31 May – 2 June 2010

Seminar on Institutional Talk,

Language & Social Identity

PROGRAMME (can also be downloaded as a pdf file here)

Room 3.2.5, Roskilde University

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31 May 2010 – Institutional Language and Identity: Focus on Ethnicity and Gender

9.15-10.30 Celia Roberts,  King’s College London

'Ethnicities in Institutional Talk'

10.45-12.00  Jann Scheuer, University of Copenhagen

'Gender in Institutional Talk'

12-13: LUNCH BREAK

13-16 Afternoon: data sessions, presentations from students and further discussions

• 13.00-14.15 Opening discussion on Research Impact, introduced by Celia Roberts
• 14.30-15.30 Data session: Spencer Hazel
• 15.30.16.00 Recap

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1 June 2010 – Methods: Analysing data from institutional settings

9.15-10.30  Celia Roberts, King’s College London 

'Post modern perspectives on data; linguistic ethnography and ecological validity in institution - focused research'

10.45-12.00  Rineke Brouwer, University of Southern Denmark

'Methodological issues in applying CA in institutional and/or L2 talk'

12.00-13.00 LUNCH BREAK

13.00-16.00 Afternoon: data sessions, presentations from students and further discussions

• 13.00-14.15 Topics for discussion, literature sessions contributed by students
• 14.30 Theory session: Karin Sheikhi
• 15.30.16.00 recap

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2 June 2010 – Language and ethnicity in job interviews

9.15-12: Celia Roberts, King’s College London 

Topics:

Competency based interviews and equal opportunities

Linguistic strategies for success in job interviews

Linguistic and cultural penalties

12.00-13.00 LUNCH BREAK

13.00-16.00 Afternoon: data sessions and further discussions

• 13.00-14.15 Topics for discussion, literature sessions contributed by students
• 14.30-15.30 Data session: Marta Kirilova
• 15.30-16.00 Recap