) 9850 6521, Email: mkattau@library.mq.edu.au
Linguistics Department Research Seminars
The Linguistics Department Research Seminar Series is primarily intended for research students, but staff are also warmly invited as are coursework postgraduates. The seminars are given by a mix of Department staff, invited lecturers from other fields in the University, and outside visitors to the Department. Unless otherwise indicated, seminars commence at 11 am sharp and are held in the Linguistics Seminar Room - W5C 221. Following each seminar, is a question and answer session with the speaker commencing at 12 pm.
Seminars for semester 2:
- October 11 - (Commencing 11 am) - Professor Andrew Cohen (USA) - A Web-Based Approach to Strategic Learning of Speech Acts.
- October 12 - Workshop given by Professor Andrew Cohen - Learning Styles, Learner Strategies, and Motivation in Second Language Learning (held W5C 221 (11 am - 1 pm)
- November 1 - Dr. Cynthia Roy (USA) - Analyzing a Discourse Process: Turn-taking in interpreted interaction
- November 8 - Student Mini-Festival
- December 6 - Professor Erich Steiner (Ger)
For more information about these and other research seminars, please refer to the Seminar web page http://www.ling.mq.edu.au/programs/researchdegrees/researchseminars.htm
Click here for the detailed schedule of the seminars.
Division of Linguistics and Psychology Postgraduate Research Festival, December 9, 10 and 11 ? 2004, Macquarie University.
The Postgraduate research festival is a wonderful opportunity for our students to present their work in an open and friendly environment. You will meet colleagues from Psychology and Linguistics, and you may find that you share similar interests. The feedback that you receive from staff and students should prove to be invaluable.
If you are just starting out on your research you may like to use the festival to tell people what your research is all about, and the sort of things that you are likely to be doing.
For further information on the research festival and to see some abstracts from last year, visit the festival website at: http://www.psy.mq.edu.au/festival/
Two speaking and listening skills seminars for Linguistics postgraduate students (12/14 October and 19/21 October)
A reminder that there are two speaking and listening skills seminars being run as part of the Writing and Communication Skills Program for currently enrolled Linguistics postgraduate students.
Seminar (1) will focus on strategies for learning English as a second/foreign language, and on aspects of English pronunciation from the micro sound level to the macro level of communication strategies. This workshop will be of interest both to those who wish to teach English as a second/foreign language, as well as those who are studying Translation and Interpreting.
Seminar (2) will focus on the prosodic aspects of English, including stress, rhythm and intonation, and will look at communication strategies, and issues of cultural context. Participants will gain an understanding of the key features of spoken English pronunciation, gain confidence in the production of sounds and prosodic features of English, and teachers of English as a second/foreign language will expand their repertoire of classroom strategies, and will learn new ways to present English pronunciation to their students.
Seminar 1 will be held on Tuesday 12 October from 4-6 pm in Room W5C221 or on Thursday 14 October from 1 - 3 pm in Room W5C221.
Seminar 2 will be held on Tuesday 19 October from 4-6 pm in Room W5C221 or on Thursday 21 October from 1 - 3 pm in Room W5C221.
All enrolled postgraduate linguistics students are invited to attend but numbers will be limited. If you haven't already enrolled but would like to attend please contact Tessa Green by email: tgreen@ling.mq.edu.au or by phone: (02) 9850-6875.
Congratulations to staff
- Congratulations to Professor Christopher Candlin, Senior Research Professor in the Department of Linguistics, who has been awarded an Honorary Chair Professorship at the Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU).
BFSU, through its National Research Centre for Foreign Language Education awarded Professor Candlin an Honorary Chair Research Professorship of the University at a ceremony at the University in Beijing on Wednesday, September 22nd 2004. This was supported by a proclamation from the Ministry of Education of the PRC.
- Congratulations to Jemina Napier, Rhondda Fahey, and Peter Roger for their recent promotions.
- Congratulations to Helen Price who was recently awarded a PhD in Linguistics at the recent Linguistics graduation ceremony.
- Congratulations to Deanna Wong who also graduated with a BA Honours in Linguistics.
University of Sydney, Linguistics Department, Seminar Series
Unless otherwise indicated, all seminars are on Fridays, beginning at 2.30 pm in Transient Room 202. They are followed by afternoon tea in the Tea-room. All are welcome.
- 15 October Ingrid Piller - Success and failure in second language acquisition
- 22 October Emily Farrell - Narratives and second language learners
- 29 October Alex Madak - Collaborative practice in EFL learners conversation
For further information: Bridget English, 9351 4348 or email: bridget.english@arts.usyd.edu.au
New international society for gesture research
The International Society for Gesture Studies (ISGS) is a newly formed international society that tries to promote research related to gestures across disciplines. To read about past and future activities of the society and to get information about its first congress in Austin, TX, in 2002 please go to the web-site, http://research.communication.utexas.edu/isgs/ . On this site you will also find a membership form as well as its new newsletter, Manufacts.
Upcoming Conferences and Workshops 
C OMET- The 3rd international interdisciplinary conference on Communication, Medicine and Ethics (COMET) and the 7th annual seminar of the Centre for Values, Ethics and Law in Medicine (VELIM) will be held in Sydney, Australia between 30 June and 2 July 2005.
Visit http://www.comet-velim.org/ for information on Areas of Interest, Submission, Subscription and Registration. Submissions due 31 December 2004 and notification of acceptance or otherwise is expected by 1 February 2005. Click here for conference details.
Australian Institute of Interpreters and Translators (AUSIT)- Power to the Profession Conference, 23 and 24 October, Melbourne , http://www.ausit.org/ For details of the conference click here .
The International Society for Gesture Studies (ISGS) conference will be held at 2005 in Lyon, France at the Universit?yon 2, France, June 15 - 18, 2005. For information about the conference and to obtain the call for papers go to http://gesture-lyon2005.ens-lsh.fr/
Call for Papers - CamTESOL Conference, 12 March, 2005
We are now calling for papers for the 2005 CamTESOL conference and abstracts are due by 10 January 2005. The theme for the 2005 conference will be the same as for the workshop in 2004: Practical Issues in Teaching. The expanded program for 2005 allows for papers in 12 streams, as listed on the website. A template abstract cover page and information about the streams is available on the website.
May I hereby encourage you to support this conference series for the professionalisation of English Language Teaching in Cambodia. If you live and work in Cambodia, please spread the word amongst colleagues whom you believe would benefit from participation in this professional development. For more information, go to http://www.camtesol.org/ or e-mail wanna.net@phnompenh.idp.edu.au
Purdue University announces: Multiple Expressions of World Englishes July 21 - 23, 2005 Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Click here for more information or see the website, http://www.iaweworks.org/
Call for Papers - ASIALEX 2005 Singapore : Words in Asian cultural contexts 1-3 June 2005, The M Hotel Republic of Singapore. http://asialex.nus.edu.sg/
ASIALEX 2005 will take place in Singapore from 1 - 3 June 2005, and is jointly organised by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, the Department of English Language and Literature, and the Asia Research Institute at the National University of Singapore. It represents the 2005 biennial conference of the Asian Association for Lexicography
(ASIALEX), and is one of the centennial celebrations of the National University of Singapore. The theme of ASIALEX2005 is "Words in Asian Cultural Contexts". The conference aims to examine the functions and representations of words, and hopes to bring together scholars of language, linguistics and literature in an interdisciplinary forum. We encourage papers that focus on a wider understanding of the word, including Asian contexts in which cultural and textual hybridity is the norm. The following strands will be covered:
- lexicology and lexicography
- sociolinguistics and language pedagogy
- information and communications
- technology
- literary, cultural and postcolonial studies
All presentations should be given in English. Please visit our website, http://asialex.nus.edu.sg/ for more details, including on-line registration and abstract submission. We invite you to submit your abstract (max 250 words) as soon as possible using the on-line facility, and in any case no later than 31 December 2004. Asialex 2005 Organising Committee - Anne Pakir, Peter Tan, Lynn Tan, Vincent Ooi, Ismail Talib, Mark Donohue. Committee email: asialex@nus.edu.sg
Educating for advanced foreign language capacities: constructs, curriculum, instruction, assessment . The Faculty of Languages and Linguistics at Georgetown University is pleased to announce this 2005 Georgetown University Round Table on Languages and Linguistics (GURT 2005). It will take place on the campus of Georgetown University, Washington, DC, from Thursday evening, March 10, to Sunday, noon, March 13, 2005. (Pre-conference workshops will start Thursday morning, March 10.)
GURT 2005 will focus on all aspects of instructed foreign language learning to advanced levels. Recently this topic has been the focus of
considerable concern in society at large. It is also beginning to attract the interest of scholars exploring use-oriented theories of language, of researchers who want to expand the horizons of the field of second/foreign language acquisition research, particularly by adult learners, and of professionals and practitioners who are concerned with effective instructional approaches toward advanced levels of use in diverse educational settings. Central strands for the conference are:
? theories of language for learning and teaching a foreign language to advanced levels
? curriculum construction in support of advanced foreign language acquisition
? instructional approaches that foster advanced-level foreign language capacities, from the standpoint of the learner and the teacher
? assessment of advanced foreign language abilities, both within a programmatic environment and outside of it.
These topics will be addressed in a variety of presentational formats:
? Plenaries
? Invited symposia
? Colloquia
? Individual papers
? Poster presentations
? Pre-conference workshops (on Thursday, March 10)
Confirmed plenary speakers are:
? Christian Matthiessen: "Educating for advanced foreign language capacities: Exploring the meaning-making resources of languages in the
contexts of advanced learners"
? Ronald Langacker: "The conceptual basis of grammatical structure"
? James V. Wertsch: "The role of social languages and speech genres in advanced L2 learning"
? John Norris: "Assessing advanced foreign language learning and learners: From measurement constructs to educational uses"
? Merrill Swain
Confirmed invited symposium organizers are:
? Catherine J. Doughty: "Designing TBLT programs for advanced learners"
? James P. Lantolf: "Conceptual and empirical approaches to advanced proficiency"
? Lourdes Ortega: "The longitudinal study of advanced foreign language capacities: Theoretical and methodological issues"
? Christiane von Stutterheim and Mary Carroll: "Perspectives on perspective-taking and information structure in advanced L2 discourse"
? Galal Walker
For more information- http://www.georgetown.edu/events/gurt/2005/
The second International Congress on English Grammar (ICEG) will be held in India from December 27-31, 2004. For more information and the call for papers, click here .
( Note - 15 October, 2004 Abstracts Deadline) - The 9th International Pragmatics Conference will be held on 10-15 July 2005 at the Riva del Garda Congressi conference center ( http://www.palacongressi.it/ ), Riva Del Garda, Italy. For the full call for papers, go to the IPrA website at http://www.ipra.be/
South Asian Languages Analysis - (SALA) 24, State University of New York, Stony Brook, November 19 ? 21, 2004,
The 24th Annual Conference of South Asian Languages Analysis (SALA) will be held 19 ? 21 November, 2004 at the State University of New York, Stony Brook. SALA 24 will be organized by the Center for India Studies, in collaboration with the Linguistics Department and the Department of Asian and Asian American Studies. Conference Website: http://www.stonybrook.edu/sala Email inquiries: SALA24@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
Call for Papers - "NETWORKS" - The Thirty Second LACUS Forum, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire August 2-6 (Tuesday-Saturday), 2005. Presented by the Linguistic Association of Canada and the United States Association de Linguistique du Canada et des Etats-Unis.
This general theme includes: Relational Networks, Systemic Networks, Semantic Networks, Social Networks, Artificial Neural Networks, Real Neural Networks, Augmented Transition Networks, Computer modeling of networks, Parallel Processing, Distributed processing, X degrees of separation, Network (vs. tree) representation in Historical Linguistics, Networks of beliefs. Special Sessions are planned on subordinate themes: (1) Computer Simulation of Network Operation, (2) Neurolinguistics, (3) Linguistics vis-a-vis "hard" science. LACUS especially invites abstracts relating to the conference theme but also welcomes abstracts on other linguistic topics. As is traditional at LACUS meetings, papers are welcome on any aspect of general and interdisciplinary linguistics, including contributions representing or proposing innovative ideas or unpopular views.
Symposia, Workshops, Tutorials: Papers (and suggestions) are especially invited for the three special sessions being planned: (1) Computer Simulation of Network Operation, (2) Neurolinguistics, (3) Linguistics vis-a-vis "hard" science. Please contact David Bennett db@soas.ac.uk or Syd Lamb ( lamb@rice.edu ) right away with your ideas. Due Date for Abstracts: 15 January 2005. Earlier submission is strongly encouraged. For further information -updated conference information will be posted to the LACUS website at approximately the beginning of every month from now until July next. See http://www.lacus.org .
New Publications
From Maastricht University Press, Maastricht, Netherlands. ISBN 90-5278-419-1 Publication date: 15 September 2004.
Integrating Content and Language: Meeting the challenge of a multilingual higher education. Edited by Robert Wilkinson, Maastricht University, Netherlands.
Recent trends in European higher education, including the introduction of the two-phase ?Bachelors-Masters? structure, are internationalizing learning to an ever-increasing extent. The developments have an immense strategic impact on the organization and the structure of education, in which the consequence for language proficiency will be one of the most critical.
This important book, supported by a grant from the European Union?s Socrates programme (2003-0290/001-001. SO2 81AWC), provides a comparative snapshot of developments in the integration of content and language in higher education in many countries of the world.
The book contains two chapters by Macquarie authors:
Sandra Gollin (UWS) and David Hall: Balancing authenticity and appropriateness in LSP.
Alan Jones and Samantha Sin: Integrating language with content in first year accounting: Student profiles, perceptions and performance
Orders can be made on-line at http://www.unimaas.nl/icl/
From NCELTR Publishing - Opportunities for professional reading and writing
NCELTR Publishing holds a varied collection of recently published books, audio materials and teaching resources that may be of interest to you. These books, ranging from theoretical to highly practical, arrive regularly from educational publishers such as Cambridge and Oxford University Press for review in our TESOL journal, Prospect. You are most welcome to come and inspect the range, and if you would like to review one of these publications for Prospect, it will be submitted to the Reviews Editor for inclusion in a future issue. Contact Kris Clarke on Ext 9901 or email kris.clarke@mq.edu.au to arrange a no-obligation inspection.
China: A handbook in intercultural communication 2nd edition, Jean Brick, Language and Culture Series. Published in May 2004 by NCELTR, 174 pp, 245 x 175, Ph 9850 7966, $28.95
This fully revised edition reflects the rapidly changing political, social and cultural situation in China over the last decade. A detailed description of Chinese attitudes to the individual?s place in society, social behaviour, values, and attitudes to education and doing business makes this an invaluable resource for those who teach, study, work or trade with China. There is now a specific chapter on doing business in China. ?Jean Brick?s China informs and illustrates the basic knowledge required for Australians and Chinese to successfully interact. Topics cover all common points of interchange and there are well-designed exercises in noticing and recognising differences in beliefs, values and social practices to accompany each section. The information on China, ranging from unchanging traditional core beliefs to the fluctuations of behaviour in contemporary society, is well researched. Without denying difference or seeking mutual approval, the perspective on the intercultural is educational: aiming to assist growth on both sides in understanding and acceptance. Recommended!?
Jane Orton, PhD, University of Melbourne, Co-ordinator of Modern Languages Education
The kaleidoscope of adult second language learning: Learner, teacher and researcher perspectives, Gillian Wigglesworth (ed) Head of Linguistics Department, University of Melbourne. Published in October 2003 by NCELTR, 308 pp, 148 x 210, Ph 9850 7966, $34.95
This volume of papers explores some of the factors impacting on learners in a language learning situation through the voices of the learners, teachers, and researchers involved in the research project. All of the data is brought together as a kaleidoscope of factors that have impacted on the learners and the ultimate success of their learning. This volume will be of interest to TESOL practitioners and postgraduate students. It is part of the Research Collection series, which contains major research reports on studies of interest to the AMEP and the TESOL field.
Teaching reading, Jen Tindale, Academic Coordinator, English Language Programs, NCELTR. Published in February 2004 by NCELTR, 64 pp, 148 x 210, Ph 9850 7966, $14.95
At some stage in a typical week, an ESL teacher will focus on the teaching of reading. How and what they choose to teach depends on the students? needs and their own approach to teaching. This practical book provides the teacher with a range of ideas for the classroom that can be called upon at various points of the teaching and learning cycle. It aims to incorporate recent research on reading strategies, vocabulary development, reading fluency and extensive reading into a text-based approach to language teaching.
ESL teachers and trainers running professional development courses will find this a very useful book .
From the International Society for Gesture Studies (ISGS) - New Journal "Gesture"
ISGS has a newly formed journal called GESTURE. ISGS members can subscribe to GESTURE at an annual rate of Euro 65 (regular subscription is Euro175). More information about the Journal can be obtained at: http://www.benjamins.com/cgi-bin/t_seriesview.cgi?series=GEST
Positions Vacant
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Assistant Professor positions - Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto, Canada
The following vacancies at the rank of Assistant Professor are advertised at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto. The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from visible minority group members, women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, members of sexual minority groups, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas. Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be considered first for these positions. Click below for job description.
- Comparative Curriculum Studies
- Elementary Literacy Education
- Research Methodology in Curriculum Studies
- Second Language Education
For more information, please visit the OISE/UT web site at http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/ or the Department?s web site at http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/depts/ctl/
Research Fellow and Research Assistant - The Centre for English Language Teacher Education, University of Warwick, UK
The Centre for English Language Teacher Education, University of Warwick is now advertising for a Research Fellow (three years full time) and a Research Assistant (two years full time) to help with the development and description of a corpus of student writing. You can find full details of the posts at http://www.jobs.ac.uk/ (refs 52868-094 and 52869-094). This is a major ESRC-funded project which will involve collaboration with researchers at Reading University (led by Paul Thompson) and Oxford Brookes (led by Paul Wickens). Further research posts at Reading and Oxford will be announced shortly. (Hilary Nesi and Sheena Gardner, Centre for English Language Teacher Education, University of Warwick).
Assistant/Associate Professor in Applied Linguistics, Tenure-track Northern Arizona University, English Department
Assistant/associate professor of Applied Linguistics, tenure track, starting Fall 2005. The NAU English Department is looking for an individual specializing in second language acquisition to teach graduate and undergraduate courses in Applied Linguistics. This person will be expected to conduct and supervise research in his or her area of expertise and contribute to the growth and continuing development of the MA/TESL and Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics, two programs that are part of a substantial graduate program in a large and diverse department of English.
Rank and salary will be commensurate with experience. Minimum qualifications: Ph.D. in applied linguistics or relevant related discipline in hand by date of appointment, August 2005; evident primary research interest in functional approaches to second language acquisition and/or classroom-based SLA research as indicated by successful publication in appropriate professional journals. Desired qualifications: additional publications in the area of specialization; demonstrated ability to teach graduate and undergraduate courses in SLA and other areas in TESL and applied linguistics; the ability to communicate effectively with multiple audiences, and experience working and interacting with diverse cultures.
Applicants should submit a statement of interest, a curriculum vita, two sample publications, record of teaching evaluations (if available), and three letters of recommendation specifically addressing qualifications for the position to Professor William Grabe, Chair, SLA Search Committee, Department of English, Box 6032, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona 86011-6032. The search committee will begin reviewing files on October 15, 2004, and plans to interview on campus shortly thereafter. Consideration of applications will continue until the position is filled.
Northern Arizona University (15,000 students on campus, 4,000 off campus) is composed of faculty, staff and students from a wide range of culturally diverse backgrounds. Applicants should be experienced with and dedicated to work in such a diverse population. NAU is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution: minorities, women, persons with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. http://www.nau.edu/