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Applied Linguistics Association of Australia

University of Sydney

Sydney, AU

July 4, 2008 – July 6, 2008

Critical Dimensions in Applied Linguistics

The origins of Applied Linguistics were in the application of linguistic understandings to a wide range of contexts and issues. In the past decades the field has moved beyond relating language to social contexts to a dynamic approach to language addressing issues such as difference, access and disparity. It has become a more open field of interest in language involving an increasingly interactive approach between social and political contexts, language and research approaches.

The rapid worldwide increase in migration and reactions to it, the expansion of media and technology, political changes at international and local levels are both challenges and opportunities for research in applied linguistics. At the same time constraints such as market economy-driven research funding and greater central control of research agendas have limited the ability of the field to respond.

The theme of this year's conference 'Critical Dimension in Applied Linguistics' reflects the recent work in Applied Linguistics that examines the socio-cultural, economic, and political dimensions of language and language use.

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Plenary Speakers:

Celia Kitzinger, University of York, U.K.
Ryuko Kubota, UNC, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
James Martin, University of Sydney, Australia
Alastair Pennycook, University of Technology Sydney, Australia

Also featuring (with Australian Linguistics Society):

Jen Hay, University of Canterbury, New Zealand (Jointly with ALS)

To view an overview of the plenary speakers' presentations, please click on the 'overview' link at the bottom of the page.

Conference Program:

The ALAA 2008 draft program is now available from the program link on the right, or can be downloaded along with other Lingfest 2008 event programs from:

The Lingfest 2008 website

Registration:

Registration for the conference is now open. To register online, please visit the LingFest 2008 registration page.

To avail the special rates for ALAA members, please make sure that your ALAA membership is current. Click here to renew your ALAA membership.

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Australian Linguistics Institute 2008

John Woolley Building, University of Sydney
Science Road, University of Sydney, Camperdown Campus
NSW 2006
Sydney, AU

July 7, 2008 – July 11, 2008

The Australian Linguistics Institute provides a series of short, intensive courses presented by world experts in their fields. It is a unique opportunity for professional linguists, language professionals, graduate students and advanced undergraduates to upgrade their knowledge and skills in key areas of linguistics.

Courses offered through the Australian Linguistics Institute have proved to be very important fora for professional and academic development, as well as for inspiring students to consider research degrees.

A complete list of courses and course descriptions can be found here[.pdf file]. [Note that Dr Sigrid Norris's course has been cancelled.]

Each course is offered for 1.5 hours each day for five days. A daily timetable can be found here. Participants may register for up to four courses during the week-long ALI.


Registration:

Registration for ALI is still open. To register online for ALI 2008, please visit the Lingfest 2008 registration page.

On-site registration and collection of conference materials for ALI 2008 will begin at 8 am on Monday 7 July. Follow the signs to the registration desk in the John Woolley Building (entrance off Science Road). A map to the conference location can be downloaded from here

ALI 2008 Courses:

ALI 2008 will offer the following courses:

i) Additional Language Learning and Identity Development - William S. Armour (UNSW)

ii) Bi- and multilingualism - Michael Clyne (Hon Professorial Fellow, University of Melbourne, also Emeritus Professor, Monash University) sponsored by RIHSS

iii) Features - Greville G. Corbett (University of Surrey, UK)

iv) First Language Acquisition: Syntax and Semantics - Stephen Crain (MACCS) and Rosalind Thornton (Linguistics/MACCS) sponsored by HCS-Net

v) Listening to Speech: Universal Processing Shaped by Language-Specific Structure - Anne Cutler (MPI for Psycholinguistics and University of Western Sydney) sponsored by HCS-Net

vi) Implemented LFG grammars: Using the XLE Grammar Development Platform - Mary Dalrymple (Professor of Linguistics, University of Oxford) Sponsored by the British Academy and the University of Sydney

vii) Sign Language Linguistics and Grammaticalisation - Louise de Beuzeville and Trevor Johnston (Sign Language Linguistics Group Macquarie University)

viii) Grammars, Parsers and Realisers - Mark Dras and Robert Dale (Centre for Language Technology, Macquarie University) sponsored by HCS-Net

ix) Sociolinguistics and the law - Diana Eades (University of New England)

x) Complex words and Complex predicates - Mark Harvey (Newcastle) and Brett Baker (UNE)

xi) Sociophonetics - Jennifer Hay (University of Canterbury) sponsored by HCS-Net

xii) Encoding the speaker's perspective in grammar: A case study of Japanese - Nerida Jarkey, University of Sydney, and Harumi Minagawa, University of Auckland.

xiii) Introducing Feminist Conversation Analysis - Celia Kitzinger (Feminist Conversation Analysis Unit University of York, UK)

xiv) Linguistic diversity and implications for L2 instruction: World Englishes and beyond - Ryuko Kubota (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

xv) Critical Discourse Analysis - Prof J R Martin, Linguistics, University of Sydney

xvi) Australian Aboriginal Languages in Lexical-Functional Grammar - Rachel Nordlinger (University of Melbourne)

xvii) Multimodal InterAction Analysis - Sigrid Norris (Auckland University of Technology, NZ)

xviii) Language and Cultural Values - Dr Bert Peeters, (Macquarie University), Prof Cliff Goddard, (University of New England, Armidale); Prof Anna Wierzbicka, (Australian National University, Canberra).

xix) Language Test Development: From Test Specifications to Test Use - Dr Aek Phakiti, The University of Sydney

xx) Quantitative Methods - Carsten Roever, (The University of Melbourne) sponsored by HCS-Net

xxi) Contact language typology - Ian Smith (York University)

xxii) Interface Issues in English - Gert Webelhuth and Regine Eckhardt (University of Goettingen)

Course timetabling is available from the Lingfest 2008 portal site

A complete list of courses, topics and readings is available to download from the program link.

ALI registrants are reminded to look at the timetable and make sure they select courses which don't clash. If you have registered for courses which clash, you are free to change them, but please let us know for room scheduling purposes.

Accommodation for ALI 2008:

On-campus accommodation is available at the Women's College, University of Sydney. Single rooms are available from $80 per night and twin rooms from $118 per night.

To make a booking at the Women's College, please download and complete the booking form from the Lingfest accommodation page.

Casual accommodation may also be found via the University of Sydney casual accomodation website

Participants are encouraged to book accommodation as early as possible to ensure availability.

Lingfest 2008:

For more information about other Lingfest 2008 events, please visit the Lingfest 2008 portal site