Seminars, News and Events
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Seminars
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Feb 13, MYLT101, 1.00pm |
He Anping, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China Title: Pedagogic processing of corpora for EFL education - teaching material analysis and development |
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Feb 20, HULT220, 12.00 noon |
Adam Kilgarriff, Lexical Computing Ltd Title: Using Corpora |
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Feb 24, MYLT101, 4.00pm |
Susan Conrad, Portland State University, Oregon, USA Title: Applying Linguistics to Communication Problems: A Case Study from Engineering |
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Mar 2, MYLT101, 4.00pm |
Kazu Murata, PhD Celebration Title: Tba |
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Mar 9, MYLT101, 4.00pm |
Tba, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies Title: Tba |
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Mar 16, MYLT101, 4.00pm |
Anne Franziskus, University of Luxembourg Title: Multilingual practices among cross-border workers in Luxembourg: dealing with linguistic diversity in the workplace |
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Mar 23, MYLT101, 4.00pm |
Ewa Kusmierczyk, PhD student, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies. Title: tba |
News
Laurie Bauer, Dianne Bardsley, Janet Holmes and Paul Warren have collaborated on a delightful new book, Q & Eh: Questions and Answers on Language With a Kiwi Twist. For more information click here.
Online New Zealand Sign Language Dictionary
The official launch of the online New Zealand Sign Lanugage Dictionary was held on the 24th June. The website was launched by the Governor General His Excellency the Right Honourable Sir Anand Satyanand. Visit the website here.
BEd(TESOL) student's leadership skills recognised
International student Ching-Ting Ang from Malaysia (pictured below) recently won a 2011 Young Community Leader Award, recognising her stellar contribution to the community. Ms Ang, who also has three part-time paid jobs at Victoria, does volunteer work for a number of Victoria University services, including: mentor for the Te Putahi Atawhai Mentoring Programme; language buddy at the Language Learning Centre; note taker for the Disability Support Service; and as a helper for Victoria International orientation week events.
In addition to her volunteer work at Victoria, Ms Ang volunteers at Wellington's IHC Art Centre and has her ESOL Home Tutor Certificate— through which she has helped immigrants from Ethiopia and Cambodia with their English and adjusting to life in New Zealand. In her spare time, she visits the elderly at Te Hopai Home and Hospital, befriending lonely residents.
Ms Ang says Victoria's Excellence in Experiential Learning and Leadership (ExcelL) programme taught her a lot about 'Kiwi culture', which has helped her with the volunteer work she has been doing in New Zealand.
She is currently studying a Bachelor of Education (TESOL), a four-year professional teaching qualification for teacher trainees from Malaysia who are studying on Malaysian Government or MARA scholarships.
A new book Teaching Linguistics has been published with chapters by Laurie Bauer, Janet Holmes and Paul Warren. To purchase a copy of this book please visit the Equinox website.
The ELI celebrates 50 years in 2011.
Events
Ian Gordon Fellow
Professor Jack Richards is the recipient of the Ian Gordon Fellowship for 2011. Jack will deliver a series of three public lectures as part of the fellowship in August 2011. Details of the lectures are below.
| Public Lecture Date and Venue | Title |
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Tuesday 2nd August 6.00 - 7.00pm Maclaurin Lecture Theatre MCLT102 |
English in the world |
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Thursday 4th August 6.00 - 7.00pm Maclaurin Lecture Theatre MCLT102 |
The world of English language teaching |
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Tuesday 9th August 6.00 - 7.00pm Maclaurin Lecture Theatre MCLT102 |
The language teacher's world |
Linguistic Society of New Zealand Conference 2011
This conference will be held at Victoria University of Wellington from 17-18 November 2011. For more information on the conference please visit the conference website.
Honorary doctorate for Prof Janet Holmes
Congratulations to Janet Holmes who was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Uppsala in Sweden in recognition of her scholarly achievements. Janet's connections with Uppsala include a visit there in 2004 when she was the plenary speaker at a Conference on Communication in the Workplace, presenting findings from the Wellington Language in the Workplace research. She also gave a research seminar on Women's and Relational Practice in the Workplace and met with academic staff and PhD students to discuss their research.
Linguistics Honours Scholarship
The school usually offers a scholarship in Linguistics Honours each year. Further details for 2012 will be posted later this year.
You can view past events here.