English Language: current
research and new perspectives
a free one-day conference
for A/AS-Level teachers
Wednesday 11 June
2014
University of
Sussex, Falmer, Brighton
Join us for a day of talks and discussions in which
participants can
·
learn about recent research findings and
research methods that complement A-level English Language curricula;
·
find answers to questions about language
structure;
·
explore the relations between A-level and
university-level study of English Language;
·
network with A-level and university teachers
with similar interests.
Registration (free) is required. Please contact us at EngLangTeachers@sussex.ac.uk to request a registration form or more information!
Programme
10-10:30
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Registration, coffee/tea, opening words
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10:30-11:15
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Charlotte Taylor:
Using Critical Discourse Analysis in investigating the
representation of migrants
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11:15-12
|
Roberta
Piazza:
When film/television
language is far from what we ‘expect’
|
12-1
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Lunch
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1-1:45
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Lynne Murphy:
British & American Englishes: fact versus
convenient fiction
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1:45-2:30
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Melanie Green: Troubleshooting grammar
[Are there bits of grammar that you find difficult to teach? Sentences that have stumped you? Let us know via the registration form.] |
2:30-3
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coffee/tea break
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3-3:45
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Lynne Cahill:
Is electronic language more like speech or like
writing?
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3:45-4:15
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Participants and Sussex staff and students:
On the relation between A-level and university study:
responses and reflections
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4:15-4:30
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Closing words and feedback
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Feel free to comment here with questions, but we don't recommend putting your email address in comments in order to request a registration form. Please email registration requests instead (EngLangTeachers@sussex.ac.uk).
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