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Ph.D. in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics: Inaugural Events

As part of the inauguration of Ph.D. studies, the Graduate Program in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics is pleased to announce the following events in the Winter 2010 term:

January 4

Guest Lecture

Professor Deborah Cameron (Rupert Murdoch Professor of Language and Communication at the University of Oxford)

"Sex on the Brain: Language, Sex/Gender and the New Biologism"

Monday, January 4, 5:00-6:00 p.m., with reception to follow

Schulich School of Business

March 19

Round Table

New Directions in Language Policy: Four Conversations

Friday, March 19, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Senior Common Room, Glendon College

April 1

Guest Lecture

Professor Barbara Johnstone (Carnegie Mellon University)

Title TBA

DLLL Lecture Series in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics

The DLLL Lecture Series announces the following talks in the Winter 2010 term:

All talks are on Thursday from 5:00-6:00 in Ross South 562. A small reception follows in the DLLL Lounge.

January 21

Professor Lindsay Brooks (OISE/University of Toronto)

"Paired Performance in a Test of Oral Proficiency"

February 25

Professor Stephen Levey (University of Ottawa)

March 25

Professor Naomi Nagy (University of Toronto)

(co-sponsored with the Centre for Research on Language Contact)

DLLL Lecture Series Archives:

Fall 2009 talks:

October 1

Professor Robert Hagiwara (University of Manitoba/York University)

"Spectrogram Reading for Fun and Profit"

October 29

Professor Adam Schembri (University College London)

"The British Sign Language Corpus Project: Documenting and Describing Sociolinguistic Variation and Change in BSL"

November 5

Professor Brian Morgan (Glendon College, York University)

"Fostering Conceptual Roles for Change: Identity Options for EAP/ESL Teacher Preparation"

November 19

Professor Ping Deters (OISE/University of Toronto & Seneca College)

"Identity, Agency, and Second Language Acquisition: The Case of Internationally Educated Professionals in Ontario"

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