Department of Linguistics
LINGLINE is a departmental newsletter specific to the interests and concerns of postgraduate students and staff within the Linguistics Department of Macquarie University. LINGLINE aims to help students and staff feel that they are in touch with the Department and its news, as well as with one another, whether one is currently in Sydney or elsewhere in Australia, New Zealand or any of 25 countries in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, North America and South America. LINGLINE welcomes contributions from all students and staff in the Linguistics Department. Please submit notices by email to the editor Tessa Green tessa.green@ling.mq.edu.au Any ideas or comments re this newsletter will also be gratefully received and can be directed by email to this site.
Congratulations
Congratulations to Professor Anne Burns, who was recently elected to the AILA (Association Internationale de Linguistique Appliquee) board for three years from 2009. This is certainly a great honour and a well-deserved achievement. Linguistics staff have had much to celebrate lately with the birth of three babies. We wish to congratulate:
- Jean Cho and Peter Roger for the birth of their son, Justin Tae Min Roger
- Jing Fang for the birth of her baby daughter, Chloe
- Lindy Cooper for the birth of her grandson, Jack Fitzgerald Cooper.
Congratulations also to David Hall and Cintia Agosti who were successful in their funding bid to Japanese testing company, STEP-EIKEN, for a project on "A Comparability Study Between Benchmark Indicators in the EIKEN and IELTS Tests". The project is worth $71,118 and will be run through Access Macquarie (thanks to Vivian Mohan-Ram from Access for assistance). David will be Project Director and the contract should be signed in mid-October.
Congratulations also to Professor Anne Burns, who was recently awarded a grant of $77,875.60 with Helen de Silva Joyce, Director of Community and Migrant Education, NSW AMES for a project entitled "Impact of linked skills program delivery on English language development and employability of newly-arrived migrants and refugees." The project is funded by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR).
The Linguistics & Psychology Postgraduate Research Festival (December 8-9, 2008) The Postgraduate Research Festival is a Divisional event designed to showcase the work of all Higher Degree Research students in the Division of Linguistics and Psychology. This year's Festival is being held on Monday December 8 & Tuesday December 9th, in U@MQ Function Centre (Building C10A) at Macquarie University. The Festival is an opportunity for research students to present their research to others in the Division, and to get feedback in a friendly and collaborative environment. With the diversity of research projects in the Division, the Festival is a stimulating forum for both students and staff.
If you have not yet submitted your abstract for the Postgraduate Festival in December, these abstracts are now overdue and must be received: http://www.lp.mq.edu.au/festival/submission_guidelines.htm Part-time students are required to present in their first year of candidature and thence only every two years. External students who cannot present in person must submit an ePresentation. You are able to view the current list of accepted abstracts online at: http://www.lp.mq.edu.au/festival/research.php
Any further questions/comments may be directed to the Festival Organising Committee festival@psy.mq.edu.au. You can also visit the Festival website for regularly updated information http://www.lp.mq.edu.au/festival/index.htm
International student participants sought for English Language Growth Project
This project is investigating ways to better assist international students from non-English speaking backgrounds to develop their English skills.
We need student volunteers to tell us about the strategies they use to develop their English skills; how and where they use English in their study, work, and leisure; and what assistance they’ve received from Macquarie University to support their English development. Participants will be asked to complete an online questionnaire and can volunteer to take part in an interview. They can also share their experiences with others via an online discussion board. The ELG website provides resources to help students improve their English.
Students participating in the research have the chance to win an i-Pod NANO 8GB (one per participating university).
For more information about how to participate, visit the ELG website or please contact Stephen Moore.
Email: Stephen.Moore@ling.mq.edu.au Phone: 9850-8742 Funded by the Australian Learning and Teaching Council.
Linguistics Research Seminars
The Linguistics Research Seminar Series for 2008 is held in the Seminar Room W5C221 from 11 am to 12 pm. Upcoming seminars include:
- Oct 20 - Dr Elisabeth Harrison
- Oct 27 - Dr Kimie Takahashi and Professor Ingrid Piller
For further information please go to http://www.ling.mq.edu.au/research/researchseminars.htm
A reminder that some of the 2008 Linguistics Seminar Series are now available for download. Where possible and with permission of the presenters, we will audio podcast the seminars so that students who are unable to attend may access online. If you need login details, please contact Robyn Guilmette robyn.guilmette@ling.mq.edu.au
JALT 2008
The JALT Conference will be held in Tokyo (1-3 November, 2008). Several Macquarie University staff will be attending JALT this year including Professor Chris Candlin, Dr. Jill Murray and Dr. Stephen Moore. As usual Macquarie will have a stand in the Materials Exhibition. We look forward to seeing those of you who can attend, as well as those who are presenting for our Graduate Student Showcase. Our Student Showcase will feature on Sunday November 2, 2008 from 9:15 am - 10:55 am.
For staff Support for Blackboard
Cathy Mewes was recently introduced and welcomed by staff at the last department meeting. Cathy has been recently employed by the Department for seven hours per week to provide support to all academic staff who have or wish to have a Blackboard online teaching page. She comes highly recommended by the Centre for Learning and Teaching (CLT) where she also works part-time. She can be contacted via email at Lingbb@ling.mq.edu.au or can be found on Thursdays in room 516 or phone 7756
Primarily Cathy will be working on the following but we hope there will also be room for academic staff to have their specific requests fulfilled: 1. The University's visual style guide has been incorporated into templates which had been developed previously by LTC for the department and which are to be applied to all Blackboard units. 2. Within all units there should be common elements (e.g. Unit Guide) which will permit ease of navigation by students within of a particular program. 3. Distance units to have priority. 4. A major role for Cathy will be as a consultant to advise on unit enhancements which perhaps have previously been beyond the skill and/or knowledge of the convener. 5. Kylie Coaldrake kylie.coaldrake@ling.mq.edu.au will manage Cathy's work flow especially at times when the volume of requests needs to be prioritised. Cathy will also be happy to make appointments to sit with conveners to coach you through the various functions so that it is possible for you to make your own adjustments to the units more competently in the future.
Remote access to Chinese language databases at the National Library
Did you know you can read more than one thousand Chinese journals such as Bao Gao Wen Xue (報告文学)online without having to be here at the National Library? Did you know you can read newspapers such as People’s Daily Newspapers（人民日报）online without having to be here at the Library? From September 2008, the National Library of Australia provides access off-site to a wide range of online databases to our registered readers. If you are already a registered reader of the Library, simply visit http://www.nla.gov.au and click on the E-Resources link on the NLA home page. Enter the User ID number on your card (begins with 216) in the Username box, and your surname in the Password box. You will then get access to all Chinese databases that are licensed for remote access use.
If you are not a registered reader of the Library and you have an Australian address, you can get a Library card without coming to the Library. Just complete the online form at http://www.nla.gov.au/getalibrarycard and we will post a Library card to you, or you can come to the Library to pick up the card. You can use the card to log in from anywhere in Australia.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any queries or encounter problems accessing the Chinese language databases - Di Pin Ouyang (歐陽迪頻),Chinese Unit, National Library of Australia,Canberra, ACT, 2600, Australia. Tel - 02 6262 1613, Fax - 02 6273 4327. Email:diouyang@nla.gov.au
From the Applied Linguistics and Language in Education (ALLE) Research Centre
We are pleased to announce that Professor Anne Burns has been appointed to the Executive Board of the Association Internationale de Linguistique Appliquée (International Association of Applied Linguistics) for 3 years from 2009. Read more at http://www.aila.info/about.html
The ALLE RC has recently held a Research Seminar by A/Prof. Sandra Hale (UWS), titled “What do they think of me? The perceptions of interpreters held by medical and legal practitioners”. The seminar was attended by around 50 staff and students and was very well received. The power point and audio file is available to download from the ALLE website http://www.ling.mq.edu.au/centres/alle/index.htm
Following the success of the first Student Research Seminar on Issues in Research Methodology, ALLE RC will be running its second Research Seminar, this time specifically on Issues in Data Analysis. The seminar will be held on Wednesday, 15th October, 2008 from 2-5pm in W5C, 221. Please keep an eye on the website for further details of this and other upcoming events and ALLE news.
If you are a Macquarie research student working in the ALLE area and would like to become a student member of ALLE, please contact Anne Burns at anne.burns@ling.mq.edu.au
From the Adult Migrant Education Program Research Centre (AMEP RC) Prospect Volume 23 No 1 now online. For further details, go to: http://www.ameprc.mq.edu.au/resources/prospect/volume_23_number_1,_2008 The role of multilingual practices and language learning in the Australian Tourism Industry Funded by a Macquarie University Research Development Grant (2007), this project investigates the role of multilingual practices and language learning in the Australian tourism industry through a case-study of Japanese post-war baby boomers - the dankai sedai - as international visitors. For further details go to the website. Professor Piller appointed as new Director Ingrid Piller has been invited to join the Board of Directors of the Japan-Australia Tourism Foundation. The foundation’s annual meeting was held at Tamagawa University, Tokyo in May 2008 and four new directors were appointed, including Ingrid. She is expected to play a key role in mediating communication among researchers and industrial partners in tourism between Australia and Japan. Go to: http://www.ameprc.mq.edu.au/news/professor_piller_appointed_as_new_director Research Report: Vocational content for the Certificates in Spoken and Written English by Denise Murray http://www.ameprc.mq.edu.au/docs/research_reports/research_reports/Vocational_spoken__and__written_eng.pdf AMEP RC wins Australian Publishing Association award The AMEP RC are thrilled to announce that on August 7 2008 it was awarded an Australian Publishing Award for Excellence in TAFE and Vocational Education Teaching and Learning for the Get Wise series module Your Money - written by Clare Harris and Maureen Hague. Parliamentary Secretary for Multicultural Affairs and Settlement Services, Laurie Ferguson said in his press release regarding the shortlisting, that 'he was impressed by the enthusiasm of the authors and the AMEP practitioners at the April launch' (July, 2008). Mr Ferguson also announced the award in a press release on August 12, 2008 http://www.minister.immi.gov.au/parlsec/media/media-releases/2008/lf08049.htm) The Get Wise series is one of the largest projects the AMEP Research Centre has undertaken for DIAC. It came as a result of the Commonwealth's 2004-05 provision of additional English language tuition for SPP entrants with a particular focus on young people with limited schooling.
For futher information, go to:
- http://www.ameprc.mq.edu.au/news/amep_rc_wins_australian_publishing_association_award
- http://www.staffnews.mq.edu.au/home/staff_achievements
From Audiology
- Rotary Carlingford assist with recording equipment in the Audiology Clinic Tessa Green and Sarah Love recently made a visit and presentation to members of the Rotary Club at Carlingford to provide them with an update and overview of a project which has seen the installation of camera and video monitioring equipment in the Audiology Clinic. The equipment will primarily assist our student audiologists in their practice of professional and communication skills, as well as with their reflective practice as beginning audiologists. The equipment will allow students to record themselves or each other and to take home a DVD of their own performance. Rotary kindly presented a cheque for $8000 towards costs associated with the installation. Thank you to Rotary for this donation and the ongoing support they provide to the local community.
- Hearing Screenings conducted for CSIRO staff Michelle Lampert and Yee-Foong Tham organized free hearing screenings for staff from CSIRO Mathematical and Information Science and the CSIRO ICT Centre, both located on campus. This created an opportunity for two second year Master of Clinical Audiology students to perform hearing screenings. It was also a good PR exercise as part of the Macquarie University Audiology Clinic’s Hearing Awareness Week 2008 activities. We received excellent feedback from Rosi Pillon, who organized the event from the CSIRO side.
- New audiological rehabilitative sessions The Audiology Clinic is starting to provide group and individual audiological rehabilitative sessions (under the Office of Hearing Services) where they can bring family members or significant others to share in the understanding of hearing loss and its communicative affects.
- Hearing Assessments - Forsythe Foundation Alisa Gourlie has been conducting Hearing Assessments at the Forsythe Foundation. This involves testing the hearing of deaf & blind adults, many of whom are severely cognitively impaired.
- Welcome back Phillip Nakad As some of you may have realised, Phillip Nakad has come back to work in the Audiology Clinic, despite his original farewell in Feburary. After travelling around New Zealand, Phillip returned to Australia and looked at different employment opportunites in audiology. Audiologists have been in constantly high demand for a number of years and Phillip turned down several offers to return to the University clinic, where he completed his gradate clinical internship under the supervision of Louise Collingridge.
Scholarships, Fellowships, Awards
Canadian Studies Postgraduate Research Grants
The following opportunities exist for postgraduates and recent doctoral graduates to pursue research or teaching in Canadian Studies. Canadian Studies is defined as research which aims at a better understanding of Canadian society and/or culture and includes most disciplines in the social sciences and humanities. The grants are offered by the Association for Canadian Studies in Australia and New Zealand (ACSANZ), the International Council for Canadian Studies (ICCS) and the Government of Canada. Guidelines and application forms for all programs are available at: http://www.acsanz.org.au/funding.html
Association for Canadian Studies in Australia and New Zealand (ACSANZ) Postgraduate Travel Award Deadline: 30 September Up to five grants are awarded each year to postgraduate students for a short research trip to Canada. Research must be in Canadian Studies and related to the student's thesis topic. The value of each grant is up to A$3000. Available to ACSANZ members only (new members welcome).
International Council for Canadian Studies (ICCS) Graduate Student Scholarship Deadline: 30 September Up to ten grants are awarded world-wide to Masters and Doctoral candidates to undertake thesis-related research on Canada at a Canadian university for 4-6 weeks. Up to C$3,500 is available for all expenses.
Canadian Studies Postdoctoral Fellowships Deadline: 30 September This program enables Canadian and foreign academics who have completed a doctoral thesis on a topic primarily related to Canada to visit a Canadian or foreign university with a Canadian Studies program for a teaching or research fellowship. Fellowships are for a minimum of one month and a maximum of three months. Applicants must not be employed in a full-time university teaching position and must agree not to accept honoraria or salary during their fellowships. The grant will be C$2,500 per month plus the cost of a return airline ticket.
Best Doctoral Thesis in Canadian Studies Deadline: 30 September This International Council for Canadian Studies (ICCS) Award is designed to recognize and promote each year an outstanding PhD thesis on a Canadian topic, written by a member (or one of his/her students) of a Canadian Studies Association or Associate Member, and which contributes to a better understanding of Canada.
Government of Canada Doctoral Student Research Award (DSRA) Deadline: 1 November This award is designed to assist full-time graduate students at degree-granting institutions of higher education, whose dissertations are related in substantial part to Canada, to undertake doctoral research about Canada. The purpose is to increase knowledge and understanding of Canada and to support the development of Canadian Studies.
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.
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://www.ling.mq.edu.au/support/writing_skills/online.htm
For further enquiries about the Writing Skills Website, contact Tessa Green tessa.green@ling.mq.edu.au
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
Upcoming conferences, symposia and workshops
Call for Papers - The University of Melbourne Linguistics & Applied Linguistics Postgraduate Conference 2008 November 21-22, Graduate Centre, The University of Melbourne The School of Languages & Linguistics at The University of Melbourne is hosting a postgraduate conference in the broad disciplines of linguistics & applied linguistics. Submissions are called for long papers and speed papers from any postgraduate or senior undergraduate student, on any topic within the domain of linguistics & applied linguistics. Any and all topics are welcome – presenters are encouraged to present work-in-progress, or proposed research work, as speed papers. Presentations in new and emerging fields of linguistic research – such as gesture & multi-modal interaction – are particularly welcome. Submissions should be short (maximum 1 page) abstracts, which will be subject to anonymous peer review. Participants should indicate in their submission whether they would prefer to present a long paper or a speed paper (see below). There will be no registration fee, and fully-written submissions may be called for following the conference for inclusion in a possible publication. Long papers will be run as 15-20 minute presentations with time allowed for questions, in concurrent sessions organised according to research themes. Speed papers will be 4-5 minute presentations, held non-concurrently to allow maximum exposure for presenters. Speed papers are an ideal format to present work-in-progress, ideas for collaborative projects, or future plans for research. Participants will be provided with a template for the presentation, and joint discussion is held at the end of each block of presentations. Abstracts should be submitted via email to soll.unimelb@gmail.com as an attachment in plain text, rtf or Word format. Submissions should include contact details, institutional affiliation, current level of study and one or two keywords. For further information email soll.unimelb@gmail.com Conference details Submission deadline: 3 October 2008 Notification of acceptance: 24 October 2008 Registrations open: 27 October 2008 Conference: 21-22 November 2008 Location: The University of Melbourne, Victoria.
2nd International Free Linguistics Conference, 11-12 October 2008, University of Sydney. Featured focus speakers: Linda Barwick, Liz Ellis, M.A.K. Halliday, Ruqaiya Hasan, Aek Phakiti, Trevor Johnston. The aim of this conference is to provide scholars, researchers, postgraduate and undergraduate students with current research issues from all fields of linguistics & TESOL in an open and widely accessible forum. The main feature that distinguishes this conference is its focus on freedom: - freedom from linguistic subfield divisions, - freedom from an established and rigid theme for presentations, and - freedom from fees For further information, go to: http://www.freelinguistics.org A flyer is also attached HERE RELC Seminar
The RELC Seminar next year will be on the theme of the impact of technology on language learning and teaching. It will be held from 20-22 April in Singapore and the deadline for proposals is 28 November 2008. Further information is available at http://www.relc.org.sg/seminar.html
Call for Papers - 5th CamTESOL Conference on English Language Teaching, “The Globalisation of ELT: Emerging Directions”, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 21-22 February 2009.
The 5th CamTESOL conference will take place on 21-22 February 2009 at the National Institute of Education (NIE). The conference is designed to be practical and of direct benefit to practising teachers of English. The theme of the 2009 conference is “The Globalisation of ELT: Emerging Directions”.
We now invite all Cambodians and non-Cambodians who are working in the field of English Language Teaching (ELT) or related areas, or have an interest in this field to submit an abstract for the 2009 conference on 21-22 February. Practising teachers of English are especially invited to participate. Abstracts are for a paper, workshop or poster. Plenary speakers are Dr Jun Liu and Professor Anne Burns. Featured speakers are Alan Maley, Gwyneth Fox and Om Soryong.
Further information is available at: http://www.camtesol.org/2009conference/index.html
Call for papers - Languages of South East Asia - January 30 - February 1, 2009.
Keynote speakers: Bernard Comrie (Max Planck / University of California, Santa Barbara), Andrew Simpson (University of Southern California), John Hartmann (Northern Illinois University).
The linguistic map of Southeast Asia is extraordinarily rich, embracing a wide range of ethnic and typological groups, including Austronesian, Hmong-Mien, Mon-Khmer, Tai-Kadai, Tibeto-Burman, and many language families of New Guinea. The shifting boundaries of Southeast Asian polities over time, historic cross-regional migration, and colonization have all added to the complexity of language genealogies in the region, making Southeast Asia a particularly fertile field not only for the study of specific language types and groups but also for the testing and development of theoretical frameworks and models of linguistic analysis. Recent outward migrations to the USA, Europe and elsewhere, and the concomitant rise in Hmong, Khmer, Lao, Tagalog and other heritage language groups, present further opportunities for the study of Southeast Asian languages.
Despite the critical place of language studies in the development of area studies, and the diverse implications and applications of linguistics for other fields, the conversation between scholars of Southeast Asian linguistics and specialists in Southeast Asian area studies is surprisingly thin. And, within the U.S., Southeast Asian language communities such as Hmong, Khmer, Vietnamese, Lao and Tagalog risk being sidelined in the emerging body of scholarship on Heritage Language learning and teaching, whose focus gravitates towards larger communities such as Spanish and Chinese speaking communities.
This conference aims to bridge this gap. By providing a forum for presentations of new research and the exchange of ideas, we aim to create fresh conversations between scholars and teachers of Southeast Asian languages. Building on the 2000 UCLA Conference on Heritage Language Research Priorities, we also hope to stimulate new research linkages with scholars and teachers working among Heritage language communities.
We invite papers on Southeast Asian languages in any area of linguistics-phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, typology, diachronic and comparative linguistics, sociolinguistics, anthropological linguistics, discourse analysis, conversation analysis-or language teaching. We particularly encourage papers that engage with other disciplines. Submissions from early career researchers and graduate students are strongly encouraged. In addition, a special poster session for undergraduate research will be held. Limited competitive financial assistance for travel is available.
Abstracts of no more than 500 words should be sent to the UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies cseas@international.ucla.edu by Monday, November 3, 2008. Please indicate whether the submission is for a talk or for the undergraduate poster session. Notification of acceptance will be sent out by December 1, 2008.
Journal Calls
Call for papers - Asian EFL Journal Special Issue, September 2010 Eva Bernat is the Guest Editor of a Special Issue on English Language Teacher Education and Development: Issues and perspectives in Asia. The call for papers can be found on the ALLE RC website: http://www.ling.mq.edu.au/centres/alle/index.htm Call for Papers - LHS The latest issue of the Linguistics and the Human Sciences (LHS) is now available online http://equinoxjournals.com/ojs/index.php/LHS/issue/current. We welcome articles and research notes for publication in future issues of LHS. Submitted articles are subject to a blind, peer review process. Please adhere to the guidelines http://equinoxjournals.com/ojs/index.php/LHS/about/submissions#onlineSubmissions when preparing submissions for the journal. Please write to lhs@cityu.edu.hk should you have any enquiries. LHS is committed to fostering a dialogue of disciplines, in which linguistics figures prominently. This journal is devoted to the exploration of how understanding about language – our principal meaning making semiotic system – helps us understand about other phenomena in human experience, and vice versa. It aims to explore the relationships between linguistics and such areas of scholarly concern as history, sociology, politics, archaeology, religious studies, translation and the study of art in various semiotic modalities, in so much as these enterprises draw upon or contribute to a catholic understanding and development linguistics. Call for PhD abstracts relating to language and the law The International Journal of Speech, Language and the Law is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes articles on any aspect of legal language, including courtroom language, police interviews, issues of legal interpreting, analysis of spoken and written forensic texts, and issues of comprehensibility in legal contexts. The journal invites PhD. abstracts for possible inclusion in its pages during 2009, in Volume 16 (1). The abstracts are intended to:
(a) enable those who have recently completed a PhD. to disseminate a summary of their work amongst members of the academic community who have an interest in language and the law; and (b) provide journal readers with snapshots of PhD. theses which have recently published in the field of language and the law.
If you have successfully completed a thesis on any area connected to language in legal settings within the last 3 years, or have a PhD. Award for a thesis relating to the field pending, you are warmly invited to submit an abstract for consideration. As with articles, all abstracts will be refereed before a decision is made to publish and the editors’decision will be final. All abstracts submitted should be 400-1000 words long. I regret that any submission which is longer than 1000 words cannot be considered. Please submit abstracts in English to Nicci MacLeod via the upload tool on the IJSLL website: http://www.equinoxjournals.com/ojs/index.php/IJSLL/index When submitting, please provide the following details:
- Personal details: Your name; Current full institutional address; Current job title; Current email address (essential) and telephone number (optional).
- Thesis details: The full title of the PhD. thesis; The full name and address of the institution and department/school/faculty (as applicable) which conferred (/will confer) the PhD. degree; Date of the award of the degree; Contact details (email if possible) for a supervisor or other person at that institution who would be willing to verify the award.
- Details about the abstract: A note of the size of the abstract (in words); Up to six keywords suitable for indexing and on line search records.
For further information, please contact Nicci MacLeod, Editor, PhD. Thesis Abstracts,IJSLL, Centre for Forensic Linguistics, School of Languages & Social Sciences, Aston University macleodn@aston.ac.uk
New Publications
From Equinox Publishing - http://www.equinoxpub.com/ Announcing a New Book Series Communication in Organisations and Professions Series Editors: Christopher N Candlin, Macquarie University, Australia and Srikant Sarangi, Cardiff University, UK
A central aim of this innovative Series is to build bridges between communication and discourse studies and a broad range of professional, organisational, and workplace sites by foregrounding authoritative analyses of real-life practice – in collaborative, informed and explanatory ways. The Series will provide an interdisciplinary and interprofessional forum for dialogue between academic researchers and professional/workplace communities and organisations. Examples of appropriate fields of inquiry for the Series would include: social and community welfare, medicine and healthcare, counselling and therapy, education, law, media, management and business, policy and government, development studies etc. Coherence among books in the Series will be achieved through their common concern with cross-over concepts such as power, diversity, identity, agency, decision-making, expertise, risk, appraisal and evaluation.
Language and communication issues are increasingly recognised as a primary factor in a range of organisations and professions in determining their effectiveness in service delivery as well as conditioning their continued viability. New social, political, and economic challenges facing such professions and organisations inevitably lead to transformations in their communicative practices – both with regard to the organisational aspects of managing information and interpersonal relations within an institution as well as the communicative demands made on them in encounters with clients. In understanding and explaining these processes the constructive role of those language and communication studies which adopt discourse analytic, pragmatic and sociolinguistic approaches to analysis cannot be underestimated.
The Series Editors and the publisher welcome proposals from as wide a range of sources as possible, from both younger scholars and more experienced academics engaged in project research. The Series will particularly encourage joint authorship involving language/communication researchers and professional practitioners. High quality and targeted edited volumes will also be considered for inclusion. For more details and for proposal guidelines, visit www.equinoxpub.com or contact the Series Editors:
Professor Christopher N Candlin Department of Linguistics, Macquarie University NSW 2109, Australia ccandlin@optusnet.com.au
Professor Srikant Sarangi Centre for Language and Communication Cardiff University Cardiff CF10 3EU United Kingdom email: sarangi@cardiff.ac.uk
From Palgrave MacMillan
Introducing Translation Studies 2e – Munday http://www.palgravemacmillan.com.au/Palgrave/onix/books/9780415396936?open
Language and Interaction – Young http://www.palgravemacmillan.com.au/Palgrave/onix/books/9780415385534?open
English Language – Stockwell http://www.palgravemacmillan.com.au/Palgrave/onix/books/9780415448857?open
Children's Language and Multilingualism – Simpson http://www.palgravemacmillan.com.au/Palgrave/onix/books/9780826495174?open
Key Terms in Syntax and Syntactic Theory - Luraghi http://www.palgravemacmillan.com.au/Palgrave/onix/books/9780826496560?open
Lexical Diversity and Language Development – Malvern http://www.palgravemacmillan.com.au/Palgrave/onix/books/9781403902320?open
Positions Vacant
Two full-time continuing academic positions in the Learning Centre at the University of Sydney. 1. Head, Learning Centre (Senior Lecturer: level C) Job ref USYD/138857 2. Lecturer, Student Learning Support (Lecturer, Level B) Job ref USYD/138850 Further details can be found on the University's website: http://positions.usyd.edu.au/jobtools/JnCustomLogin.Login?in_organid=14743
Academic positions – Senior Lecturer to Professor Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, School of Education, University of NSW, Ref 6068 CR A research-intensive school within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at UNSW, the School of Education is a key player in the professional preparation of teachers and other educational professionals in the greater Sydney area, distinguished by its commitment to evidence-based collaborative research and practice in education. Under the leadership of a new Head, the school is seeking to appoint outstanding scholars with a proven research record and with exceptional research potential. A range of positions is available covering levels from Senior Lecturer to Professor. Qualifications and expertise in one or more of the following areas will be highly regarded: • Teaching English to Speakers of other Languages (TESOL) and/or Literacy Education • Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in Education • Social Perspectives in Education and/or Educational Philosophy • Teacher Identity Formation/Development • Educational Leadership The successful applicants will teach in the School’s undergraduate and postgraduate programs, playing a very active role in the School’s research program; undertaking research projects and supervising honours and higher degree research students. Senior Lecturer – Associate Professor The positions will be 3-year full-time positions. At the end of the term, subject to satisfactory performance, there will be the option to make the positions continuing. Salary for Senior Lecturer is AUD$91K - $105K per year, Associate Professor is AUD$109K - $120K per year (as of 12/12/08); plus up to 17% employer superannuation and leave loading. Professor The position will be full time continuing. Salary for Professor is AUD$140K per year (as of 12/12/08); plus up to 17% employer superannuation and leave loading. Successful applicants will be expected to begin between 1 January 2009 and 1 January 2010. The salary and level of appointment will depend on the successful applicants’ academic achievements and record. An attractive relocation allowance is offered to successful interstate and overseas applicants. To apply for this position, interested applicants will need to review the position documentation, systematically address the selection criteria in their applications, and specify which level of appointment they would like to be considered for. Enquires may be directed to Professor Chris Davison, Head of School, School of Education, on (612) 9385 1987, or email: c.davison@unsw.edu.au. Applications close 30 September 2008. Further information is available at http://www.hr.unsw.edu.au/jobs.html
Department of English, Professor in English Languages Studies, Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). (Ref. 97326) [Post Specification] Deadline: Recruitment will continue until the position is filled. Assistant Professor in English Languages Studies, Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)(Ref. 97317) [Post Specification] Deadline: Recruitment will continue until the position is filled. The details and application forms for the above positions can be found at: http://www.polyu.edu.hk/hro/job_external.htm
Lectureship/Senior Lectureship in Applied Language Studies, Department of Applied Language Studies & Linguistics - Academic, The University of Auckland. Applications are invited for the position of Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Applied Language Studies. This is a permanent appointment, commencing from 1 July 2009. The appointment is linked to a major international project in which the University is a partner institution, under contract to the Government of Malaysia, to provide a high-quality pre-service programme for teachers of English at the primary level in Malaysian schools and to build the capacity of institutes of education in Malaysia to deliver degree-level courses in language teacher education. The successful applicant will be expected to make a significant contribution to the Department’s participation in this project. Thus, it will be an advantage for applicants to have experience in teaching and/or teacher education, particularly at the primary school level, in a country like Malaysia where English functions as a second language in the education system and the wider society. The successful applicant will be expected to teach undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Language Teaching and Learning, and to supervise postgraduate research at the Masters and doctoral levels. The desired areas of specialization are in language teaching methodology, second language literacies and language teacher education. Applicants should have a PhD in Applied Linguistics, TESOL or a closely related field, as well as experience of teaching and research supervision at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. An established record of research and publications in the field is also highly desirable. Enquiries may be addressed to Associate Professor John Read, Head of Department, ja.read@auckland.ac.nz, or (09) 373 7599 Extsn 87673. Closing date: 10 October 2008. The full listing can be viewed at: http://www.opportunities.auckland.ac.nz/uoa/about/uoa/employment/academic-vacancies.cfm#6368
The Applied Linguistics Program at Iowa State University invites applications for three tenure-line jobs: 1) Applied Linguistics/English as a Second Language: Assistant Professor. Tenure-track. Beginning August 2009. Ph.D. in applied linguistics, linguistics, or a related field required. Primary areas of expertise in any two of the following: Grammatical analysis, corpus linguistics, discourse analysis, English for specific purposes, second language assessment, second language pedagogy, and literacy. Experience and interest in using computer technology for research and teaching. Teaching experience required; publications, applied research, and external funding desired. 2/2 teaching load to begin. Applicants are invited to apply online at http://www.iastate.edu/jobs by November 10, 2008. In addition, send three letters of recommendation by mail to Charles Kostelnick, Chair, English Department, 203 Ross Hall, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011-1201. AA/EO Employer. Women and members of historically underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply.
2) Applied Linguistics/English as a Second Language: Assistant or Associate Professor. Tenure-track. Beginning August 2009. Ph.D. in applied linguistics, linguistics, or a related field required for both ranks. Primary areas of expertise in any two of the following: Grammatical analysis, corpus linguistics, discourse analysis, English for specific purposes, second language assessment, second language pedagogy, and literacy. Experience and interest in using computer technology for research and teaching. For Assistant Professor, excellence in research and demonstrated effectiveness in teaching required; publications, applied research, and external funding desired. For Associate Professor, a demonstrated record of accomplishments in scholarship, including an outstanding publication record, and demonstrated effectiveness in teaching required; applied research and external funding desired. 2/2 teaching load to begin. Applicants are invited to apply online at http://www.iastate.edu/jobs by November 10, 2008. In addition, send three letters of recommendation by mail to Charles Kostelnick, Chair, English Department, 203 Ross Hall, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011-1201. AA/EO Employer. Women and members of historically underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply.
3) Assistant Professor of World Languages and Cultures or Assistant Professor of Linguistics. The Applied Linguistics Program and the Department of World Languages and Cultures at Iowa State University invite applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Applied Linguistics or World Languages and Cultures. We are particularly interested in applicants who specialize in one or more of the following areas: global intercultural communication, computer-mediated communication, discourse analysis, language and social interaction; business communication across cultures and cross-cultural training; language for specific purposes; translation and/or interpretation. The successful applicant must have a strong interest in and ability to teach one or two courses in the Interdisciplinary Communication Studies program. The successful applicant in applied linguistics 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 successful applicant in World Languages and Cultures will participate in the program in Languages and Cultures for Professions (LCP) program. The appointment will begin August 16, 2009, and the salary will be commensurate with qualifications. Required qualifications: Ph.D. in applied linguistics, a world language or culture, communication studies, or other appropriate field. For an appointment in World Languages and Cultures, in addition to the Ph.D., a minimum of a Master's degree and near-native proficiency in one of the world languages offered by the department (Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Russian, Spanish) or in ESL as well as post-secondary teaching experience in a world language or ESL. Promise for excellence in research and teaching. Preferred qualifications: Expertise and/or experience in one or more of the following areas: global intercultural communication, computer-mediated communication, discourse analysis, language and social interaction; business communication across cultures and cross-cultural training; language for specific purposes; translation and/or interpretation. Stand-alone teaching experience.
Successful candidates are expected to show promise for publishing in high-quality refereed journals and for excellent teaching. The successful candidate will be expected to maintain a highly productive program of research. 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/. 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. To ensure consideration, submit application by Oct. 22, 2008. Applicants should send the following: 1) cover letter; 2) curriculum vitae; 3) three letters of reference; 4) representative narrative and statistical teaching evaluations, and 5) a writing sample to: Prof. Douglas Bonett, Director, Communication Studies Program, Lagomarcino W112, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011 (email: dgbonett@iastate.edu).
Iowa State is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. For information about the Applied Linguistics Program, see http://www.public.iastate.edu/~apling/ and for more about the Department of World Languages and Cultures, see http://www.language.iastate.edu/. For more information about the Interdisciplinary Communication Studies program, see http://www.las.iastate.edu/commstudies/home.shtml
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