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 Editor - Your LINGLINE
Welcome to the first edition
of LINGLINE for 2008. We hope you find LINGLINE a useful resource
while you are part of Linguistics at Macquarie and of course we encourage you
to feel free to contribute. Please email any suggestions/comments/articles to
me - tessa.green@ling.mq.edu.au
To all the new and continuing students commencing the academic year 2008 with us we look forward to interacting with you whether it be on campus or electronically. Welcome to Linguistics at Macquarie University!
Tessa Green
Editor
Congratulations
- We recently reported
that our hardworking and dedicated Linguistics Postgraduate Office staff celebrated
success in the Linguistics Psychology Division Staff Awards. Lindy Cooper,
Robyn Guilmette, Patricia Lewis, Lorraine Whybrow and Kylie Coaldrake (our Linguistics
Postgraduate Office Student Support Team) won an award for Programs that Enhance
Learning. But the news gets even better. We have now been
advised that this team has just won the prestigious Vice Chancellor's Award
at Macquarie. The judging panel noted the strong service orientation of this team, and its emphasis on quality assurance. We wish to further congratulate this outstanding team. Well
done!
- We also wish to congratulate Pam Peters, who will be retiring at the end of this year, and has been made an Emeritus Professor of Macquarie University. This is well deserved recognition for Pam.
- Also, warm congratulations go to our colleague Mira Kim and her supervisor Professor Anne Burns for Mira's recent confirmation of the award of PhD. Well done Mira!
- Further congratulations also to Ximena Alvarez-Mendez and supervisor Professor Philip Newall for the award of the degree of Master of Arts. Well done Ximena!
- Congratulations also go to Andrew Myles, who was awarded the Diploma of Interpreting from TAFE at the end of 2007. This qualification leads to NAATI accreditation as a Sign Language Interpreter. Andrew has worked hard to achieve this qualification while working full time in the audiology clinic. Clinic Manager, Louise Reynolds reports that Andrew's Auslan skills have already been invaluable to the work of the clinic. She advises that the clinic can now offer inclusive services for Deaf people and having a qualified Sign Language interpreter on staff is a great asset to the clinic. So, well done to Andrew, and we look forward to making use of his skills to the benefit of clinic patients and students.
- More congratulations go to Ingrid Piller and her colleagues at the AMEP Research Centre who have had some great
success on the funding front. DIAC has agreed to fund a longitudinal investigation “Language learning
and settlement success: are they related?” to the tune of $315,045 in
2008 and $357,957 in 2009. In addition, a project coordinated by Pam McPherson entitled “Supporting
change and innovation with professional development” was approved late
last year, for which the AMEP RC received $76,600 in 2007 and will
receive another 76,600 in 2008. Well done to all involved!
Go to: http://www.lp.mq.edu.au/news/ling_funding_success_080115.htm
A word or two from our students
- Room for let
Large room available till June, $150/week (includes all bills). Share with 2 Doctoral students; very close to Macquarie Uni; Quiet area; Broadband access; Call 98687943 Female only.
- Students announce Facebook chapter
Canadians Tim Allan and Melodie Cook are distance mode Doctor of Applied Linguistics candidates teaching in Nagasaki, Japan at Kwassui Women's College and Siebold University of Nagasaki, respectively. They are also part of the executive committee for the Nagasaki chapter of JALT, the Japan Association for Language Teaching. They are happy to announce that their chapter has entered the world of Facebook, and invite anyone in the extended Macquarie community to join their new Nagasaki JALT and Friends Facebook Group - all welcome! Nagasaki has had some interesting connections over the years with Macquarie. Another executive committee member is Linguistics graduate Fumiko Ishinuki, and a past chapter member and presenter is current faculty member, John McAndrew. The chapter members were also very pleased to host Anne Burns here in 2000 and 2001, and hope to do something similar in the future. Besides Facebook, you can find more information about them at their websites at http://jalt.org/groups/Nagasaki and http://www.kyushuelt.com/jalt/nagasaki.html or sign up for their monthly e-mail newsletter at http://www.kyushuelt.com/jalt/nagamail.php3
- New words enter the lexicon
PhD student Jenny Eagleton adds her congratulations to our Linguistics Postgraduate Office team for their recent award (see award details above) but has also pointed out something interesting. Jenny writes:
Since the postgraduate administrative team has been constantly winning awards, a new word has now entered the lexicon. This term has alternative forms which can be used interchangeably on similar occasions. It replaces the archaic form "diligent":
GUILMETTE /gill-mette/ adj (also Lindy, Pat, Kylie, Lorraine) 1 (conscientious, committed) a guilmette campaigner for postgraduate linguistics students; to be guilmette in sth.; she was guilmette in her efforts to make students’lives easier; 2 (hard-working, industrious) Macquarie University has the reputation of being a guilmette institution 3 (thorough) the guilmette reader.
Thanks for the laugh, Jenny. You got some of us going. We also discussed the word COOPER for Lindy Cooper... maybe one can also be "coopered", maybe we mere mortals can only dream of ever standing in the "cooper's circle ............
Seriously, though, the Ling Postgrad team did a wonderful job and we are all proud of their recent awards.
If other LINGLINE readers wish to share ideas and stories, please email the editor tessa.green@ling.mq.edu.au
Editing and Publishing course now professionally accredited
The Editing and Publishing program within the Linguistics Department has been officially endorsed by the Australian Publishers Association (APA), with the accreditation of the Postgraduate Diploma in Editing and Publishing.
The APA accreditation scheme was established only in 2007. It consists of a review of all units delivered in the program against a set of benchmarks laid down by the APA for the training of publishing professionals.
The Macquarie University program was commended for its comprehensiveness and the up-to-dateness of its curriculum. The Postgraduate Diploma in Editing and Publishing includes both electronic editing and e-publishing, to prepare its graduates for the now frequent demand for editing/publishing professionals to work in both print and electronic media.
Macquarie's Postgraduate Diploma in Editing and Publishing is one of only two such courses accredited in Australia, the other being located at RMIT University in Melbourne.
The accreditation of the Postgraduate Diploma program is good news also for the Postgraduate Certificate in Editing, which consists of the same four editing units as are taken by students in the Diploma (i.e. LING961/2/3/4). The Postgraduate Certificate is available both on campus and online.
For further inquiries, contact Pam Peters at pam.peters@mq.edu.au
From the Linguistics Postgraduate Office
New structure for Master of Applied Linguistics program
We are pleased to announce the introduction in 2008 of a new structure for all strands of the Master of Applied Linguistics program, a new double degree and a new postgraduate certificate.
Master of Applied Linguistics
(32cp)
Master of Applied Linguistics (Language Program Management) (32cp)
Master of Applied Linguistics (Literacy) (32cp)
Master of Applied Linguistics (TESP) (32cp)
Master of Applied Linguistics (TESOL) (32cp)
From Semester One 2008 students who commence these degree programs will be required to complete 32 credit points instead of the previous 40 credit points. The new structure will permit students to complete the degree in one year full-time or two years or more part-time. As before all Master of Applied Linguistics (all strands) can be completed externally and maintains an extension range of optional units to meet the specific interests of students.
Also offered from Semester One 2008 will be a new double degree, the Master of Translating and Interpreting with Master of Applied Linguistics (TESOL) and a new Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Linguistics (TESOL)
Master of Translating and Interpreting with the degree of Master of Applied Linguistics (TESOL) is a 56 credit points course designed to meet the needs of those students who have good linguistic skills and are seeking to develop professionally as translators or interpreters as well as language professions working in the area of language teaching, curriculum development, education assessment and program evaluation, teacher training, policy development, management or community service where language and communication are critical issues.
If you require further information on any of the Applied Linguistics postgraduate programs please contact +612 9850 9243 or email lingdl@ling.mq.edu.au or go to http://www.ling.mq.edu.au/postgraduate/coursework/alp.htm
From the Divisional Festival Research Committee
This Festival at the end of 2007 was a great success with around 200 higher degree students from as far afield as Mexico showcasing their research. Read the Acting Dean's comments http://www.lp.mq.edu.au/festival/deans_evaluation.htm.
Photographs of this year's festival - Monday 10th http://www.lp.mq.edu.au/festival/2007/index.htm and Tuesday 11th http://www.lp.mq.edu.au/festival/2007/index_2.htm December.
For those who were not able to attend the Festival in person, recordings of the talks are available on the Festival website http://www.lp.mq.edu.au/festival/restricted/index.htm This includes PowerPoint presentations and iLecture recordings http://www.lp.mq.edu.au/festival/restricted/index.htm from the Pre-Festival, Festival Opening Address, Panel Discussion, and Festival Closing Address.
To log-in, please contact Robyn Guilmette robyn.guilmette@ling.mq.edu.au if you haven't already received her email with relevant password.
From Translation and Interpreting
Dr. Jemina Napier and Helen Slatyer are pleased to announce they've received a grant of $10,000 towards a research embedded approach to review of the Translation and Interpreting programs through the Macquarie University competitive grants scheme. This adds to $20,000 already funded by the Division of Linguistics and Psychology.
A new Master of Translation and Interpreting Pedagogy has just been approved. This program will commence in 2009.
Staff movements and conference reports
Professor Anne Burns was the opening plenary speaker at the 55th TEFL Indonesia International Conference held from 4-6 December 2007 at the State Islamic University, Syarif Hidayattulah, Jakarta. Over 700 participants from Indonesia, Thailand, Iran, the UK, the USA and Australia attended the conference. Anne is also a featured speaker at the Thai TESOL International Conference in Khon Kaen, 24-26 January, 2008. Before attending the conference she is giving workshops on qualitative and action research at Chulalongkorn and Srinakharinwirot Universities in Bangkok.
From the Adult Migrant Education Program (AMEP) Research Centre
AMEP RC joins linguistics
As of 01 Jan, the AMEP Research Centre has joined the linguistics department. The AMEP Research Centre provides research and professional Development services to the AMEP. The AMEP is a nationwide Commonwealth-funded language program that provides basic tuition in the English language to help eligible adult migrants and refugees settle successfully in Australia. The AMEP RC has served the AMEP by providing TESOL research and Professional Development since 1989.
In 2008 the AMEP Research Centre is commencing a longitudinal study of second language learning and its relation to settlement success.
Further information about the AMEP Research Centre is available on its website at http://www.ameprc.mq.edu.au/
Welcome
We welcome Dr Jackie Chang from the National Pingtung University of Education in Taiwan who is currently visiting the AMEP RC for a month. Jackie is the director of the language center at her university. She has a PhD in Applied Linguistics from the University of Sydney - for her PhD she conducted an analysis of the marketing discourses of Taiwanese ELT institutions and the language and education ideologies that permeate them. Jackie has many years of experience in ELT and teacher education both in Taiwan and Australia.
For Higher Degree Research students
Wireless facilities
Please note that secure wireless access is available in our HDR rooms. You must contact lingit@ling.mq.edu.au if you plan to use this wireless service.
For researchers
- From the Macquarie
University Research Office
For the latest news, go to: http://www.research.mq.edu.au/researcher and click on the news icon.
From the Macquarie University Library
Training
Our training dates for Linguistic Databases and Endnote for Linguistics are now available. Flyers have been sent to the Department.
These training sessions are designed for new postgraduate students and staff, but those requiring a refresher are more than welcome to attend.
Bookings for training should be made through the Library Training Unit on training@library.mq.edu.au or you can call them on 98507399.
If you have any questions or issues regarding training please contact your Liaison Librarians:
Mary Simons – mary.simons@library.mq.edu.au (9850 7536) or
Karen Marks – karen.marks@library.mq.edu.au (9850 9009).
We look forward to meeting you in one of our classes
Scopus
We are very pleased to announce that Macquarie University Library now has a subscription to Scopus database. Scopus can be accessed from the Database page on the Library Website. (http://www.library.mq.edu.au/databases/) – click on the S on the A-Z line at the top. Scopus is a multidisciplinary abstract and citation database with some links to full text. Coverage includes over 15,000 peer-reviewed journals in the scientific, technical, medical and social science fields, from more than 4,000 international publishers. Also indexed are open access journals, conference proceedings, book series and trade publications, as well as patent records from 5 patent offices. References go back to 1996, while abstracts go back further. Scopus has many benefits for the researcher:
- You can find out who is citing you, and how many citations an article or an author has received. You can also analyse citations for a particular journal issue, volume or year.
- You can use the refine results overview to quickly see the main journals, disciplines and authors that publish in your area of interest.
- You can look at the work and citations of other authors.
- You can click on the cited by and reference links to track research trends and make connections. You can do this within or across disciplines of interest.
- The h-index, available on Scopus, is a means to evaluate research performance.
We will be including Scopus training in our database classes this year as it has particular relevance to those studying and teaching in the health sciences disciplines.
Demonstration: A trainer from Elsevier (the producer of Scopus) will conduct a demonstration of Scopus in the Library on Thursday 7th February from 2-4pm. This session will be held in the Mollie Thomson Room on Level 5 of the Library. If you would like to attend, could you please notify Mary (mary.simons@library.mq.edu.au
New Books
The following new resources are now available for borrowing at the Library:
Barfield A; Brown SH (ed). Reconstructing Autonomy in Language Education: Inquiry and Innovation. Basingstoke; New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007. P53.457.R43 2007
Bloor M; Bloor T. Practice of Discourse Analysis: An Introduction. London: Hodder Arnold, 2007. P302.B66
DeKeyser RM. Practice in Second Language: Perspectives From Applied Linguistics and Cognitive Psychology. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2007. P51.P724 2007
Hudson RA. Language Networks: The New Word Grammar. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2007. P151.H83 2007
Jackendoff R. Language, Consciousness, Culture: Essays on Mental Structure. Cambridge, Mass: MIT Press, 2007. P37.J327 2007
Jessner U. Linguistic Awareness in Multilinguals: English as a Third Language. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2006. P115.J47 2006
Rosenkoetter SE; Knapp-Philo J (ed). Learning to Read the World: Language and Literacy in the First Three Years. Washington DC: Zero to Three Press, 2006. P118.L38993 2006
Rowe BM; Levine DP. Concise Introduction to Linguistics. Boston: Pearson, 2006. P121.R6926 2006
Roy C (ed). New Approaches to Interpreter Education. Washington DC; Gallaudet University Press, 2006. HV2402.N49 2006
Shriberg LD; Kent RD. Clinical Phonetics. 3rd ed. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 2003. RC423.S515 2003
Trask RL. Language and Linguistics: The Key Concepts. 2nd ed. London: Routledge, 2007. P29.T687 2007
Vega-Moreno RE. Creativity and Convention: The Pragmatics of Everyday Figurative Speech. Amsterdam; Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2007. P37.5.F53 V44 2007
Wilkinson R (ed). Integrating Content and Language: Meeting the Challenge of a Multilingual Higher Education: Proceedings of the ICL Conference, October 23-25, 2003. Maastricht, Netherlands: Universitaire Per Maastricht, 2004. PE1128.A2 I58 2003
Distance Education Students
If you are a Distance Education student you may not know all the services available
to you. Information for our Distance Education students is available at the
following website: http://www.library.mq.edu.au/services/distance.html.
Library services for Distance Education students include online access to the
Library's Web catalogue and databases, reference assistance, IT help, online
IT training, reciprocal borrowing and letters of introduction to other Libraries.
Students within Australia can request books and journal articles to be sent
to their home address. However, if you are an overseas student no physical books
will be sent to you. However, you can order a book chapter as well as articles
and so on. To request a document please use the following link: http://www.library.mq.edu.au/services/distedreq.html If you have any queries or access issues please contact the Distance Education
Librarian at the following email address: libed@library.mq.edu.au.
Newsletter for Health Sciences
The most recent issue of the Newsletter for the Health Sciences is now
available. It can be accessed via the following link:
http://www.library.mq.edu.au/news/newsletter/newsletterFEB08.doc .
Any issues or questions
please do not hesitate to contact your Liaison Librarians - Karen Marks Karen.marks@library.mq.edu.au or Mary Simons mary.simons@library.mq.edu.au
Free copies of EL Gazette
All staff and students in linguistics at Macquarie are entitled to free digital copies of EL Gazette year. Go to http://elgazette.digitalpc.co.uk/?subscode=premier
English Open Doors Volunteer Program
Linguistics students specialising in TESOL education may be interested in participating in a volunteer placement overseas applying your knowledge acquired in any of your postgraduate degrees such as the Master, Postgraduate Diploma or Postgraduate certificate in Applied Linguistics (TESOL).
This volunteer program is part of the English Opens Doors Program and is run by the Chilean Ministry of Education and the United Nations Development Program-Chile; hence its reputation and quality standards.
If you are interested you can find full details below and in the following links:
http://www.centrodevoluntarios.cl/2008_volunteer_program.html
http://www.goabroad.com/newsletter/20071219.html
For further enquiries, contact Jimmy Kuka jimmy.kuka@mineduc.cl
From the Macquarie University Postgraduate Representative Association (MUPRA)
As you may be aware the Macquarie University Postgraduate Representative Association (MUPRA) makes available a newsletter to all postgraduate students on campus. The content is is a mixture of campus events and information, however anything off campus is also considered (such as lectures or policy changes etc.). We would like to extend an invitation for input. If you would like to contribute, please email Kate.Boyce@po.mq.edu.au.
For the latest news, please go to: http://www.mq.edu.au/mupra
Thanks,
Kate
MUPRA
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
Scholarships, awards and research funding opportunities
TIRF Scholarship Opportunity
The International Research Foundation for English Language Education (TIRF) has been given a generous donation by Sheik Nahayan, the Minister of Education of the United Arab Emirates. The fund will support doctoral students doing research on English language education in the Arab world. We will be awarding the fellowships in 2008, 2009 and 2010. The fellowships are for US $25,000 apiece.
The first deadline for applications is February 29, 2008. Doctoral candidates who may be eligible should visit TIRF's website to learn more about the research priority topics and the application process. The address is www.tirfonline.org and information about the Sheikh Nahayan fellowships is clearly displayed. This is open to PhD candidates from any country and candidates do not need to be members of any particular professional association in order to apply.
Autism Research
Two PhD Scholarship and a Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in autism area now available. Click here for further details.
Project Grants
Research of Strategic Importance. NHMRC supports competitive Project Grant applications, due by 14 March 2008, in areas of strategic importance to NHMRC as described in NHMRC Strategic Plan 2007-09. In 2008, these include indigenous health, effective health care, complementary and alternative medicines, and drinking water quality.
Research Fellowships - 7 December 2007 - open, 8 February 2008 - close.
Postdoctoral Fellowships - 2 May 2008 - open, 4 July 2008 - close.
Australia-China Exchange Postdoctoral Fellowship - 2 May 2008 - open, 4 July 2008 - close.
Postgraduate Scholarships - 2 May 2008 - open, 1 August 2008 - close.
Development Grant Scheme. A redesign of NHMRC¹s Development Grant Scheme will increase its relevance to the research community and further support research commercialisation at the early proof-of concept stage. Applications for grants under the new policy will be advertised in the first half of 2008.
Further enquiries from Linguistics staff and students at Macquarie should be directed to Colm Halbert, Division Research and HDR Manager, Division of Linguistics and Psychology - chalbert@vc.mq.edu.au
Discovery Projects - Funding Rules for funding commencing in 2009 are now available on the ARC web site at http://www.arc.gov.au/ncgp/dp/dp_fundingrules.htm
Upcoming conferences, symposia and workshops
Call for papers for ISFC 2008, 21-26 July, 2008, to be held at Macquarie University, Australia.
The deadline for paper abstracts is 1st of March. For more information go to http://www.isfla.org/conferences/35th_ISFC_Call_for_Papers.pdf It also contains information about the pre-ISFC Institute, 14-19 July, 2008, which will be held at the University of New South Wales. The congress website is http://minerva.ling.mq.edu.au/isfc/index.html
APacLSP 08 Conference: Partnerships in Action.
Inaugural Conference of the Asia-Pacific Rim LSP and Professional Communication Association. The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and City University of Hong Kong 8-10 December 2008 (Mon-Wed). The aim of the conference is to bring together researchers and practitioners in Languages for Specific Purposes (LSP) and Professional Communication in the broad Asia-Pacific Rim region to contribute to a stimulating and dynamic exchange of ideas in communication research, practice, training, and assessment. It also marks the inauguration of the Asia-Pacific Rim LSP and Professional Communication Association. The primary aim of the proposed Association will be to promote transdisciplinary and collaborative research and training, and to facilitate sharing of resources in LSP and Professional Communication in the Asia-Pacific Rim region. For further details, contact: Winnie Cheng: egrcpcepolyu.edu.hk Meeting URL: http://www.engl.polyu.edu.hk/lsp/APacLSP08
Conference Themes:
Research
Discourse studies of academic, professional, institutional and other workplace contexts
Approaches and methodologies in LSP and professional communication research
Information and document design
Studies in identity and the construction of the work force
Multimodalities
Discursive competence and professional expertisePractice
Language in the workplace
Curriculum design for professional development
On-line and virtual learning of LSP and professional communication
Learning at the workplace
Transdisciplinary practicesTraining
Professional communication in corporate training
Assessment and appraisal
Recruitment and training
Staff development
Consultancy
Quality assurance
AUQF2008
The Australian Universities Quality Forum 2008 (AUQF2008) will be held in Canberra in July. AUQF is the peak national forum for discussing and advancing quality assurance and quality enhancement in Australian higher education. The theme for AUQF2008 is Quality Standards in Higher Education: Making a Difference. The conference will have five streams:
A. Academic Outcomes and Standards
B. Learning and Teaching
C. Community Engagement
D. Research
E. InternationalFurther information, together with the link to the Call for Contributions, may be found on the AUQF web site at http://www.auqa.edu.au/auqf/2008/contributions/index.htm. Macquarie staff are encouraged to participate in this important conference. Deadline for paper submissions is Monday 10 March 2008. Please note that the provisional program is not yet available. However, if Macquarie staff have any questions please contact Jennifer Newton, jennifer.newton@vc.mq.edu.au Quality Evaluations Manager, Office of the Vice-Chancellor, Macquarie University who will endeavour to obtain more information from AUQF.
Third International Formulaic Language Research Network (FLaRN) Postgraduate Conference,University of Nottingham, UK, 19-20 June 2008 - Extended Deadline for abstracts 31st of January 2008.
This two-day conference is intended for researchers (especially, but not only, postgraduate students) who are working on topics associated with formulaic language, including idioms, chunks, phrases, recurrent strings, etc., in relation to any kind of linguistic data ( e.g. corpus research, L1 acquisition, L2 acquisition/learning/teaching, language disorders, etc). Keynote sessions will be given by Professor Alison Wray and Professor Sylviane Granger and there will be a panel discussion featuring, among others, Professor Norbert Schmitt and Dr Svenja Adolphs. For further information, see the conference website: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/english/research/cral/doku.php?id=people:flarn
Call for Abstracts - Symposium
Centre for Translation & Interpreting Studies in Scotland (CTISS) & Heriot Watt University BAAL Corpus SIG Symposium, Investigating parallel corpora on16th April 2008 at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. English for Internationals Students Unit University of Birmingham. This one-day symposium is open to all BAAL members and non BAAL members. It is a meeting to present and discuss research based on studying originals and one or more translations. Languages may be any combination of two or more languages, including sign languages. Any type of corpus systematic processing and analysis is permissible, including the use of Multiconc or Paraconc software, typed transcripts and audiovisual files. We are interested in any type of research in this area, but for the purpose of this one-day symposium ask that all presenters briefly explain their analytical methods as well as presenting their findings. Abstracts of no more than 300 words should briefly describe the corpus and the analytical methods as well as the research conducted.
Please send abstracts as electronic files, with name and affiliation in the email to v.jung@hw.ac.uk by January 31st 2008. The abstracts will be reviewed by Dr Verena Jung from Heriot-Watt University and Philip King of the University of Birmingham. Presenters will be informed if their paper has been selected by February 15th. The conference fee is £30 for BAAL members, £35 for non-BAAL members. Early bird registration deadline is March 1st. Registration ends March 31st. Contact Dr Verena Jung, Department of Languages & Intercultural Studies, School of Management & Languages, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh EH14 4AS v.jung@hw.ac.uk Tel. 0131-451-4219 Fax 0131-451-3079.
New Publications
From Peter Lang AG - http://www.peterlang.com
Developing Academic Literacies: Understanding Disciplinary Communities' Culture and Rhetoric. Series Title: Contemporary Studies in Descriptive Linguistics. Volume 4.: 2007. Author: Dmitra Koutsantoni.
Book URL: http://www.peterlang.com/Index.cfm?vLang=E&vSiteID=4&vSiteName=BookDetail%2Ecfm&VID=10575
This book combines a social constructionist view of academic writing with a pedagogical orientation seeking to explore the dialogic relationship between the culture of academic discourse communities and their rhetoric, and provide a comprehensive analysis of variation across disciplines, genres and national intellectual cultures. The analysis focuses on the rhetorical organisation of research genres and the resources that convey authors' epistemic and attitudinal stance. The findings form the basis for the design of socio-culturally oriented learning materials for the teaching of writing in the disciplines and the development of academic literacies.
From Palgrave MacMacmillan - http://www.palgravemacmillan.com.au
Research and Practice in Applied Linguistics: Marie-Noelle Lamy and Regine Hampel: Online Communication in Language Learning & Teaching (2007) ISBN 1-4039-1185-1 (pbk)
From Equinox Publishing Ltd - www.equinoxpub.com
The Cognitive Linguistics Reader. Editors: Vyvyan Evans, Benjamin K. Bergen and Jörg Zinken. Series: Advances in Cognitive Linguistics, edited by Vyvyan Evans, University of Brighton, Benjamin K. Bergen, University of Hawaii at Manoa, and Jörg Zinken, University of Portsmouth.
Cognitive Linguistics is the most rapidly expanding school in modern Linguistics. It aims to create a scientific approach to the study of language, incorporating the tools of philosophy, neuroscience and computer science. Cognitive approaches to language were initially based on philosophical thinking about the mind, but more recent work emphasizes the importance of convergent evidence from a broad empirical and methodological base. The Cognitive Linguistics Reader brings together the key writings of the last two decades, both the classic foundational pieces and contemporary work. The essays and articles - selected to represent the full range, scope and diversity of the Cognitive Linguistics enterprise - are grouped by theme into sections with each section separately introduced. The book opens with a broad overview of Cognitive Linguistics designed for the introductory reader and closes with detailed further reading to guide the reader through the proliferating literature. The Cognitive Linguistics Reader is both an ideal introduction to the full breadth and depth of Cognitive Linguistics and a single work of reference bringing together the most significant work in the field.
Journal calls and information
Writing & Pedagogy
Professor Anne Burns from Linguistics at Macquarie was recently appointed as an International Board Member to a new journal to be published by Equinox, Writing & Pedagogy. Please consider submitting a paper to the journal. For further details- anne.burns@ling.mq.edu.au
Writing & Pedagogy is an international peer-reviewed journal devoted to the theory and practice of writing in educational contexts. W&P aims to disseminate knowledge, to stimulate innovation, and to support excellence in the teaching and learning of writing through publication of articles reporting research, reflecting on practice, examining trends in writing media, and reviewing new books. The journal further aims to encourage dialog and develop synergy across disciplines and levels of education around the issues and practices of writing. With these aims in mind, W&P solicits articles focused on K-12 and college/university writing in English, language arts, and other disciplines. Although the focus of the journal is on writing in schools, W&P welcomes submissions which address writing theory and/or practice outside of formal education and which have implications for educational contexts.
The PROFILE
Call for papers - The PROFILE Journal Editorial Committee is pleased to invite you to submit papers for issue 10. The journal is mainly interested in sharing the results of classroom research projects undertaken by primary and secondary school teachers as well as adult teachers while taking part in the Professional Development Programmes carried out by the Foreign Languages Department at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia. It also includes articles written by teacher educators and guest teachers willing to disseminate innovations and research findings. For more information, please contact us: Melba Libia Cárdenas B. Editor., Departamento de Lenguas Extranjeras - Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Ciudad Universitaria. Carrera 30 No. 45-03, Bogotá, Colombia. Phone: 57(1) 3165000 Ext. 16780 Fax: 57(1) 3165000 Ext. 16780 /16773 E-mail: rprofile_fchbog@unal.edu.co Our website: http://www.humanas.unal.edu.co/revistaprofile/RegistroRevista.php Deadline for contributions for the next edition: January 30, 2008.
New Open Access Journal: Semantics and Pragmatics
We are pleased to announce that a new journal, Semantics and Pragmatics, is now open for submissions at http://www.semprag.org/. Semantics and Pragmatics (S&P) is a peer-reviewed open access journal, affiliated with, and published by, the LSA as part of its eLanguage initiative. The journal's mission is to bring the very best articles in semantics, pragmatics and allied subfields, to as wide an audience as possible, as quickly as possible, at no cost to readers or authors. We welcome submissions of high quality, original, self-contained, English language research articles of interest to those working in semantics and pragmatics. Within this broad remit, we hope to publish not only papers on core topics in semantics and pragmatics, but also interdisciplinary papers involving syntax, phonology, psycho-linguistics, text and corpus studies, discourse and conversation analysis, computational semantics, the lexicon, historical linguistics, cross-linguistic typology, logic, and philosophy of language. S&P is published electronically at http://www.semprag.org/ and the site also allows electronic submission of articles. The first, ''pilot'' issue, containing a couple of editorials, can be viewed at http://semprag.org/issue/current. Interested readers can also learn about some of the considerations behind journal policy at our editors blog http://semantics-online.org/sp/. We will be happy to receive your feedback either as comments on the editors blog, or by email to the editors editors@semprag.org
Positions Vacant
Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Clinical Psychology and Corpus Linguistics or social anxiety and expressed emotion
The Spanish Ministry of Higher Education and Science offers the possibility that foreign researchers can be incorporated to research teams and projects in Spain, through the high-quality ‘Juan de Cierva’ postdoctoral fellowship. We are seeking a candidate to apply for that research position. Our research team would be ready to host one postdoc fellowship to conduct research on childhood social anxiety and expressed emotion or on the role of language and this disorder, within innovative research lines of our unit at the University of Granada and Jaen (Andalucia, south of Spain) and part of a funded project. In particular, the research team is leadered by Dr. Garcia-Lopez, who mostly devotes his research to adolescents with social anxiety. The candidates must have a PhD degree in Psychology or be in the final stages of dissertation writing process (tentative deadline to obtain degree: June 30, 2008). Additional required qualifications: M.A or M.S. in Applied Linguistics, or related field with a preference for candidates that have experience in the corpus linguistic research method (if interested in the corpus linguistic option). Applicant should have a strong sense of scientific integrity and enjoy working as a member of a team. Experience with observational coding systems and proven writing skills preferred. Advanced level of written and spoken Spanish.The duration of the grant is for 3 years, the annual salary would be around 25000 € (around 37000 $). A completed application will include the following: Cover Letter, Personal Statement of Interest for the Fellowship Program (please limit to one page), Curriculum Vitae. Email all documents to: ljgarlo@cop.es or ljgarlo@ugr.es Review of applications will begin after November 20th and the search will continue until the candidate is chosen. Application deadline: February 2008 Start date of position: November 2008 Program details are available on-line at http://www.mec.es/ciencia/jsp/plantilla.jsp?area=delacierva&id=11
The Linguistics
Program at Iowa State University invites applications for a
tenure-track Assistant Professor in Linguistics and Communications
Studies.
We are particularly interested in applicants who specialize in the use of linguistic analysis for the study of computer-mediated communication. The successful applicant must have a strong interest in and ability to teach one course (two sections per year) in the Interdisciplinary Communication Studies program such as computer-mediated communication, multi-modal communication, language thought and action (pragmatics), or cross-cultural communication. The successful applicant will participate in the undergraduate program in Linguistics, the MA program in Teaching English as a Second Language/Applied Linguistics and the Ph.D. program in Applied Linguistics & Technology. The appointment will begin August, 2008. Successful candidates are expected to have a record of publications in high-quality refereed journals and show evidence of teaching proficiency. The successful candidate will be expected to maintain a highly productive program of research with potential to secure extramural funding. The position includes a research-friendly teaching load. The salary is competitive and start-up funds are available.
Iowa State University, one of the nation's leading land grant institutions, is located in Ames, Iowa, a community of 50,000 ranked nationally for its exceptional quality of life http://www.visitames.com/>www.visitames.com. One of the top 50 public universities according to U.S. News and World Report, Iowa State University attracts students from all over the world. Review of applications will begin February 1 and continue until the position is filled. Candidates should send their vita, a cover letter describing their research and teaching interests, relevant (p)reprints, and three letters of reference to: Lori Wildeman Lwild@iastate.edu, Linguistics/Comm Search Committee, Department of Psychology, W112 Lagomarcino Hall, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011-3180. For additional information about the position, contact Carol Chapelle carolc@iastate.edu. Iowa State is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. For information about the Linguistics Program, please visit the web site http://www.iastate.edu/~apling/Lingprog.html For more information about the Interdisciplinary Communication Studies program, please visit the web site http://www.las.iastate.edu/commstudies/home.shtml
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