第２言語ライティングセミナー開催案内

第２言語ライティングセミナー開催案内

テーマ： 第２言語ライティング能力を考える ～ 何をどのように評価し、フィードバックを与えるか ～

URL: http://homepage2.nifty.com/barbra/SLW_seminar.html

来たる３月１５日（土）に、アリゾナ州立大学の Paul Kei Matsuda先生をお迎えして、第２言語ライティングセミナーを開催することになりました。

本セミナーは、英語教育と日本語教育のそれぞれの立場から、第２言語ライティング指導について考察し、お互いの経験や情報を共有する場として企画いたしました。年度末のご多忙な時期とは存じますが、皆様方のご参加をお待ちしております。

●開催場所：東京国際大学早稲田サテライト 東西線『早稲田』駅下車　徒歩５、６分
●開催日時：２００８年３月１５日（土）　午後１時～午後５時３０分

●参加費：無料

●プログラム

（１）研究・事例発表

英語教育の立場から：

Stephen Timson（東京国際大学教授）
成田真澄（東京国際大学教授）

日本語教育の立場から：

田中真理（名古屋外国語大学教授）

（２）招待講演

講演者：Paul Kei Matsuda（アリゾナ州立大学准教授）
講演タイトル：「第２言語ライティング ― 誰のために書くのか？」

（３）パネルディスカッション「どうすれば第２言語ライティング能力を伸ばせるのか？」

パネリスト：

Paul Kei Matsuda（アリゾナ州立大学准教授）
佐々木みゆき（名古屋学院大学教授）
二通信子（東京大学教授）
田中真理（名古屋外国語大学教授）


コメンテータ：

木村恭子（日本経済新聞社　編集局 英文編集部 担当次長）

◆参加のお申込みとお問い合わせは：

東京国際大学 言語コミュニケーション学部
成田真澄まで（mnarita@tiu.ac.jp）

TESOL Convention Schedule

Here is the latest information about future TESOL conventions (with thanks to Alison Petro and Grazzia Maria, who excavated this information from TESOL website):

TESOL 2008
New York Hilton and Sheraton New York
New York, New York USA
April 2-5, 2008

TESOL 2009
Denver Convention Center
Denver, Colorado USA
March 25-28, 2009

TESOL 2010
Boston Convention and Exhibition Center
Boston, Massachusetts USA
March 24-27, 2010

TESOL 2011
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
March 17-19, 2011

TESOL 2012
Philadelphia Convention Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
March 29-31, 2012

TESOL 2013
Dallas Convention Center
Dallas, Texas, 2013
March 21-23, 2013

CompFAQs from CompPile | TESOL-ESLResources / TESOL Bibliography browse

CompFAQs from CompPile | TESOL-ESLResources / TESOL Bibliography browse

Here is a new online resource for Writing Program Administrators who are interested in learning more about ESL-related issues. (Thanks to Susan Miller-Cochran who shared this link on the SLW_CCCC list.)

CFP: CMLR Special Issue on Multilingual Literacies

CALL FOR PAPERS
Canadian Modern Language Review
Special issue on Multilingual Literacies

The Canadian Modern Language Review will feature a special issue on multilingual literacies in September 2008. Assumptions of monolingual language and literacy competencies in educational approaches are increasingly questioned by practitioners, policy makers, researchers, and theorists who recognize the growing presence of multilinguals in communities, schools, and the workplace. Research on literacy has moved beyond a focus on one or two languages to consider the complex range of literacy practices adopted in diverse languages and spheres of social activity. In the last decade, work on the intersection of literacy and multilingualism has contributed to the emergence of theories of multilingual literacies. Recent innovative literacy programs that include a variety of languages aim to meet the needs not only of multilinguals and students of diverse heritages but also of those seeking an education that prepares them to live in a global society. The editors of this special issue invite researchers and literacy practitioners in Canada and abroad to submit articles in English and in French on theory, research, and practice in multilingual literacies.

Final submission deadline: December 1, 2007

Submissions should be sent in electronic form, either through PReSTO (http://presto.utpjournals.com/index.php/CMLR) or by e-mail to the CMLR Editorial Assistant, Rachel McArthur, at rmcarthur@utpress.utoronto.ca or cmlr@utpress.utoronto.ca.

Receipt of all manuscripts will be acknowledged within a week of their arrival. If you do not receive an acknowledgement, please send an inquiry directly to rmcarthur@utpress.utoronto.ca.

Questions about the special issue may be addressed to the co-editors:

Heather Lotherington
Faculty of Education
York University
4700 Keele Street
North York, ON
M3J 1P3
Canada
hlotherington@edu.yorku.ca

Diane Dagenais
Faculté d’éducation
Université Simon Fraser
8888 University Drive
Vancouver (Colombie-Britannique)
V6R 3J2
Canada
dagenais@sfu.ca

A Growing Department

One of the exciting things about coming to ASU is that the English Department is actively growing--new positions are shooting up like bamboos. This is quite a change from what I'm used to.

Here is a message from Neal Lester, our Department Chair that speaks to the excitement about the new direction that the Department--and the University--is taking:

October 18, 2007

Dear Colleague:

Movement, Change, Possibilities . . . the spirit and energy that is Arizona State University (ASU). Named one of “America’s Best Colleges” by U. S. News and World Report, ASU is a Research I university located in a thriving metropolitan area. The Department of English, located on the Tempe campus, embraces with excitement the local, national, and global opportunities afforded by the evolution of ASU as a New American University. Comprised of highly accomplished researchers, excellent teachers, and active members in community and professional organizations, the Department offers degree programs in comparative literature, creative writing, English education, linguistics, literature, rhetoric and composition, and TESOL. We are a robust, broadminded group rooted in tradition but always reaching toward greater invention, collaboration and achievement. New thought, new expression, and new ways of experiencing language and culture constitute the heart of our vision and work.

Recognizing the Department’s important role in creating and sustaining ASU as a New American University, President Michael Crow has made a special commitment to the English Department to build our faculty ranks. This year, eight new faculty joined us: Jessica Early (English Education and Rhetoric/Composition), David Hawkes (17th Century British Literature), Heather Maring (Medieval Studies), Paul Kei Matsuda (Linguistics and Rhetoric/Composition), Richard Newhauser (Medieval Studies), Simon Ortiz (Indigenous American Literatures), Bradley Ryner (Renaissance Studies), and Robert Sturges (Medieval Studies and Queer Studies). These new colleagues are already advancing both the mission of the Department and ASU to engage in intellectual fusion, harness research to specific social and cultural purposes, and develop research and pedagogy that are socially embedded and globally engaged.

This year, we will continue to strengthen and grow our focus on literatures, languages, and discourses in these concentration areas: Borderlands; Cultural and Cross-Cultural Encounters; and Technologies. Toward that end, we are pleased to announce searches for the following positions:

• Professor in Modern American Fiction
• Professor in Creative Writing/Fiction
• Associate Professor in English Education
• Associate Professor in Rhetoric/Composition with specialization in New Media
• Assistant Professor in Rhetoric/Composition with specialization in Community Literacy
• Assistant Professor in Native American Linguistics/Semantics
• Assistant Professor in Applied Linguistics/TESOL with a specialization in CALL
• Assistant Professor of Postcolonial Studies
• Assistant Professor in English Education with a specialization in ESL
• Assistant Professor in 19th Century/Early 20th Century American Literature

We expect to hire a significant number of new faculty members the following year as well. Clearly, this is an exciting time in our department as an infusion of new thinkers re-invigorates an already strong community of teachers-scholars-citizens.

The Phoenix metropolitan area is a unique place to live, offering many cultural options outside of the campus environment. Located in the gorgeous and surprisingly fecund Sonora Desert, the Phoenix metropolitan area boasts a rich Southwestern heritage as well as a vibrant arts and culture scene. From museums to extensive hiking trails in over seven regional parks, the Phoenix area provides something for everyone.

Specific details about all of our job advertisements are on the Department of English website at http://www.asu.edu/clas/english/employment.html. To speak with me about the program or to discuss any of the positions, please call (480) 965-3535, or e-mail me at neal.lester@asu.edu.

Thank you for circulating these positions to interested candidates.

Sincerely,

Neal A. Lester, Chair and Professor of English
Foundation Professor
Parents Association Professor
Bebbling Family Dean’s Distinguished Professor
Arizona Humanities Council Distinguished Public Scholar

Assistant Professor in Applied Linguistics: Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL)

Assistant Professor in Applied Linguistics:
Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL)

Required: Ph.D. in applied linguistics, English, TESOL or related field by the time of appointment; college level teaching experience appropriate to rank; ability to develop and teach graduate and undergraduate courses in Computer Assisted Language Learning and TESOL; and a compelling promise of ongoing, high-quality scholarship in any area of applied linguistics and TESOL.

Teaching load is 2/2 for tenure-track faculty with a significant research agenda. Teaching opportunities are at undergraduate, masters and doctoral levels.

Applicants must send: Cover letter, curriculum vita, three letters of recommendation, and representative writing samples to Chair, CALL Search Committee, Department of English, Arizona State University, P.O. Box 870302, Tempe, AZ 85287-0302. (no faxes or e-mails) Application Deadline: Postmarked by November 23, 2007; if not filled, then every Monday thereafter until the search is closed. All applications acknowledged. A background check is required for employment. AA/EOE.

Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics (2nd ed)

The online version of the Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics, 2nd edition, is now available to ASU faculty and students.

With Margie Berns, I wrote an entry on the overview and history of applied linguistics, but Elsevier somehow managed to screw up my name, so it says "K Matsuda" instead of "P K Matsuda." (The page proof said "P k Matsuda.")

As my daughter is fond of saying, "Oh, man...."

A Composition Studies Job at UNH

Here is the ad for one of the composition studies position at UNH. Please direct all questions to the Search Committee.

======================================

University of New Hampshire
Assistant Professor of English
Composition and Technical Writing: Tenure-track Faculty Position Full-Time, Regular Budgeted Position

The Department of English invites applicants with a broad background in Composition Studies and a specialization in technical writing for this position beginning September 2008. The individual will teach first-year and intermediate writing courses; develop and teach a graduate technical writing course; develop advanced undergraduate courses in technical writing; and teach and advise in an established doctoral program. The position will at some point include writing program administration.

Ph.D. in Composition Studies or related field by 8/08.

Applicants for this position must apply with the department directly.
Send letter, dossier, vita, writing sample, and self-addressed stamped envelope by November 1, 2007 to: Composition Studies Search Committee, English Department, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824.

The University of New Hampshire is a major research institution, providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate programs and graduate programs of distinction. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.

UNH’s main campus is located 75 miles north of Boston, near the New Hampshire seacoast and a short drive to the White Mountains. Total enrollment is 13,000.

The University seeks excellence through diversity among its administrators, faculty, staff, and students. The university prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, or marital status. Application by members of all underrepresented groups is encouraged.

ASU Conference on NCLB

I'm going to attend a conference on No Child Left Behind at ASU today. Jim Crawford is one of the invited speakers--Aya and I had a nice Mexican dinner with him and some of our colleagues last night.

UNH Composition Studies Conference

Next week, I will be going back to New Hampshire for the UNH Composition Studies Conference, where I will be one of the keynote speakers. My talk will be on the definition of voice that can be applied to the study of individual and social identity in personal, academic and professional contexts.

I'm really looking forward to seeing my students, colleagues and friends in New Hampshire and from other institutions. I hope I will also get to enjoy the foliage, which is something I will certainly miss.

The New Jersey Statewide Higher Education ESL Conference

On October 27, 2007, I'll be giving a keynote speech at the New Jersey Statewide Higher Education ESL Conference to be held at Kean University. More information is available from the website: http://www.kean.edu/njsheec.

Open Lecture at Nagoya University (9/22)

Here is the information on the open lecture at Nagoya University.

OPEN LECTURE

Title: "Writing for Scholarly Publication in English"

Presenter: Paul Kei Matsuda
Visiting Researcher, Graduate School of International Development, Nagoya University
Associate Professor of English, Arizona State University

Date & Time:
September 22, 2007
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Place: 8th Floor, Meeting Room No. 1
Graduate School of International Development
Nagoya University

Directions are available here.

Note: The lecture will be in English, but participants can ask questions in Japanese as well as English.

公開講演会

題目：「学術的出版のための英語のライティング」

講演者：Paul Kei Matsuda
名古屋大学国際開発研究科国際コミュニケーション専攻客員研究員
アリゾナ州立大学准教授

日時：２００７年９月２２日（土曜日）
午後１時から午後３：００（予定）　　　
（３０分程度の質疑応答を含む）

場所：名古屋大学国際開発研究科棟８階第一会議室（予定）

国際開発研究科への行き方はこちらにあります。

備考：講演は英語。ただし、質疑は日本語も可

Open Lecture at GSID

On September 22, 2007, I will be giving an open lecture at the Graduate School of International Development, Nagoya University. The topic will be "Writing for Scholarly Publication in English." It will not only provide information about how to write academic articles but also present an insider's perspective that might help contextualize the process of academic writing.

More information will be available here soon.

９月２２日（土）に名古屋大学大学院国際開発研究科にて、公開講演を行うことになりました。演題は「英語による学術論文の出版」に関して。論文執筆の単なるハウツーではなく、論文出版の裏舞台などに関しても触れる予定です。

詳しい情報はまたこのブログで。