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
Garrawi Indigenous Scholarship
The Department wishes to congratulate Linguistics PhD student Warren Hancock who has won the 2007 Garrawi Indigenous scholarship which was recently presented by the Chancellor at the Alumni awards ceremony held at Macquarie University. This scholarship is valued at $2,500 and is awarded to an Indigenous student enrolled in a postgraduate degree on the basis of academic merit and commitment to Indigenous community advancement.
Re-accreditation of MSLP program
Dr Beth Armstrong recently received official notification of successful re-accreditation of the MSLP program for another five years. This is great news for the Linguistics Department and the speech pathology program. Congratulations also to Beth, Elisabeth Harrison, Lynne Mortensen, Lyndal Sheepway and everyone else associated with the program.
MUPRA Supervisor of the Year
Congratulations to Professor Chris Candlin from the Department of Linguistics who is the 2007 Winner of the MUPRA Supervisor of the Year Award. Chris was nominated by his research students who indicated that he had significantly contributed to their intellectual and research development. This award recognises his significant contribution to and excellence in HDR supervision.
NIH grant
Congratulations to Associate Professor Linda Cupples and her co-investigators
(Ching, Dahl and Dillon) who have been successful in obtaining a NIH grant.
The grant will be administered through the National Acoustic Laboratories. The
research is investigating "Longitudinal outcomes of hearing impaired children:
early vs later intervention". They have been awarded $1.3 million over
5 years.
Doctoral students attend conference in Mexico
A number of students from
the Doctorate of Applied Linguistics Program in Mexico and their colleagues
recently attended the Second International Qualitative Research Conference,
"Cultural Complexities of Qualitative Research", held from May 30
to June 1st 2007, in Guanajuato, Guanajuato State.
Click here for a photograph.
Back from left to right: Irais Ramirez, Michael Witten, Marlene Brenes
Front from left to right: Fatima Encinas, Patricia Preciado, Prof. B. Kumaravadivelu, Teresa Castineira and Guadalupe Salazar.
Irais, Michael, Marlene, Patricia and Teresa are all in the process of carrying out research studies for their DAL theses.
The Invited Speakers at the conference were: Yvonna Lincoln (Texas A&M University) Adrian Holliday (Canterbury Christ Church University, UK), Doug Foley (University of Texas at Austin, USA), B. Kumaravadivelu (San Jose University, USA), and Bojana Petric (Eotovos Lorand Universit, Hungary).
Iraís, Patricia,
Michael and Teresa also presented on their research and Carmen Contijoch, a
DAL student who also attended the conference, says she heard very positive comments
about their studies. The photo was sent to Anne Burns, one of the supervisors
for the Mexican DAL Program, who says the students described the conference
as intense but interesting!!
Staff movements
Professor Anne Burns has
been invited as Keynote speaker at the 2nd Biennial Conference on the Teaching
and Learning of English in Asia (TLEiA2 2007), 14-16 June, Langkawi, Malaysia.
The title of the talk is: Grammar and Communicative Language Teaching: why,
when and how to teach it?
From the Linguistics Postgraduate Office
Students who wish to add or change their enrolment in the second half of 2007 will find information on postgraduate coursework units and their availability for 2007 available at www.mq.edu.au/reforms Information on the time tabling of units is available at www.timetables.mq.edu.au
How to change your units
of enrolment
If you wish to change your units of enrolment after you have enrolled you can
do so as follows:
- On-campus coursework
students - online via eStudent at https://student1.mq.edu.au Internal units can be added up until the end of the second week of second
half year. ie 10 August 2007.
- External coursework students
- online via eStudent at https://student1.mq.edu.au or by email to coecop@reg.mq.edu.au External units can be added up until the end of the first week of the second
half- year. ie 3 August 2007.
- Discontinuance refers to the formal withdrawal from a unit online via eStudent. External students can also send written advice (email or fax) to the Centre for Open Education. If you discontinue a unit by the relevant Census Date (31 August) for the unit, you will not be liable for the relevant fees and you will be eligible to receive a refund of any relevant fees already paid. If you withdraw from a unit after the relevant Census Date (31 August) for the unit you will incur fees for the unit. Not attending a unit does not constitute discontinuance.
Important Dates for 2007
Standard Units
Last day to:
Add an internal unit - 10 August
Add an external unit - 3 August
Early Withdraw - (CENSUS DATE) 31 August
Withdraw without Fail (W) - 28 September
For HDR students
The Department
of Linguistics has recently increased the level of funding available to its
HDR students. Importantly, all HDR students are eligible to apply for the funds,
regardless of whether they are enrolled full- or part-time, on-campus or externally.
Professional Doctorate candidates are also eligible once they have reached the
dissertation component of their program. The changes mean that students can
now apply (once per calendar year on up to two occasions during their candidature)
for an amount of up to $1,000 to attend a national/international conference
to present a paper based on their research project. This funding will be provided
on the condition that successful applicants submit a brief report on the outcome
of their conference attendance, which might for instance take the form of a
publication. In addition, students can apply for an amount of up to $1,500 for
research support once during their candidature. For more detailed information
about the funds and how to submit an application, please go to:http://www.ling.mq.edu.au/research/hdr_fund.htm
From Audiology
Phillip Nakad (Clinical Audiologist) was awarded an overseas trip to the Oticon Summer Camp to be held in Colorado, USA. He is one of two audiologists representing Australia at this international event. The camp is a 4 day conference aimed at young, promising professionals, and Phillip was selected on the basis of an essay competition.
Louise Reynolds (Clinic
Manager) was recently awarded the Competitive Award for General Staff, which
will offer the equivalent of 3 months paid leave. This will allow Louise to
focus on her PhD project, which involves an investigation of patient- professional
interaction in clinical settings in Audiology. The time will be taken on the
basis of 2 days per week to allow for the ongoing management of the clinic at
the same time.
From NCELTR's Resource Centre
Online Journal
TESOL Quarterly is available online via the JSTOR database from v. 1, 1967 -
v. 35, 2001 and from v. 35, 2001 - via Ingenta. It is also held in print form
in the NCELTR Resource Centre and Macquarie University Library.
Journal Impact Factors
These may be found in the Journal Citation Reports Database (ISI Web of Science)
on the MUL Database menu.
The following websites may also be of use:
http://www.jcu.edu.au/research/rqf/rqia/impactfactor.html
http://www.journal-ranking.com/ranking/web/index.html
New journal
The initial issue of Multilingual Matters new journal "Innovation in Language
Learning and Teaching" has arrived in the Resource Centre. Try the free
online version now at: http://www.multilingual-matters.net/illt/001/illt0010002.htm Regular online access will become available for Macquarie University users at
a later date.
For more information email rescentr@nceltr.mq.edu.au. Phone +61 2 98509653 9 am - 5 pm weekdays
From the AMEP Research Centre
The AMEP National Conference 2007 "Work, Language and the Future" will be held at the Sunshine Coast Institute of TAFE, Mooloolaba Centre in Queensland from 4 - 6 October 2007. For more information and for submission of abstracts go to: http://www.ameprc.mq.edu.au/conference
From the Macquarie Library
New books
The library has recently acquired the following new books:
- Johnston, T. & Schembri, A. (2007). Australian Sign Language (Auslan): An introduction to sign language linguistics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Liddicoat, AJ An introduction to conversation analysis. London: Continuum, 2007.
- Fromkin, V et al. Introduction to language. Boston: Thomson Wadsworth, 2007. (P107.F76 2007)
- Clark, JE. Introduction to phonetics and phonology. Oxford: Blackwell, 2007 (P53.4.F85)
- Langendonck, W. Theory and typology of proper names. Mouton de Gruyter, 2007.
Database news:
The trial for Scopus has now been extended until July 4th. If you have any feedback or comments please let either Karen Marks or Mary Simons know.
Liaison librarian changes
Subject responsibility for Mary Simons and Karen Marks has changed slightly.
Our subject areas now cover the following:
Psychology and Linguistics
Health and Chiropractic
Australian School of Advanced Medicine
For assistance with library
resources and training you can contact Mary Simons (mary.simons@library.mq.edu.au phone: 9850-7536) or Karen Marks (karen.marks@library.mq.edu.au phone: 9850-9009) the Liaison Librarians for Linguistics.
Grants
International travel
The Australian
Academy of Science is inviting applications for grants for short-term scientific
visits (14 - 40 days) to Europe, North America (USA, Canada, Mexico) and Asia
(China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan) in FY 2007-2008, to foster collaborations between
Australian and overseas researchers. Closing date for applications is 20 July
2007. http://www.science.org.au/internat/programs.htm This project is supported
by the Department of Education, Science and Training's International Science
Linkages - Science Academies Programme established under the Australian Government's
innovation statement, Backing Australia's Ability.
Scholarships, Fellowships and Awards
Macquarie University
Research Fellowship Scheme - MQRF
Macquarie University will offer up to six new research Fellowship positions
commencing in 2008, through the Macquarie University Research Fellowship Scheme
(MQRF). Positions will be awarded on a competitive basis and will be tenable
on a full-time basis for three years. The MQRF is now open, and applications
are due in the Research Office on July 6, 2007. All relevant documents (Funding
Rules, Application Form, Nominated Referee Report Form, and Sponsor/Head of
Department Report form) are available on http://www.research.mq.edu.au/researchers/funding/internal/mqrf.
Candidates should contact Colm Halbert should they have any questions about the Scheme or the application process. Applicants must get their draft applications to Colm by June 27, 2007.
Macquarie University
Vice-Chancellor's Innovation Fellowships Scheme
The Vice-Chancellor's Innovation Fellowship (MQVCIF) Scheme is designed to attract
outstanding researchers to the University who will focus on developing effective
research collaborations with Australian/International organisations from industry,
commerce, government and community groups. The research may be undertaken in
any discipline area of the University, though it must be aligned to designated
Macquarie University research strengths. The MQVCIF is now open, and applications
are due in the Research Office on August 17, 2007. All relevant documents (Funding
Rules, Application Form, Referee Report Form, and Host Centre/Department Report
Form) are available on http://www.research.mq.edu.au/researchers/funding/internal/mqvcif
Candidates should contact
Colm Halbert, Division Research and HDR Manager (02 9850 8073, Fax: 02 9850
9390, Mobile: 0405286341) if they have any questions about the Scheme or the
application process. Applicants get their draft applications to Colm by August
6, 2007.
L'Oreal Australia For Women in Science Fellowships with the support of the Australian National Commission for UNESCO
Eligibility - applicants must be within five years of completing a PhD, Australian citizens or permanent residents, be associated with an Australian Institution and intending to continue their research in Australia in the next twelve months. Application forms are available for download from www.forwomeninscience.com (see For Women in Science In Your Country) and also from www.scienceinpublic.com/l'oreal.htm http://www.scienceinpublic.com/l'oreal.htm
Applicants must submit the completed form, along with CV including research publications, summary of past research achievements and future research plans and three letters of reference, one of which one must be from a proposed mentor. Applications are to be submitted electronically to FWISapplications@au.loreal.com no later than midnight 29th June 2007, together with a hard copy of your application and letters of reference postmarked 29th June 2007. Hard copy to be mailed to: L'Oreal Australia, For Women in Science Fellowships, Corporate Communications, 256 Bay Road, Sandringham Vic. 3191.
An inter-disciplinary jury of scientists will review all applications. The jury will review all applications and select three fellows based on:
- intellectual merit/academic records/accepted requisites for scholarly scientific study including:
- ability to plan and conduct research
- ability to work as a team member or independently
- ability to interpret and communicate research findings
- scientific excellence and appropriateness of proposed research or a clearly articulated plan of study
- reference letters
- the potential for career enhancement of the proposed research
More information: Contact fwisenquiries@au.loreal.com or (03) 9928 3339
Studentship
- University of Liverpool
The School of English at the University of Liverpool has introduced a new Studentship for which 2 places are on offer this year. The scholarship is open to Home and EU students. The value of the studentship is £2,000 (off-set against fees). It can be combined with the £1000 of the Postgraduate Taught Student Award, so the course fees for the MA Corpus Linguistics (£3,162) can almost be covered in full.
For more info on the studentship see http://www.liv.ac.uk/english/postgrad/index.htm
Info on the postgrad award is available here http://www.liv.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/money/PGT_award.htm
and for information on the MA see http://www.liv.ac.uk/english/MA_Corpus_Linguistics.htm
For more information contact: Dr. Michaela Mahlberg, School of English, University of Liverpool, Modern Languages Building, Liverpool, L69 7ZR, UK, Tel. 0044 (0)151 794 2729, http://www.liv.ac.uk/english/staff/michaelamahlberg.htm
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
Journal news
Equinox Journals New Site with Online Submission
Equinox now publishes five
linguistics/applied linguistics journals (see www.equinoxpub.com).
We are pleased to announce our new journal web pages
which now incorporate online submission functionality allowing contributors
to submit articles online and track the progress of their submissions. The new
system also offers our journal editors and reviewers a state-of-the art system
for handling the peer-review process and for transmitting accepted articles
to the production department. In
addition, the full online text of all Equinox journals will now be hosted on
the Equinox site. In the case of most journals, book reviews, editorials and
other features will be open access.
Upcoming conferences, symposia and workshops
NSW Academic Casuals Conference
The NSW Division of the
NTEU is hosting a statewide conference for academic Casuals at the University
of Technology Sydney (UTS) on the 18th of June 2007. This Conference will focus
on issues and concerns for all Casual and Sessional academic staff in higher
education. The conference will feature a range of speakers from the Higher Education
sector, and interactive workshops will also be an important feature of this
event. This is your opportunity to have a say as a casual employee, and have
input into the NTEU's national campaign on pay, conditions and equity for Casual
and Sessional university staff. This event forms part of a national campaign
to increase, and make more effective, the voice of Casual academic staff in
the Higher Education sector. All Casual academic staff are welcome to participate
and are encouraged to attend. Register online at http://www.nteu.org.au/rights/currentissues/casuals/rego For more information go to: www.unicasual.com.au
Casual voices make a difference! For questions please contact your local Branch, or the NTEU NSW Division
on (02) 9212 5433.
Call for Papers - Discourses and Cultural Practices, 29, 30 November & 1 December 2007. University of Technology, Sydney.
The aim of the conference is to explore discourses and cultural practices from a range of perspectives. Papers, keynotes and colloquia will address themes including:
- Discourses and organizations
- Discourses and identity
- Academic discourses
- Discourses and intercultural communication
- Gendered discourses
- Classroom discourses
Invited Colloqiua include:
- Discourses and cultures
of practice in languages education
- Discourses and popular
culture
- Discourses and globalised
communication
- Discourses and sexuality
- Discourses and professional communication
Day 3: Focus on Language
in Education
The third day of the conference (Saturday) will have a particular focus on discourses
and cultural practices in relation to language and literacy education. Papers
will address key issues and questions relevant to primary, secondary, university,
TAFE, workplace and community contexts. The program will also be of interest
to teacher educators and researchers in these fields. For further info: http://www.education.uts.edu.au/research2/conferences/dcp_discourses.html
International Seminar Series on Language and Migration
This Autumn the AILA Research Network on Language and Migration will launch an international seminar series on the theme of: "Migration and Diaspora-related Multilingualism: Sites, Domains, Encounters". The objectives of the seminar series are:
1. to bring together scholars
in applied linguistics and related disciplines to explore new theoretical and
methodological perspectives on language and space, in relation to migration
and diasporic language practices;
2. to articulate an
agenda for applied linguistic research in multilingual settings, sensitive to
the material and cultural flows and landscapes characteristic of globalization.
3. to engage key providers
and policy-makers in these debates.
Call for abstracts
Migration, polycentric identities, language(s) and power. Centre for
Social Studies University of Coimbra, Portugal -19th-20th September 2007. This
seminar launches the seminar series by exploring interdisciplinary links between
language studies and social sciences in terms of theory, methodology and practice.
How can sociological, political and critical perspectives coming from the South
offer novel ways of understanding the complexity of language use in migrant
and other hybrid situations. Issues to be discussed in this seminar may include:
- Polycentricity and scales;
- Rival globalisations and alternative epistemologies resisting dominant narratives by researching perspectives from "the ground";
- Conflicting political and ideological constructions of language, of languages, of multilingualism, multilingual distribution and multilingual space;
- Methodological issues in using social and critical linguistics and linguistic ethnography to research in hybrid, intercultural and migrant contexts and
- Ways in which these affect practices, political actions and political agendas of language researchers.
Abstracts should be no longer than 250 words and sent to Mike Baynham Mike.Baynham@education.leeds.ac.uk and Stef Slembrouck (Stef.Slembrouck@ugent.be). Submission deadlines: July 10th. Results notified by: July 24th. Maximum participants: 35 participants. Some funding available for doctoral students. For further information contact Mike Baynham, Stef Slembrouck, Clara Keating [Coimbra Local Organizer] (kleating@gmail.com)
New Publications
From Peter Lang AG - http://www.peterlang.com
Discourse and Contemporary Social Change. Series Title: Linguistic Insights. Studies in Language and Communication. Vol. 54 2007. Editors: Norman Fairclough, Giuseppina Cortese & Patrizia Ardizzone. Book URL http://www.peterlang.com/Index.cfm?vLang=E&vSiteID=4&vSiteName=BookDetail%2Ecfm&VID=11276
Abstract: This book draws together a rich variety of perspectives on discourse as a facet of contemporary social change, representing a number of different disciplines, theoretical positions and methods. The specific focus of the volume is on discourse as a moment of social change, which can be seen to involve objects of research which comprise versions of some or all of the following research questions: How and where did discourses (narratives) emerge and develop? How and where did they achieve hegemonic status? How and where and how extensively have they been recontextualized? How and where and to what extent have they been operationalized? The dialectical approach indicated above implies that discourse analysis includes analysis of relations between language (more broadly, semiosis) and its social 'context'.
From Springer
Professor Anne Burns has recently had chapter on Action research published in The International Handbook of English language Teaching - a two volume book published by Springer, 2007. See: Burns, A. (2007). Action research: Contributions and further directions in ELT. In J. Cummins & C. Davison (Eds.)., International Handbook of English Language Teaching. Vol. 2 (pp. 987-1002). Norwell, MA: Springer.
For the latest linguistic books from Springer go to: http://www.springer.com/west/home/librarians/springer+news?SGWID=4-40157-12-359809-0
From: Equinox Publishing Ltd - http://www.equinoxpub.com/
Language and Verbal Art Revisited: Linguistic approaches to the study of literature. Publication Year: 2007. Editors: Donna R. Miller & Monica Turci.
Abstract: This volume, meant
for both specialists and non-specialists, will appeal to both the growing number
of scholars working in, and students needing to investigate, the field of literary
linguistics, or stylistics. Inspired by Ruqaiya Hasan's conviction that, [?]
in verbal art the role of language is central. Here language is not as clothing
to the body; it IS the body." (1985/1989: 91), the papers are on a wide
variety of aspects of the language-literature connection, and approach it from
diverse perspectives and methodological frameworks, including Systemic Functional
Linguistics, pragmatics, corpus linguistics, ethnolinguistics, cultural and
translation studies.
A wide range of literary genres and world literatures are analyzed, including
Shakespeare's plays; modern Austrian authors writing in German (e.g., Thomas
Bernhard); Perrault's Histoires et contes du temps passé and their translations
by Angela Carter; the Spanish poets of the Generación del '50; Malaysian-Singaporean
poets in English; Anglo-American Modernist poets (Frost, Stevens, Pound and
Lawrence) and novelists (Woolf andConrad); a short story by Marina Warner and
Turkish-German narrative by Feridun Zamolu; The Gospel of St. John and Harry
Potter. Separate introductions to each of the contributions seek to guide above
all the non-specialist reader by describing and comparing the frameworks that
the volume comprises. A general introduction diachronically traces key moments
in the development of the study of the language of literature seen as socio-cultural
practice.
Table of contents:
- Introduction
- Ruqaiya Hasan Private pleasure, public discourse: Reflections in engaging literature
- Donna R. Miller Construing the 'primitive' primitively: grammatical parallelism as patterning and positioning strategy in D.H. Lawrence
- David G. Butt Thought Experiments in Verbal Art: Examples from Modernism
- Monica Turci The meaning of 'dark' in Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness
- Carol Taylor Torsello Projection in literary and in non-literary texts
- Bill Louw Collocation as the determinant of Verbal Art
- Jean Michel Adam & Ute Heidmann Text linguistics and Comparative literature: Towards an interdisciplinary approach to written tales: Angela Carter's translations of Perrault
- Mirella Agorni Translation teaching and methodology: A linguistic analysis of a literary text
- Anne Betten Deconstructing standard syntax: Tendencies in modern German prose writing
- Sandro M. Moraldo Kanak sprak: The linguistic features of Turkish migrants' communicative style in Feridun Zaimolu's works
- Maria José Rodrigo
Mora Debating the function of language in poetry: Meta-textual musings in
the Spanish 50s generation
System and Corpus: Exploring Connections. Edited by Geoff Thompson and Susan Hunston. Series: Functional Linguistics, edited by Professor Robin Fawcett, Cardiff University.
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:
- Susan Hunston & Geoff Thompson: Introduction
- Michael Stubbs: Corpus analysis: the state of the art and three types of unanswered questions
- Michael Hoey: Language as choice: what is chosen?
- Susan Hunston: Phraseology and system: a contribution to the debate
- Gordon Tucker: Systemic incorporation: on the relationship between corpus and Systemic Functional Grammar
- Christian Matthiessen: Systemic functional profiles of system and text: investigations based on texts, text archives and corpora
- Amy Neale: Matching Corpus Data and System Networks
- Anthony Baldry and Paul Thibault: Multimodal corpus linguistics
- Motoko Hori: The paradigm of pain expressions in Japanese
- Pattama Patpong: A corpus-based study of the conjunction ko:3 in Thai: an exploration of textual resource
- Martin Kaltenbacher: Exploring culture related linguistic differences in tourist board web-sites: the emotive and the factual
- Serge Sharoff: How to handle lexical semantics in SFL: a corpus study of purposes for using size adjectives
- Donna Miller: Appraising 'giving' in a small corpus of Alma Mater donation requests, or what the standard concordance line will/won't tell us
- M A K Halliday: Afterwords
From de Gruyter
Communication Games: The Semiotic Foundation of Culture: Eduardo Neiva
This study is a groundbreaking application of game theory to the semiotics of culture and communication. It shows that culture and communication are not merely means of integrating social actors, but primarily ways of distinguishing individuals who interact both competitively and cooperatively within society. Provocatively using the Darwinian idea of sexual selection, the author demonstrates how game theory enhances the semiotic understanding of culture and communication. http://www.degruyter.de/rs/bookSingle.cfm?id=IS-9783110190465-1&l=E&ad=nle
Positions Vacant
Casual Work - NCELTR Resource Centre, Linguistics Department, Macquarie University
NCELTR Resource Centre is accepting expressions of interest from postgraduate students who would like to work in the Resource Centre on a casual basis. Tasks include working at the loans desk, shelving, photocopying and answering simple queries. Applicants must have excellent communication skills, English language skills and be computer literate. The successful applicant would be required to work six hours per week, during afternoons. Contact: Nanette Reynolds or Frances Wilson, Resources Managers, W6B 382, phone 9850- 7960, rescentr@nceltr.mq.edu.au
Chair Professor / Professor of English Language Studies (Ref. 95141) Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
A post has been recently advertised in the Department of English, Hong Kong, Polytechnic University, Hong Kong for a Chair Professor / Professor of English Language Studies (Ref. 95141) see http://www.polyu.edu.hk/hro/job_external.htm for post specifications. Deadline: The search will continue until the position is filled. For more information go to: http://www.engl.polyu.edu.hk/ Also please feel free to contact Gail Forey at eggail@polyedu.hk.
Positions in English Language Teaching - English Language Institute, Kanda University of International Studies, Japan.
(These positions may suit recent masters grads and/or NCELTR teachers looking for an overseas experience.)
The English Language Institute of Kanda University of International Studies has openings for suitably qualified young teachers of English as a foreign language. These Lecturer positions are for a two-year period commencing April 2008. There may be an option to renew the contract for a further two years. Some of the positions to be filled will be for teaching in the English Department. Some will be for the Department of International Communication and/or the Department of Languages and Culture. Members of the English Language Institute are involved in the following types of activity:
Teaching or Learning Advising - lecturers teach English proficiency courses, mainly to first and second year students. A small number of English as a Second Foreign Language classes for other language majors are also taught. Learning Advisors provide a range of services through the SALC to promote and encourage learners to become more responsible for their own learning.
Extra-curricular Student Activities - members work with students in a variety of social, cultural, and sporting clubs and in informal contact both on and off the campus. The ELI is a gathering point for students who want to engage in informal English discussion. Some students come for help and advice on both academic and other problems.
Research - each member participates in a collaborative research project. At present, two major projects are being undertaken, one in curriculum renewal and instructional materials design and development (the KELP Project), and the other in the testing of English proficiency (the KEPT Project).An M. A. Degree (or internationally recognized equivalent) in the area of teaching English as a second/foreign language or some closely related field. Some experience in teaching English, particularly at post-secondary level, would be an advantage. Preference is given to applicants below 35 years of age. A strong interest in working with Japanese students in both formal and extra-curricular settings is essential, together with an interest in Japanese language and culture. Some skill in sporting, dramatic, musical or other leisure areas would be an advantage. Members of the ELI are expected to be at the university for five working days per week during academic terms, normally from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm or 10.30 am to 6.30 pm. At present the working week in Japan extends from Monday to Saturday. Salary - Gross annual amount: ¥5,000,000 including bonuses (before tax). Applicants should send a CV together with the names of two referees and a passport-size photograph to: Dr. Michael Torpey, Director, English Language Institute, Kanda University of International Studies, 1 - 4 - 1 Wakaba, Mihama - ku, Chiba - shi, Chiba - ken JAPAN 261-0014. Applications may also be sent by fax to: 81 - 43 - 273 - 2018 (from outside Japan), 043 - 273 - 2018 (from inside Japan). The closing date for applications is September 15, 2007. Applicants placed on a short list will be interviewed in October/November. Successful applicants will be notified of their appointment before December 15.
Manager of (Language) Testing Products (USA)
Manager of Testing Products for International Language Company. Job involves qualification of testing requirements with potential clients; test development and implementation; recruitment, training and supervision of testing raters. Qualifications: MA TEFL or similar. Experience in language assessment development and teacher training. Proven ability to work cross-functionally, contact with clients. Native proficiency in English, excellent oral and written communication skills, proficient in basic software skills. To be based in Woodland Hills, CA. Please send resume to sally.osborne@berlitz.com.mx.
Assistant Professor/Associate Professor - CELTE (Centre for English Language Teacher Education) at the University of Warwick http://www.warwick.ac.uk/celte/
We are seeking to appoint someone with research and teaching expertise in teaching English for Specific Purposes, evaluation and/or systemic functional linguistics. Interest in one or more of the following would be an advantage: testing and assessment; approaches to teaching grammar; professional communication; intercultural communication. Full details of the post are available at https://secure.admin.warwick.ac.uk/webjobs/jobs/academic/job18531.html For an informal chat, do get in touch either with Helen Spencer-Oatey helen@intercultural.org.uk (Director of CELTE from 1st September), tel. 01582 755357, or with Hilary Nesi, h.j.nesi@warwick.ac.uk, tel. 024 7652 3200.
Nous profilons actuellement 2 postes de MDC dont un en didactique/TICE pour 2008/2009 au département Langues & Comm de l'UFR des Sciences.
Connaîtriez vous des candidats susceptibles d'être intéressés (susceptibles de s'investir dans le département). L'autre poste sera profilé traductologie. D'ici là nous demandons 2 postes d'ATER pour la rentrée de septembre 2007, même chose, si vous connaissez des candidats, ils seront lesbienvenus !
Pour plus de renseignements vous pouvez contacter Marie Gspann-Anglada: marie.gspann@univ-rouen.fr
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