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 tessa.green@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
- Congratulations to Pattama
Patpong, and her supervisor Professor Christian Matthiessen for Pattama's
PhD thesis: A systemic functional interpretation of Thai grammar: An exploration
of Thai narrative discourse. Academic Senate recently recommended that Pattama
Patpong has satisfied the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy
with minor amendments to the Library copy of the thesis only.
- Congratulations to Dr.
Felicity Cox and Dr. Elisabeth Harrison for their recent promotions to Senior
Lecturer.
- Congratulations to John
Knox and Mira Kim for their recent promotions to Level B lecturer.
- Our warmest congratulations to our colleague Dr. Rachel Varshney who just gave birth to boucing baby Madison Victoria. Mother and baby are doing very well and we look forward to seeing the baby soon.
From the Linguistics postgraduate office
JALT Conference - an invitation to Macquarie students
The JALT conference will be held this year at Kitakyushu International Conference Centre Kokura, Kitakyushu, Japan, November 2-5. Associate Professor Geoff Brindley, Dr Peter Roger, Izumi Inoue, Robyn Guilmette and Lindy Cooper will be attending this year. As well as the usual Macquarie University table (or booth) at the venue, we are also hosting a reception for our Linguistics department students and alunmi and we wish to extend an invitation for you to join us for drinks and snacks. The reception is on Friday 3 November from 18:30 to 20:00, Room 11 in the Conference Centre. We hope very much that this will be an opportunity to meet many past and current Doctor of Applied Linguistics, Master of Applied Linguistics and higher degree research students. We particularly enjoy attending JALT because it is such a good opportunity to get to know our distance students, and we hope you will be able to attend. If you need further information about the conference, the website is: http://conferences.jalt.org/2006/ We look forward to seeing you there.
Launch of new expedited research ethics review process 01 October 2006
The Ethics Review Committee
(Human Research) is delighted to announce the launch of its new expedited review
process. The majority of applications will be processed via an expedited review
system where applicants can expect to receive notification regarding review
of their ethics applications within 14 working days of submission. This process
will become available from 01 October 2006. For further details please visit: http://www.research.mq.edu.au/researchers/ethics/human_ethics/application_process Or contact: email: ethics.secretariat@vc.mq.edu.au or Tel: (02) 9850 6848
Launch of new Fijian dictionary
Dr. Jan Tent from Macquarie University, along with Paul Geraghty and France Mugler, both from the University of South Pacific are very pleased to announce that 'The Macquarie Dictionary of English for the Fiji Islands' has now been published and will be officially launched by the Prime Minister of Fiji, Laisenia Qarase, in Suva on October 20 this year. A school dictionary will be published later this year with a junior dictionary to follow next year.
From the Research Festival Committee
Division of Linguistics & Psychology Postgraduate Research Festival - Thursday December 7 & Friday December 8, 2006
The Postgraduate Research Festival is a Divisional event designed to showcase the work of all Higher Degree Research students in the Division of Linguistics and Psychology. This year's Festival is being held on Thursday December 7 and Friday December 8, in building C4A at Macquarie University. The Festival is an opportunity for our students to present their research to others in the Division, and to get feedback in a friendly and collaborative environment. With the diversity of research projects in the Division, the Festival is a stimulating forum for both students and staff.
Participation in the Festival is compulsory. On-campus students must make a 15-minute oral presentation (plus 5 minutes for questions). External candidates are welcome to present in person if this is possible. If not presenting, external candidates must submit an e-presentation (a PowerPoint presentation submitted via e-mail). Presentation guidelines including guidelines for e-presentations can be found on the Festival website http://www.lp.mq.edu.au/festival.htm
From Speech Pathology
New Speech Pathology
Service Opening
From September 25 a brand new state-of-the-art Macquarie University Speech
Clinic will provide speech pathology services to both children and adults with
communication disorders at 299 Lane Cove Road, North Ryde in September. The
clinic is a teaching and research clinic of the Macquarie University Master
of Speech and Language Pathology program.
Students will see clients for assessment and intervention services, under the direct supervision of expert clinicians and academic staff engaged in clinical research.
Treatment will be provided for the following disorders for children and adults:
- delayed speech and language development
- dyspraxia
- learning and reading difficulties
- stuttering
- voice disorders
- speech difficulties after stroke/other neurological events
- Parkinson’s disease
- motor neurone disease.
Services provided:
- full assessments
- individual and group treatments (throughout the year - including school holidays)
- school visits
- nursing home consultations
- educational seminars for schools/preschools/nursing homes
- public information sessions on normal communication development, communication problems and their management
Times of operation are weekdays 9am-5pm - up till 8pm certain days and Saturdays. A medical referral is not required. Contact number is 9850-1450. A fee scale applies to visits; potential clients should discuss at time of booking.
Beth Armstong
Course Coordinator
Master of Speech & Language Pathology Program
From sign language linguistics
Jemina Napier, who coordinates
the Auslan/English Intepreting program, was invited to teach an intensive sign
language interpreter training course in Fiji, along with another sign language
interpreter educator Della Goswell, who also works as a research assistant with
the Sign Language Linguistics Research Group at Macquarie. The trip was organised
under the auspices of the Fiji Association of the Deaf (FAD) with funding support
from AusAID and NZAID. Della and Jemina taught a group of 14 students for one
week, most of whom work as teachers of the deaf. This was the first time that
any professional sign language interpreter training has ever been offered in
Fiji, and marks the advent of the profession there. This training marks a significant
contribution to the World Association of Sign Language Interpreters' (WASLI)
goal for all countries to have formal training and assessment systems for sign
language interpreters, and Fiji is the first country outside of Australia and
NZ in the WASLI Oceania region to take this step. Jemina and Della will continue
to provide consultation to FAD about the further development of training and
assessment.
Qualifications in Communication for Professionals and Managers
High level expertise in communication provides professions and organizations today with both a competitive edge and maintains their effectiveness with their clients. From Semester I 2007, The Department of Linguistics (Macquarie University) will provide the opportunity to undertake professional communication studies at Doctorate level as well as at the existing Post-graduate Certificate, Diploma and Masters level.
The new Doctor of Professional Communication offers advanced level study of a wide range of professional and organisational communication issues. The program consists of coursework, research training, and on-line research seminars linked to close research supervision. A key feature is the chance to design and implement a set of inter-connected workplace related applied research projects as their doctorate dissertation.
All the courses in the program for Communication in Professions and Organisations appeal to those in a broad range of professional and organisational roles: managers at all levels, trainers, human resource professionals, professionals with communication responsibilities, and learning and development managers.
What the program aims at is to encourage people with managerial responsibilities to become communication experts and to foster an organisational culture in which communication experts are valued. The program highlights issues arising from participants' own workplaces and assignments are tailored to be directly relevant to their own organisational needs.
For more information please contact the Linguistics Postgraduate Office, Tel: 02 9850 7102, Fax: 02 9850 9352, Email: lingpgo@ling.mq.edu.au, Or visit our website at: www.ling.mq.edu.au
Linguistics research seminars (all welcome)
- October 09 - Dr. Stephen Moore - 'Using Conversation Analysis (CA) to unpack trouble in accountant-client simulations'. Venue: W6B301
- October 16 - A/Prof. David Butt - Title TBA Venue: W5C221
- October 30 - Dr. Verna Rieschild - 'Merged Australian Identities and Emergent Varieties of Australian English'. Venue: W6B301
For further information
on the seminar series, go to http://www.ling.mq.edu.au/research/researchseminars2006.htm
From the NCELTR Resource Centre
Some exciting new titles in the Resource Centre, available for loan now:
Rumsey, Sally. (2004). How to find information: a guide for researchers. Maidenhead: Open University Press. NCELTR ZA3076.R86
Marshall, Catherine, and Gretchen B. Rossman. (2006). Designing qualitative research. 4th ed. Thousand Oaks: Sage. NCELTR H62.M277 2006
Denholm, Carey and Terry
Evans. (eds). (2006). Doctorates downunder: keys to successful doctoral study
in Australia and New Zealand. Camberwell: ACER Press.
NCELTR LB2371.6.A8.D63
Wallace, Mike and Alison Wray. (2006). Critical reading and writing for postgraduates. London: Sage.NCELTR LB.2369.W23 2006
Updated Bibliography
"Research Methods in TESOL & Applied Linguistics" has been greatly
expanded and updated. This annotated bibliography is divided into four sections:
books, journal articles, online resources and access to theses. All materials
are available from the Resource Centre. http://www.nceltr.mq.edu.au/resources/resmeth.html
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, phone number: +61 2 9850 9653 and Fax: +61 2 9850 9953.
From the Macquarie Library
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 Science and Technology Liaison at Macquarie
Introducing Get SET Search - science, engineering and technology careers database
Macquarie University has launched Get SET Search - a new, free, interactive tool to help high school students and others discover the range of science, engineering and technology (SET) careers available to university graduates.
Get SET Search provides a wealth of SET career information in a user-friendly format. It features an online survey of around 35 questions that will help respondents to identify their interests and aspirations. A computer program will use the respondent's answers to generate a list of "most suitable" SET careers, some of which they may not have considered. Each career is accompanied by a description and overview.
Get SET Search is available at www.science.mq.edu.au. During the next month the tool will be promoted to high school science teachers, career advisers and students. Please send any feedback to the Science and Technology Liaison Officer Rachel Jackson.
Scholarships and Awards
Australian scholarship program expands
For details of the greatly expanded Australian government program for the Asia-Pacific area, see www.australianscholarships.gov.au There is funding for PG coursework, HDR scholarships, visiting fellows, and others.
The Jack Bloomfield scholarship
A generous bequest by the late Jack Bloomfield to SPELD-NSW has enabled the establishment of this three-year PhD scholarship (to be taken up in 2007) to support full-time doctoral research on dyslexia/specific learning difficulty. The stipend paid by the Scholarship will be the same as the stipend paid by an Australian Postgraduate Award. Applicants with achieved or expected First Class honors degrees in Psychology or a related subject are invited to apply. Applicants should include an academic record, a brief project outline, and letters of support from the proposed supervisor and the head of the department where the work will be carried out. Applications close October 31, 2006 and should be submitted by that date to: Dr. Toni Hopper, Secretary, SPELD-NSW, 80 Idaline St, Collaroy Plateau, NSW 2097.
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
With sadness
Professor Craig Chaudron, graduate chair in the Department of Second Language Studies at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, died Monday August 21s t, 2006.Craig Chaudron was born in 1946 in St. Louis Missouri and educated at Wabash College (B.A. in philosophy and French, 1968) and the University of Toronto's Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (M.Ed. in educational theory, 1976; Ph.D. in educational linguistics, 1982). Along the way, he taught kindergarten in Denmark for four years and spent two years as a visiting assistant professor at UCLA. He joined the faculty of the Department of ESL (later, Second Language Studies) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 1983 and became a full professor in 1994. During his 23 years at UHM, he served as department chair (1990-1994) and graduate chair (1998-2006) among extensive other services to the department and university. His wife, Dr. Lucía Aranda, has also been a member of the UH community since 1992.
Craig specialized in second language classroom research, second language research methods, applied psycholinguistics, and discourse analysis. An excellent language learner, he was a fully accomplished speaker of three languages besides his native English (Danish, French, and Spanish) and also spoke another three quite well (German, Norwegian, and Swedish). He was a meticulous researcher who set rigorous standards for his own work, as well as that of his students, for whom he was a fine, caring mentor. He was well known for investing enormous effort in providing careful support, detailed feedback, and wise advice. In the words of Shulan Ouyang, former student, "The world has lost a dedicated scholar; a teacher who spent so much time giving suggestions to students; a mentor who helped international students feel at home; and above all, a person who was kind, kind, kind."
Craig is perhaps best known
internationally for his book Second language classrooms: Research on teaching
and learning (Cambridge University Press, 1988), which won the Modern Language
Association Mildenberger Prize in 1990 and is still regarded as the seminal
work in the field nearly 20 years after its publication. Articles by Craig in
leading refereed journals are required reading for graduate students in second
language acquisition and applied linguistics around the world. His commitment
to good work included numerous visiting professorships and collaborations with
scholars in Europe, Asia, Australia and the Pacific Region, and across the U.S.
He served as the North American editor of the journal Applied Linguistics (1989-1995),
and he was twice an elected member of the Executive Board of the American Association
of Applied Linguistics, 1989-1992 and 2005-present. President of the association,
Carol Chapelle, writes "Craig has been instrumental in the success of our
national professional organization. We on the AAAL Executive Committee will
miss our friend and Secretary-Treasurer who has left us so unexpectedly and
so early in his term. Our profession will deeply miss our dedicated colleague
who has served in so many ways for so long."Craig was a devoted family
man, happily married to Dr. Lucía Aranda, and proud father of three children,
Camila (age 15), Cara (age 14), and Nicolas (age 7). Many others felt that they
were part of his "family"-Craig was like a kind father to colleagues,
students, and friends over the years, upbeat, gregarious, generous with his
time, incredibly kind and considerate, always ready to help. To say he will
be sorely missed is a huge understatement. A UH campus memorial will be held
Friday September 22, 2006, at 4:45 p.m. in the Orvis Auditorium (Music Complex).
Condolences and cards can be sent to: Lucía Aranda, Department of Languages
and Literatures of Europe and the Americas, 1890 East-West Road, Honolulu, HI
96822. A memorial fund has been established to recognize Craig's enormous contributions
to the University of Hawaii, the Department of Second Language Studies, and
to the field of applied linguistics. Tax-deductible contributions can be made
by sending a check or international money order payable to UH Foundation (with
a note indicating the Craig Chaudron Memorial Fund), 2444 Dole Street, Bachman
Hall 105, Honolulu, HI 96822. Online donations can also be made via the UH Foundation
website: www.uhf.hawaii.edu "make
a gift" section, by typing Craig Chaudron Memorial Fund in the "other
program/account" option.
(Source: AAAL Executive Committee)
Upcoming conferences and workshops
- HCSNet's SummerFest - this year's SummerFest is being held at the University of Sydney from 27th
November to 1st December.The deadline for submission of speed paper and student
poster abstracts for HCSNet's SummerFest was Friday 15th September, but if
you hurry, you can still get a paper in - speed paper, workshop paper, or
student poster. Attendance at all of SummerFest (the summer school, the speed
papers session, and the three workshops (the Australasian Language Technology
Workshop, the Human and Machine Speech Workshop, and the Perception and Action
Workshop - see http://www.hcsnet.edu.au/summerfest06/cfp)
is FREE for those who present speed papers, student posters, or are accepted
presenters at the workshops; otherwise a registration fee applies. There is
also travel and accommodation support for those outside of Metropolitan Sydney
available for presenters. The student poster session, held on Monday evening,
is an opportunity for those attending the summer school to chat informally
with other students; last year it was a great success, and we expect it to
be even bigger this year. The speed papers session, held on Wednesday, gives
you an overview of what a large and diverse group of people are doing in a
very short space of time - last year's attendees raved about the session.
- Critical Link Congress 2007 - Critical Link is at the forefront of meetings dedicated to our profession. The 5th Critical Link meeting will appeal to a wide audience, including: practising interpreters, linguists, lawyers, judicial officers, legal administrators, police, tribunal members and other tribunal staff, medical practitioners, medical administrators, interpreting agencies, accreditation, certification and registration bodies, government departments, academics, educators, and all service providers and service recipients who have ever needed interpreting services, as well as any other interested party. We look forward to your participation in this unique event.
CL5 aims to generate discussion on such issues as:
* The meaning of quality in interpreting,
* The responsibility for quality interpreting in community settings being shared by all those involved,
* The expectations of all those involved in the interpreted encounter,
* The demands placed on interpreters to provide a quality service.Workshops
* Workshop for medical practitioners – working with interpreters in the health system
* Workshop on Research methods in community interpreting
* Workshop on Interpreting in the Refugee and Migration Review Tribunals
* Workshop for legal practitioners – Working with interpreters in the legal system
* Workshop on Interpreting for speech pathologistsPanels
* Who is responsible for quality in interpreting?
* The perspectives of the primary participants on quality in interpreting
* Debate on the role of the community interpreter
* Quality and accuracy; Benchmarking interpreting quality
* Implementing changes for improvementFor more information about Critical Link 5 please contact the Congress Secretariat: GPO Box 3270 Sydney, 2001 Australia. Phone: +61 2 9254 5000 Fax: +61 2 9251 3552 Email: info@criticallink2007.com OR visit our website for all the latest program, social, venue, accommodation and general information. http://www.criticallink2007.com/Default.htm
- Discourse and Health
Conference 23-24th November, 2006. University of Western Sydney, Bankstown
Campus, Milperra. Details at: http://www.DAconference.com
Discourse analysis has gained considerable popularity and acceptance as a research method across a range of health related disciplines, including psychology, sociology, public health, philosophy, organisational studies, and gender studies. The result is a rich body of work examining discursive constructions of health and illness, and the impact these constructions have on the conceptualisation and material regulation of health, as well as the negotiation of health related behaviour, at an individual, organisational, or societal level. The Discourse and Health Conference provides a forum where students, researchers and practitioners in health and related disciplines can address and elaborate on various debates within this methodology, through conference presentations, interactive panel discussions, and workshops. Specifically, the conference aims to provide a forum to:
- showcase a range of discourse analytical methods and approaches
- further develop theory and practice in discourse analytic work in the fields of health-related behaviour, the organisation of health services, and health policy
- explore the impacts
of discourse analysis on the practices and norms that structure and inform
these health domains.
- IPrA: Gothenburg,
Sweden, 9-13 July (http://www.ipra.be/;
conference web site: http://ipra.ua.ac.be/main.aspx?c=*CONFERENCE2006&n=1295).
Deadlines: 15 September, 1 November
- ISFC 2007 Summer School:
Odense, Denmark, Tuesday 10th to Saturday 14th July.
- ISFC 2007: Odense,
Denmark, Monday 16th to Friday 20th. Conference website: http://www.humaniora.sdu.dk/isfc2007/
- ESFLCW 2007: Saarbrücken,
Germany, 23-25 July. Deadline: 31 January 2007. Conference website: http://www.uni-saarland.de/sonstige/ESFLCW/
- 4th International Congress on English Grammar - Madurai, Tamilnadu, India: 8 -12 January 2007
The 4th International Congress on English Grammar (ICEG4) is the continuation of a congress in India initiated by the contribution of M.A.K Halliday and Christian Matthiessen. This is an annual congress which is organized by Systemic Functional Linguistics Association of India and has been highly successful untill this year The 3rd congress early this year marked a massive success with the participation of well-known linguists of the world. Some of the participants include Christian Matthiessen (Macquarie University, Australia), Bill Greaves (York University, Canada), B.B. Kachru (University of Illinois, USA), Yamuna Kachru (University of Illinois, USA), and Paul Tench (Cardiff University, UK). The next congress (ICEG4) is scheduled to be organized at Madurai in Tamilnadu. The ICEG4 offers a great opportunity for visiting Madurai. The details of the conference can be found on http://www.psnacet.org/web%20iceg2007.htm
- The 5th International
Conference on ELT in China & the 1st Congress of Chinese Applied Linguistics.
Hosted by China English Language Education Association, Beijing Foreign Studies
University. (May 16-21, 2007). FLTRP International Convention Center: Language,
Education and Society in the Digital Age. For more details go to http://www.celea.org.cn/english/5celea.asp
- The Australian Institute of Interpreters and Translators (AUSIT) and the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics, Monash University present their Biennial National Conference Translation and Interpreting: Risks and Rewards, 17 -18 November, 2006 Monash University Caulfield Campus.
This conference brings together industry players, research providers, trainers and practitioners to discuss issues pertinent to translation and interpreting, and the various specializations, approaches, tools, and technologies involved in such activities. The conference aims to be a comprehensive and exciting event where new ideas are generated, disciplinary boundaries are crossed, and knowledge about research and practice in translating and interpreting is shared. More details at: http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/lcl/conferences/ and www.ausit.org
New Publications
Journal GLOSSA
The School of Social and Human Sciences at Universidad del Turabo is pleased to introduce GLOSSA, an interdisciplinary and multicultural peer-reviewed journal. GLOSSA is established with the purpose of sharing scholastic knowledge and research related to the study of language and its interdependence on individuals and the society. GLOSSA is accessible on the Internet and can be accessed at: http://bibliotecavirtualut.suagm.edu/Glossa/Journal/Glossa.htm It is also available in full-text journal format (by subscription). We would like to invite potential contributors to submit articles, commentaries, and responses to commentaries, reviews and key concepts. Alternatively, if you wish to be considered as a peer reviewer, please include your CV plus any other relevant information. Contact: Dr. Zoran Vujisic, Director, Center for the Study of Language, School of Social and Human Sciences, Universidad del Turabo, P.O. Box 3030, Gurabo, Puerto Rico, 00778-3030 zvujisic@mail.suagm.edu
From Peter Lang AG - http://www.peterlang.com
- Advances in Medical
Discourse Analysis: Oral and Written Contexts. Series Title: Linguistic
Insights. Studies in Language and Communication. Vol. 45. (2006). Editor:
Maurizio Gotti, University of Bergamo. Editor: Françoise Salager-Meyer.
Book URL: http://www.peterlang.com/Index.cfm?vLang=D&vSiteID=4&vSiteName=BookDetail%2Ecfm&VID=11185Abstract: The focus of this volume is on medical discourse, a domain of language which deserves closer scrutiny by academics as well as practitioners, due to its increasing relevance and pervasiveness in modern society. Despite the wealth of publications dealing with specialized or academic discourse and its rhetoric, few of these are devoted specifically to medical discourse. This book seeks to redress the balance by bringing together a number of studies that bear witness to the widespread interest in medical texts shown by linguists and professional communities around the world. The volume is divided into two main parts: the first targets medical discourse in its spoken dimension, while the second contains various analyses of written texts. The theoretical perspectives and individual case studies presented here reflect the wide range of metho-dological approaches and theoretical issues that characterise current research in the field.
- Academic Discourse
Across Disciplines. Series Title: Linguistic Insights. Studies in Language
and Communication. Vol. 42. (2006).
Editor: Ken Hyland, Institute of Education, University of London. Editor: Marina Bondi. This volume reflects the emerging interest in cross-disciplinary variation in both spoken and written academic English, exploring the conventions and modes of persuasion characteristic of different disciplines and which help define academic inquiry. This collection brings together chapters by applied linguists and EAP practitioners from seven different countries. The authors draw on various specialised spoken and written corpora to illustrate the notion of variation and to explore the concept of discipline and the different methodologies they use to investigate these corpora. The book also seeks to make explicit the valuable links that can be made between research into academic speech and writing as text, as process, and as social practice.
Book URL: http://www.peterlang.com/Index.cfm?vLang=E&vSiteID=4&vSiteName=BookDetail%2Ecfm&VID=11183
From Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd - http://www.continuumbooks.com
- Language and Literacy:
Functional Approaches. (2006).
Book URL: http://www.continuumbooks.com/Books/detail.aspx?ReturnURL=/Search/default.aspx&CountryID=1&Im Editor: Rachel Whittaker, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Editor: Mick O'Donnell, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Editor: Anne McCabe, Saint Louis University, Madrid.
This volume examines the relationship between language and literacy from a systemic functional perspective. The book starts with a retrospective view on the development of language education practices, written by eminent linguistics Michael Halliday and Ruqaiya Hasan, and then shows how this approach is implemented today. The second section presents a detailed analysis of how considerations of literacy education are approached in educational systems around the world. The contributors examine issues such as metadiscourse, genre, cultural politics, and how systemic functional grammar can help to raise literacy standards. The final section looks at literacy in more specific disciplines, including history, literature, science and student writing. The essays collected here present a comprehensive analysis of language and literacy from a systemic functional perspective, written by academics at the forefront of the field. It will be of interest to researchers in systemic functional linguistics, or language and education.
Positions Vacant
Appen is looking for two Linguists to work on various projects. *This work would suit a student.
1. A Cantonese speaking linguist to work on a lexicon project. Part time work over 4-8 weeks helping with phonology and some quality processing? The work is available now and is flexible.
2. A Persian linguist for lexicon work, but also for translation assistance.
Contact: Dr Julie Vonwiller, Director, Appen Pty Limited, Level 6, North Tower,1 Railway Street, Chatswood NSW 2067, Australia. Tel +61 2 9468 6300 (switch) email: jvonwiller@appen.com.au
Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics (Second Language Acquisition) (Confirmation Path) - Linguistics Programme, Department of English, Division of Humanities - University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified people for a full-time, confirmation path position of Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics (Second Language Acquisition). Applicants should have a completed PhD in Second Language Acquisition (SLA) or a closely related area, together with teaching and postgraduate supervision experience at tertiary level. They are advised to indicate in their applications which level of appointment they are applying for.
The successful applicant will be required to teach three semester-length courses in (i) SLA Theory, (ii) Language Teaching Methods and Materials and (iii) Introductory Sociolinguistics, and to supervise the research of MA and PhD students in these and related areas. In addition, they are expected to have a strong research record in SLA and proven teaching/supervision skills. Candidates with additional expertise in language teacher training, web-based teaching and/or research methods are strongly encouraged to apply. We are seeking someone who is willing and able to demonstrate a strong commitment to the development of (Applied) Linguistics at the University of Otago.
The position will be available from 8 January 2007, or as soon as possible thereafter. Specific enquiries may be directed to Associate Professor Jae Jung Song, Tel 03 479 8103, Fax 03 479 8558, Email jaejung.song@stonebow.otago.ac.nz Reference Number: A06/160. Closing Date is Friday 13 October 2006.
Application Information: With each application you must include an application form, an EEO Information Statement, a covering letter, contact details for three referees and one copy of your full curriculum vitae. For an application form, EEO Information Statement and a full job description go to: www.otago.ac.nz/jobs Alternatively, contact the Human Resources Division, Tel 03 479 8269, Fax 03 479 8279, Email job.applications@otago.ac.nz Equal opportunity in employment is University policy.
Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics - Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois, USA.
The Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at Illinois State University invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position in Applied Linguistics at the rank of Assistant Professor. The ideal candidate will hold a PhD or be ABD in applied linguistics or foreign language pedagogy, with a specialization in instructional technology. S/he will have a solid scholarly agenda and documented teaching experience. Though French is preferred, other modern languages will also be considered. Normal teaching load is five courses per year (2/3 or 3/2), primarily undergraduate and graduate courses in instructional technology, foreign language pedagogy or applied linguistics, and language, including advanced conversation and composition. The successful candidate must be authorized to work legally in the United States by August 16, 2007, the start date of the position. To assure full consideration, letter of application, curriculum vitae, copy of graduate transcript (original transcript is not required for application) and three letters of recommendation must arrive by November 10, 2006. E-mail submissions will not be accepted. Send materials via conventional mail to Dr. Daniel Everett, Chair, Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Illinois State University, Campus Box 4300, Normal IL 61790-4300.
Assistant Professor of Spanish Linguistics - Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Illinois State University, USA
The Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at Illinois State University invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position in Spanish Linguistics at the rank of Assistant Professor. The successful candidate will hold a PhD or be ABD, with a specialization in some area of Spanish Linguistics. S/he will have a solid scholarly agenda and documented teaching experience. Normal teaching load is five courses per year (2/3 or 3/2), primarily undergraduate and graduate courses in Spanish Linguistics and advanced Spanish Language. The successful candidate must be authorized to work legally in the United States by August 16, 2007, the start date of the position. To assure full consideration, letter of application, curriculum vitae, copy of graduate transcript (original transcript is not required for application) and three letters of recommendation must arrive by November 10, 2006. E-mail submissions will not be accepted. Send materials via conventional mail to Dr. Daniel Everett, Chair, Department of Languages Literatures, and Cultures, Illinois State University, Campus Box 4300, Normal IL 61790-4300.
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