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LINGLINE is a departmental newsletter specific to the interests and concerns of postgraduate students and departmental 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. LINGLINE welcomes contributions from all students and staff in the Linguistics Department. Please submit notices by email to the editor Tessa Green tgreen@ling.mq.edu.au  Any ideas or comments re this newsletter will also be gratefully received and can be directed by email to this site.

Congratulations to many

Our warmest congratulations go to all students from all our programs who graduated recently and to those who were able to attend our graduation ceremony in April. A number of students were awarded their doctorates in Linguistics. Congratulations go to Maryanne Golding, Fran Byrnes, Greg Cooper, John Hamau and Lan Hueng Serina Lai. Many thanks also for the wonderful speech which Dr Golding presented on behalf of the students.

We would also like to congratulate the following doctorates which have been approved by Senate:

Special mention and congratulations to Darby McGrath, Master of Applied Linguistics (TESOL) for the Vice Chancellor's Commendation.

Further congratulations to to Dr. Alan Jones for his outstanding teacher award.

We would also like to send our special thoughts and congratulations to our colleague Dunay Taljaard who recently gave birth to a baby girl.

From the Linguistics postgraduate office

Rule change - Discontinuance From a Unit After Census Date

The Rules relating to discontinuance from a unit after the census date for Postgraduate coursework studies has changed, effective from 2006. Put simply, the Rules now state that a student who discontinues from a unit later than 4 weeks after the unit census date will have a "Fail" recorded on their academic record. For example, students who withdraw from a standard first half year unit after 28 April 2006 they will receive a "Fail" result. Previously, students who withdrew from a postgraduate unit after census date and before the commencement of the exam period were awarded a W result. This change in policy for postgraduate students makes it consistent with Rules for undergraduate students.

Workshop for staff and students

The Ethics Review Committee (Human Research) will be holding a workshop covering the following topics:

1. Participation of children and adolescents in research - presented by a representative of the Commission for Children and Young People. (1.30-2.30pm)
2. Macquarie University Ethics approval for research involving minors - presented by Dr Shirley Wyver (2.30-3.00pm)

Workshop details: Tuesday 30 May 2006, Time: 1.30 - 3.00pm, Venue: W5C, 232.

The workshop is open to all staff and students. If you conduct research, or intend to conduct research, involving children or adolescents you are encouraged to attend the workshop. The Commission for Children and Young People have developed guidelines for involving children in research. Some of their recommendations conflict with the National Statement on Ethical Conduct of Research Involving Humans, which are the major guidelines used by university human research ethics committees when approving research, so it is likely this session will open up debates about ethical conduct of research with minors. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions about child protection policy in NSW. Following the Commission's presentation, Dr Shirley Wyver (Deputy Chair of the Macquarie University ERC(HR)) will discuss obtaining approval through the Macquarie University Ethics Committee to conduct research with minors. Registration is not required. If you would like further information regarding this workshop please contact: Kokila De Silva, Ethics Officer, Research Office (Bld E11A), Macquarie University, NSW 2109, Australia. Email: kdesilva@vc.mq.edu.au Tel: + 61 2 9850 7854 Fax: + 61 2 9850 8799.

Linguistics research seminars (all welcome)

The next Linguistics Research Seminar "Problematising teacher education: Researching and modelling classrooms" will be be given by Professor Anne Burns and John Knox, Linguistics Department, Macquarie University. It will be held on 15 May in W5C221 at 11am. Upcoming seminars include:

Other seminars to be announced. For further information on the seminar series, go to http://www.ling.mq.edu.au/research/researchseminars2006.htm

Macquarie Doctor of Applied Linguistics Program in Mexico (From A/Prof Geoff Brindley)

The Department's professional doctorate program, the Doctor of Applied Linguistics (D AppLing), a combined coursework and research degree that is offered in distance mode, began in 2001 with a small cohort of six students. Since then the program has grown to a total of 41 candidates from 11 different countries in 2006.
In 2005, the Department began the delivery of a combined face-to-face and distance version of the program that was specially developed for a group of 13 candidates in Mexico. The program is hosted by the School of Languages at the Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (BUAP), in Puebla, Mexico, where all of the on-site teaching takes place.

The Mexican D AppLing program began with the delivery of three coursework units over a two-week period in January, 2005. Since then, further units have been delivered in intensive blocks in July and September, 2005 and March, 2006. The units are taught by a combination of Macquarie Linguistics staff consisting of Anne Burns, Geoff Brindley, Chris Candlin, and David Hall, in partnership with Distinguished Adjunct Professors Kathi Bailey (Monterey Institute of International Studies), Jack Richards (Regional Language Centre, Singapore) and Steven Ross (Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan).

Students on the course come from staff at BUAP, but also from other a number of other universities in Mexico, so that the program has a national coverage. They are supported by Mexican government scholarships which cover tuition costs and other education-related expenses, and local university funding. Following the teaching of the face-to-face units, students are continuing to follow the doctoral program in online mode, joining colleagues already registered on the program from a range of countries.

Photo 1: Macquarie D AppLing group at BUAP, March 2006
Legend: Front row (left to right): Verónica Sánchez, Marlene Brenes, Professor Jack Richards, Carmen Sanchez, Iraís Ramirez-Balderas, Professor Anne Burns, Michael Witten, Teresa Castineira, Elizabeth Ruiz, Rebeca Tapia
Back row (left to right): Marco Aparicio, Carmen Contijoch, Patricia Preciado Lloyd, Tomás Moreno, Paty Guillén

Photo 2: Iraís Ramirez-Balderas and Paty Guillén proudly display their Macquarie T-shirts

Here are some personal reactions from some of the participants in the program:

We also have a dedicated website where we can share all of our questions and thoughts, and discuss the courses. This has been very important because we can keep in touch not only with our professors but also with our colleagues in the group. There are also other sites where people from all over the world who study at Macquarie can discuss issues related to the subjects we are taking. That is very interesting because it lets us know how things are in different parts of the world and the different points of view of colleagues in other contexts.

I could go on and on talking about the quality of the different components of the program. However, what I treasure the most is the quality of the academic staff. They are not only top researchers and professors but also top people. They are warm, understanding and they have always solved any issues or problems that have arisen through the program.

Of course, the best times are when they come to Mexico. We have felt honoured to have them here. It is always important to have face to face sessions where we can ask questions, clarify our thoughts and even share our worries. It is not easy to learn so much in such a short time!! But that has not stopped us from sharing great times. Our professors are very talented too! They can sing and play guitar and we have spent many memorable hours of fun in our social gatherings.

Not only have all the Macquarie professors (Geoff Brindley, Anne Burns, Chris Candlin, and David Hall) been absolutely wonderful, but we've also had the enormous pleasure of being taught by a number of distinguished adjunct professors from outside Macquarie who are teaching on the D AppLing. Can you imagine taking classes with well-known names in applied linguistics like Jack C. Richards, Kathleen Bailey and Steven Ross? My colleagues at my university are so green with envy!!!

Studying at Macquarie has been an excellent choice and the best academic experience I have had. I hope many more people will have the good fortune to be part of this program.

After receiving the letter of acceptance from Macquarie University to enrol in the Doctor of Applied Linguistics Program, I felt both delighted and nervous as I didn't know what to expect from the challenge ahead. The first year has flown by, and all I can say is that the whole experience has been very satisfying and enriching. I have not only shared ideas and experiences with my Mexican colleagues but with language teachers around the world while doing the online tasks in the different modules which have required discussion of current issues in the different subject areas. As part of the language teaching community, I came to realise how much we have in common in some cases, and how much we differ in others!!

Besides, the fact that such prestigious professors have actually come to teach to Puebla City has given the course an added value. They have all shown why they are known worldwide and highly qualified.

I know there is still a lot of work ahead but also there is a lot more to learn and to share with all participants. I highly recommend colleagues who are very motivated and very much involved in the language teaching profession to enrol in the Doctor of Applied Linguistics Program.

Being in the Macquarie Doctorate of Applied Linguistics program in Mexico has been one of the most challenging and marvellous experiences in my life. Having the programme on line offers us a great chance to reach our goals without leaving our families for a long period of time.

There are excellent Professors who have come for intensive classes and who have always been very kind in helping and assisting us in the research process that this program involves. In addition, there are many friendly people at Macquarie who will not hesitate to support online students. Although it hasn't been easy, I'll never regret having applied for the program.

From Translation and Interpreting

Profiling our students

From the Academic and Professional Communication Unit (APCU)

Forum (11 May) on academic and professional communication support for students at Macquarie University

Greater internationalisation and globalisation of higher education, together with domestic policies advocating enhancing numbers of eligible university entrants, have had a dramatic impact on Australian universities, as they have had on those in the United Kingdom and United States, and this effect will only increase. Student populations have become increasingly diverse, presenting additional problems to university academic staff in catering to the learning needs of these audiences.

The learning needs of such students have a particular focus in the challenges to communicative competence presented by disciplinary-specific study. In this context, diversity takes on a particular importance. For example, the Australian student body may incorporate:

Meanwhile, employer groups and professional bodies are demanding work-ready graduates, who come to the workplace equipped with all the technical and interpersonal communication skills required to cope with a broad range of new media and new communicative modalities, able to perform increasingly complex information-analytic tasks, and to excel in a variety of new presentational forms.

At Macquarie University, while two award programs are offered at undergraduate level (CAPP100 & CAPP101) and there is also an undergraduate Writing Skills program, provision of communication support has been largely uncoordinated, and no coherent overall strategy has been developed to cover the different needs of students and lecturers in different disciplinary areas and at different levels.

The Academic and Professional Communication Unit, located in the Department of Linguistics, is working with the Centre for Professional Development to establish such a strategy and to seeking positive practical outcomes for students and lecturers.

Members of the university concerned with teaching and learning are invited to a forum to be held on Thursday 11 May from 2 - 4 pm in E6A116 to explore options for more concerted action within the University to ensure that our students and our lecturers can derive most benefit from their educational experience and can be prepared for the communication demands of the post-University worlds of work.

To register for the forum go to the Workshop Bookings link on the Centre for Professional Development's homepage: http://www.cpd.mq.edu.au/

Communication in Professions and Organisations (From Prof. Chris Candlin)

Two achievements in April for the Department's work in Communication in Professions and Organisations!

1. At the April Graduations we had our first graduates. Congratulations to all.

  • Master of Communication in Professions and Organisations - Nicole Baker
  • Posgraduate Diploma in Communication in Professions and Organisations - Catherine Manning
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Communication in Professions and Organisations - Ana Maria Fonseca & Megan McCracken.

2. At the April University Senate meeting the Professional Doctorate in Communication in Professions & Organizations (DProf.Com) was approved to begin in Semester 1 2007. This means that the entire program from PG Certificate to the Doctorate is now up and running! Details of the objectives and aims of the program follow:

Postgraduate Programs in Communication in Professions & Organisations - Qualifications for communication professionals and managers

The Linguistics Department at Macquarie has developed a full suite of degree programs - from the Postgraduate Certificate and the Diploma through to Master's and on to the workplace-based Doctorate of Professional Communication. These innovative programs are designed to be flexible - to allow communication professionals and managers to study in learning modes of their choice: on campus, online or a mixture of both. Key themes in the programs include:

Key issues in the programs relate to:

The ability to analyse and to evaluate what makes good communication is a central competence among managers and professionals across a range of workplaces worldwide. Good communication ability and knowing how it can be developed and managed are now standard criteria for staff selection and promotion in organizations of all kinds. Knowing how your organization communicates its messages to its clients and its public, and how you can improve that communication, is a core management function that can't just be learned 'on the job'. Enhancing communication management ability is not just a matter of developing a set of skills: what is needed is the capacity and expertise to describe, analyse, interpret and evaluate communication across a range of modes: writing, speaking, e-mediated - in a wide range of workplace contexts and settings and with very diverse clients.

Who can benefit from these innovative programs?

Trainers: Information and Communication Experts: Technical Communicators: Counsellors: Managers: Consultants: Human Resource Providers

Serving the following professional and management functions:

  • Change management
  • Communication management
  • Learning & development management
  • Policy development
  • Human resource management
  • Client resourcing and support

Working in diverse fields

  • Health & social care
  • Justice & legal systems
  • Business & the economy
  • Bureaucracy & government
  • Education & training
  • Risk appraisal & insurance
  • Public policy
  • Human resource management
  • Customer relations
  • Media & creativity

To find out more email cpo@ling.mq.edu.au

Workshops in communications skills for on-campus linguistics postgraduate students

The Linguistics Postgraduate Writing and Communication Skills Program is designed to help students of linguistics improve their writing and communication skills whilst they are enrolled in postgraduate linguistics subjects. If you are interested in joining the the Presentation skills workshop series that begins in May and you haven't yet enrolled, there are just a few places left.

Presentation Skills Workshops
Workshop 1 - Presentation Skills Workshop 1 (Week 9) Thursday 11 May - 6 pm - 8 pm
Workshop 2 - Presentation Skills Workshop 2 (Week 10) Thursday 18 May - 6 pm - 8 pm
Workshop 3 - Presentation Skills Workshop 3 (Week 11) Monday 25 May - 6 pm - 8 pm

For further information go to http://www.ling.mq.edu.au/support/writing_skills/on_campus.htm or contact Tessa Green tessa.green@ling.mq.edu.au

Workshops for Macquarie postgraduate students

Communication for Academic and Professional Purposes (CAPP) - English for Academic Purposes; English for Specific Purposes; Communication for Academic and Professional Purposes.

CAPP courses and other offerings are designed to equip all Macquarie students with the language and communication skills, as well as the language-based learning skills, that they will need to get the most out of mainstream subjects while helping them succeed in their studies. As part of the CAPP program this year, all postgraduate students enrolled in a Macquarie postgraduate degree are welcome to join our postgraduate workshops. Classes are strictly limited to 25 students. To register for the next workshop please write your name on the noticeboard opposite W3A407. You can email Dr. Rachel Varshney rachel.varshney@ling.mq.edu.au

Writing website for postgraduate students

Linguistics postgraduate students can access LINGPWS The Linguistics Postgraduate Writing-Skills website. This is a resource designed to assist Linguistics students with academic writing. The Unit Content section for the website has six parts:

Part 1. Approaching the Assignment Question
Part 2. Planning Your Assignment
Part 3. Structuring Your Assignment
Part 4. Referencing and Avoiding Plagiarism
Part 5. Critical Review Writing
Part 6. Common Questions about Linguistics Assignments

All Linguistics students enrolled in a postgraduate unit (on-campus, external) can access the site by using their MQ ID and password which every student is given at enrolment. To logon to the website please go to: http://online.mq.edu.au/pub/LINGPWS/ Any staff who don't already have a WebCT account but would like to access this site can request an application form by emailing muotf@laurel.ocs.mq.edu.au For further enquiries about the Writing Skills Website, contact Tessa Green tessa.green@ling.mq.edu.au

From the Centre for Language in Social Life

Visitors

Profiling our linguistics students

From Audiology

Prof. Newall visits the Gospel School for the Deaf & to the University of South Pacific, Suva, Fiji

Professor Philip Newall and his wife Cristy (a postgraduate audiology student with some experience in sign language) have just returned from a very rewarding trip to Fiji where they and others have made some wonderful progress in assisting with the problems of the hearing impaired. Some of the children they've worked with have profound hearing loss. Most of Professor Newall's time was spent testing and fitting hearing aids. For more details and photographs of this visit please click here.

From the Dictionary Research Centre

Members of the DRC will stage the 2006 Australex convernce as one of the five LINQ conferences in Brisbane in early July. The conference theme is"Dictionaries, their users and uses", and a very satisfying set of papers from local and international presenters has been scheduled. Two Australex student bursaries have been awarded to enable young researchers to present at the conference. The keynote speaker is Dr Dianne Bardsley, from the NZ Dictionary Centre at Victoria University, Wellington. Other papers focus on monolingual lexicography (Australian and New Zealand) and bilingual lexicography (Italian, Spanish, French, Japanese); terminography (including wine terms to be used in the EU) and a panel on the assimilation of loanwords in several languages: Turkish, Arabic and Aboriginal language.

From the NCELTR Resource Centre

Two new books:

Information about our resources may be found at the NCELTR Resource Centre website http://www.nceltr.mq.edu.au/resources Our email address rescentr@nceltr.mq.edu.au, phone number: +61 2 9850 9653 and Fax: +61 2 9850 9953.

From NCELTR Publications

Prospect is looking for book reviews and we need your help.

The most recently received titles awaiting review are:

For a free copy of any of these titles in return for a review please contact Louisa O'Kelly on 9850 9901 or by email louisa.okelly@mq.edu.au

Alternatively, you may like to let us know of an area of speciality or interest in which you would be willing to review for us.

For further information on NCELTR Publications, contact Louisa O'Kelly, Publishing Coordinator, NCELTR Publishing, Macquarie University NSW 2109 or by email louisa.okelly@mq.edu.au

SEAMEO 41st RELC International Seminar (From Dr Stephen Moore)

Stephen Moore was funded by the Linguistics Department's Research Enhancement Fund to attend the SEAMEO 41st RELC International Seminar in Singapore 24-26 April. The conference theme was "Teacher Education in Language Teaching" and Stephen's paper, Linguistics, Applied Linguistics and Research: The 'axis of evil' for language teachers? argued for the importance of knowledge about language (KAL) feeding into professional development programs and being articulated into teacher-friendly activities that language teachers can easily transfer to their own classrooms. The conference provided an excellent forum for teachers and researchers in the Southeast Asian region and beyond to present work on various aspects of teacher training. Among the plenary presenters were Prof Anne Burns, Prof Amy Tsui, Prof Jeremy Harmer, Prof Peter Martin, and Assoc Prof Tom Farrell. The conference was also a good opportunity for 'networking' and promoting the Department to prospective research students. Many ALLE conference brochures were distributed and generated a good deal of interest. More than most conferences, this one was very good in terms of interaction amongst participants (many of whom were practising language teachers), speakers and invited speakers. Next year's RELC seminar will take place 23-25 April and the theme will be "Strategies in Language Learning and Teaching".

From the Macquarie Library

Oxford English Dictionary Online - April 2006 update adds over 2500 new and revised words. From the OED:

"The latest alphabetical range to be revised is PHILANTHROPAL-PIMENTO. Find out the latest definitions and quotations for everything from PHISHER (a person who perpetrates a fraud on the Internet in order to glean personal information from individuals) to PHREAKER (a person who fraudulently obtains a telephone or computer connection), from PHO (a type of Vietnamese soup) to PICO DE GALLO (a Mexican salad or salsa), and from PHWOAR (an expression of desire originating in Britain) to PHONEY BALONEY (a US term for nonsense)."

Word-lovers may also be interested in subscribing to the OED's Word of the Day. To subscribe, go to the following:http://dictionary.oed.com/services/email-wotd.html

Postgraduate Study Room

The Library provides a separate postgraduate student study area on the eastern end of Level 2 (entrance level) of the Library. Access to the room is by swipe card using your student card. The Room has seating for 21 students and facilities include desktop power connections for laptop computers and access to the wireless network. There are also daily lockers available free of charge.

For further information on library resouces contact Maureen Kattau, the Academic Outreach Librarian - Linguistics and Psychology, Macquarie University Library e-Learning & Information Services Division on Ph: (61 2) 9850 6521 Email: mkattau@library.mq.edu.au

From the College of Science and Technology's Liaison Officer - Rachel Jackson

Launch of Bright Futures

Bright Futures, Macquarie University's society for high-achieving science, engineering and technology students was launched in the beautiful Biological Sciences gardens during the twilight of 3 April 2006. Students from the College of Science and Technology were invited to participate in Bright Futures based on their past study performance. First-year invitees had each received a Macquarie University scholarship awarded for academic performance in Year 12, while second-year, third-year and Honours students had Grade Point Averages of 3.8 or above and had been nominated by Deans of academic divisions. Parents and partners of the students, science high school teachers, academics and general staff attended the launch to acknowledge the students' academic achievements. Representatives from Rotary, Young Scientists of Australia, CSIRO and Golden Key provided students with information on getting the most out of their university experience.

During the formal proceedings, Professor Jim Piper highlighted the outstanding academic achievements of the nominated students and presented each student with a Bright Futures membership certificate. The future of Bright Futures will be focussed on monthly meetings during which members will:

More information: www.science.mq.edu.au/brightfutures . Please contact Rachel Jackson, x6045 if you have any questions about Bright Futures.

From Equinox Publishers - http://www.equinoxpub.com/books/showbook.asp?bkid=11

System and Corpus: Exploring Connections. Edited by Geoff Thompson and Susan Hunston. Papers based on the Liverpool International Systemic Linguistics Congress is now available. (Congratulations to Macquarie Linguistics student - Pattama Pattpong for the inclusion of her work in this publication.)

This book is the first to combine interests in two currently popular approaches to language description, both of which are based on the observation of naturally-occurring, as opposed to invented, language. Systemic Functional Linguistics is a theory that focuses on meaning, choice and probability in language and on language as a social phenomenon. Corpus Linguistics is a practice, rather than a theory: a corpus is a large collection of texts that are used as the basis for language description. It is natural that SFL should turn to corpora as a source of information about grammatical preference, probability and variety, and some of the papers in this collection explore this dimension of the interaction between system and corpus. Conversely, corpus linguists have made generalisations about language that contextualize but also challenge the theories of SFL. Some of the papers in the collection expand on this theme. A concluding paper by M.A.K. Halliday responds to the issues raised. The book will therefore be of interest to students and researchers involved in either of these two influential topics in linguistics.

Table of contents:

Linguistics in the news

Call for contributions - Asia Pacific Journal of Education

The focus of Asia Pacific Journal of Education is on major shifts in educational policy and governance, curriculum and pedagogy, and in the everyday lives and practices of students and teachers in the Asia-Pacific Rim. New empirical and theoretical work, as well as critical and exploratory essays that focus on the impacts of modernity, postcolonialism and globalisation on education systems will be featured.

We would welcome manuscripts on:

Asia Pacific Journal of Education is published bi-annually by Routledge see http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/02188791.asp Papers should be in the range of 6000 ords (including an abstract of 100- 200 words, references, and space taken for tables/figures - calculated on 500 words to a journal page) in length, typed in 12 pt font on A4 paper, paginated and double-spaced. A separate first page should include the full title, a short title for use as a running head, author name(s), institutional and email address(es), and indicate the author responsible or correspondence related to manuscript submission. The title should be on page 1 and not exceed 10 words (50 letters), and should be followed by an abstract of 100 - 200 words.

Papers should be submitted to the Editorial Administrator via APJE@nie.edu.sg APJE@nie.edu.sg and authors should follow the notes for contributors at http://www.crpp.nie.edu.sg/publications/journals http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/02188791.asp

Upcoming conferences and workshops

For more information, cf. http://www.linq2006.une.edu.au/

The members of the Organising Committee would like to invite you to submit an abstract for a presentation at the Critical Link 2007 Congress. The Call for Papers includes submissions for Panel and Workshops, Pre & Post Congress Workshops, Oral and Poster Abstracts. For the latest information on the Congress Program visit the Critical Link 2007 website at www.criticallink2007.com. The Program has been developed to grapple with current issues facing not only Interpreters and Translators, but also those who often work side by side with them or are associated with the profession. They include lawyers, judicial officers, legal administrators, police, tribunal members and other tribunal staff, medical practitioners and allied health professionals, medical administrators, interpreting agencies, accreditation, certification, registration bodies, government departments, academics, educators, all service providers and service recipients in any way connected with interpreting services.

TBLT 2007, the second international conference on task-based language teaching, provides an ideal forum for the dissemination of original, unpublished, or in-press work. We welcome presentations on empirical, theoretical, and educational dimensions of TBLT. Proposals are sought in a range of thematic areas, including:

Important dates - Proposal submission deadline: October 31, 2006 (late submissions will not be reviewed). Notification of proposal status: January 31, 2007. Note: All proposals will undergo blind review by an international panel of qualified reviewers. For alternative submission formats, please send an inquiry to organizers@tblt2007.org.

This intensive course is specifically targeted at both researchers and professionals within the broad healthcare field. The course will combine the exploration of a number of focal themes (including formulation of risk & expertise, information and advice delivery, responsibility and decision-making, communication/interaction ethics and intercultural aspects of healthcare communication), in a range of healthcare sites with direct application of different methodological approaches (including activity analysis, discourse analysis, video coding/analysis and software-based qualitative data coding/analysis). Each day is divided into presentations from the course team followed by smaller group work involving a practical hands-on approach. The course team will comprise of: Prof Karin Aronsson (Linköping University, Sweden), Prof Ellen Barton (Wayne State University, USA), Prof Christopher N. Candlin (Macquarie University, Australia), Ms Celia Roberts (King's College London, UK), Prof Barry Saferstein (California State University San Marcos, USA) and Prof Srikant Sarangi (Cardiff University, UK). The rates are: £150 per day or £300 for 3 days. This includes course materials, references, lunch and refreshments and Certificate of Attendance. The deadline for registration: Wednesday 31 May 2006.

For further course details contact Dr Lucy Brookes-Howell, tel./fax 029 2087 4901, email healthcom@cardiff.ac.uk. For programme updates please visit the website http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/encap/hcrc/ There are a limited number of places available so please book early. The summer school will only run if the minimum number of places are filled.

Publications

Free online journal

If you are intersted in a free online Trial to the entire first volume (Feb 2007) of Discourse & Communication, then pre-register now at: https://online.sagepub.com/cgi/register?registration=FT6608

Discourse & Communication is a new inter-disciplinary journal edited by Teun A van Dijk (editor of Discourse & Society, Discourse Studies). The journal will publish papers that pay specific attention to the qualitative, discourse analytical approach to issues in communication research. Forthcoming articles will include:

More information about the journal including submission guidelines at http://www.sagepub.co.uk/dcm

Electronic journal - Reading in a Foreign Language

The April 2006 issue (Volume 18.1) of the electronic journal Reading in a Foreign Language (RFL) is now online and can be read at http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/rfl In this issue, Maria Pigada and Norbert Schmitt explore vocabulary acquisition from extensive reading. Goh Hock Seng and Fatimah Hashim report on the use of the first language (L1) in second language (L2) reading comprehension among tertiary ESL learners. Kimi Kondo-Brown investigates how affective factors are related to Japanese L2 reading comprehension and kanji knowledge. Alan Taylor comments on Myung-Hee Ko's 2005 (RFL 17.2) article addressing factors associated with vocabulary glossing in texts. William Grabe and John Rogers present two different reviews of Insights into Second Language Reading by Keiko Koda. And YouJin Kim reviews Teaching and Learning Vocabulary: Bringing Research to Practice by Elfrieda H. Hiebert & Michael L. Kamil (Eds.).

From John Benjamins - http://www.benjamins.com

Abstract: This volume brings together a number of wide-ranging, transdisciplinary research articles on the interface between discourse studies and economics. It explores in what way economics can contribute to the analysis of discursive practices in various institutional settings as well as investigating what role discourse studies can play in economic research. The contributors are linguists, communication scholars, economists and other social scientists drawing on various traditions including Critical Discourse Analysis, Cognitive Linguistics, ethnography and the literature on the rhetoric of economics and on economic storytelling. All articles are essentially empirical, focusing on the details of actual language use. The type of data analysed ranges from the minutes of university policy meetings and large-scale corpora of newspaper language, over books of economic theory from both well-respected economists and monetary cranks, to cartoons from The Economist.

Positions Vacant

Assistant Professor in Korean Studies - The Department of Chinese, Translation and Linguistics at City University of Hong Kong.

A Ph.D. in linguistics, or East Asian Studies with emphasis on the Korean language. The candidate should and be able to undertake teaching and research in areas of Korean language linguistics and culture. Teaching experience at university level in Korean language and culture is preferred.

Duties: Teach and supervise students at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including BA, MA, MPhil and PhD. Candidates with a proven record of publications or strong research potential preferred. [Successful candidates are expected to assume duty in September 2006. Please specify discipline(s) in the application.]

Salary and Conditions of Service - Salary offered will be highly competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience, but well-qualified candidates may also
be considered for more senior positions. Fringe benefits include annual leave, medical and dental schemes.

Additional information and application form are obtainable (a) by mail with a self-addressed stamped envelope from the Human Resources Office, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, or (b) in person from the Reception Counter, Human Resources Office, or (c) from the University's home page at http://www.cityu.edu.hk. The closing date for application is 16 May 2006. Please quote the reference of the post in the application and on the envelope. Applicants may consider their applications unsuccessful if not interviewed by the end of August 2006. The University reserves the right to consider late applications and nominations, and to fill or not to fill the positions.

(2) Lecturers in English Language - University of Birmingham

The English for International Students Unit (EISU) at the University of Birmingham is currently expanding and we are recruiting two new lecturers in English Language to join our team. For more information go to: http://www.eisu.bham.ac.uk/

Teaching position - English for Academic and Specific Purposes (ESP and EAP), University of Joensuu Language Centre, Finland.

For initial questions and information, please contact: Dr Raija Elsinen, Director of the Language Centre Raija.Elsinen@joensuu.fi Further information at http://listserv.uts.edu.au/archives/sys-func/attachments/20060502/31c67eb7/jobannouncement.doc

The Defence Science and Technology Organisation - graduate / postgraduate program

The Defence Science and Technology Organisation is recruiting people for their graduate / postgraduate program. Two intakes this year and there is an interest in people who have done linguistics and 'language processing' as one of the particular areas of interest. Further details at http://www.dsto.defence.gov.au/careers/page/341/ (You must be an Australian citizen to apply (or be in the process of being one) and usually you have to undergo a security clearance.)

Pour la rentrée 2006, le Département des Langues Vivantes Pratiques (Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2) recrute un maître de langues en anglais.

Toute personne étant anglophone et ayant déjà un master 2 ou étant inscrit en (de préférence en anglais de spécialité) peut faire acte de candidature. Pour tout renseignement, contacter le DLVP ou Christophe Chambost (Directeur Adjoint) : 05 57 57 18 95 / christophe.chambost@u-bordeaux2.fr

Medecins Sans Frontieres - Executive Assistant - French language skills

Medecins Sans Frontieres is the world's leading independent medical aid organisation, providing assistance to people in need in over 70 countries. We are seeking an Executive Assistant to work closely with the Executive Director, providing high quality administrative support covering a broad range of matters. Essential requirements include: high level office related skills; fluency in spoken and written English and working knowledge of written and spoken French; strong organisational ability; experience dealing with confidential matters; excellent people skills; sound judgement; and a flexible hands-on approach. For full job description and selection criteria see Employment Opportunities on www.msf.org.au Closing date: 5 May Applications should address selection criteria, include a CV and tell us why you want to work for MSF. Email: richard.sebel@sydney.msf.org Mail: Richard Sebel, Human Resources, Medecins Sans Frontieres Australia, PO Box 847, Broadway, NSW 2007.

English teaching position at Wallaby International College

We currently have a position for an English teach at Wallaby International College and would like the desription of this vacancy to be displayed to all interested applicants. Wallaby International College is seeking an English teacher for 15 hours per week (Mon-Fri 9:30-12:30). The rate of pay will be determined by experience. You must have a current teaching qualification to apply for this position. Public transport is available. Please apply to: Erin Taylor - erin@wica.com.au Ph: (02) 9922 3000 and Fax: (02) 9923 2888.

English teaching position - James An College - Wallaby International College

James An College is seeking an English teacher for 2 days per week for the hours of 4:30pm -7:00pm. The rate of pay will be $25 per hour. This is an after school coaching college so you must have a primary school teaching qualification. Public transport is available. Please apply TODAY by sending cover letter and resume to: Erin Taylor. Email: erin@wica.com.au Ph: (02) 9922 3000 Fax: (02) 9923 2888

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