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Journal of Second Language Writing - Wed, 08/18/2010 - 19:19
Publication year: 2010
Source: Journal of Second Language Writing, Volume 19, Issue 3, September 2010, Page ii

[No author name available]
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Evaluating student learning in a university-level EAP unit on writing using sources

Journal of Second Language Writing - Mon, 08/02/2010 - 20:04
Publication year: 2010
Source: Journal of Second Language Writing, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 31 July 2010

Rosemary, Wette

There has been extensive discussion of the difficulties experienced by tertiary students when writing using sources in both first- and second-language (L1, L2) writing literature; however, few studies have reported on instructional interventions that aim to assist students to master this complex academic literacy. The action research study described in this paper recruited 78 undergraduate students from six strands of credit-bearing L2 writing courses. A pre-unit quiz and guided writing task ascertained participants’ current level of skill and knowledge. After 8 hours of instruction and practice on technical and discourse skill components, students completed a post-unit task and wrote reflective...
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Selected bibliography of recent scholarship in second language writing

Journal of Second Language Writing - Sat, 07/24/2010 - 19:53
Publication year: 2010
Source: Journal of Second Language Writing, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 23 July 2010

[No author name available]
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Writing through two languages: First language expertise in a language minority classroom

Journal of Second Language Writing - Wed, 07/14/2010 - 19:50
Publication year: 2010
Source: Journal of Second Language Writing, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 14 July 2010

Amanda, Kibler

Language minority students’ writing is often measured solely in terms of its distance from native speaker norms, yet doing so may ignore the process through which these texts are realized and the role that the first language plays in their creation. This study analyzes oral interactions among adolescent second language writers during an extended writing activity to address the following questions:1. How do students use their first language(s) to broker L2 interactions with a monolingual teacher during L2 writing tasks?2. How do students use their first language(s) in student–student interactions to demonstrate expertise during L2 writing tasks?3. How do students...
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Writing teacher education and teacher learning: Testimonies of four EFL teachers

Journal of Second Language Writing - Wed, 07/14/2010 - 19:50
Publication year: 2010
Source: Journal of Second Language Writing, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 14 July 2010

Icy, Lee

In studies of L2 writing, much more attention has been paid to the needs of students learning to write than to teachers learning to teach. In EFL contexts, while much research is geared towards helping learners cope with the challenges of writing in a foreign language, studies on EFL writing teacher education are few and far between. We have limited knowledge of how EFL teachers teach and learn to teach writing, what gaps there are in their knowledge base, and how writing teacher education can impact teacher learning. Using interview and classroom research data gathered from four EFL teachers of...
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From the Editors 19.2

Journal of Second Language Writing - Fri, 07/02/2010 - 19:54
Publication year: 2010
Source: Journal of Second Language Writing, Volume 19, Issue 2, June 2010, Page iv

[No author name available]
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From the Editors 19.1

Journal of Second Language Writing - Fri, 07/02/2010 - 19:54
Publication year: 2010
Source: Journal of Second Language Writing, Volume 19, Issue 1, March 2010, Page iv

Ilona, Leki , Rosa, Manchón
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From the Editors 16.2

Journal of Second Language Writing - Fri, 07/02/2010 - 19:54
Publication year: 2007
Source: Journal of Second Language Writing, Volume 16, Issue 2, June 2007, Page iv

[No author name available]
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Changes

Paul Kei Matsuda's Blog - Wed, 04/28/2010 - 04:07
To my dismay, Blogger decided to stop supporting the FTP upload function, which means I can no longer use Blogger to keep updating this site as it is designed. This is one of the major disadvantages of Web 2.0--you are at the mercy of the host/provider.

Blogger offers the option of migrating to the hosted site. I'm reluctant to make the switch, but I don't know if I can afford the time to develop a new blog site, so I guess I'll just do as I'm told and then think about the next step.

A big sigh.
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World Englishes 2010, Vancouver, Canada - 3rd and Final Call for Papers

Paul Kei Matsuda's Blog - Tue, 02/16/2010 - 19:50
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
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Writing Research Across Borders II International Travel Fellowship

Paul Kei Matsuda's Blog - Fri, 01/29/2010 - 19:57

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

 

 

 

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

Paul Kei Matsuda's Blog - Mon, 01/25/2010 - 19:44

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

 

 

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

Paul Kei Matsuda's Blog - Sat, 01/16/2010 - 05:02
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

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