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From the Linguistics Postgraduate Office

We wish to congratulate all our postgraduate students who have recently graduated. For those able to attend the recent graduation ceremony, staff from our Linguistics Postgraduate Office were there in numbers to organise students and ensure all ran smoothly. It was indeed a wonderfully warm day - the day was sunny and it was so nice to see friends, family and academic staff sharing and enjoying your success. Congratulations to the following students who were awarded doctorates in linguistics:

Linguistics research seminar series

Upcoming seminars

For more information about the 2005 Linguistics Research Seminar Series please refer to the Seminar web page http://www.ling.mq.edu.au/research/researchseminars.htm All welcome.

From the Speech Hearing and Language Research Centre

Dr Elisabeth Harrison is part of a team of investigators from universities across Australia who have been awarded, through the Australian Stuttering Resarch Centre, a $4.1 million NHMRC research grant. The goals of the program of research are to develop innovative treatments and service delivery models for adults and children who are isolated from treatment services or cannot access them. This is the largest research grant ever awarded in Australia for stuttering research.

Upcoming SHLRC seminars:

10th October, Sidney Martin, University of Tarragona - "On the Variation of Gestural Overlapping as a Function of Speech Rate and Phonetic Context".

31st October, Professor Chris Code, University of Exeter - "The evolution of aphasic lexical speech automatisms to agrammatism and the evolution of human communication".

For further details on seminars, please contact Dr. Felicity Cox on 9850 8767 or email: felicity.cox@ling.mq.edu.au

From the Style Council

Style Council, with the theme Style in Context: Australian and International will be held on 16 October 2005 at "Eden on the Park" in South Melbourne, and will dovetail with the National Editors conference there.

Publications

The 4th edition of Macquarie Dictionary will be published at the end of September, with a launch at the Style Council conference.

From the Centre for Translation and Interpreting Research

The CTIR is holding the following seminars this October:

Abstract: This seminar aims to present findings from a pilot study on the application of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) to translator education and learner perception of PBL which I recently carried out. The seminar consists of the following 3 components: 1) needs of teaching reform in the context of translator education; 2) relevant theoretical frameworks; 3) findings from the pilot study. There are followed by sharing CTIR members' experience in teaching and learning to discuss the applicability of PBL in areas including translator education.

Abstract: In this presentation, I will present a classroom-based action research project that I undertook as a participant in the action research project, Action research for Change Towards Sustainability (ACTS): Change in Curricula and Graduate Skills Towards Sustainability in 2003-2004. The classroom-based action research explored the question of how to incorporate sustainability in translator education. The research adopted social constructivism as a teaching approach to achieve the goal of education for sustainability. The whole process was studied by means of action research. The research found that collaborative project-based teaching is a highly efficacious method to improve translation skills and generic skills required for sustainability.

From the NCELTR Resource Centre

Journal Watch is a current awareness service of over 100 recent journal contents pages in TESOL and applied linguistics. The new electronic version of Journal Watch is now available for viewing in PDF format. This requires Adobe Acrobat Reader software which may be downloaded free at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

Version 7 of Acrobat Reader allows for advanced search options (e.g. titles may be searched by keyword) and bookmarks to journals. Macquarie University linguistics staff and students who wish to gain access to the online version of Journal Watch should apply to the Resource Centre at the email address given below.

Distance students who are enrolled in the programs listed below can request copies of two articles from the current issue of Journal Watch free of charge. Other or additional articles cost AUD$9.

For any assistance in using this service please contact the Resource Centre staff: Email: jwatch@nceltr.mq.edu.au Information about our resources may be found at the NCELTR Resource Centre website http://www.nceltr.mq.edu.au/resources Our email address is rescentr@nceltr.mq.edu.au, hone number: +61 2 9850 9653 and Fax: +61 2 9850 9953.

From the Macquarie Library

Enhancements to the Web of Science

The Web of Science database has made a number of recent enhancements to its functionality.

The Web of Science (WoS) provides online access to Science Citation Index, Social Science Citation Index, and Arts and Humanities Index. Together these citation indexes cover around 9000 journals across the disciplines, including an extensive range of titles useful for Linguistics research.

WoS has added an Analyze tool allowing you to rank search results by a choice of fields, including author, source title, institution, and subject category, to discover trends in a research field. WoS has also made its cited reference alerting easier with a Citation alert button on each record. Registration to set-up these email alerts on future citations to an article is free for Macquarie staff and students.

While the WoS itself is an indexing database, it now has linking arrangements with a range of full-text journal providers, including Taylor & Francis, Springer, ScienceDirect, Oxford Journals, Synergy, and Ingenta, allowing click-through to the full-text of articles. This linking will normally be at article level. Note: items not showing a direct link to full-text should be checked in Journal Finder for alternative holdings.

For further information about linguistics resources in the Macquarie Library you can contact the Linguistics Academic Outreach Librarian, Maureen Kattau at mkattau@mars.ocs.mq.edu.au

Presentation Skills Workshops

As part of the Linguistics Postgraduate Writing Skills Program, a series of Presentation Skills Workshops will be held over three consecutive evenings in Weeks 9, 10, and 11. These workshops will focus on developing skills and confidence in public speaking. It is important that students attend all three sessions. Workshops 1, 2 and 3 will be held on Mondays from 6pm - 8pm on 10, 17 and 24 October in W5C 221. To enrol, please email Tessa Green at tessa.green@ling.mq.edu.au There are only a few places still available.

Information about the schedule for the Writing and Communication Skills Program which is available to all on-campus Linguistics Postgraduate Students for Semester 2, 2005 is available at http://www.ling.mq.edu.au/support/writing_skills/on_campus.htm

Writing Website

The LINGPWS Linguistics Postgraduate Writing-Skills website is part of the support services and resources offered by the Linguistics Department for its on-campus and distance students. All Linguistics students enrolled in a postgraduate unit (on-campus, external) can access the site by using your Student ID Number and your myMQ Portal password which every student is given at enrolment. To logon to the website please go to: http://online.mq.edu.au/pub/LINGPWS/

For further information, please contact Tessa Green by email tgreen@ling.mq.edu.au

Training teachers in Taiwan (Source: Macquarie International Global Connect)

Macquarie academics recently travelled to Taiwan as part of a training program for the country's English teachers. NCELTR's Stephen Moore and Linguistics' John Knox were instructors in Taiwan's biggest professional development program for university college teachers. http://www.international.mq.edu.au/staffNews.asp?itemId=476

Report of the COMET-VELIM conference held in Sydney, 2005

The 3rd international conference of COMET (Communication, Medicine and Ethics), held in Sydney Australia in June/July 2005 was attended by 268 delegates from countries which included New Zealand, Hong Kong, the USA, Italy, the UK and Australia. Both the academy and professional practices were well represented, participants coming from disciplines such as linguistics/discourse analysis, psychology, nursing, medicine and ethics. The event was enhanced by combining the 3rd COMET conference with the 8th annual VELIM seminar of the University of Sydney Centre for Values, Ethics and Law in Medicine, the latter with its membership from health care, medicine, law and ethics. As a complement to the pre-conference workshop and invited seminar in the conference itself organized by VELIM, COMET also organized well-attended workshops. Professor Nancy Dubler from Montefiore Medical Center, New York was the main speaker and facilitator for the Clinical Ethics workshop, while Professor Cindy Gallois (University of Queensland) facilitated the workshop: "Studying Language and Communication in Health Care: A Social-Psychological Perspective Communication". Professor Srikant Sarangi (Cardiff University, UK) facilitated the workshop the workshop "Tensions in Coding and Interpretative Understanding: Activity Analysis in Professional Discourse Settings".

The combining of COMET and VELIM resulted in an expanded and enriched conference. But there were other benefits too. They came from the close collaboration of colleagues from another institution. The event was co-hosted by the Centre for Language and Social Life from the Department of Linguistics at Macquarie and the Centre for Values, Ethics and Law in Medicine at the University of Sydney. The conference organizing committee enjoyed the co-operation of members from the two universities, while overseas delegates and those from out of state had the opportunity to experience a conference held at the two venues. One of the highlights of the conference was the opening ceremony and reception, generously hosted by Professor Di Yerbury AO, Vice-Chancellor of Macquarie University. We were invited to visit the university Art Gallery where Professor Yerbury led us on a guided tour through her collection of Aboriginal art, providing rich insights into this art form.

The opening address of the conference was delivered by David Henry, Professor of Clinical Pharmacology at the University of Newcastle, NSW, speaking on "Essential medicines: Public goods or rented intellectual property". In addition there were 3 stimulating plenary addresses given, in turn, by: Nancy Dubler Professor of Bioethics and Director of the Division of Bioethics, Department of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, who spoke on "Bio-ethics mediation: The handmaiden of culturally sensitive practice"; Dr Ian Anderson, Director, Centre for the Study of Health and Society at Melbourne University speaking on "Indigenous knowledge(s) and biomedicine: The ethics of mutual comprehension"; and Robert Barrett, Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Adelaide and Clinical Advisor to the Mental Health Services at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, who gave the Closing plenary address: "Brain chemicals. Borderlines and risk: Emerging themes in contemporary psychiatric discourse".

While Macquarie University was the venue for the workshops and opening ceremony and reception, Sydney University was the venue for the next 2 days of the conference. There we benefited from a wealth of high quality papers which stimulated considerable insightful discussion. In addition to 5 colloquia, there were 19 concurrent sessions thematically arranged around areas as diverse as: "Discourse and decision making at the end of life"; "Representation and communication of health and illness in the media; Mental illness in the public domain"; "Culture and language in interpreting and understanding health care"; "Aging communication and representation"; "Problem-based learning and communication skills training in professional education"; "Politics and interests; Risk and responsibility". One of the disadvantages of conferences as rich and diverse as VELIM-COMET, is that just as one cannot discuss all of the sessions and colloquia in a brief report, so delegates cannot visit all of the sessions which interest and excite them. But there was time for discussion over lunch and evening meals in one of the many restaurants available in Sydney. Certainly if the buzz which accompanied the Conference Dinner was anything to go by, people had much to discuss!

The winter rain which greeted participants on their arrival in Sydney gave way on the second day to the usual blue and sunny skies. Many people not only experienced the city sights taking the opportunity to visit further afield to see other delights that Australia has to offer, but they also had arranged visits with colleagues from academia and health care. All are looking forward to meeting in Cardiff for COMET IV in 2006 but meanwhile are able to maintain collegial relationships in cyberspace.
(Contact details for COMET IV: healthcom@cardiff.ac.uk)

Sally Candlin - Senior Research Fellow, Department of Linguistics, Macquarie University, Sydney.
September 2005

Keeping in touch with alumni

Former applied linguistics student at Macquarie, Gavin Farrell has contacted LINGLINE recently to let us know where he is and what he is doing. Gavin is now employed as one of five head teachers at an English language village and amusement park 10 KM south of the North Korean border. The English language village was started last year with 40 teachers but is growing with another 160 teachers to be employed. Read some more about this innovative concept in South Korea at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58633-2004Nov17.html Many thanks to Gavin for this interesting story.

LINGLINE welcomes contributions from all current and past students and staff in Linguistics.

Upcoming conferences and workshops

HCSNET Summer School

Check out what's on offer at the SummerFest web pages.http://www.hcsnet.edu.au/summerschool Registration for the HCSNet Summer School, to be held on 13th and 14th December 2005 at Macquarie University is due by 30 September). The Summer School is made up of 16 three hour courses that span the entire range of interests covered by HCSNet. The Summer School is part of HCSNet's SummerFest 2005, making four days of unmissable activity -- two workshops, the Language and Speech conference, and fascinating plenary sessions from Justine Cassell and Stelarc. Student registration for the Summer School and for SummerFest as a whole is absolutely free, and there will even be travel bursaries to support interstate travel. Students should visit the HCSNet SummerFest site (http://www.hcsnet.edu.au/summerfest) and to sign up for the summer school as soon as possible.

2nd International Online Conference on Second and Foreign Language Teaching and Research to be held September 16-18, 2005.

The basic aim of this conference is to provide a venue for educators, established scholars and graduate students to present work on a wide variety of pedagogical, theoretical and empirical issues as related to the multi-disciplinary field of second and foreign language teaching and research. On these two days, we will gather to share information, experiences and contributions. This conference will also give you an opportunity to make global connections with people in your field. We encourage and welcome your participation in this conference. Please visit the conference website at: http://www.readingmatrix.com/onlineconference/index.html or contact Meena Singhal at editors@readingmatrix.com or Adrian Wurr at ajwurr@uncg.edu for further information.

XV11 National Conference of The Audiological Society of Australia will be held from 16-19 May 2006 - Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre, Western Australia. http://www.audiology.asn.au/pdf/AdvertFINAL2August2005.pdf

Call for papers - 2006 Conference of the International Society for Language Studies: Making connections: Language studies and international contexts, RELC Conference Centre and Hotel, Singapore. April 27 and 28, 2006: Research conference: April 29, 2006: Research and Theory into Practice conference.

The International Society for Language Studies (ISLS) promotes research on critical discourse and language matters, broadly conceived, including the teaching and learning of second /foreign languages and general education (mother tongue). The 2006 meeting of the ISLS marks a unique partnership with the English Language & Literature Academic Group of the National Institute of Education, Singapore. This cooperation has resulted in a two-day research conference, followed immediately by a one-day Research into Practice conference. The third day, also co-sponsored by the Singapore Teachers Union, by focusing upon Research into Practice will provide attendees with the opportunity to attend workshops and explore issues and opportunities of language studies with Singapore-based educators. The featured keynote speakers are:

(1) Professor Allan Luke, Foundation Dean, Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice, National Institute of Education "Socrates and Freire Meet in a Hawker Stall: Eurocentrism, Post-postcolonialism and the 'Critical' in Asia".
(2) Professor Tara Goldstein Ontario Institute of Studies in Education, University of Toronto, "Dilemmas of Speech and Silence in Multilingual Classroom".

Papers for the research conference may be submitted for the following sessions strands:

  1. Discourse and Identity
  2. Education
  3. Interdisciplinary Foci
  4. Language Professions
  5. Pedagogy
  6. Asian Pedagogies
  7. Policy
  8. Research Methodology
  9. Teacher Development
  10. Technology

Research presentation proposals are accepted via the ISLS website: http://www.isls-inc.org/. Various presentation formats are possible: paper session (comprised of two-three individual paper presentations), symposium, and seminar. We particularly encourage multiple paper proposals as a venue for scholars engaged in research and dialogue on special interest topics. Proposals are limited to 600 words. As an international organization with members from every continent, ISLS encourages a multilingual event. In particular, the co-sponsorship of the 2006 conference with the Singapore-based English Language & Literature Academic Group of the National Institute of Education offers a unique opportunity to consider the diverse and fluid nature of languages in a synergistically multilingual local context. Although the principal language of the conference will be English, presenters may present papers in the language of their choice. In an effort to appeal to the broadest of audiences, presenters are strongly urged to prepare support materials in English (handouts, transparencies, slides). Sessions will be organized by topic, not language, unless a group of authors propose an entire session. Start date of acceptance of proposal: 15 June, 2005. Deadline for proposals: 15 October, 2005 (Midnight, EST).

New publications:

New Journal

Professors Chris Candlin and Pam Peters have been invited to be on the International Editorial Board of the new journal Corpora edited by Tony McEnery and Paul Baker. First issue due in 2006. More information about the journal to follow in a later LINGLINE.

Teaching English From a Global Perspective Home (ed. Anne Burns)

The second issue of the Journal of Applied Linguistics (ed Chris Candlin & Srikant Sarangi) is just out, and includes a number of papers which focus specifically on issues of research methodology, likely to be of interest to research students and supervisors. The papers include:

From NCELTR Publications

Focusing on IELTS: General training practice tests has been written specifically for those students preparing for the General training test, and can be used for independent study or the classroom. This book provides practice in all four modules of the IELTS examination: Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking, and follows the format of the official IELTS test.

Features:
" four complete listening and speaking tests
" three complete reading and writing tests
" one complete speaking interview, transcript and analysis
" sample answers to writing tests
" accompanying audio material in a range of international accents and dialects
" complete and annotated answer key.

For more information on these or other publications, contact Kris Clarke, Publications Production Manager, NCELTR Publishing, Macquarie University, NSW 2109 Australia Tel: 02 9850 9901 Fax: 02 9850 6055, Email kris.clarke@mq.edu.au

From Palgrave Macmillan - http://www.palgrave.com/

Research and Practice in Applied Linguistics (Series Editors: Christopher N. Candlin & David R.Hall)

From Arnold http://www.arnoldpublishers.com/

Applying English Grammar: Functional and corpus approaches. Edited by Caroline Coffin, Ann Hewings and Kieran O'Halloran. ISBN 0-340-88514-9

This edited collection is about the application of English grammar and specialises in `functional' and `corpus' approaches, which are increasingly recognised as providing significant insights into English language in action. It aims to stimulate interest and understanding of grammar as an applied tool not just for grammarians or language learners, but for all those interested in how language is organised to shape our view of events in the world.

From Mouton de Gruyter - http://www.degruyter.com/journals/cllt

This is a newly founded, peer-reviewed journal publishing high-quality original corpus-based research focusing on theoretically relevant issues in all core areas of linguistic research (phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics), or other recognized topic areas. It provides a forum for researchers from different theoretical backgrounds and different areas of interest that share a commitment to the systematic and exhaustive analysis of naturally occurring language. Contributions from all theoretical frameworks are welcome but they should be addressed at a general audience and thus be explicit about their assumptions and discovery procedures and provide sufficient theoretical background to be accessible to researchers from different frame-works.

Positions Vacant

Contract Linguists - W.A.

Wangka Maya works with speakers in recording, transcribing and maintaining over 30 Indigenous languages of the Pilbara region in the Northwest of Western Australia. Wangka Maya is looking for expressions of interest from Linguists who maybe interested in contracted linguistic work with Wangka Maya for various periods from 4 - 12 weeks in the Pilbara. Those expressing interest should send a letter detailing past relevant work experience and attach a copy of a current resume to The
Chairperson, WMPALC, PO Box 2736, South Hedland WA 6722 or wangkamaya@kisser.net.au

E.S.L /ELICOS Teacher - Melbourne.
Advertiser: Ozford College
Date Posted: 27 Sep 2005
Description: The role requires an enthusiastic and experienced ESL teacher for a dynamic ELICOS centre.
Get the full details of this job, here: http://www.seek.com.au/jobmail.asp?jobid=5690782

Five Year Academic Fellowship - The Open University (UK)

The Open University UK is currently advertising a five-year academic fellowship leading to a permanent lectureship which may be of interest to SF Linguists. It will be of particular interest to those who have just completed a doctorate and are interested in researching educational or educationally relevant communication. The link for further information is as follows: http://www3.open.ac.uk/employment/job-details.asp?id=1890

Post-doctoral Fellow in Language Assessment in the Faculty of Education (Ref.: RF-2005/2006-139) - The University of Hong Kong

The University of Hong Kong is at the international forefront of higher learning and research, with more than 100 teaching departments and sub-divisions of studies, and more than 60 research institutes and centres. Current enrolment includes 10,000 undergraduates and 7,000 postgraduates from 48 countries. English is the medium of instruction. The University is committed to international standards for excellence in scholarship and research. Applications are invited for appointment as Post-doctoral Fellow (PDF) in Language Assessment in the Faculty of Education, tenable as soon as possible on or before July 31, 2006. The appointment will be made for a period of 3 years.

Language and Communication has been designated one of the University's constituent themes for strategic research. To align with the University's strategic direction, the Faculty is launching the Centre for Language in Education and Assessment Research* (CLEAR). Language assessment will be a major focus of the Centre. The successful applicant should be a Ph.D. degree holder with relevant expertise to research and publish in the field of language assessment. In addition, expertise and/or strong interest in the following areas would be an advantage: alternative assessment, school-based assessment, feedback, washback, assessment innovation and change, action research in schools. The applicant will work closely with researchers at the Centre, and be involved in research design, data collection, analysis, and publication as well as grant applications. In addition, he/she will co-ordinate and liaise with international collaborators on existing and potential joint research ventures. Appointment will be made usually on the first point of the 4-point salary scale (which is subject to review from time to time at the entire discretion of the University), HK$29,100, $31,860, $34,920 and $38,285 per month. Annual leave and medical/dental benefits will be provided. Applicants should submit a completed application form together with a curriculum vitae, providing details of research experience, publications, and research proposals, etc.

Further particulars and application forms (272/302 amended) can be obtained at extranet.hku.hk/apptunit/; by fax (2540 6735 or 2559 2058); e-mail (apptunit@reg.hku.hk); directly from the Appointments Unit, Room 1001, Knowles Building; or by writing to the Appointments Unit (Senior), Human Resource Section, Registry, The University of Hong Kong, enclosing a $1.40 stamped self-addressed envelope. Interested applicants are recommended to contact Dr. Chris Davison (email: cdavison@hku.hk) in the first instance and prior to making an application to obtain further information. Closes October 31, 2005. Candidates who are not contacted within 3 months of the closing date may consider their applications unsuccessful.* Provisional title The University is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to a No-Smoking Policy.

Tenure-track position as Assistant Professor of Linguistics - The Department of Linguistics at the University of Colorado (USA)

The Department of Linguistics at the University of Colorado seeks candidates for a tenure-track position as Assistant Professor of Linguistics in the area of phonetics/phonology, starting August 2006. We seek candidates who analyze primary data (e.g. experimental data, field data, or natural spoken language corpora) in order to address theoretical issues in phonetics and phonology. The department values interdisciplinary work highly. Job requirements at the time of application include research publications or presentations and completed Ph.D., or completion of all requirements for the Ph.D. in Linguistics or a closely related field except filing the dissertation. If requested, dissertation draft or equivalent publications must be supplied promptly by the candidate. Job duties include active research and publication, meeting standard departmental teaching requirements, and performing service duties as required by the department and the university. The department will begin to review applications on Nov. 1, 2005. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Dossiers consisting of a letter of interest, current curriculum vitae and the names of three references should be sent to:

Prof. Lise Menn
Phonetics Search Committee
Department of Linguistics, 295 UCB
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO 80309

For questions, please contact the department chair, Prof. Barbara Fox; or Prof. Lise Menn, chair of the search committee. For information about the Department of Linguistics at Boulder, please visit http://www.colorado.edu/linguistics/.The University of Colorado at Boulder is committed to diversity and equality in education and employment.

Assistant Professor (tenure track) - University of Texas, Austin, USA

The Department of Anthropology plans to fill a tenure track position in the field of Linguistic anthropology at the rank of Assistant Professor. The appointment is subject to budgetary approval. The successful candidate will have an active research program in linguistic anthropology. Area and specialty are open, but we are particularly interested in candidates who complement the department's strengths. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. or demonstrate clear evidence that the PhD will be completed before the 2006-07 academic year begins. This position requires a record of original and significant research, excellence in publication, and superior teaching ability. Duties include graduate and undergraduate teaching; research in the candidate's area of specialization; and service to the department, college, and The University of Texas at Austin. Priority will be given to applications received by November 15, 2005. A background check must be made of the successful candidate prior to appointment. Candidates should send a vitae and a letter of intent to: Chair, Linguistic Anthropology Search Committee, Department of Anthropology, 1 University Station C3200, University of Texas, Austin TX 78712 AA/EEO employer. Science, Technology and Society Program http://www.sts.utexas.edu/

Limited-Term Lecturer Position (deadline October 1 or until position filled). Simon Fraser University (Canada)

The unit for writing-intensive learning at Simon Fraser University invites applications for a full-time limited term lecturer to participate in the development and implementation of writing intensive courses across the disciplines. Our unit has a mandate to assist all university departments and faculty in developing strategies for the teaching of writing in the disciplines, to consult on assignment planning and design, and to provide strategies concerning the implementation of writing as a means of learning within courses.

We are seeking an individual with a strong background in writing and curriculum development. Experience in the sciences/applied sciences would be an asset. PhD or ABD near completion are required. Expertise in the implementation of writing across the disciplines and faculty in-service development are essential, as the position primarily requires focused work with faculty members and teaching assistants across the university community. Demonstrated success with post-secondary teaching and with consultative approaches towards pedagogy are critical; successful applicants will possess excellent communication skills.

For more information about our work, please see our website at www.sfu.ca/cwil. Term: Until August 31, 2006 with the possibility of renewal. Start date: ASAP. If interested, please send cover letter of application, a copy of your curriculum vitae, evidence of teaching ability, and names and contact information for 3 referees who have known you in a professional capacity to: Dr. Adrienne Burk, Acting Director, Writing-Intensive Learning AQ 6203, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Email: alburk@sfu.ca All applications received by October 1, 2005 will be reviewed; we will continue to receive applications until a suitable candidate is found. Simon Fraser University is committed to the principle of equity in employment and offers equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor - Foreign Language Education. Beginning Fall 2006 -The University of Georgia, Department of Language and Literacy Education.

The Department of Language and Literacy Education at the University of Georgia seeks a tenure-track assistant or associate professor specializing in the teaching of additional languages in K-12 school settings. The position begins in August 2006. Qualifications: A doctorate in foreign language education, applied linguistics, modern or classical languages, bilingual education, or related field by July 2006, is required. Evidence of scholarship or scholarly potential pertaining to the teaching and learning of languages other than English is expected. Desirable areas of interest include: assessment, language variation, language revitalization, heritage language instruction, corpus-based research, technology and language learning, functional grammar, community-based language programs, immersion/dual immersion, sociocultural or sociocognitive theories of language learning, and/or teacher education. Experience in obtaining external funding is highly desirable. The successful candidate should have experience working with additional language learners at the elementary, middle, or high school level.

Responsibilities: Duties include teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in foreign language education; developing graduate courses in candidate's areas of specialization; developing and extending a research and publication agenda including the pursuit of external funding; working with master's and doctoral students; providing leadership in a foreign language teacher certification program; and working with other faculty in a dynamic and growing Teaching Additional Languages (TESOL and Languages other than English) program and in modern and classical language and area studies departments across campus.

Information about the department is available at: www.coe.uga.edu/lle . Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications.

Procedure: Submit a letter of application including a statement of professional goals, a curriculum vita, transcripts, a sample of scholarly writing, and at least three letters of references to the address below. Applications received by December 1, 2005 are assured of full consideration. Dr. Linda Harklau, Chair, Search Committee, Department of Language and Literacy Education, 125 Aderhold Hall, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, telephone: 706-542-5674, Fax: 706-542-4509. The University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution


 

 

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