Invitation to Alumni - 40th anniversary celebrations
We would like to invite our past students and staff to help us celebrate the 40th anniversary of Macquarie University. The Linguistics Department is organising an alumni event to be held on Friday 10th December from 5.30 pm in Room W5C220. Come and join staff and students past and present for drinks and a stimulating retrospective view of our Department from our three professors. Talks will start at 6.15 pm and finish around 7.15 pm. Following the talks, there will be another opportunity for us to socialise over some drinks and snacks in Room W5C221. We look forward to having you back with us on campus for this event. Please RSVP by 22 November to peter.roger@ling.mq.edu.au
From the Linguistics Postgraduate Office
The Division of Linguistics and Psychology Postgraduate Research Festival, December 9, 10 and 11 ? 2004, Macquarie University.
The Research Festival is coming up soon (Dec 9, 10, 11) and students and staff alike look forward to this wonderful opportunity to hear about the research our students are involved in. The Festival Committee has had some interesting and exciting submissions. For enquiries about the festival, 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 you can also go to the festival website see http://www.psy.mq.edu.au/festival/
Dissertation guide
If you intend to write a dissertation, please familiarise yourself with the document called "Writing a Dissertation- A Guide". This guide is now available from a link on the Linguistics Department website. To access it, go to the Information for Current Students page http://www.ling.mq.edu.au/current_students.html or to the Writing Support for Postgraduate Students page http://www.ling.mq.edu.au/pg_writing_skills/index.html .
Unit outlines
Current Applied Linguistics students please note that you can access a more detailed unit outline from a link on each of the Applied Linguistics units' web pages. For example, LING905 (Research Methods in Language Study) is http://www.ling.mq.edu.au/units/pg_units/ling905/index.html Go to the department's website http://www.ling.mq.edu.au/ to search for the units you are enrolled in.
From the NCELTR Resource Centre 
Highlights from the latest new resources list
- An introduction to functional grammar, by M. A. K. Halliday. 3rd ed. London: Arnold: 2004
- Getting started with functional grammar, by Louise Droga and Sally Humphrey. Berry, NSW: Target Texts: 2002
- Languages in a globalising world, edited by Jacques Maurais and Michael A. Morris. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press: 2003
- Authoring a PhD: how to plan, draft, write and finish a doctoral thesis or dissertation, by P. Dunleavy. Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan: 2003
For borrowing call 9850 9653, fax 9850 9953 or online http://www.nceltr.mq.edu.au/resources/rcloanreqform.asp
From the Macquarie Library
If you have any enquiries relating to linguistics and library resources please feel free to 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
Please be advised that the student mini-festival previously advertised for Monday 8 November is cancelled.
The next and final seminar for 2004 will be given by Prof. Erich Steiner who will be visiting us from Germany. This will be held on Monday 6 December in the Linguistics Seminar Room - W5C 221. Abstract to be advised.
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.
Congratulations
- The Linguistics Department is delighted to announce that Dr Peter Roger has been given a University Outstanding Teacher Award. Congratulations to Peter for a very well-deserved award and thanks to those students who nominated him.
- Our congratulations also extend to PhD student Stephen Moore who was supervised by A/Prof. David Butt. Stephen's PhD was titled "Cambodia: a critical discourse analysis of The Economist's 'Pursuit of Reason'" and was confirmed at the last Senate meeting.
New Online IELTS Preparation Course
NCELTR is very excited to announce its newly developed Macquarie University Online IELTS Preparation course, officially launched on 12 October by the Vice-Chancellor. This course, funded by Macquarie University through the Borderless University scheme, is the first comprehensive Online IELTS course developed to prepare students in Australia and overseas to take the IELTS test.
It is a highly interactive, web-based course which is intended to familiarise students with the IELTS test, provide essential test-taking strategies and guide students through an extensive range of language development activities. The course comprises four modules covering the IELTS skills subtests - Academic Reading, Academic Writing, Listening and Speaking. Students will be able to enrol in a single module, or multiple modules as they wish.
Each module of the course provides 15 ?20 hours of online study for students. There more than 350 interactive tasks in the course, through which students receive instant feedback on their performance ? and the opportunity to repeat lessons as often as they like. In addition, students enrolled in the Speaking and Writing Modules will have access to an Online Tutor who will give them individual feedback on their assessment tasks.
The course is due to go on the market early next year.
Please visit the Online IELTS website for more information about the course and to see demonstration lessons. www.nceltr.mq.edu.au/ielts
Awards for Postdoctoral Research
The British Academy offers awards for postdoctoral research in the humanities and social sciences. Applications are invited for the following
schemes. The next deadline is 15 January 2005.
- Small Research Grants (up to £7,500)
- Grants are available for collaborative or individual research projects.
- British Conference Grants (up to £2,000)
- Grants are available for bringing key speakers to conferences held in the UK.
- Overseas Conference Grants (up to £800)
Grants are available for travel expenses of a scholar delivering a paper at a conference overseas. For further information: www.britac.ac.uk/funding/
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.
Workshop 2005: Language and Culture, 03 Feb - 04-Feb 2005, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Anthropological Linguistics; Applied Linguistics; Discourse Analysis; Linguistic Theories; Sociolinguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics ( Call Deadline: 07-Jan-2005).
The ultimate purpose of Workshop: Language and Culture is to bridge the gap between linguistics and cultural studies to expand intellectual and academic horizons and create a truly interdisciplinary atmosphere. Workshop Theme: Global Expectation and Local Reality Date: 3 (Thursday) - 4 (Friday), February 2005 Venue: Camperdown Campus of the University of Sydney. Sponsored by The Department of Japanese and Korean Studies, the School of Languages and Cultures of the University of Sydney. The Sydney Network for Language and Culture (SYNLAC) is pleased to invite you to come to the workshop as either a participant or a presenter.
Workshop 2005 will address the question of disjuncture between 'global' expectations (or the expectations of a dominant culture) and 'local' realities. We aim to investigate the ways in which local realities may accommodate global expectations, as well as cases where global expectations are frustrated or challenged by local realities. In an age where the reach of the media means that conflicts from all over the globe are represented in a diverse range of local contexts, the discrepancy between the global and the local is often a source of conflict. This discrepancy manifests itself in, e.g. news coverage on TV, talkback shows on radio, discussion in classrooms, dinner table conversation and official descriptions of 'ideal' men and women, where global expectations often run counter to local realities. Workshop 2005 calls on linguists and scholars of cultural studies to apply the insights of their disciplines to the task of finding solutions to the conflicts posed by the global and local disjuncture.
The SYNLAC welcomes workshop presenters who:
- take an intercontextual approach (focusing on one context, e.g. classroom, but also considering affects on that context from other contexts, e.g. economics
or politics), and/or - present a systematic data analysis, and/or
- present a workshop in which the audience can experience the presenter's theory or hypothesis.
Please also keep in mind that the ultimate purpose of Workshop: Language and Culture is to bridge the gap between linguistics and cultural studies to expand intellectual and academic horizons and create a truly interdisciplinary atmosphere. The SYNLAC asks workshop leaders to give their presentations in plain English, and to get the audience actively involved in the workshop in one way or another to help retain their concentration and focus. The length of presentations in the workshop is in principle either 60 or 90 minutes. However, we will accept shorter presentations as well.
If you wish to give a presentation, please send an abstract (300 words) by e-mail to Keizo.nanri@arts.usyd.edu.au or makoto@dpc.aichi-gakuin.ac.jp or Seiko Yasumoto Seiko.Yasumoto@arts.usyd.edu.au . The closing date for abstracts is 7 January, 2005. Registration is free. The workshop will be held at the University of Sydney, Camperdown 2006 NSW AUSTRALIA.
If you have any inquiries, please contact Keizo Nanri Keizo.nanri@arts.usyd.edu.au , Makoto Sasaki makoto@dpc.aichi-gakuin.ac.jp ,Seiko Yasumoto, Seiko.Yasumoto@arts.usyd.edu.au , or Jose Luis Meurer jmeurer@cce.ufsc.br .
International Professional Communication Conference (sponsored by IEEE ).
The IPCC 2005 Conference will be held at the University of Limerick from the 10 - 13 July 2005. The University of Limerick is part of the National Technological Park of the Republic of Ireland and is located in the Castletroy area of Limerick, 5km from Limerick City. Communication is the tie that binds people around the world, crossing boundaries of knowledge, cultures, languages, and values. Technical communication connects engineers, educators, managers, and communicators in a global community. Come to IPCC 2005 in Limerick, Ireland, to explore these connections and share knowledge. For further details go to http://www.iccconcepts.com/ipcc/index.shtml
The 4th Malaysian International Conference on Languages, Literatures and Cultures organised by the English Dept.,Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication, Universiti Putra Malaysia will be held on from 23rd to 25th April 2005.
Papers are invited on the theme 'Critical Perspectives to Theory and Practice in the New World Order'. For more information please visit the website http://www.fbmk.upm.edu.my/~micollac
Australia New Zealand Communication Association conference in Christchurch, New Zealand, 4-7 July, 2005.
Proposals for papers, panels, and workshops are invited on all human communication themes that explore aspects of the role and operation of communication in contemporary society. Themes might include: ? gender and communication ? ethics and communication ? society and the media ? new media ? discourse and meaning ? the politics of communication ? peace communication ? organisational communication ? business communication ? communication technology ? communication management ? journalism ? public relations ? public speaking? intercultural communication ? globalisation and communication ? consumer behaviour and communication ? communication and change ? small group processes ? instructional communication ? family communication ? community communication.
Proposals that explore workplace communication issues are particularly encouraged and the deadline for abstracts is 15 November . For further details see the conference website at http://www.mang.canterbury.ac.nz/ANZCA/anzcaindex.htm . Keynotes include Janet Holmes (Victoria University of Wellington), Graeme Turner (Queensland) and George Chaney (Utah).
First Call for Papers - An invitation to participate in the first international conference on educational research to be held in Singapore, 2005.
Theme: Redesigning Pedagogy: Research, Policy, Practice Dates: 30 May to 1 June 2005 Venue: National Institute of Education, Nanyang technological University, Singapore. Organizer: Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice, National Institute of Education, Singapore.
Strands : Affective Education, Language & Literacy Education, Mathematics Education, Multiliteracies & Multimodalities, Science Education, IT in Education, Humanities & Social Studies, School Change & Leadership, Innovation in Curriculum Development and Classroom Practice, Student Performance and Assessment.
Deadline for Submission of Abstracts: 31 December 2004. Abstracts can be submitted on line or through email to the Conference Secretariat at educon@nie.edu.sg Closing Date for Registration: 10 May 2005 For further information please contact the Conference Secretariat at Tel: 6790-3307, Fax:6896-9845 educon@nie.edu.sg The conference website is at http://conference.nie.edu.sg/rprpp http://conference.nie.edu.sg/rprpp
Politeness: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Language and Culture Saturday 12th March 2005 Nottingham, UK
This one-day conference hosted by the Linguistic Politeness Research Group aims to investigate and encourage multidisciplinary approaches to researching politeness, language and culture. Researchers and postgraduates working on politeness in the disciplines of language, linguistics, literary linguistics, sociology, psychology, philosophy, communication studies, organisational studies and social theory in particular are encouraged to attend. The conference will consist of plenary sessions, panel discussions and the presentation of posters. The focus on the plenary and panel sessions will be on conceptualisations of face, theoretical and methodological approaches to analysing politeness in institutions, and approaches to examining politeness in literature. Poster submissions are encouraged in any area of politeness research.
The Journal of Politeness Research: Language, Behaviour, Culture , published by Mouton de Gruyter, will be launched at this event.
Plenary speakers:
- Bob Arundale, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, USA: ?Face as relational and interactional: Communication approaches to examining face as culture-general and culture-specific'
- Jonathan Culpeper, Lancaster University, UK: ?Creativity and impoliteness in literature and real life conversation'
Call for posters: Abstracts of no more than 200 words are invited on any topic relating to multidisciplinary approaches to politeness, language and culture. The deadline for receipt of abstracts is the 10th December 2004. Abstracts should include a title and up to 5 keywords. Please send abstracts and direct enquiries to louise.mullany@nottingham.ac.uk
Colloquy
Colloquy journal is seeking submissions for the general issue in 2005. Deadline for submissions is 15 January 2005. Colloquy publishes articles and reviews by current postgraduates and recent doctoral graduates working in the areas of literary and cultural studies, continental philosophy and visual culture, performance and translation studies. All work is refereed by academics working in appropriate fields for assessment to ensure the originality and currency of the journal and to maintain a high standard of critical writing. For submission guidelines, please go to: www.arts.monash.edu.au/others/colloquy/papers/
New Publications
Reading in a Foreign Language
The much anticipated special issue of Reading in a Foreign Language, guest edited by Elizabeth Bernhardt, is now online. This issue (Volume 16.2) is a special topics issue on methods and applications in reading research and can be read at http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/rfl
In this issue, Cindy Brantmeier examines ANOVA and regression models as statistical procedures used in L2 research. Etsuo Taguchi, Miyoko Takayasu-Maass, and Greta J. Gorsuch investigate repeated reading and extensive reading in terms of fluency development. Peter J. Heinz compares computerized and manual scoring of written recall protocols and questions whether a computer can perform a scoring routine with accuracy. Kelly L. Kidder reviews Teaching Reading by Jen Tindale. Lynn-Elisabeth Hill reviews Mary Lee Field's Text Features and Reading Comprehension. Martin Andrew presents a review of Planning Lessons for a Reading Class by Thomas S.C. Farrell.
Peter Lang - European Academic Publishers (http://www.peterlang.net) are pleased to announce a new book by Christopher N. Candlin / Maurizio Gotti (eds.)
Intercultural Aspects of Specialized Communication
Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, New York, Oxford, Wien, 2004. 369 pp., num. fig. and tables Linguistic Insights. Studies in Language and Communication. Vol. 14 Edited by Maurizio Gotti. ISBN 3-03910-352-0 / US-ISBN 0-8204-7015-5 pb. sFr. 89.00 / EUR* 61.40 / EUR** 57.40 / £ 40.20 / US-$ 68.95* includes VAT - only valid for Germany and Austria does not include VAT.
This volume explores intercultural communication in specialist fields and its realisations in language for specific purposes. Special attention is given to legal, commercial, political and institutional discourse used in particular workplaces, analysed from an intercultural perspective. The contributions explore to what extent intercultural pressure leads to particular discourse patternings and lexico-grammatical / phonological realisations, and also the extent to which textual re-encoding and recontextualisation alter the pragmatic value of the texts taken into consideration.
Contents : Maurizio Gotti: Introduction - Francesca Bargiela-Chiappini: Intercultural Business Discourse - Marina Bondi: "If you think this sounds very complicated, you are correct": Awareness of Cultural Difference in Specialized Discourse - Poul Erik Flyvholm Jørgensen/Hilkka Yli-Jokipii: Intercultural EU Discourse: The Rhetorical Design of Academic Journalese by Danish and Finnish Professionals - Marinel Gerritsen/Catherine Nickerson: Fact or Fallacy? English as an L2 in the Dutch Business Context - Maria Grazia Guido: Cross-cultural Miscommunication in Welfare Officers' Interrogations - Françoise Salager-Meyer/María Angeles Alcaraz Ariza: Negative Appraisals in Academic Book Reviews: A Cross-linguistic Approach - Gina Poncini: Communicating Local Elements to Diverse Audiences: Promotional Materials for Wineries - Marta Chromá: Cross-Cultural Traps in Legal Translation - Paola Evangelisti Allori: International Arbitration in Different Settings: Same or Different Practice? Giuditta Caliendo: Modality and Communicative Interaction in EU Law - Vijay K. Bhatia/Aditi Bhatia: Global Genres in Local Contexts - Giuseppina Cortese: Pro-social Advocacy on the Web: The Case of Street Children - Giuliana Garzone: Annual Company Reports and CEOs' Letters: Discour sal Features and Cultural Markedness - Michelangelo Conoscenti: Virtual Diplomacy: A Case Study of Conversational Practices in an Intercultural Setting.
The Editors:
Christopher N. Candlin is Senior Research Professor in the Department of Linguistics at Macquarie University, Sydney. He holds Honorary Professorships at the Universities of Lancaster, Nottingham and Cardiff (UK), and is Professor of Applied Linguistics at the UK Open University and Leverhulme Visiting Professor in Health Communication Research at Cardiff. He is a member of the Editorial Board of several international journals, and edits or co-edits seven international book series. From 1996 to 2002 he was President of the International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA).
Maurizio Gotti is Professor of English and Director of the Language Centre at the University of Bergamo. He is currently President of CERCLES (the European Confederation of University Language Centres) and Director of CERLIS, the research centre on specialized languages based at the University of Bergamo. From 1999 to 2001 he was President of AIA (Italian Association of English Studies).
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From John Benjamins
- John Benjamins Publishing Company is pleased to announce the publication of Introduction to Discourse Studies , Jan Renkema, University of Tilburg, 2004 in the field of Discourse Studies:
Introduction to Discourse Studies follows on Jan Renkema's successful Discourse Studies: An Introductory Textbook (1993), published in four languages. This new book deals with even more key concepts in discourse studies and approaches major issues in this field from the Anglo-American and European as well as the Australian traditions. It provides a 'scientific toolkit' for future courses on discourse studies and serves as a stepping stone to the independent study of professional literature. Introduction to Discourse Studies is the result of more than twenty-five years of experience gained in doing research and teaching students, professionals and academics at various universities. The book is organized in fifteen comprehensive chapters, each subdivided in modular sections that can be studied separately. It includes 400 references, from the most-cited contemporary publications to influential classic works; 500 index entries covering frequently used concepts in the field; more than 100 thought-provoking questions, all elaborately answered, which are ideal for teacher-supported self-education; nearly 100 assignments that provide ample material for teachers to focus on specific topics of their own preference in their lectures.Jan Renkema is a member of the Discourse Studies Group at Tilburg University, The Netherlands, where he also holds the Chair in Effective Language Use. He is general editor of IDJ + DD (Information Design Journal + Document Design).
- For those interested in therapeutic, medical or professional discourse, the following book on " narrative counselling" might be useful. See http://www.benjamins.com/cgi-bin/t_bookview.cgi?bookid=DAPSAC%2011
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Positions Vacant
Research Fellow (three years full time) to help with the development and description of a corpus of student writing, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies University of Reading (UK).
You can find full details of the post at: http://www.info.rdg.ac.uk/newjobs/details.asp?RefernceNumber=R0445%20 This is a major ESRC-funded project which will involve collaboration with researchers at Warwick University (led by Hilary Nesi and Sheena Gardner) and Oxford Brookes (led by Paul Wickens). Two research posts at Warwick have already been advertised and a further post at Oxford will be announced shortly. Closing date for applications: 12 November 2004
Working with the Gorillas?
Penny Patterson of the Gorilla Foundation is looking for someone to assist her in her research examining the communicative abilities of Koko and the other gorillas at the Gorilla Foundation. Candidates should have experience in animal care, advanced degree in linguistics or related field, and should be fluent in sign language. This is a full-time position. See the posting on the AAAL job ads site http://aaaljobs.lang.uiuc.edu/current.asp , 10/23/04 for more information.
Tenure Track position - Associate Professor Level A in Cognitive Science - Simon Fraser Unviersity, Greater Vancouver
The Cognitive Science Program at Simon Fraser University in Greater Vancouver invites applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level. A Ph.D. in Cognitive Science, or in Computing Science, Linguistics, Philosophy, Psychology or related area is required, with a strong commitment to excellence in research and teaching. Area of specialization must be such that Linguistics, Philosophy or Psychology fit as the home department. Preference will be given to candidates in interdisciplinary areas. However, the overall innovation and promise of the candidate's work will be considered as important as any specific area.
Simon Fraser University ( http://www.sfu.ca/ ) is consistently one of the top-ranked universities in Canada, and is in an exciting phase of rapid growth and expansion. The Cognitive Science Program ( http://www.sfu.ca/cognitive-science/ ) currently has over 50 undergraduate majors, and is poised for growth with the recent hiring of a Canada Research Chair. The Cognitive Science Program is administered jointly by an interdisciplinary Steering Committee, with its home in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Simon Fraser University is situated on Burnaby Mountain in Greater Vancouver.
Vancouver thrives as a scenic waterfront city located just minutes away from the mountains and a wide range of outdoor activities. Vancouver's cultural and intellectual pursuits, leisure opportunities, favorable climate, and clean and safe environment are consistently cited as quality of life factors that make it one of the most desirable places in the world to live and work.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Simon Fraser University is committed to employment equity and encourages applications from all qualified women and men, including visible minorities, aboriginal people and persons with disabilities. Applications will be accepted until November 30, 2004. All positions are subject to budgetary approval.
To apply, send a curriculum vitae, evidence of research productivity, and arrange for three letters of reference to be sent to: Faculty Search. Cognitive Science Program, c/o Philosophy Dept. Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, B.C. V5A 1S6, Canada. Email info-cogsci@sfu.ca
English Language Teacher - Universtity of Trier (Germany)
Fachbereich 2 of the University of Trier wishes to fill the following post from 1 April 2005: English Language Teacher (Fachlehrer/in für Englisch: Lehrkraft für besondere Aufgaben gem. § 58 HochSchG). The post will be limited to two years. The salary will be paid on the scale BAT IIa.
Qualifications. Native competence in English; a first degree (which will probably include some combination of English, German and/or Linguistics); a recognized teaching qualification and/or training in TESOL and/or Applied Linguistics; very good knowledge of German and the ability to teach German-to-English translation.
Main responsibilities. During teaching terms: 8 practical English language classes per week = 16 hours) on topics such as phonetics, grammar, spoken and written English, translation, cultural studies. Outside teaching terms: various other duties, such as correcting, examining, preparation of teaching materials, etc. Disabled persons with equivalent qualifications will be given preference. The University of Trier aims to raise the proportion of women in academic posts and encourages qualified women to apply. Applications (with curriculum vitae, references, or names of referees) by 20 November 2004 to: Professor K.-H. Pohl, Dean FB2, Universität Trier, D-54286 Trier, Germany.
Informal enquiries may be made to the chair of the search committee: Professor Michael Stubbs, FB2 Anglistik, Universität Trier, D-54286 Trier, Germany. stubbs@uni-trier.de .
The University of New Mexico's Department of Linguistics will be hiring for a tenure-track position, open rank
Minimum qualifications include Ph.D. in Linguistics by the time of application and evidence of usage-based functionalist research and teaching interest in at least two of the following three areas: phonology, language change, morphosyntax. For complete information regarding salary and position qualifications, you may access Faculty Postings at: http://www.unm.edu/~oeounm/facpost.html or the department¹s website: http://www.unm.edu/~linguist .