2017 Spring GLASA workshop
When: Thursday March 2nd, 2017
Where: D.L.L.L., York University, Ross S 562
On March 2nd the York Graduate Linguistics and Applied Linguistics Student Association will be hosting its annual Spring Workshop. We are welcoming presentations by:
Dr. Philipp Angermeyer on Publishing
Dr. Geoff Lawrence on Mixed Methods
Dr. Antonella Valeo on Abstract Writing
Please join us for this informative workshop!
Light refreshments will be available.
Where: D.L.L.L., York University, Ross S 562
On March 2nd the York Graduate Linguistics and Applied Linguistics Student Association will be hosting its annual Spring Workshop. We are welcoming presentations by:
Dr. Philipp Angermeyer on Publishing
Dr. Geoff Lawrence on Mixed Methods
Dr. Antonella Valeo on Abstract Writing
Please join us for this informative workshop!
Light refreshments will be available.
13TH ANNUAL LAL GRADUATE STUDENT FORUM
When: Thursday April 21st, 2016
Where: D.L.L.L., York University, Ross S 562
Graduate students from both the applied linguistics and linguistics fields are invited to submit a short (one paragraph - 100 words) abstract with title for our informal Student Forum. Each participant is assigned a 30 minute time slot (20 minute presentation / 10 minute discussion period). MA students have an option of a 15 minute time slot. We strongly encourage all graduate students to take advantage of this opportunity to share their ideas with students and faculty and receive valuable feedback. You may list this talk on your CV.
Light refreshments will be available.
Deadline for submission of abstracts: Monday, April 18th, 2016
Please e-mail your abstracts to: [email protected] and include any audio visual equipment needs you may have
Where: D.L.L.L., York University, Ross S 562
Graduate students from both the applied linguistics and linguistics fields are invited to submit a short (one paragraph - 100 words) abstract with title for our informal Student Forum. Each participant is assigned a 30 minute time slot (20 minute presentation / 10 minute discussion period). MA students have an option of a 15 minute time slot. We strongly encourage all graduate students to take advantage of this opportunity to share their ideas with students and faculty and receive valuable feedback. You may list this talk on your CV.
Light refreshments will be available.
Deadline for submission of abstracts: Monday, April 18th, 2016
Please e-mail your abstracts to: [email protected] and include any audio visual equipment needs you may have
LANGUAGE SHOW LIVE SCOTLAND -LANGUAGE EXPO
When: March 11-12, 2016
Where: Glasgow, Scotland
Scotland’s largest language celebration starts tomorrow! Language Show Live Scotland is your chance to join thousands of language teachers, learners, linguists, translators, interpreters and job seekers who love languages as much as you.
Can’t make it to Glasgow? No worries, check the great resources they posted at http://www.languageshowlive.co.uk/
(especially those interested in language learning, teaching, and application of multilingualism in the contexts ranging from migration to dyslexia)
Where: Glasgow, Scotland
Scotland’s largest language celebration starts tomorrow! Language Show Live Scotland is your chance to join thousands of language teachers, learners, linguists, translators, interpreters and job seekers who love languages as much as you.
Can’t make it to Glasgow? No worries, check the great resources they posted at http://www.languageshowlive.co.uk/
(especially those interested in language learning, teaching, and application of multilingualism in the contexts ranging from migration to dyslexia)
GLASA WORKSHOP
The anticipated workshop has come and gone as of now. A big thank you to the professors who shared their knowledge with us:
James Walker - The Sociolinguistic Consequences of Ethnolinguistic Diversity for English in Toronto
Antonella Valeo - Writing Abstracts for Conferences
Geoff Lawrence - An Overview of Mixed Methods Research
Emilie LeBlanc and Yvette Anderson - The Productive Student: Time Management and Motivation Tips and Tricks
We really appreciate you all taking time off and were excited to hear what you had to offer with regards to these topics.
Keep a look out for emails and messages regarding the next workshop which will occur earlier next semester. If you have any topic suggestions or comments on this past workshop feel free to email [email protected] OR a forum has been set up on this website at http://yorkglasa.weebly.com/contact--forum.html#/20141108/fall-workshop-4361818/
Thanks to all those who came out as well!
James Walker - The Sociolinguistic Consequences of Ethnolinguistic Diversity for English in Toronto
Antonella Valeo - Writing Abstracts for Conferences
Geoff Lawrence - An Overview of Mixed Methods Research
Emilie LeBlanc and Yvette Anderson - The Productive Student: Time Management and Motivation Tips and Tricks
We really appreciate you all taking time off and were excited to hear what you had to offer with regards to these topics.
Keep a look out for emails and messages regarding the next workshop which will occur earlier next semester. If you have any topic suggestions or comments on this past workshop feel free to email [email protected] OR a forum has been set up on this website at http://yorkglasa.weebly.com/contact--forum.html#/20141108/fall-workshop-4361818/
Thanks to all those who came out as well!
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INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY
This year, on February 21st, we joined the supporters of linguistic diversity and mother tongues preservation around the globe in celebrating the International Mother Language Day. This holiday is a Canadian-born initiative and has been officially established by UNESCO in 1999. Thank you everybody who joined us online at http://yorkinternationalmotherlanguageday.weebly.com/ and sent comments, suggestions, and information on their languages!
Colleagues' Publishment
Iryna Lenchuk & Amer Ahmed have had their paper, "On Determinatives and the Category-Function
Distinction: A Reply to Brett Reynolds" published in TESL Canada! Congratulations!
You can check the paper out here: http://www.teslcanadajournal.ca/index.php/tesl/article/viewFile/1178/998
Great work!
Distinction: A Reply to Brett Reynolds" published in TESL Canada! Congratulations!
You can check the paper out here: http://www.teslcanadajournal.ca/index.php/tesl/article/viewFile/1178/998
Great work!
HOLIDAY PARTY
TESL Ontario Conference
I was lucky to be able to present at the 42nd TESL Ontario Conference “Integrating Language and Transcending Boundaries” this year. It was a three-day conference (October, 16, 17 & 18) and presenters got free pass for the day of their presentation. We, the presenters, got a brochure beforehand to choose from the numerous talks that were scheduled for the three days. From the four talks that I had chosen, Michael McCarthy’s individual presentation titled “What is advanced level grammar?” and his key note address of “How important is spoken grammar?” were the two outstanding talks of that day. Not only the topics, but his delivery and mannerism was very catchy. He is an emeritus professor and adjunct professors across quite a number of universities in England; he had authored and co-authored numerous books and academic articles. This was all evident in his wonderful talks that left the attendees engrossed and captivated the whole time.
In his keynote talk, he began with the history of how and where our notion of grammar came from. His evidence was based on native speaker corpora. He also presented examples of the core features of spoken grammar and showed how these underpin successful interaction. He pointed out that being able to use spoken grammar features appropriately and successfully enabled learners and non-native users to break down significant barriers to integration and the creation and maintenance of good relations. He ended with ways to incorporate it in teaching.
Between breaks of 10 minutes, I walked towards the posters and a particular one caught my eye. It was a poster, titled, “How do ESL teachers perceive the use of digital technology in the classroom?” by MA students, Seunghee Chung and Eva Kartchava from Carlton University. The poster was actually based on their MA thesis. It was nice talking to Seunghee about the poster. It was very well done, detailed yet concise and very informative and effective. I would like to include here that given the nature of most of the participants’ background (teachers mostly and some administrators), TESL Ontario conference should be attended by people from the Applied stream who can empathize with the situations discussed and presented, even be aware of the studies and researches that are being conducted and thus take back to their practice. The expense is an issue of course, that’s why it would be nice to see the registration fees go down significantly, especially for holders of the TESL Ontario certificate.
In his keynote talk, he began with the history of how and where our notion of grammar came from. His evidence was based on native speaker corpora. He also presented examples of the core features of spoken grammar and showed how these underpin successful interaction. He pointed out that being able to use spoken grammar features appropriately and successfully enabled learners and non-native users to break down significant barriers to integration and the creation and maintenance of good relations. He ended with ways to incorporate it in teaching.
Between breaks of 10 minutes, I walked towards the posters and a particular one caught my eye. It was a poster, titled, “How do ESL teachers perceive the use of digital technology in the classroom?” by MA students, Seunghee Chung and Eva Kartchava from Carlton University. The poster was actually based on their MA thesis. It was nice talking to Seunghee about the poster. It was very well done, detailed yet concise and very informative and effective. I would like to include here that given the nature of most of the participants’ background (teachers mostly and some administrators), TESL Ontario conference should be attended by people from the Applied stream who can empathize with the situations discussed and presented, even be aware of the studies and researches that are being conducted and thus take back to their practice. The expense is an issue of course, that’s why it would be nice to see the registration fees go down significantly, especially for holders of the TESL Ontario certificate.
Funding Opportunity: CIHR Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health (IHDCYH) Talks Video Competition
IHDCYH is launching a unique funding opportunity to invite researchers from all pillars and career levels (including undergraduate and graduate students) to produce a short 3-5 minute video to share their research and ideas in the area of reproductive, child and youth health. The “IHDCYH Talks” competition is an opportunity to profile research within IHDCYH’s mandate to improve knowledge translation and help demonstrate the value of reproductive, child and youth health research in Canada. The objective of this competition is to encourage the production of videos that present evidence-based research to a lay audience and that incorporate a message designed to have a positive impact on the health of children, youth and families.
Successful videos will be posted on CIHR and IHDCYH social media and other communications materials. It is important that the content be engaging, easily understood and accessible to a lay audience.
Please see the IHDCYH Talks Video Competition website for more information: http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/48518.html
Successful videos will be posted on CIHR and IHDCYH social media and other communications materials. It is important that the content be engaging, easily understood and accessible to a lay audience.
Please see the IHDCYH Talks Video Competition website for more information: http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/48518.html
Government of Canada Recruitment of Policy Leaders Program
As some of you may have seen in your inbox this week Rose has sent out a call for applications to the Government of Canada Recruitment of Policy Leaders Program. If you didn't get the email, the information is provided here.
On behalf of the Government of Canada Recruitment of Policy Leaders Program / Programme de Recrutement de leaders en politiques du Gouvernement du Canada
Each year, the Government of Canada’s Recruitment of Policy Leaders (RPL) program seeks out talented professionals, academics, scientists and thinkers, offering them a unique opportunity to launch directly into a stimulating and diverse career in the federal public service. You could soon be joining this dynamic network.
Have you finished (or are you about to finish) a master’s, doctoral or law degree complemented by an undergraduate degree in any discipline? Do you have a strong record of academic excellence, sound knowledge of the world of public policy and experience that demonstrates leadership and commitment? Do you want to use your skills and expertise to make a real difference? The Government of Canada is looking for people like you. For the 2014-2015 campaign, application period is from September 29th to October 14th.
For eligibility criteria and to apply visit: http://jobs-emplois.gc.ca/rpl-rlp/index-eng.php
On behalf of the Government of Canada Recruitment of Policy Leaders Program / Programme de Recrutement de leaders en politiques du Gouvernement du Canada
Each year, the Government of Canada’s Recruitment of Policy Leaders (RPL) program seeks out talented professionals, academics, scientists and thinkers, offering them a unique opportunity to launch directly into a stimulating and diverse career in the federal public service. You could soon be joining this dynamic network.
Have you finished (or are you about to finish) a master’s, doctoral or law degree complemented by an undergraduate degree in any discipline? Do you have a strong record of academic excellence, sound knowledge of the world of public policy and experience that demonstrates leadership and commitment? Do you want to use your skills and expertise to make a real difference? The Government of Canada is looking for people like you. For the 2014-2015 campaign, application period is from September 29th to October 14th.
For eligibility criteria and to apply visit: http://jobs-emplois.gc.ca/rpl-rlp/index-eng.php
Courses are finally finished at York University and hopefully a successful summer filled with data collection shall follow another school year. To wrap up the end of classes, the department put on a symposium for M.A. and PhD students to present their research. 7 students presented some pretty awesome presentations and two were given an award for best presentation.
Congratulations Emilie Leblanc and Chantal Gratton for winning these awards.
Well done everyone! Have a great summer and we'll see you all in the fall!
Congratulations Emilie Leblanc and Chantal Gratton for winning these awards.
Well done everyone! Have a great summer and we'll see you all in the fall!
SSHRC / OGS GRANT WRITING WORKSHOp
The GLASA Executive Team would like to thank Dr. Angermeyer for conducting a Grant Writing Workshop focusing on SSHRC and OGS grant applications and proposals. Also, we would like to thank those who attended and hope to see more of you there for our full autumn workshop, which will be held in the first weeks of November. For those who could not attend the SSHRC/OGE Grant Writing Workshop, or who would like to review the information, we’ve uploaded a recording of the discussion and the article suggested by Dr. Angermeyer.
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GLASA Website!
Hey everyone!
We’d like to invite you to check out our new digital GLASA Newsletter. This is a great space to share cool events, discuss important things on the forum, share some photos from something cool, and even brag a little with our news section! We are hoping this newsletter will fill up with nerdy linguistics things of all sorts!
http://yorkglasa.weebly.com
To submit an event, photos, or news story, please submit it to: ([email protected]). In the subject line please write “NEWSLETTER: Event” (or whatever the specific sub-category is). Please include any important details in the email such as date, location, and a short write-up with other important details or web links. We will be sure to update within a few days of receiving your email, but please give us some lead time.
Be sure to bookmark the page!
GLASA Newsletter Committee
October 2014
[email protected]
We’d like to invite you to check out our new digital GLASA Newsletter. This is a great space to share cool events, discuss important things on the forum, share some photos from something cool, and even brag a little with our news section! We are hoping this newsletter will fill up with nerdy linguistics things of all sorts!
http://yorkglasa.weebly.com
To submit an event, photos, or news story, please submit it to: ([email protected]). In the subject line please write “NEWSLETTER: Event” (or whatever the specific sub-category is). Please include any important details in the email such as date, location, and a short write-up with other important details or web links. We will be sure to update within a few days of receiving your email, but please give us some lead time.
Be sure to bookmark the page!
GLASA Newsletter Committee
October 2014
[email protected]