sociolinguistics symposium reminder still register standard rate 140 pounds sterling february 28 thereafter 160 pounds ss12 12th uk sociolinguistics symposium sociolympics least european side atlantic ss12 held institute education university london 20 bedford way london wc1h oal uk thursday 26th march midday saturday 28th march midday 1998 programme plenaries colloquia papers parallel sessions short work progress reports poster presentations publishers displays social events british sign language interpretation available participants request advance academic organising committee professor jenny cheshire queen mary westfield college university london professor jennifer coates roehampton institute london dr penelope gardner chloros birkbeck college university london dr ben rampton celia roberts thames valley university euan reid institute education university london professor brian street king college university london plenaries professor jan blommaert university antwerp international pragmatics association reconstructing sociolinguistic image africa grassroots writing shaba congo professor debbie cameron university strathclyde glasgow good talk discourse practice communication skills professor penny eckert stanford university variation style identity professor susan gal university chicago language ideologies linguistic boundaries semiotics differentiation colloquia 1 speech representation institutional discourse convenors stef slembrouck dept english university gent belgium mike baynham centre language literacy university technology sydney colloquium aims bring together concerns institutional discourse interest discourse representation phenomena reported speech focus institutional members clients professionals novices represent incorporate appropriate discourses voices discourse theme intended reflect growing body research practices discourse representation range sites media legal educational social work sites practices often constitutive institutional processes affect institutional outcomes colloquium theme also ties current interest within pragmatics discourse analysis etc recontextualisation processes formulation contributors include malcolm coulthard janet maybin geert jacobs titus ensink greg myers graham hall srikant sarangi akira satoh 2 constructing university problematizing notion language academic discourse convenors carys jones brian street school education king college university london aim colloquium explore issues surrounding academic literacies genre faculty feedback particular reference british international students higher education rather focus study skills academic socialisation dominant discourses field session address number perspectives model academic literacies discourses problematise varied literacy practices involved constitution university particular focus gap student faculty expectations academic writing processes conceptualisation representation language embedded contributors include addition convenors fiona english monika hermerschmidt mary lea mary scott joan turner theresa lillis 3 language gender sexuality convenor debbie cameron university strathclyde colloquium response rapid development sociolinguistic work sexuality sexual identity key social variable among questions hope reflect papers responses papers open discussion distinctive gay lesbian sociolinguistics theorise relationship sexuality gender sociolinguists talked little heterosexualities sociolinguists position regard existing theories sexual identity practice especially feminist theory queer theory contributors kathryn remlinger paul mcilvenny joanne winter 4 oral narratives across contexts cultures convenors alexandra georgakopoulou dept byzantyne modern greek studies king college university london shoshana blum kulka department communication hebrew university jerusalem israel goal colloquium bring together ethnographic discourse analytical interactional sociolinguistic perspectives discuss role context culture discursive shaping oral narrative modes functions papers presented attempt combine microlevel macrolevel analytic concerns scope cover wide range oral narrative modes e g conversational stories life histories mediated discourse narratives family dinner narratives different communities papers presented catherine snow shoshana blum kulka alexandra georgakopoulou esther schelly newman tamar katriel discussants presentations include johanna thornborrow maria sifianou mike baynham paddy scannell 5 disability language social identity convenor graham h turner deaf studies group department education studies university central lancashire preston interdisciplinary colloquium sets address questions raised claims deaf identity sense identity shaped distinct linguistic cultural forms disabled identities focusing upon role language discourse practices construct reflect identities language currently used disabled people including deaf people sustain distinction part language play changes witnessed spite existence theoretical deaf disability literature relatively little date emerged way empirical accounts language choices either personal institutional discourse little theorization language practices contexts sociolinguists discussions instance ethnicities move debate groupmembership asacquired disposition versus groupmembership assituated performance remains little exploration even two notions relation language disability purpose colloquium assess state knowledge field begin explore role disabled people effecting language change b extent communicative practices defining relation disabled identities c patterns emerge crossreferencing different groups regard kinds research could tell us role language constructing performing disability within session british sign language english interpretation four 25 minute papers followed short independent responses two discussants open workshop session exploration issues arising contributors include jenny corbett mairian corker susan gregory kyra pollitt 6 computer mediated communication language society convenor dr simeon j yates discipline sociology faculty social sciences open university colloquium cover range sociolinguistic topics relating use computer mediated communication cmc contemporary society cmc systems range personal forms electronic mail internetrelay chat online forms audio video conferencing world wide web digital media formats aim colloquium explore discussion presented papers connections language use cmc key aspects contemporary society globalisation work politics identity gender media genres colloquium represents development session sociolinguistics computer mediated communication cmc held ss11 provide opportunity researchers field present discuss current theories findings focus session upon relationship contemporary society contemporary language use various forms cmc speakers include simeon j yates susan herring john paolillo lynn cherny lorenzo mondada robert fouser zazie todd p nayar jacqueline johnson lambiase 7 maintaining indigenous languages special reference latin america state planning vs grass roots initiatives convenors jane freeland univ portsmouth rosaleen howard malverde univ liverpool latin american governments giving increasing attention maintenance indigenous langauges mainly formal education however outcomes frequently clash even destructive language maintenance strategies developed organised indigenous groups workshop explore relationship different approaches series brief case studies precirculated extensive discussionof language planning issues raised clash speakers include kendall king sheila aikman serafin coronel molina tim marr eliseo canulef 8 language multimodality convenor prof gunther kress culture communication societies ccs group institute education london texts many domains public communication becoming intensely multimodal make deliberate use visual well written might incidental matter overt purposes communication social difference therefore finds expression linguistic mode whether written spoken generic discursive differences eg modes different combinations different emphases modes may respond different social purposes even level new issue consequences language multimodal text information carried visually verbally carried verbally follows language play different role overtly multi modal text formerly least ostensibly monomodal text participants theo van leeuwen david graddol roz ivanic fiona ormerod radan martinec carey jewitt judy delin 9 teaching learning bilingually post colonial contexts convenors marilyn martin jones university lancaster peter martin universiti brunei darussalam last decade increasing amount research language practices schools classrooms number postcolonial contexts multililngual contexts former colonial language still used medium instruction aim colloquium bring together researchers working different multilingual sites enable compare insights research combines detailed analysis bilingual classroom discourse ethnographic observation specific objectives 1 compare ways teachers learners settings accomplish lessons two languages 2 identify commonalities differences bilingual discourse practices observed analysed different institutional sites 3 discuss implications commonalities differences contributors include casimir rubagumya grace bunyi nancy hornberger angel lin jo arthur addition convenors 10 language play construction meaning among working class teenagers hong kong convenor angel lin city university hong kong contributors include isaac lam michelle kwan tit wing lo kevin chu chris candlin discussant 11 also postgraduate workshop convened kristina bennert university college cardiff bennert cardiff ac uk details programme post full provisional programme sent post people register along local travel details hotel booking arrangements internet website updated regularly event find us http www ioe ac uk ccs ss12 papers well colloquia programme includes c60 35 minute papers presenters 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