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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 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.

From the Linguistics postgraduate office

2007 Enrolment

For further details, go to www.student.mq.edu.au/enrol and click on Re-enrolment Information.

Full instructions for the enrolment and re-enrolment processes can be found at - http://www.mq.edu.au/postgrad/EnrolmentInstructions.htm

Office Move

The Linguistics Postgraduate Office has recently moved into more spacious, cooler and definitely improved accommodation directly opposite the lift on the fifth floor (Room 560 - 563). As well as the accommodation changes there have been some changes to telephone numbers.

The extension numbers for LINGPGO staff are as follows:

  • Robyn Guilmette x8749
  • Lindy Cooper x7594
  • Pat Lewis x9243 (no change)
  • Lorraine Whybrow x7102 (no change)
  • Kylie Coaldrake x7102 (no change)
  • Mel Moscatt x7102 ( a new number will shortly be forthcoming)

CLICK HERE for some photos taken of some of us as we celebrate our new surroundings.

JALT 2006

It was great for Lindy Cooper and Robyn Guilmette and other Linguistics staff to meet some of our distance students past and present at the recent JALT conference held in Kokura, Kitakyushu, Japan. Several presentations were made by Macquarie University students and our staff . Peter Roger and Izumi Inoue made a joint presentation on the Applied Linguistics, Translation & Interpreting and Higher Research degrees available in Linguistics. Robyn Guilmette assisted with question time. CLICK HERE for some pictures of our recent visit.

Linguistics and Psychology Postgraduate Research Festival

Congratulations to the Festival organising committee, largely made up of students! We really appreciate your support and commitment. If any higher degree research candidates are interested in joining the committee for 2007, please contact Robyn Guilmette robyn.guilmette@ling.mq.edu.au.

Linguistics & Psychology Postgraduate Research Festival
7th-8th December, 2006.

Free Annual Postgraduate Feast!

It was certainly a feast in more ways than one: 128 student presenters over two days; an additional 10 E-Presentations from external and absent students; appearances by the new Vice Chancellor Prof Steven Schwarz, Dean of Division Prof Sue Spence, and Dean of HDR Prof John Hooper; a one-hour workshop presented by Prof Max Coltheart; a presentation of the inaugural Division HDR Excellence Awards, one of which was awarded to Aditi Bahtia of Linguistics; and delicious food and drink catered by BaySwiss, including a cocktail party on the Thursday night sponsored by MUPRA!

All the presentations were of a very high standard and generated excellent discussions. The attendance at Linguistics sessions was particularly high, with many members of staff coming to support the students and offer valuable feedback. The whole Festival ran very smoothly and professionally, and the committee, chaired by Kerry-Ann Egliston (Psychology) and co-chaired by Bradley Smith (Linguistics), is to be congratulated on a very well organised event. Linguistics was well represented on the committee, which will be chaired next year by Ayako Ochi (Linguistics) and co-chaired by Claire Scott (Linguistics).

(Claire Scott)

CLICK HERE here for photographs of the Festival.

Congratulations

News From Linguistics Research Committee

I hope you will all want to share with us - since it is just as much to do with YOU as with US - the great news that not only does the Division of Linguistics & Psychology have by far the lowest attrition rate of all Divisions at Macquarie at 18% - our nearest internal competitor has around 30% and the national average is 31% - but also, we have the second largest number of successful HDR completions in 2005-2006 across the whole university - second only, and not by that much, to Environmental and Life Sciences (which is MUCH bigger than we are). The credit goes to you, to the supervisors, and, especially, to our administrative staff in the Departmental Postgraduate Office, who keep us ALL on track!

Over the next few months we will be reorganising the management of the Doctorate of Applied Linguistics program which we hope will make for an even better system. Geoff Brindley will continue next year as overall program convener, but in mid-year 2007 Chris Candlin will join him as co-convener, and from 2008 Chris will take over the overall program convenership. From next year too Anne Burns will take on the new role of coordinating the Online Research Seminar which is an innovative and central part of the overall professional doctorate, and David Hall will take on the new role of coordinating the Research Component of the program. Geoff and Chris will also coordinate the individual coursework units, each of which has its own convener. Supported by Robyn Guilmette and Lindy Cooper in the Postgraduate Office, and, we plan additional casual academic support, we intend to make this innovative program world-class. With the help of our own recent PhD graduate Dr Fran Byrnes, who has specialist onlining skills, and the university's Centre for Flexible Learning, we are gradually rolling out the core and elective DAL units online.

From first semester 2007 the new Professional Doctorate in Professional Communication will also begin, again entirely online, and supported by the existing postgraduate Certificate, Diploma and Masters programs in Communication in Professions and Organisations. Dr John McAndrew will convene the new professional doctorate supported by Chris Candlin & David Hall, and Dr Alan Jones will convene the Masters program.

Macquarie Linguistics is on the move!

Chris Candlin
Chair (Alternate)
Research Committee


Introduction of Master of Translating & Interpreting with Master of Applied Linguistics (TESOL)

In semester 1, 2008, the department will introduce a new double Master degree in Translation and interpreting with a Master in Applied Linguistics (TESOL). The double degree aims to provide high quality qualifications to practicing/experienced translators and English language practitioners. It will provide participants with theoretical and practical knowledge about T&I as well as language teaching and curriculum design. Units are designed to be internationally relevant in the development of skills in T&I and analysing learners’ language and English as an international language.

There are many TESOL practitioners who also have professional interests in translating and interpreting, and vice versa. Twenty-five percent of T&I students have previous working experience in TESOL. An increasing number of T&I graduates enrol MAppLing (TESOL), and vice versa. It takes a minimum of two years to complete these two degrees.

Macquarie University will be the only tertiary institution world-wide to offer such a degree.

To qualify for this new double degree an applicant will need an appropriate bachelor degree (or equivalent) with GPA ? 2.5, and IELTS (Academic) score of 7.00, and two years relevant professional TESOL experience.

The degree can be completed in a minimum of two years, and comprises 56 credit points (32 taken during the first year and 24 in the second). Further details of the program structure will be made available on the Linguistics web site in 2007.

Postgraduate units in the Applied Linguistics Programs

There are a number of interesting units available for study in Applied Linguistics programs for 2007. Three of these which you may not have previously considered but may like to include in your study program are:

LING914 Lexicography

(See http://www.ling.mq.edu.au/postgraduate/units/ling914/course_outline.htm for further information.)

This is an introduction to the art and craft of dictionary-writing. Seminars include practical involvement in ongoing projects. Course content includes:

LING968 Computer-Mediated Communication in Second Language Acquisition

(See http://www.ling.mq.edu.au/postgraduate/units/ling968/ling968.htm for further information)

This unit will introduce students to the application of computer-mediated communication (CMC) in second language acquisition. The unit will explore asynchronous communication by email and bulletin boards as well as synchronous communication via chatlines and within MOO ( multi-user domains, object-oriented) environments. Particular emphasis will be placed on the role of CMC in intercultural learning processes. Assessment will be ongoing and it will include practical as well as more theoretical components.

A NEW unit in Discourse Analysis available Semester 2 2007

Chris Candlin & Stephen Moore announce a special study in Applied Linguistics, their newly designed unit in Discourse Analysis which will be available from Semester 2 2007 (in that Semester appearing as LING939) and then in its own right as LINGXXX (code to be confirmed) from Semester 1 2008.

This unit focuses on the analysis of spoken, written and multimodal discourse in a range of real-life settings and domains. It locates such discourses in their historical, institutional, and local context presenting a range of methodologies for descriptive, interpretive and explanatory analysis. The unit emphasises application of discourse analysis to the study of professional encounters.

Linguistics Research Seminar Series (2007)

Students and staff who are interested in presenting a seminar, or have a suggestion for a visiting speaker for the 2007 Seminar series, are invited to contact Tessa Green tessa.green@ling.mq.edu.au For further information on the Linguistics Research Seminar Series, go to http://www.ling.mq.edu.au/research/researchseminars2006.htm

From the NCELTR Resource Centre

New books

The DELTAA Database of Australasian ESL and applied linguistics materials now contains over 7000 records dating from 1989. It is a comprehensive collection including books, journal articles, kits, videos, teaching materials, theses, bibliographies, online documents and journals.
DELTAA may be accessed in two ways:

New Resources is a listing of the latest acquisitions by the Resource Centre of the National Centre for English Language Teaching and Research (NCELTR) and the Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) Research Centre. The New Resources list is now available online at: http://www.nceltr.mq.edu.au/resources/newres.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 (9 am - 5 pm weekdays) and Fax: +61 2 9850 9953.

From the Macquarie Library

Welcome to Mary Simons who has recently replaced Maureen Kattau as Liaison Librarian for Linguistics.

Students please note that Library training will be available at the beginning of Semester 1. There will be Library databases and EndNote sessions (combined) available in March for Linguistics postgraduate students. Details forthcoming.

For further information on library resouces contact, Mary Simons, the new Liaison Librarian - Sciences - Linguistics and Psychology, Macquarie University Library e-Learning & Information Services Division. Email: mary.simons@library.mq.edu.au

From the Centre for Language in Social Life

For a nice piece on our very own Alison Moore, go to this recent edition of the HCS Net - http://www.hcsnet.edu.au/newsletter/2006-10-30

Scholarships and Awards

Two Macquarie University Scholarships available now

While the advertised closing dates for these two scholarships have passed we are still prepared to accept late applicatioans.. For further details go to: http://www.ling.mq.edu.au/postgraduate/scholarship.htm or contact Dr. Beth Armstrong. Beth.Armstrong@ling.mq.edu.au

PhD Scholarship - Charles Sturt University

A PhD scholarship is available at Charles Sturt University (Bathurst) in the Centre for Complex Systems (CRiCS). CRiCS comprises researchers from broad areas including IT, Psychology, Communication and Neuroscience. We are interested in appointing someone with a strong background in linguistics and/or psychology. The topic of research is open and students are encourage to make contact to discuss possibilities. Some current research strengths in CRiCS include the psychology of computer games, automatic speech recognition, text-to-speech systems and computational modelling of language acquisition and language disorders. Queries should be directed to Professor Terry Bossomaier (tbossomaier@csu.edu.au) and Dr Joanne Arciuli (jarciuli@csu.edu.au).

Finnish Government Scholarships - 2007/08 Academic Year

The Finnish Government offers scholarships to Australians for post-graduate studies, research and teaching for 3-9 months at a higher education institution or public research institute in Finland. It should be noted that in Finland Master's courses are not considered as postgraduate studies.
To be eligible, the applicant must:

The Joseph Greenberg Award 2007

The Association for Linguistic Typology (ALT) will be continuing its Junior Award for the best piece of typological research embodied in a doctoral dissertation or equivalent. The next round of these awards, to be decided for the Paris meeting of the ALT next year, will be for a thesis accepted between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2006. The award will consist of payment of travel, per diem expenses and registration fee to attend the ALT VII Conference, to be held in Paris, September 25 to September 28, 2007, and to present a synopsis or element of the prize-winning work as a plenary lecture at that meeting. From 2007 this Award will be known as the Joseph Greenberg Award, in honour of the late Joseph Greenberg's fundamental contributions to typology and the interest he showed in encouraging young researchers.

To be eligible, those submitting their manuscript must be members of the ALT. They are asked to submit their dissertation by email in pdf format, with all non-standard fonts in Unicode, to the Chair of the Jury, to arrive no later than February 1 2007. If this proves technically difficult, the candidate is asked to discuss the problem with the chair. A jury, consisting of 5 ALT members, will be appointed by ALT's President, appropriate to the work submitted. The chair will be Eva Schultze-Berndt, Linguistics, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, Merangasse 70, A-8010 Graz, Austria. Schultze-Berndt@ling.uni-graz.at For information on the ALT (and on joining) consult: http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fss/organisations/alt/

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

Writing support for on-campus postgraduate students

The Linguistics Postgraduate Writing Skills Program is designed to help students of linguistics improve their writing and communication skills whilst they are enrolled in postgraduate linguistics subjects. The program outline for Semester One 2007 will be available soon.

Writing Program
Session 1 - Approaching Assignment Questions in Linguistics
Session 2 - Structuring and Planning Your Assignment
Session 3 - Developing & Maintaining Your Argument
Session 4 - Understanding Plagiarism & Referencing
Session 5 - Critical Reviews & other Written Assignments

Speaking and Listening Seminars
Session 1 - Speaking & Listening Skills Seminar 1
Session 2 - Speaking & Listening Skills Seminar 2

Presentation Skills Workshops
Workshop 1 - Presentation Skills Workshop 1
Workshop 2 - Presentation Skills Workshop 2
Workshop 3 - Presentation Skills Workshop 3

Further information on the 2007 timetable and for instructions about how to enrol will be available soon at http://www.ling.mq.edu.au/support/writing_skills/on_campus.htm

50 Years of Applied Linguistics at the University of Edinburgh (6-8 September 2007)

To mark the 50th anniversary of academic Applied Linguistics at Edinburgh University, the 40th Annual Meeting of the British Association for
Applied Linguistics (BAAL) will be held in Edinburgh in 2007, hosted by the University of Edinburgh. Details of the conference can be found on the BAAL website (www.baal.org). As part of the BAAL Meeting, a Pit Corder Colloquium will be held in celebration of the Edinburgh contribution to Applied Linguistics. There will also be a jubilee feast.

Former students and staff who would like more information about the reunion are encouraged to contact Jean McCutcheon at jubilee07@googlemail.com We look forward to hearing from you. Jean S McCutcheon, 14 Oswald Court, Edinburgh EH9 2HY, Tel: +44 (0)131 667 7645.

Book Proposals - New Linguistics Publisher

H.H. Langlin Press, a brand new independent publisher dedicated exclusively to publishing academic books on linguistics, announces its launch. We seek proposals for linguistics books of all types, including research monographs, edited volumes, textbooks, and others. We will also consider proposals for book series. In addition to publishing linguistics books, wet will also publish linguistics journals beginning in 2008.

For further information, please visit our website at http://www.langlinpress.com

Upcoming conferences, symposia and workshops

  • Professor Jenny Kitzinger Cardiff University (UK)
  • Professor Wolf Langewitz, University Hospital Basle (Switzerland)
  • Professor Peter Twohig, Saint Mary's University (Canada)

Conference organizing committee: Peter J. Schulz, Sara Rubinelli, Benedetta Waldburger. International advisory committee: Srikant Sarangi, Christopher N. Candlin, Claire Penn. Please visit www.comet.unisi.ch for further details regarding submission of proposals, registration, programme of events etc. or contact us at rubinels@lu.unisi.ch

A 2-day international workshop on knowledge communication in multimodal contexts will be held at the Aarhus School of Business, Denmark, on 21-22 May, 2007 with Anthony Baldry and Paul Thibault. Anthony Baldry is Professor at the University of Pavia, Italy. His latest publications include Multimodality and Multimediality in the Distance Learning Age (2000) and A Multimodal Approach to Text Studies in English (2005). Link to Anthony Baldry's website. Paul Thibault is Professor at Agder University College, Norway. His latest publications include Agency and Consciousness in Discourse: Self-other Dynamics as a Complex System (2004) and Brain, Mind, and the Signifying Body: An Ecosocial Semiotic Theory (2004). Link to Paul Thibault's website. Anthony Baldry and Paul Thibault have also published together Multimodal Text Analysis and Multimodal Transcription (2005) and Multimodal Corpus Linguistics (2006).

The workshop has the following objectives:

To examine in depth what new insights may be gained through a multimodal approach when analysing texts commonly seen as ''knowledge intensive'', e.g. instructional DVDs, online help, and educational websites To exchange ideas about how to employ a multimodal concordancer for the exploration of multimodal texts mediating specialized knowledge To develop a catalogue of ideas pointing to areas of particular interest for the future explorations of multimodal analysis. The workshop will be hosted by the ASB Research Group for Knowledge Communication from the Department of Language and Business Communication. Faculty and other scholars are invited to participate in the workshop. The number of participants will be restricted to a group of 30 researchers and PhD students on a first-come, first-served basis. Once the workshop is full, a waiting list will be kept. If you wish to give a presentation of your research project, please send a title and a short abstract to Carmen Daniela Maier (cdm@asb.dk). For more information, please contact: Lene Vibberstoft, Secretary, Department of Language and Business Communication, Aarhus School of Business E-mail: multimodalworkshop@asb.dk Direct: + 45 8948 6259.
Meeting URL: http://www.asb.dk/about/departments/isek/forskning/konferencer/multimodalworkshop.aspx

New Publications

New EAP journal
Call for papers - EAP Contexts - A Research Journal on English for Academic Purposes.

The Department of Language and Communication Studies of the Papua New Guinea University of Technology invites papers to be considered for publication in its journal, EAP Contexts: A Research Journal on English for Academic Purposes. We accept papers on a wide range of linguistic, applied linguistic and educational topics that are treated from the perspective of English for Academic Purposes. Colleagues from specialist disciplines (science, engineering, agriculture, architecture, business, etc) are welcome to submit papers on any aspect of the interface between English language proficiency and academic success in their disciplines, in the context of university teaching and learning. In the alternative, they can submit shorter papers of 3 pages for the Viewpoints section of the journal. The Viewpoints section of the journal is devoted to opinions and suggestions on teaching English for academic purposes, and readers' reaction to specific papers published in the journal.

Submission information:

Please direct all manuscripts and enquiries to: Johnson A. Kalu, Department of Language and Communication Studies, PNG University of Technology, Lae. Papua New Guinea. Tel: +675 473 4754 (W) +675 475 5545 (H) Fax: +675 475 4667 e-mail: jkalu@lcs.unitech.ac.pg

Call for Papers - Lagos Papers in English Studies

Lagos Papers in English Studies (LaPES), a peer-reviewed journal of the Department of English, Lagos State University, Nigeria, is inviting (for publication in its March 2007 edition) original, well-researched articles on English studies: linguistics, semantics, pragmatics, sociolinguistics, music, theatre, dramatic arts, cultural studies, discourse analysis, critical discourse analysis, conversation analysis, text/corpus linguistics, literary theories/studies, and areas related to all these. Articles must be written in good english, typed double-spaced, 12-pt Times New Roman, maximum 15-20 pages without footnotes, and sent as Microsoft Word attachment to the Editor at the e-mail address below, not later than 31 January 2007. lagospapers@yahoo.co.uk

New Online Journal
The first issue of SLC is now online. http://www.languageandcapitalism.info/

Studies in Language and Capitalism is a peer-reviewed online journal that seeks to promote and freely distribute interdisciplinary critical inquiries into the language and meaning of contemporary capitalism and the links between economic, social and linguistic change in the world around us. The journal is a project of the LNC group listserv and stems from our shared concern regarding the global spread of new economic ideologies and specifically the way that neoliberals attempt to naturalise, and hence entrench, social, political and economic inequalities. It is our hope that various groups of people will use and contribute to the journal, including: researchers analysing language in use, activists in social movements who see language use as part of their concerns, journalists concerned with language and rhetoric, and social researchers in other fields where the politics of language use is an issue.

Studies in Language and Capitalism will produce up to three issues a year and occasional issues devoted to a special topic. Persons wishing to organize a special issue are invited to submit a proposal which contains a three hundred-word description of the special issue together with a list of potential contributors and paper subjects. Proposals are to be accepted only after review by the journal editors. For further details see: http://www.languageandcapitalism.info/


Call for papers: Journalism Studies. Language and Journalism

Since the publication of Roger Fowler's seminal text, the study of the language of journalism has increased dramatically. The form, function and politics of the language of journalism has attracted scholars from a wide range of academic disciplines, including linguistics, discourse studies, media studies, sociology and others. In too many of these treatments, however, the language of journalism has been reduced to a textual accounting exercise; another object of study for the 'linguistic turn' in the social sciences. Whilst issues relating to linguistic representation are undoubtedly important, this special issue of Journalism Studies is founded on the assumption that such observations need to be contextualised by an awareness of other moments on the circuit of mass communications: production, consumption, regulation and identities. A thorough understanding of the language of journalism is only possible through attending to the specificities of each of these moments and their relations to each other. How, for example, do the production practices of specific organisations affect the language of reporting? What are the relationships between linguistic content and the ways that journalism is variously consumed, interpreted and understood? How is the language of journalism affected by, and related to, statutory and industry enforced regulations?

Journalism Studies invites submissions that critically examine journalistic language across the full circuit of mass communications. We are particularly interested in original empirical research, and especially in articles that examine theoretical/methodological issues whilst engaging with professional practice and experience. Possible topics include, but are not limited to, the language of journalism and

a. the historiography of newsgathering and production
b. material constraints on language use
c. markets, consumers and audiences
d. discursive practices of news producers
e. information subsidies, 'spin' and out-right manipulation
f. ethics, objectivity and industry codes of practice
g. genre, style guides and language policies
h. textual form, sequencing and narrativity
i. representation and ideation
j. argumentation and rhetoric
k. mechanisms of reception and memory

Applicants may submit abstracts of no more than 250 words to John Richardson at j.e.richardson@lboro.ac.uk The deadline for the submission
of abstracts is 31 March 2007, and accepted authors will be informed no later than one week from this date. For accepted articles the deadline
for submission is 31 July 2007. Further details of Journalism Studies are available at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/1461670X.asp

From Lincom GmbH - http://www.lincom.eu

Discourse in Professional Contexts. Series Title: LINCOM Studies in Pragmatics 03, Publication Year: 2006. Author: R. Geluykens. Author: K. Pelsmaekers. Paperback: ISBN: 389586613X Pages: 300 Price: Europe EURO 83.70.

Abstract: The papers in this collection are all concerned with a rather special type of discourse: they deal with either spoken or written language which was produced in what could be called an "institutional", professional context. Despite the growing interest within discourse pragmatics for language produced within an institutional framework, existing publications tend to concentrate either on one specific type of institutional setting (e.g. business negotiations) or on one specific research tradition (e.g. conversation analysis).

The present book is rather different in concept, in that the subject matter is approached from a variety of functional research traditions and methods, and in doing so cuts right across the spoken-written distinction. First of all, the contributors scrutinize a variety of discourse types, such as business interaction, business letters, classroom talk, political interviews, press releases, and pharmacist-patient interaction. Secondly, they show a variety of research traditions and methods at work, including systemic-functional linguistics, conversation analysis, social semiotics, ethnography, and cognitive grammar. Thirdly, since institutional communication takes place in various modes of speaking and writing, the present collection includes work on discourse in such varied modes as face-to-face interaction, media interviews, group interaction, news reports, and letters. This collection also offers an introductory overview of the field, as well as a selective bibliography of past research on institutional discourse, subdivided into seven major categories: business, medical, legal, classroom, media, political, and scientific/acedemic. Elements of all seven domains can, in various forms, be found in the present volume.

From Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd - http://www.continuumbooks.com

TESOL/AL Web Journal - Volume 6, Number 2 of Teachers College, Columbia University Working Papers in TESOL & Applied
Linguistics is now available at http://www.tc.columbia.edu/tesolalwebjournal/. Articles in this issue include:

Positions Vacant

Assistant Professor, MA TEFL Program Bilkent University, Turkey.

Bilkent University, a world-class independent English-medium university in Ankara, Turkey, is seeking applicants for a full-time faculty member in the Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Foreign Language Program. The internationally recognized Bilkent MA TEFL Program is a rigorous and competitive program which has awarded graduate degrees in English language teaching in Turkey for nearly twenty years. Faculty members are responsible for teaching a total of up to seven graduate level courses per calendar year (which includes summer sessions in June and July) and advising student theses. The applicant must be able to teach two or more of the following courses: second language acquisition, language and pedagogy research, testing, linguistics, sociolinguistics, EFL curriculum development, materials development.

Qualifications: The applicant must have an earned doctorate in Applied Linguistics, TESOL, or related field by September 2007. Experience teaching graduate courses and supervising theses is strongly preferred. As all instruction is in English, native competency is required. The position begins September 1, 2007. Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience. On-campus housing and other benefits are provided. All applications must be received by March 1, 2007. Interviews can be arranged during the TESOL Convention in Seattle, March 21-24, 2007.

The application packet must include a letter of application, curriculum vitae, two recent letters of reference, and a list of at least four additional professional contacts with telephone numbers and email addresses. A copy of the application packet should be sent to the address below. Applications by email are acceptable. Dr. Julie Mathews-Aydinli, Director, MA TEFL Program, Graduate School of Education, Bilkent University, 06800 Bilkent, Ankara, Turkey, E-mail: julie@bilkent.edu.tr Fax: 90-312-266-4065 For more information about Bilkent University, please visit the web site at http://www.bilkent.edu.tr.

The Department of Linguistics at Rice University is now accepting applications for a one-year lecturer position in any area of linguistics.

Responsibilities of the position include teaching two courses per semester. One of the four courses taught will likely be Ling 200 (Introduction to the Scientific Study of Language). Ability to teach a wide range of undergraduate courses is desirable. Ph.D. at time of application is required. Position start date is August 1, 2007. We especially welcome applications from researchers who share the department's interest in approaching language from a usage-based perspective with solid empirical grounding in primary data, especially approaches of a cognitive, social-interactional, and/or functional nature. See also our departmental web site at http://ling.rice.edu.

Application materials include: cover letter, CV, teaching statement, sample of written work, and three letters of reference. Past teaching evaluations and/or information about course topics the applicant could teach are also welcome but not required at this time. Rice University is committed to affirmative action and equal opportunity in education and employment. Rice does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability or veteran status. Rice University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Application address: Lecturer Position, Department of Linguistics, MS-23, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston TX 77005, USA.

Full-time Position in Applied Linguistics/Language Teaching - Department of Foreign Languages and Literature, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan. Application Deadline: February 20, 2007.

Positions available at the level of assistant professor or above, starting date August 1, 2007. Responsibilities: Research and teaching in the applicant's professional field, supervising MA theses, and teaching English language skills courses. Requirements: Doctorate in (applied) linguistics or language teaching, and fluency in spoken and written English. Salary: Minimum starting salary for an Assistant Professor currently NT$68,190/month (approximately US$2,100/month). Housing allowance, health insurance and start-up funds also provided.

Application Documents: (1) curriculum vitae; (2) three letters of recommendation, emphasizing research potential; (3) proof of previous academic employment (if applicable); (4) photocopy of Ph.D. diploma; (5) copies of publications within the past 5 years (and/or doctoral dissertation); (6) other relevant supporting materials such as transcripts, sample course outlines, and, if applicable, evidence of effective teaching. Short-listed candidates will be interviewed and invited to give a talk. Apply to the Search Committee, Department of Foreign Languages and Literature, National Tsing Hua University, 101, Sec. 2, Kuang Fu Road, Hsinchu, TAIWAN 30043 ROC Tel: 886-3-571-8657 Fax: 886-3-571-8977. For further information, please contact Dr. Johanna Katchen, Chair (katchen@mx.nthu.edu.tw) or see http://www.hss.nthu.edu.tw/~fl

The English Department at Edge Hill University (UK) requires suitably qualified individuals to teach in the following areas: language and education, bilingualism, and language and world development.

The posts are offered on an hourly-paid basis. The modules are offered to students at level 3 of an English and English Language Degree course. Language and Education: This module includes study of both the microlevel of classroom language use and the societal macrolevel of educational language policy. Bilingualism: This module takes a socio-cultural approach to the study of bilingualism. Language and world development: This module allows students to examine the roles played by English and other languages in the contemporary global linguistic ecology.

For further details in the first instance contact: Dr Deborah Chirrey, Programme Leader, BA English Language, Edge Hill University, St Helens Road, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L39 4QP Tel: 01695 584617 Email: chirreyd@edgehill.ac.uk

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