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World Englishes 2010, Vancouver, Canada - 3rd and Final Call for Papers

2010-02-16T12:50:00.000-07:00

3rd AND FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS
WORLD ENGLISHES 2010
JULY 25 - 27
VANCOUVER, CANADA

Full Title: 16th Annual Conference of the International Association for World Englishes
Short Title: IAWE 16

Date: 25-July-2010 – 27-July-2010
Location: Simon Fraser University Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue
Contact Person: Suzanne K. Hilgendorf
Meeting Email: iawe2010@sfu.ca
Web Site: http://www.worldenglishesvancouver2010.com/index.html

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics; Sociolinguistics

Subject Language(s): English (eng)

Call Deadline: 28-Feb-2010

Meeting Description:

The 16th Annual Conference of the International Association for World Englishes (IAWE 16) is being hosted by Simon Fraser University at the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue in Vancouver, Canada from July 25 to 27, 2010.

The conference theme is

WORLD ENGLISHES TODAY: A CRITICAL REEVALUATION OF THEORY, METHODOLOGY, AND PEDAGOGY IN GLOBAL CONTEXTS

The following plenary speakers will address the conference. The general topics of their talks are noted in parentheses.

- Dr. Braj B. Kachru, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA (title: World Englishes Today: Panditocracy vs. Pragmatic Reality)

- Dr. Sue Wright, University of Portsmouth, UK (title: English and Europe: The Legacies of Nationalism, the Requirements of Europeanisation and the Influence of Globalisation)

- Dr. Nkonko Kamwangamalu, Howard University, Washington, D.C., USA (title: English in Language Policy and Ideologies in Africa: Challenges and Prospects for Vernacularization)

In addition, focus lectures will be given by

- Dr. Yamuna Kachru, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA (title: World Englishes and Corpus Linguistics)

- Dr. Murray Munro, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada (title: How Accents Do and Don't Matter: The Role of Pronunciation in Communication)

- Dr. Elizabeth Martin, California State University, San Bernardino, USA (title: Seducing the French with English: Bilingual Advertising Practices in France)

- Dr. Jamie Shinhee Lee, University of Michigan-Dearborn (title: English for Entertainment: Accidental and Not-so-accidental Humor on Korean TV)

3rd and Final Call for Papers

The IAWE 2010 Organizing Committee invites proposals for individual presentations (20 minutes + 10 minutes for discussion) on any area of research related to World Englishes. Abstracts addressing the conference theme--World Englishes Today: A Critical Reevaluation of Theory, Methodology, and Pedagogy in Global Contexts--are particularly welcome. In addition to the topics of theory, methodology, and pedagogy, papers may address other areas of relevance for World Englishes scholarship. These include, but are not limited to, the following:
- globalization and World Englishes
- English in the Outer Circle and the Expanding Circle
- the regional/national impact of World Englishes in, e.g., Asia, Africa, and also Europe, South America
- the changing status of varieties of English (FL → L2 → L1)
- literary creativity
- World Englishes and the media and/or pop culture
- World Englishes in business and/or advertising
- issues of identity and World Englishes
- specific varieties of World Englishes and their structural features

Given the location of the conference this year in Vancouver, we also welcome submissions dealing specifically with issues concerning English use in Canada.

Interested scholars, graduate students, and instructors may submit individual proposals of a maximum of 300 words, including title and references. Proposals must be submitted on-line via the following link: http://linguistlist.org/confcustom/WE2010Vancouver.

The deadline for submissions is 28 February 2010.
Notification of acceptance will be sent via e-mail beginning 31 March 2010.

For further information regarding the conference, i.e., registration and accommodations, please visit the IAWE 2010 Conference website: http://www.worldenglishesvancouver2010.com/index.html.

Dr. Suzanne K. Hilgendorf
Associate Professor, Dept. of Linguistics
Review Editor, _World Englishes_
Chair, Organizing Committee for the 2010 World Englishes
Conference (July 25-27 in Vancouver)
Simon Fraser University
8888 University Drive
Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1S6
CANADA

tel: 778-782-8583
fax: 778-782-5659
e-mail: skh7@sfu.ca
personal homepage: http://suzannehilgendorf.awardspace.com/
2010 World Englishes Conference: http://worldenglishesvancouver2010.com/index.html

Writing Research Across Borders II International Travel Fellowship

2010-01-29T12:57:00.001-07:00

Writing Research Across Borders II International Travel Fellowship Conference Web Site: http://www.writing.ucsb.edu/wrconf11/

George Mason University (in the Washington D.C./Northern Virginia area) February 17-20, 2011

The Writing Research Across Borders (WRAB) II conference aims to bring together writing researchers from across the globe to share their findings and to set new research agendas. As in past years, this conference will focus on writing development across the lifespan, including the impact of new technologies on learning to write, early acquisition of writing, writing across grade levels (K-20), writing in the disciplines and professions, and writing in the workplace or other community and institutional settings. We encourage work from diverse disciplinary, theoretical, and methodological perspectives which are grounded in empirical research.

To support the international nature of this conference, WRAB II will be offering a limited number of competitive fellowships to participants whose home institutions are located outside of the U.S. Fellowships will be provide differing levels of support (from registration fees to travel reimbursement) based on need, merit, and available budget.

To apply for a fellowship, a candidate should submit:

* a conference proposal (see attached guidelines)

* full contact information, including home institution

* a statement of no more than 500 words explaining the value of attendance, financial need, and other obstacles to attendance.

Please send to: writing@education.ucsb.edu.

Applications will be reviewed by members of the conference planning and scientific committees.

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Call for Proposals: Writing Research Across Borders II http://www.writing.ucsb.edu/wrconf11/cfp.html

February 17-20, 2011

George Mason University

Washington D.C./Northern Virginia

Proposal Deadline May 3, 2010

As societies become more knowledge-intensive and communication technologies draw us more closely together, the importance of writing in economic, scientific, civic, personal, and social development becomes more apparent. Correspondingly, the imperative to conduct research on writing in schools and the workplace, in relationship to learning and development, and in all aspects of our lives has invigorated work among scholars in all regions of the world. The conference Writing Research across Borders II will provide an opportunity for researchers to share their findings and set research agendas for the coming years.

Continuing the success of the three previous international research conferences held at the University of California, Santa Barbara, the 2011 Writing Research Across Borders II will be held at George Mason University in the Washington D.C./Northern Virginia area. We invite proposals that will continue to deepen the cross-disciplinary, international dialogues across the many different domains of writing research.

As in past years, this conference will focus on writing development across the lifespan, including the impact of new technologies on learning to write, early acquisition of writing, writing across grade levels (K-20), writing in the disciplines and professions, and writing in the workplace or other community and institutional settings. We invite proposals presenting research in these areas. We also invite proposals on any other areas of writing use and practice, such as writing in progressive or large scale educational programs, or proposals that link writing research and policies. We welcome papers raising methodological issues about researching writing. We invite work from any research tradition that is grounded in the tradition’s previous research and pursues the methodical gathering of qualitative or quantitative data appropriate to its claims.

Proposals should identify the format preferred (panels, roundtables, individual presentations, and poster presentations). Individual or poster proposals should be a maximum of 500 words. Proposals with multiple presentations (panel and roundtable) should contain a short overview statement and then no more than 400 words per speaker. Proposals should specify the relevant research literatures, research questions, methods, data, and findings, as well as the scope and duration of the research projects.

The deadline for proposals is May 3, 2010. Please submit proposals in .doc or .rtf format by email attachment to writing@education.ucsb.edu. Also, be sure to include a title for your proposal and each speaker’s individual talk, as well as contact information for each individual presenter.

Conference information is available at http://www.writing.ucsb.edu/wrconf11/

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Conference Co-chairs

Charles Bazerman

Paul Rogers

Conference Steering Committee

Christopher Dean

Karen Lunsford

Suzie Null

Amanda Stansell

Writing Research across Borders II Scientific Committee

Paula Carlino Argentina University of Buenos Aires

Kate Chanock Australia Latrobe

Luuk van Waas Belgium University of Antwerp

Desiree Motta-Roth Brazil Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Dilamar Araujo Brazil Universidade Estadual do Ceará (UECE)

Angela Dionisio Brazil UFP, Recife

Angela Kleimann Brazil Unicamp-Sao Paulo

Céline Beaudet Canada Université de Sherbrooke

Anthony Pare Canada McGill University

Catherine Schryer Canada University of Waterloo

Graham Smart Canada Carleton University

Doreen Starke-Meyering Canada McGill University

Giovanni Parodi Sweis Chile Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso

Chen Huijun China China University of Geosciences

Blanca Yaneth Gonzalez Pinzon Colombia Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Denis Alamargot France University of Poitiers

Francoise Boch France Université Stendhal

Michel Fayol France University Blaise Pascal

Sylvie Plane France IUMF de Paris

Vijay Bhatia Hong Kong City University of Hong Kong

Pietro Boscolo Italy University of Padua

Fatima Encinas Mexico Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla

Nancy Susan Keranen Mexico Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla

Emilia Ferreiro Mexico National Polytechnic Institute

Gert Rijlaarsdam Netherlands University of Amsterdam

Olga Dysthe Norway University of Bergen

Sigmund Ongstad Norway Oslo University College

Lilliana Tolchinsky Spain University of Barcelona

Magnus Gustaffson Sweden Chalmers University of Technology

Åsa Wengelin Sweden Lund University

Otto Kruse Switzerland Zurich University of Applied Sciences

Daniel Perrin Switzerland Zurich University of Applied Sciences

David Barton UK Lancaster University

David Galbraith UK University of Staffordshire

Ken Hyland UK University of London

Roz Ivanic UK Lancaster University

Gunther Kress UK University of London

Greg Myers UK Lancaster University

Brian Street UK Kings College-London

Mark Torrance UK University of Staffordshire

Chris Anson USA North Carolina State

Arthur Applebee USA SUNY Albany

Arnetha Ball USA Stanford

Chuck Bazerman USA University of California, Santa Barbara

Anne Beaufort USA University of Washington, Tacoma

Virginia Berninger USA University of Washington

Deborah Brandt USA University of Wisconsin-Madison

Ralph Cintron USA University of Illinois at Chicago

Ulla Connor USA Indiana University-Purdue University

Christiane Donahue USA University of Maine, Farmington

Peter Elbow USA University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Sarah Freedman USA University of California, Berkeley

Steve Graham USA Vanderbilt

Christina Haas USA Kent State University

Richard Haswell USA TAMU Corpus Christi

Dick Hayes USA Carnegie-Mellon University

Doug Hesse USA University of Denver

George Hillocks USA University of Chicago

Tom Huckin USA University of Utah

Ron Kellogg USA St. Louis University

Gesa Kirsch USA Bentley College

Paul LaMaheiu USA University of California, Berkeley

Neal Learner USA MIT

Andrea Lunsford USA Stanford

Karen Lunsford USA University of California, Santa Barbara

Skip MacArthur USA University of Delaware

Paul Kei Matsuda USA Arizona State University

Sandra Murphy USA University of California, Davis

Cezar Ornatowski USA San Diego State

Mike Palmquist USA Colorado State University

Paul Prior USA University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Anne Ruggles Gere USA University of Michigan

David Russell USA Iowa State University

Mary Schleppegrell USA University of Michigan

Peter Smagorinsky USA University of Georgia

Clay Spinuzzi USA University of Texas, Austin

Chris Thaiss USA University of California, Davis

Joanna Wolfe USA University of Louisville

Terry Myers Zawacki USA George Mason University

Professor Charles Bazerman

Department of Education

Gevirtz Graduate School of Education

University of California, Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA 93106

phone: 805-893-7543

bazerman@education.ucsb.edu

http://www.education.ucsb.edu/bazerman

John Walsh, Friday January 29th, 1:30 PM

2010-01-25T12:44:00.001-07:00

ASU’s Center for Indian Education & the Applied Linguistics Speaker Series Announces:

Dr. John Walsh

National University of Ireland, Galway & Fulbright Irish Language Scholar at the University of California, Santa Cruz

Legislating for Irish:

The Strains between Policy & Ideology in a Minoritized Language

This presentation will combine perspectives from the language policy paradigm of sociolinguistics with those of language governance in order to consider current and future prospects for the Irish language. In contradistinction to top-down language planning approaches, Spolsky (2004, 2008) argues that language policy comprises three inter-related components operating at various levels in society: language practices, language beliefs, and language management. The critical work of Shohamy (2006) elaborates this to include the overt and covert language policies pursued by institutions. Language governance is emerging as a conceptual framework to explain the multitiered nature of language policy. Loughlin and Williams (2007) have argued that the situation of individual languages is influenced by the interaction of local, regional, national and international actors, each seeking to achieve its own form of governance. Therefore, Walsh argues that language policy as a concept describes and analyzes often conflictual forces of language practices, beliefs, and management at various levels of society, from the local to the international. He bases his presentation on an ongoing study of Irish language policy, in particular the Official Languages Act of 2003. This legislation creates limited rights for Irish speakers and obliges Irish public bodies to gradually increase their provision of services in Irish. Walsh describes ideologically-based conflicts about the provision of public services in Irish and relates them to the broader governance and policy framework, including the recent publication of the Irish government’s long-awaited 20-Year National Strategy for Irish.

Dr. John Walsh is currently Fulbright Irish Language Scholar at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and Lecturer in the Department of Irish, School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures at the National University of Ireland, Galway. His Ph.D., awarded by Dublin City University, examined the influence of the Irish language on Ireland’s socio-economic development. He is currently writing a book on this topic, to be published by Peter Lang in 2010. Dr. Walsh also holds a master’s degree in International Relations (Law, Politics, Economics) from Dublin City University and a BA in Irish and Welsh from the University College Dublin. Before joining NUI Galway, he worked as a lecturer in Irish at Dublin City University and with the European Bureau for Lesser Used Languages in Brussels. He spent almost a decade as a journalist with Ireland’s national broadcaster, RTÉ, and with the Irish language television station, TG4. His research interests are language policy, language legislation, the interface between language and socio-economic development, and minority language media.

Date: 01.29.2010 Time: 1:30-2:30 P.M. Location: Coor L1-10

Look for these Upcoming Talks:

The C.A.L.L. event in February

Aya Matsuda

Toshiko Sugino

Thomas G. Bever

And many more!

Go to http://appliedlinguistics.asu.edu and click ‘Calendar of Events’

For more information, contact karen.lillie@asu.edu or taunalee.bradshaw@asu.edu

CFP: Teachers College,Columbia University Working Papers in TESOL & AL

2010-01-15T22:02:00.000-07:00

Teachers College, Columbia University Working Papers in TESOL & Applied
Linguistics is an on-line journal
(http://www.tc.columbia.edu/tesolalwebjournal) dedicated to publishing
research in progress in the fields of TESOL and Applied Linguistics.

Within a conceptual framework that values an integration of theory and
practice, the journal publishes full-length articles dealing, in a
principled way, with language, language acquisition, language teaching,
and language assessment. The journal also publishes interviews, short
commentaries, and book reviews.

The Editorial Board is currently accepting manuscripts for review for
the Spring 2010 issue. Submissions from both within and outside the TC
community are welcome. The deadline for submission is January 24, 2010.

Articles submitted to the journal should normally be no longer than
8,000 words. Each paper must begin with an abstract not exceeding 200
words. No information that identifies the author should be included in
the paper. A separate title page should be provided, with the following
information: title, the author's name, affiliation, address,
e-mailaddress and both a daytime and an evening telephone number.
Contributors may submit their papers in either of two ways. Three
printed copies (double-spaced throughout) or an electronic version of
the initial submission should be sent/e-mailed to:

Dr. ZhaoHong Han
TESOL/AL Web Journal
Teachers College, Columbia University
Box 66
525 West 120th Street
New York, NY 10027
E-mail: tcwebjournal@tc.columbia.edu

Manuscripts submitted should follow TESOL Quarterly format. Works
referred to should be separately listed at the end of the article.
Submission Preparation Checklist is available at
http://journals.tc-library.org/index.php/tesol/about/submissions

Questions concerning submission can be directed to Adrienne Wai Man Lew
(wml2102@columbia.edu).

--
Adrienne Wai Man Lew
Managing Editor

Teachers College, Columbia University Working Papers in TESOL & Applied
Linguistics http://www.tc.columbia.edu/tesolalwebjournal

Journal of Writing Research: John R. Hayes award

2009-12-24T12:41:00.001-07:00

John R. Hayes award

We are pleased to announce the establishment of the John R. Hayes Award for excellence in writing research. This award, aimed at recognizing outstanding quantitative or qualitative empirical research in writing, will be awarded biennial to an author or authors of an article published in the Journal of Writing Research.

The award is generously funded by John R. Hayes himself. Professor Hayes (Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh) is one of the most influential writing researchers since 1980. He has been a pioneer in introducing cognitive psychology in writing research. There is hardly one article on writing processes that does not cite one of his publications.

The winner of the John R. Hayes Award will be selected by a committee appointed and chaired by a representation of the editors, in 2010 by Luuk Van Waes and Gert Rijlaarsdam. Articles will be evaluated for quality of empirical scholarship. Winners will be announced in the journal and recognized at the biennial Earli SIG Writing Conference in Heibelberg 2010. Recipients of the award will receive a custom-designed object and $ 1000.

We encourage you or your students to submit to JoWR to be part of the eligible pool for the 2010 award. All articles published before August 2010 will be eligible for the first award.

CFP: Canadian Modern Language Review

2009-12-15T23:08:00.001-07:00

CALL FOR PROPOSALS
The Canadian Modern Language Review
SPECIAL ISSUE 2012

The Editors of the Canadian Modern Language Review invite proposals for the annual special issue of the journal. Proposals should identify a contemporary topic which will allow for the exploration of recent advances in theory, research, and practice in second language learning and teaching. The proposed topic should also be one that will attract diverse perspectives, research methodologies, and pedagogical applications.

The special issue of the CMLR is an open call for papers; guest editors therefore manage the submissions, following the standard double blind review process. At least one of the editors should be fluent in both English and French.

Proposals will be evaluated by the CMLR Editors and members of the Editorial Board. The criteria will include: relevance to the mandate of the journal; significance of the topic to the field; and the qualifications of the two editors. The successful proposal will be announced in the spring of 2010.

Guest editors should refer to the Guidelines for Special Issue Proposals on the CMLR website for the details of the submission requirements.
http://www.utpjournals.com/cmlr/cmlr.html

Due date for proposals: January 5, 2010

APPEL À PROPOSITIONS DE THÈMES
La Revue canadienne des langues vivantes
NUMÉRO SPÉCIAL - 2012

Les rédacteurs de la Revue canadienne des langues vivantes invitent les personnes intéressées à proposer des thèmes pour le numéro spécial annuel de la revue. Chaque proposition devra porter sur un sujet contemporain ouvrant sur l’exploration des progrès récents en matière de théorie, de recherche et de pratiques en apprentissage et en enseignement des langues secondes. Le thème proposé devra également susciter des contributions sur des perspectives, des méthodes de recherche et des applications pédagogiques variées.

Pour ce numéro spécial de la RCLV, il y aura un appel général à contributions. Les rédacteurs invités auront donc à gérer les articles soumis au moyen du processus habituel d’évaluation à double insu. Au moins un des rédacteurs devra s’exprimer couramment en anglais et en français.

Les propositions seront évaluées par les rédacteurs de la RCLV et les membres du conseil d’administration, selon les critères suivants : la pertinence du thème relativement au mandat de la revue, l’importance du sujet dans le champ d’études et les qualifications des deux rédacteurs. La proposition retenue sera dévoilée au printemps 2010.

Pour tout renseignement concernant les exigences de soumission, les rédacteurs invités devront se référer aux Directives sur la proposition de thèmes pour le numéro spécial, disponible sur le site web de la RCLV.

http://www.utpjournals.com/cmlr/cmlr.html

Date limite d’envoi des propositions : le 5 janvier 2010

The Canadian Modern Language Review/La Revue canadienne des langues vivantes
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CFP: Arizona Working Papers

2009-12-11T11:33:00.001-07:00

Call for submissions in Arizona Working Papers:

The Arizona Working Papers is inviting students and faculty from SLAT,
SLAT's collaborating departments, and TESL/Applied Linguistics Programs from
other universities to submit papers to the Arizona Working Papers (AWP), 2010,
Volume 17. Papers must be research studies and should focus on issues related
to second language acquisition and teaching including the four specialization
areas in SLAT (L2 Pedagogy and Program Administration, L2 Use, L2 Processes,
and L2 Analysis) or a cross-disciplinary topic. First language studies with
relevance to second language acquisition and teaching may also be submitted.
Submissions are accepted in English and other widely spoken languages (Spanish,
French, Italian, German, Russian, etc).

Submission Deadline: January 15, 2010

Please follow this link for more details: http://w3.coh.arizona.edu/awp/

We look forward to hearing from you!

AWP Co-editors,
University of Arizona

FW: Reminder and Correction: Blog-friendly: APL Speaker Series, Two In One, Monday 12/14/09

2009-12-08T14:54:00.001-07:00

The Applied Linguistics Speakers Series Announces

A Special Two-Person, One Day Event:

Mary Hamilton & David Barton

At 2:00 PM, hear from Mary Hamilton:

How Does the Global Get Into the Local?:

Literacy Policy, Complexity and the Politics of Representation

How do representations of literacy and literacy learners bridge current discourses of globalization with local educational practice? In this session, Hamilton will explore this topic using examples from an historical policy study that has traced the reshaping of the field of adult literacy since the 1970s. She will complement these examples with contemporary data exploring the effects of performance indicators in UK educational institutions. Theoretical tools from literacy studies and from science and technology studies are used in the analysis, revealing both continuities and differences in the construction of adults as citizens and learners across different policy periods.

Mary Hamilton is Professor of Adult Learning and Literacy in the Department of Educational Research at Lancaster University; Associate Director of the Lancaster Literacy Research Centre and a founder member of the Research and Practice in Adult Literacy group. Her current research is in literacy policy and governance, Actor Network Theory, practitioner enquiry, academic literacies and change. Her co-authored publications include Local Literacies (with David Barton); Powerful Literacies (with Jim Crowther and Lynn Tett) and Changing Faces of Adult Literacy, Language and Numeracy: A Critical History of Policy and Practice (with Yvonne Hillier).

At 3:30 PM, hear from David Barton:

How People Develop New Vernacular Literacy Practices on

the Web Through Participation and Deliberate Learning

People’s everyday literacy practices or ‘local literacies’ have been researched extensively in physical settings, revealing the dynamics of this vernacular world of voluntary, self-generated writing which is learned informally, circulated locally and not regulated by the institutional strictures of education or the workplace. This paper turns to the internet and examines the ‘ordinary’ writing which people do in Web 2.0 spaces, reporting on the writing done on the photo-sharing website Flickr. This is based on detailed examination of photo sites complemented by online interviews with multilingual Flickr users. The paper focuses on what people say about their learning of new practices on the internet. It also addresses issues of language choice online and the need to redefine the concepts of ‘local’ and ‘vernacular’. The paper shows how people learn to create new global identities as they participate in a multilingual, multi-modal online space, combining languages in new ways and making the internet their own.

David Barton is Professor of Language and Literacy in the Department of Linguistics at Lancaster University and Director of the Lancaster Literacy Research Centre. He is also Visiting Professor II at the University of Stavanger, Norway. Recent publications, with others, include The anthropology of writing, Continuum, 2010; Literacy, Lives and Learning, Routledge, 2007; Improving learning in college, Routledge 2009. He is also editor of the Routledge Literacies book series.

Date: Monday, 12.14.2009

Time: 2:00-4:30 P.M., with 30 minutes of refreshments and Q&A

Location: Payne 129

For more information, contact karen.lillie@asu.edu or taunalee.bradshaw@asu.edu

For information about the new Applied Linguistics Ph.D. program, visit http://appliedlinguistics.asu.edu

Applied Linguistics Speaker Series

2009-12-03T15:10:00.001-07:00

The Applied Linguistics Speakers Series Announces A Special Two-Person, One Day Event:

Mary Hamilton & David Barton

At 2:00 PM, hear from Mary Hamilton:

How Does the Global Get Into the Local?: Literacy Policy, Complexity and the Politics of Representation

At 3:30 PM, hear from David Barton:

How People Develop New Vernacular Literacy Practices on the Web Through Participation and Deliberate Learning

Date: Monday, 12.14.2009

Time: 2:00-4:30 P.M., with 30 minutes of refreshments and Q&A

Location: Coor L1-20

For more information, contact karen.lillie@asu.edu or taunalee.bradshaw@asu.edu

For information about the new Applied Linguistics Ph.D. program, visit http://appliedlinguistics.asu.edu

CFP: 6th Conference on Intercultural Rhetoric and Discourse

2009-11-19T20:43:00.001-07:00

Call for Abstracts

6th Conference on Intercultural Rhetoric and Discourse
Theme: Critical Discourse Analysis and Corpus-based Approaches to Research on Intercultural Rhetoric

Friday, June 11 & Saturday, June 12, 2010
Georgia State University
Sponsored by the Department of Applied Linguistics and ESL and
The Georgia State University Research Foundation

Plenary Speakers
Suresh Canagarajah, Pennsylvania State University
Ulla Connor, Indiana University‐Purdue University Indianapolis
Eric Friginal, Georgia State University
Guillaume Gentil, Carleton University

Individual papers and colloquium proposals are invited on topics including (but not limited to):

* Theoretical and empirical investigations
* Language- and culture-specific studies
* Practical applications
* Teaching and classroom practices
* Writing in school, college, and the professions

Deadline for submissions: February 28, 2010

Papers should be 20 minutes long with an additional 10 minutes for discussion. Submit an abstract of no more than 250 words and a summary of no more than 50 words, included in the body of an email. In addition, please include your name, address, institutional affiliation, phone and fax numbers, and email address.
Colloquia should be approximately 75 minutes in length with 15 minutes for questions. The 250-word abstract should state the theme and indicate contributions of each participant. Also include a 50-word summary and list of participants. In addition, please include your name, address, institutional affiliation, phone and fax numbers, and email address.

Send submissions and general correspondence to:
intrhetdisc@gmail.com

For further information, as available, please visit:
http://www2.gsu.edu/‾wwwesl/alesl/conference/overview.html

Alternately, for more information, please contact: Diane Belcher, 404-413-5194, dbelcher1@gsu.edu or Gayle Nelson, 404-413-5190, gaylenelson@gsu.edu

Symposium Update

2009-11-13T22:59:00.001-07:00

The 2009 Symposium, held at Arizona State University on November 5-7, 2007, was a great success. It brought together about 400 participants representing 21 different countries, including: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Greece, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mexico, Poland, China, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Photos from this year's Symposium are available at: http://flickr.com/gp/pmatsuda/218rT6.

The 2010 Symposium will be held on May 20-22, 2010, at Universidad de Murcia, Spain. The proposal deadline is December 15, 2009. For details, please visit: http://sslw.asu.edu/2010/.

I hope to see many of you in Spain!

Paul Kei Matsuda, Co-Founding Chair

Symposium on Second Language Writing

sslw@asu.edu | http://sslw.asu.edu/

APL Speaker Series, Dr. Paul Kei Matsuda, Friday 11/13

2009-11-04T00:52:00.001-07:00

The Applied Linguistics Speakers Series Announces:

Dr. Paul Kei Matsuda

Studying Voice in Written Discourse:

An Applied Linguistic Approach

The notion of voice, which captures the sense of the author identity in written discourse, has been popular in literacy education and writing studies. In recent years, however, this notion has been hotly contested for a number of reasons. First, it has long been in need of a definition that makes it possible to research and teach the concept. Second, it has been challenged for its strong association with Western individualism. Some researchers have also questioned the value of the notion in academic contexts, which is often considered to be devoid of the individual. In this talk, I will present a series of studies that were designed to address these issues. The first study proposes a definition of voice that accounts for both individual and social aspects of identity, analyzes a Japanese online diary to show that voice is not unique to Western societies, and to identify principles of discursive identity construction. The second study examines the relevance of voice in academic context through a case study of a high-stakes academic writing situation, and the third study uses a survey to confirm the findings of the previous study while testing the applicability of voice to a broader population of academics. Ultimately, I hope to exemplify the kind of issue-driven, multi-method approach to the study of language and discourse that is the hallmark of the field of applied linguistics.

Dr. Paul Kei Matsuda is Associate Professor of English and Applied Linguistics at Arizona State University, where he works closely with master’s and doctoral students in various fields, including applied linguistics, composition studies, literacy studies, linguistics, rhetoric, and TESOL, among others. Co-founding chair of the Symposium on Second Language Writing and Series Editor of the Parlor Press Series on Second Language Writing, he has edited a dozen books and journal special issues, and published numerous articles and book chapters in both applied linguistics and rhetoric and composition. A sought-after speaker, he has presented keynote and plenary talks as well as lectures and workshops at various conferences and institutions in Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Taiwan, Thailand, and throughout the United States. He is the incoming Book Reviews Editor for TESOL Quarterly. He currently serves on the Executive Committee of the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL), and is charged with the task of developing a comprehensive definition of applied linguistics. URL: http://matsuda.jslw.org/

Date: 11.13.2009 Time: 1:30-2:30 P.M. Location: Coor L1-20

For more information, contact karen.lillie@asu.edu or taunalee.bradshaw@asu.edu

For information about the new Applied Linguistics Ph.D. program, visit http://appliedlinguistics.asu.edu

ASU Applied Linguistics Speaker Series, Jeff Bale, November 6th

2009-10-26T16:16:00.001-07:00

The Applied Linguistics Speakers Series Announces:

Dr. Jeff Bale

“A Clever City Needs Everyone’s Talent” –

School Reform in Hamburg and its Pedagogical Implications

for German Language Learners

Starting in August, 2010, the school system in Hamburg, Germany will embark on a radical restructuring of their schools. School officials have justified these changes as a response to Germany’s poor showing on the last three rounds of the PISA exams. In particular, they have drawn attention to the strong correlation in Germany between social class, language background and results on the PISA. The central argument is, in their words, that “a clever city needs everyone’s talent” – that is, that changes to school structure and to pedagogy are required to ensure a more equitable education for what the PISA studies label "risk groups," including German language learners.

This presentation outlines a research proposal recently submitted to the Humboldt Foundation for funding. Adopting an interpretive perspective that understands educational policy as social practice, this study is broken in to two phases. The first focuses on how policy-relevant actors make sense of the stated goals and implementation of Hamburg’s reform policy itself. The second extends this interpretive analysis by using ethnographic methods to understand the impact of the reform policy on pedagogical practice in secondary schools in which German language learners comprise the majority of students.

About the Speaker:

Jeffrey Bale is an assistant professor of second language education. His research interests center on educational language policy analysis. Currently, his research investigates the impact of national security ideologies on heritage language education, especially programs for Arabic. His work also looks comparatively at the language education policies in the United States and Germany. As subject area leader for the world language teacher preparation program at Michigan State, he is working with colleagues in linguistics to establish a new Arabic teacher certification program.

Date: 11.06.2009 Time: 11:00-12:00 P.M. Location: Payne 129

For more information, contact karen.lillie@asu.edu or taunalee.bradshaw@asu.edu

For information about the new Applied Linguistics Ph.D. program, visit http://appliedlinguistics.asu.edu

Lecturer in Rhetoric and Composition with expertise in ESL Writing

2009-10-13T23:46:00.001-07:00

Lecturer in Rhetoric and Composition. Beginning August 16, 2009.
Required: Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Composition or in a related discipline
with appropriate relevant coursework; experience in teaching
college-level first-year ESL writing courses; evidence of effective
teaching. Desired: Theoretical grounding, expertise, and teaching
experience in second language writing; evidence of participation in
professional conferences in applied linguistics, composition, rhetoric
or TESOL.

Teaching load is 4 composition courses each semester. Appropriate
professional university service responsibilities. Three-year renewable
appointment.

Applicants must submit: Letter of application; vita; teaching
philosophy; unofficial graduate transcripts; three letters of
recommendation; and copies of recent teaching evaluations to D. Baker,
Rhet/Comp ESL Writing Lecturer Search Committee, Department of English,
Arizona State University, P.O. Box 870302, Tempe AZ 85287-0302,
postmarked by January 2, 2009, if not filled postmarked by the 15th of
every month until search is closed. E-mailed materials will not be
accepted. A background check is required for employment. AA/EOE.

Assistant Professor History of Rhetoric

2009-10-13T23:45:00.003-07:00

Assistant Professor History of Rhetoric

Assistant Professor in History of Rhetoric The Department of English at
Arizona State University (ASU) seeks an assistant professor and
scholar-teacher in rhetoric and composition who has compiled a
compelling record of scholarship appropriate to rank in any area of the
history of rhetoric. ASU is a Research I university with outstanding
research facilities and infrastructure support and is located within the
rapidly growing and dynamic metropolitan Phoenix area. Our English
department is a large and diverse unit of faculty committed to
excellence in teaching, to new and exciting research, and to ongoing
community outreach.

Required: Ph.D. in rhetoric and composition or related discipline;
college-level teaching experience appropriate to rank; ability to teach
and develop graduate and undergraduate courses in the history of
rhetoric; and a compelling record of ongoing scholarship appropriate to
rank in any area of the history of rhetoric.

Desired: Record of scholarship and publications on classical and/or
medieval rhetoric; experience in teaching courses in the history of
rhetoric, especially classical rhetoric. Teaching load is 2/2 for track
faculty with a significant research agenda. Teaching opportunities are
at undergraduate, Master's, and PhD levels. Departmental, university,
and professional related service appropriate to rank.

Applicants must send: Cover letter, curriculum vita, and three letters
of recommendation with contact information to Chair of Assistant
Professor of Rhetoric and Composition (History of Rhetoric) Search
Committee, Department of English, Arizona State University, P.O. Box
870302, Tempe, AZ 85287-0302. Application Deadline (no faxes or
e-mails): Postmarked by November 30, 2009; if not filled, then every
Monday thereafter until the search is closed. ASU is an affirmative
action/equal employment opportunity employer and is dedicated to
recruiting a diverse faculty community. (AA/EOE) A background check is
required for employment.

Job Opening: Assistant Professor in Historical/Comparative Linguistics

2009-10-13T23:45:00.001-07:00

Assistant Professor in Historical/Comparative Linguistics

Required: Ph.D. in Linguistics or a related discipline; college-level
teaching experience; and evidence of a compelling record of ongoing,
high quality research and publication in Historical/Comparative
linguistics. A demonstrated interest in the history of English.

Desired: Experience using historical and contemporary corpora in
research and teaching; a demonstrated interest in non-European
languages.

Teaching load is 2/2 for tenure-track faculty with a significant
research agenda. Teaching opportunities are at undergraduate, Master's,
and Ph.D. levels. Candidates will be expected to teach relevant courses
on historical and comparative linguistics and typology.

The appointment will be in the Department of English. Arizona State
University is a large metropolitan university with programs in
linguistics housed in various departments.

Applicants must send: Cover letter, vita, names and contact information
for three professional references. Send to: Chair of
Historical/Comparative Linguistics Search Committee, Arizona State
University, Department of English, Tempe, AZ 85287-0302. Application
deadline (no faxes or emails): postmarked by November 16, 2009; if not
filled, then every Monday thereafter until the search is closed. A
background check is required for employment. Arizona State University is
an equal opportunity employer (AA/EOE).

Job Opening: Assistant Professor: Second Language Acquisition Syntax

2009-10-13T23:44:00.001-07:00

Assistant Professor: Second Language Acquisition Syntax

Required: Ph.D. in Linguistics or a related discipline; college level
teaching experience; and a evidence of ability to maintain a compelling
record of ongoing, high quality research and publication in Second
Language Acquisition Syntax.

Teaching load is 2/2 for tenure-track faculty with a significant
research agenda. Teaching opportunities are at undergraduate, Master's,
and Ph.D. levels. The appointment will be in the Department of English.
Arizona State University is a large metropolitan university with
programs in linguistics housed in various departments.

Applicants must send: Cover letter, vita, three letters of
recommendation, and a brief sample of relevant academic writing.
Application deadline (no faxes or emails): postmarked by October 9,
2008; if not filled, then every Monday thereafter until the search is
closed. Send to: Chair of Second Language Acquisition Syntax Search
Committee, Arizona State University, Department of English, Tempe, AZ
85287-0302. A background check is required for employment. Arizona
State University is an equal employment employer (AA/EOE).

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I'm not on this committee, but I hope the committee will receive
applications from many people who can contribute to our Master's in
TESOL program as well as Ph.D. in Rhetoric, Composition and Linguistics.

Reforming the Humanities Ph.D.

2009-10-13T09:32:00.001-07:00

Here is an interesting article on "Reforming the Humanities Ph.D."

CFP: Second Call: 4th International Writing Research Conference - Feb 17-20, 2011

2009-10-13T08:18:00.001-07:00

Second Call for Proposals: Writing Research Across Borders II

George Mason University

February 17-20, 2011

Proposal Deadline May 3, 2010

The deadline for proposals is May 3, 2010. Please submit proposals in .doc or .rtf format by email attachment to <writing@education.ucsb.edu>. Also, be sure to include a title for your proposal and each speaker’s individual talk, as well as contact information for each individual presenter.

Writing Research across Borders II Scientific Committee

Paula Carlino	Argentina	University of Buenos Aires
Kate Chanock	Australia	Latrobe
Luuk van Waas	Belgium	University of Antwerp
Desiree Motta-Roth	Brasil	Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Dilamar Araujo	Brazil	Universidade Estadual do Ceará (UECE)
Angela Dionisio	Brazil	UFP, Recife
Angela Kleimann	Brazil	Unicamp-Sao Paulo
Céline Beaudet	Canada	Université de Sherbrooke
Anthony Pare	Canada	McGill University
Catherine Schryer	Canada	University of Waterloo
Graham Smart	Canada	Carleton University
Doreen Starke-Meyering	Canada	McGill University
Giovanni Parodi Sweis	Chile	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
Vijay Bhatia	China	City University of Hong Kong
Chen Huijun	China	China University of Geosciences
Blanca Yaneth Gonzalez Pinzon	Colombia	Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Denis Alamargot	France	University of Poitiers
Francoise Boch	France	Université Stendhal
Michel Fayol	France	University Blaise Pascal
Sylvie Plane	France	IUMF de Paris
Pietro Boscolo	Italy	University of Padua
Fatima Encinas	Mexico	Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla
Nancy Susan Keranen	Mexico	Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla
Emilia Ferreiro	Mexico	National Polytechnic Institute
Gert Rijlaarsdam	Netherlands	University of Amsterdam
Olga Dysthe	Norway	University of Bergen
Sigmund Ongstad	Norway	Oslo University College
Lilliana Tolchinsky	Spain	University of Barcelona
Magnus Gustaffson	Sweden	Chalmers University of Technology
Åsa Wengelin	Sweden	Lund University
Otto Kruse	Switzerland	Zurich University of Applied Sciences
Daniel Perrin	Switzerland	Zurich University of Applied Sciences
David Barton	UK	Lancaster University
David Galbraith	UK	University of Staffordshire
Ken Hyland	UK	University of London
Roz Ivanic	UK	Lancaster University
Gunther Kress	UK	University of London
Greg Myers	UK	Lancaster University
Brian Street	UK	Kings College-London
Mark Torrance	UK	University of Staffordshire
Chris Anson	USA	North Carolina State
Arthur Applebee	USA	SUNY Albany
Arnetha Ball	USA	Stanford
Chuck Bazerman	USA	University of California, Santa Barbara
Anne Beaufort	USA	University of Washington, Tacoma
Virgina Berninger	USA	University of Washington
Deborah Brandt	USA	University of Wisconsin-Madison
Ralph Cintron	USA	University of Illinois at Chicago
Ulla Connor	USA	Indiana University-Purdue University
Christiane Donahue	USA	University of Maine, Farmington
Peter Elbow	USA	University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Sarah Freedman	USA	Berkeley
Steve Graham	USA	Vanderbilt
Christina Haas	USA	Kent State University
Richard Haswell	USA	TAMU Corpus Christi
Dick Hayes	USA	Carnegie-Mellon University
Doug Hesse	USA	University of Denver
George Hillocks	USA	University of Chicago
Tom Huckin	USA	University of Utah
Ron Kellogg	USA	St. Louis University
Gesa Kirsch	USA	Bentley College
Paul LaMaheiu	USA	University of California, Berkeley
Neal Learner	USA	MIT
Andrea Lunsford	USA	Stanford
Karen Lunsford	USA	University of California, Santa Barbara
Skip MacArthur	USA	University of Delaware
Paul Kei Matsuda	USA	Arizona State University
Sandra Murphy	USA	University of California, Davis
Cezar Ornatowski	USA	San Diego State
Mike Palmquist	USA	Colorado State University
Paul Prior	USA	University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Anne Ruggles Gere	USA	University of Michigan
David Russell	USA	Iowa State University
Mary Schleppegrell	USA	University of Michigan
Peter Smagorinsky	USA	University of Georgia
Clay Spinuzzi	USA	University of Texas, Austin
Chris Thaiss	USA	University of California, Davis
Joanna Wolfe	USA	University of Louisville
Terry Myers Zawacki	USA	George Mason University

CFP: CALICO Journal Special Issue

2009-10-12T08:16:00.000-07:00

Title: Second Language Acquisition Theories, Technologies, and Language Learning

Co-editors: Bryan Smith (Arizona State University) and Steven L. Thorne (Penn State)

This special issue of the CALICO Journal is intended to provide a state-of-the-art overview of diverse approaches to the processes, methodologies, and findings associated with second language acquisition theory and research in the context of new media and second/foreign language education. We solicit technology-related research that examines foreign and second language learning and teaching taking place in traditional instructional settings, blended learning formats, distance education contexts, as well as language use and learning in organic and open internet environments (e.g., internet interest communities, online gaming and virtual worlds, etc.). Empirical studies are particularly encouraged and critical review pieces are also welcome.

The editors seek original submissions that represent diverse research methodological and theoretical approaches including (but not limited to):

Psycholinguistics
Human-computer interaction
Ecological approaches
Conversation analysis
Critical applied linguistics/critical pedagogy
Corpus and/or computational linguistics
Cognitive neuroscience
Discourse analysis
Interactional sociolinguistics
Language socialization
Systemic functional linguistics
Interaction approach to SLA
Sociocognitive approaches
Cultural-historical activity theory and/or Vygotskian sociocultural theory
Linguistic anthropology
Cultural studies
Communication theory

Each author will be expected to provide a concise description of the SLA approach and/or research methodology employed in the article, important research and pedagogical findings produced from this framework, and to address the strengths and limitations of the theory in relationship to applied linguistics research, pedagogical practice and technology design.

Please send inquiries and suggestions for contributions to both Steve Thorne (stevenlthorne@gmail.com) and Bryan Smith (bryansmith@asu.edu). Please list CALICO Journal Special Issue in the subject line.

Extended abstracts (~500 words) are due by January 15th, 2010.
Full-length manuscripts are due by May 15th, 2010.

The CALICO Journal is the journal of the Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO) and is devoted to the dissemination of information concerning the application of technology to language teaching and language learning. The CALICO Journal is fully refereed and publishes articles, research studies, reports, software reviews, and professional news and announcements. The CALICO Journal (ISSN 0742-7778) is published three times a year (September, January, and May).

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Bryan Smith, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics
Arizona State University
Department of English
Box 870302
Tempe, AZ 85287-0302

Office Location: LL549-B
Office Phone: No office phone, sorry :-(
Try me on SKYPE @ davidbryansmith
Department Fax: 480-965-3451

Alice Robison on TV

2009-10-07T23:10:00.000-07:00

Alice Robison, one of my colleagues at ASU, was a guest in an Ontario
Public Television show focusing on "The Myth of Digital Literacy."

http://www.tvo.org/TVO/WebObjects/TVO.woa?video?TAWSP_Dbt_20091001_77962
6_0

Congratulations, Alice!

Congratulations to Subrata Kumar Bhowmik

2009-10-01T14:27:00.000-07:00

Subrata Kumar Bhowmik has just published his article, "L2 Writing Pedagogy in EFL Contexts: An Exploration of Salient Practices in Teaching and Learning" in The Journal of Asia TEFL. Subrata is a doctoral student in Rhetoric, Composition, and Linguistics at ASU. The article was his seminar paper in the Fall 2008 section of LIN620, Issues in Second Language Writing.

Congratulations, Subrata!

CFP: The Ninth Annual Wenshan International Conference

2009-09-30T08:23:00.001-07:00

The Ninth Annual Wenshan International Conference

English Department, National Chengchi University

Taipei, Taiwan

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

Conference theme:

Meeting the Challenges of Serving the New Generation of EFL Learners

The English Department of National Chengchi University will hold the Ninth Annual Wenshan International Conference on the NCCU main campus in Taipei, on Saturday, May 29, 2010.

The theme for this conference is Meeting the Challenges of Serving the New Generation of EFL Learners. Since the Internet became available in the mid- 1990s, frequent exposure to electronic media and instant interaction among people from as close as neighboring cubicles to as far as distant continents has become a way of life. As the English language continues to play a key role in global communication, English language educators are realizing that many current students have grown up with much more experience with the English language via computers and mobile technology than students in the past. Many in the field feel the need to review and redesign their English language curriculum in order to reflect these changes to more fully meet the needs and interests of this new generation of students. As a result, questions have arisen including how to understand the changes that are happening in learners and in the classroom, and how to consider curriculum design in order to meet the challenges brought about by the so-called “new literacies” (Gee, 2000; Lam, 2000). These are the questions that the Ninth Annual Wenshan International Conference would like to address.

We are excited to have the following professors as our keynote speakers—

l Phillip Benson, English Department Chair & Professor, Hong Kong Institute of Education

l David Flinders, Professor of Curriculum Studies, Indiana University (Bloomington)

l Paul Kei Matsuda, Associate Professor of English at Arizona State University

Abstracts for 20-minute academic paper presentations are now being accepted. We particularly welcome Vygotskian sociocultural (SCT) related perspectives and encourage presentations which report on ongoing or in-progress projects or research in the following categories:

l Changes in the current English learning environment

l The Net-generation Language learners

l Classroom practice in response to new literacies

l Developing language proficiency for the future

l Teacher professional development

l Impact of emerging technologies

l Future trends in language curriculum research

l Autonomy in language learning

Abstract Submission:

Please remove all author information before submitting your abstract, written in English, for blind review via the conference website at: http://english.nccu.edu.tw/seminar/actnews.php?Sn=9.

Authors of proposals invited to present at the conference are also encouraged to submit their papers to the refereed journal: Taiwan Journal of TESOL.

Important Dates:

Abstract submission deadline: Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Notification of acceptance: January 25, 2010

Paper submission deadline: May 10, 2010

Conference date: May 29, 2010

For more information, please contact:

E-mail: wsconf@nccu.edu.tw

Telephone: 886-2-2938-7248

Fax: 886-2-2939-0510

Further information is available at: http://english.nccu.edu.tw/seminar/actnews.php?Sn=9