Month: October 2023

Copenhagen Winter School in Sociolinguistics 2024 (Denmark)

Study Abroad

Copenhagen Winter School in Sociolinguistics, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, 11-15 March 2024. Deadline: 1 December 2023.

The LANCHART Centre and the Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics at the University of Copenhagen once again invite applicants for a PhD winter school in sociolinguistics. The winter school will take place from 9:00 to 17:00 from the 11th to the 15th of March 2024 at the University of Copenhagen.

Invited guest teachers: David Britain (Universität Bern), Alexandra Georgakopoulou (King’s College London), David Karlander (Uppsala University and The Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study); Local teachers: Andreas Candefors Stæhr, Pia Quist, Janus Spindler Møller, and Malene Monka (University of Copenhagen).

The overall theme for the course is sociolinguistics understood broadly, and the participants will gain insights into different research fields within contemporary sociolinguistics. Focus is on newer developments, and instructors will address themes and questions raised within the study of language, variation and indexicality as well as discourse oriented studies of language, diversity and social media. These issues will be discussed both from a theoretical and an empirical perspective.

All participants should prepare a 20-minute presentation of their project with a special focus on themes that they would like to have discussed as part of the course. This could be for instance theoretical or methodological issues, or it could be ongoing analyses that would benefit from a discussion. The idea is for all participants to get an opportunity to have their projects discussed, and to get comments from both teachers and other participants.

A Linguistic Landscapes Approach to Learning Environments (Finland & Online)

EventsA linguistic landscapes approach to learning environments,  Speaker: Tamás Péter Szabó , University of Jyväskylä, Seminaarinmäki, B 349 Suvanto and Zoom, 7 November 2023 14:15–15:45 EET.

Welcome to think about the origins and use of the concepts linguistic landscape and schoolscape that help us understand discourses, policies and educational practices in public spaces. The workshop is part of the ongoing FORTHEM Campus period hosted by the University of Jyväskylä. Open to students, researchers, teachers and anyone interested, this workshop demonstrates the concepts of linguistic landscapes and schoolscapes through some main conceptualizations of language and language learning in educational contexts. Examples from ethnographic research invite participants to reflect on their own lived experiences and (envisioned) pedagogical practices.

The term linguistic landscape originates in Geography research that first focused on the presence of various languages in commercial signs in the 1970s. Expanding an early focus on written signs in public spaces, current definitions take a multimodal and multisensory approach. The concept of schoolscape in turn encompasses physical, institutional, societal, and virtual spaces of education. Schoolscape studies look beyond policy and language practices and frame language and educational practices as spatialized and embodied.

Tamás Péter Szabó (PhD) is Senior Lecturer of multilingualism and the internationalisation of teacher education in the Department of Teacher Education as well as Adjunct Professor of Linguistic Landscape studies in the Centre for Applied Language Studies at the University of Jyväskylä. In his schoolscape studies, he focuses on multilingual pedagogies and methodological innovations. Further, he develops pre- and in-service teacher education courses for the creative renewal of learning environments. In the FORTHEM Alliance, Tamás is Alliance level coordinator of Multilingualism in School and Higher Education Lab and co-chair of the Labs and Co-creation Mission Board.

This workshop is a joint session of the FORTHEM Campus course Approaches to Multilingualism and the FORTHEM Digital Academy course Multilingual Learning Environments, both developed by contributors of Multilingualism in School and Higher Education Lab.

FORTHEM Alliance aims to transform and shape the future of the European higher education and research area. The nine universities have therefore established an education, research, innovation and transfer connecting, student-centred and inclusive European University with a strong regional anchoring. FORTHEM is an alliance of nine public universities with a well-balanced geographical distribution in Europe. 

Washington Office on Latin America: Internships 2024 (USA)

Professional OpportunitiesSally Yudelman Internship Program, Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA), Washington, DC, USA. Deadline: 31 October 2023 for spring 2024 internships.

WOLA’s Internship Program is named in honor of Sally Yudelman for her commitment and contribution to WOLA and the cause of social justice. Following Sally’s example, they hope to provide unique mentoring opportunities through internships, encouraging the next generation of young people to get involved in advocating for human rights in Latin America. Former interns can be found around the world working as human rights advocates, congressional aides, lawyers, journalists, professors, and even as members of WOLA’s staff.

Every semester, WOLA’s new interns are paired with staff mentors and absorbed into the work of the organization. They collaborate on a mix of research, analytical, and administrative work, and they are encouraged to get involved in the day-to-day activities of their teams.

WOLA selects three interns per session (Spring, Summer, and Fall), and each intern is assigned to work with two of the programs from the following; Border Security, Central American Monitor, Colombia, Communications, Cuba, Development/Fundraising, Drug Policy, Mexico and Migrant Rights, Operations and Human Resources, and Venezuela. The available programs are based on the intern’s interests as well as WOLA’s needs; they change every session.

Interested applicants should have a demonstrated interest in human rights, democracy, and social justice in Latin America; initiative and flexibility; the ability to work in a fast-paced environment; good organizational skills; follow-through; and attention to detail. A minimum of intermediate-advanced Spanish proficiency is required for all internships. Intermediate Portuguese language skills and an interest/experience in development, operations, or communications are pluses. Lastly due to the paid nature of this internship you must be authorized to work in the United States.

Sangita Shresthova Profile

Profiles

Dr. Sangita Shresthova is Associate Research Professor of Communication and Co-PI of the Civic Imagination Project at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.

Sangita ShresthovaShe is a writer, researcher, scholar, speaker and practitioner with expertise in mixed-methods research, media literacies, media and parenting, popular culture, civic imagination, and globalization.  Her recent publications include three co-authored books: Practicing Futures: The Civic Imagination Action Handbook, Transformative Media Pedagogies, and Popular Culture and the Civic Imagination: Case Studies of Creative Social Change. Sangita is one of the creators of the Digital Civics Toolkit, a collection of resources for educators and teachers to support youth learning. Her creative work has also been presented in venues around the world including the Pasadena Dance Festival, Schaubuehne (Berlin), the Other Festival (Chennai), the EBS International Documentary Festival (Seoul), and the American Dance Festival (Durham, NC). She is also a faculty member at the Salzburg Academy on Media and Global Change in Austria.

A Czech-Nepalese child of the final years of the Cold War, Sangita grew up between Prague and Kathmandu. Her childhood was shaped by hostile visa policies and travel restrictions. In reaction, she has since taken the opportunity to call many cities home (including Brussels, Boston, London, Kandy, Ahmedabad, and Berlin). She relishes any opportunity to draw on her mixed race/cultural background and routinely keeps track of multiple time zones. She is still most comfortable when her carry-on is packed and believes home is a place where there is someone waiting for you; right now that is Los Angeles.

Work for CID: Sangita Shresthova serves on the CID Advisory Board, and is the author of ICD Exercises #3: Mix, Mix, Remix: Drawing on Pop Culture Stories to Inspire Intercultural Dialogue, and Voices from the Field #4: On Cross-Cultural Parenting, Media Use, and Intercultural Dialogue. In addition she participates in an expert group organized by the Center.

Leeds Trinity U: International Mobility Officer (UK)

“JobInternational Mobility Officer, Leeds Trinity University, Leeds, England, UK. Deadline: 3 November 2023.

Leeds Trinity University has in recent years developed an international profile and grown a number of substantial international partnerships. They are now seeking to appoint an International Mobility Officer to work within the Global Engagement Office to maximise student inbound and outbound mobility through exchange and study abroad and play a key role in further strengthening our international activity.

This is an exciting opportunity to play an important role in the promotion and coordination of international opportunities to staff and students, and act as central point of contact to our staff and international partners for all enquiries. This position would suit someone with international office experience in Higher Education, either in international recruitment, mobility or study abroad, who is looking to broaden their knowledge and take a leading role in all international work at Leeds Trinity University.

The successful candidate will have significant experience in providing guidance on international opportunities to both incoming and outgoing students in a Higher Education environment. They will also have excellent communication and organisational skills, specifically a proven ability to deliver presentations, be self-motivated and able to independently as well as part of a team.

This role will be located at Leeds Trinity University campus in Horsforth, Leeds. Through an agile working framework, there will also be the option to spend some time working remotely, which will be discussed further with candidates at interview.

This advert will close as soon as a suitable number of applications have been received. So, if you’re interested in this opportunity, apply now.

US Department of State: Alumni Coordinator (Portugal)

“JobAlumni Coordinator/Established Opinion Leaders Assistant, US Embassy, Lisbon, Portugal. Deadline: none listed; announcement posted 4 October 2023.

The Alumni Coordinator and EOL (Established Opinion Leaders) Exchanges Assistant works under the direct supervision of the Established Opinion Leader Specialist and has no supervisory responsibilities. Coordinates the Mission’s exchange programs for EOL audiences including individuals and organizations such as think tanks, professional associations, civil society organizations, academic institutions. Designs, plans and implements a broad range of activities to maintain contact with alumni of U.S. Government exchange programs and official alumni groups and organizations.

EXPERIENCE: Minimum of three (3) years of experience in a multilingual, multicultural, or multinational work environment with project management, marketing, public relations, communication, or education duties as a significant part of the job required.

LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY: Level 4 (Fluent) speaking/reading/writing in English and Portuguese.

UNESCO: Multiple Positions (Multiple Countries)

“JobMultiple positions, UNESCO, based in multiple countries. Deadline: 31 October 2023.

UNESCO is currently advertising multiple positions, not only in France but around the world:

Education Programme Specialists are responsible for programme and project work, advice, research and knowledge management, networking, partnerships and resource mobilization for the Education Programme of the UNESCO Office in that country.

 

CFP Comparative Law and Language Journal (Italy)

“Publication

Call for Papers for Comparative Law and Language Journal. Deadline: 4 November 2023, abstract only.

Online peer-reviewed academic journal Comparative Law and Language (CLL) is dedicated to giving scholars a forum to increase interest in and scientific debate on the relationship between law and language in and within various national and supranational legal systems from a comparative perspective. Due to the interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary nature of the journal, contributions from linguists and academics in any other relevant subject of the social sciences are also invited.

The fields of comparative law and language are intricately intertwined, and numerous studies have already concentrated on this vast area of study. In this regard, they encourage papers on micro and macro comparison studies, viewed via the prism of language, also considering the linguistic nature of the legal occurrences, as well as how language influences and shapes the society legal framework.

The current call for papers welcomes essays from both experienced academics in the field of the journal’s general theme as well as from younger researchers.

They are particularly interested in the following topics:

  • Comparative law; History and legal language; Language and legal rhetoric; Language and philosophy of law.
  • Legal language; Legal translation; Legal linguistics; Law and non-linguistic signs; Legal special vocabulary; Regulation of language use.
  • Language rights; Minority languages and the law; Regulation of linguistic diversity and linguistic minorities.
  • Bilingual and multilingual legal systems; Language and legal interpretation; Vagueness in language and in law; Language legislative drafting; Language and drafting of contracts; Multilingual legal drafting; Multilingualism practices in the courtroom.
  • Environmental law and the transition to sustainability in comparative and linguistic perspective.
  • AI, language, and legal comparison; Natural language and artificial language.

The languages accepted are English, Italian, French, German, Spanish, and those accessible to Editorial Board members.

 

Dialogue for Intercultural Understanding

“Book Notes

Maine, F., &  Vrikki, M. (Eds.). (2021). Dialogue for intercultural understanding: Placing cultural literacy at the heart of learning. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature.

Funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Program (so available as open access), this book looks potentially relevant to CID followers.

This book is a result of an extensive, ambitious and wide-ranging pan-European project focusing on the development of children and young people’s cultural literacy and what it means to be European in the twenty-first century, prioritizing intercultural dialogue and mutual understanding.

It includes the following chapters, among others:

  • Intercultural Education for the Twenty-First Century: A Comparative Review of Research by Chrysi Rapanta and Susana Trovão

  • Social Responsibility Through the Lens of an Agenda
    for Cultural Literacy Learning: Analyses of National EducationPolicyDocumentation by Sandra Kaire ̇, Lilija Duobliene ̇, and Irena Zaleskiene ̇

  • Explorations of Linkages Between Intercultural Dialogue, Art, and Empathy by Tuuli Lähdesmäki and Aino-Kaisa Koistinen

  • Using Wordless Picturebooks as Stimuli for Dialogic
    Engagement by Fiona Maine and Beci McCaughran

  • Creative Ways to Approach the Theme of Cultural
    Diversity in Wordless Picturebooks Through Visual Reading and Thinking by Marina Rodosthenous-Balafa, Maria Chatzianastasi, and Agni Stylianou-Georgiou

  • Dialogue on Ethics, Ethics of Dialogue: Microgenetic Analysis of Students’ Moral Thinking by Talli Cedar, Michael J. Baker, Lucas M. Bietti, Françoise Détienne, Erez Nir, Gabriel Pallarès, and Baruch B. Schwarz

  • Engaging Teachers in Dialogic Teaching as a Way to Promote Cultural Literacy Learning: A Reflection on Teacher ProfessionalDevelopment by Riikka Hofmann, Maria Vrikki, and Maria Evagorou

  • Educating Cultural Literacy with Open Educational
    Resources: Opportunities and Obstacles of Digital Teacher Collaborations by Elisabeth Mayweg-Paus and Maria Zimmermann

Bowling Green State U: Institute for the Study of Culture & Society Research Associates

Professional OpportunitiesInstitute for the Study of Culture and Society Research Associate, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, USA. Deadline: rolling.

The ICS Research Associate position is meant to provide meaningful opportunities to independent scholars and allow them access to institutional knowledge, university databases, and other opportunities to continue and advance their work. Adjunct faculty, visiting scholars, and independent scholars may apply for these courtesy appointments with ICS. Recipients will serve in this position for one semester, with potential to continue for one academic year. ICS is committed to increasing opportunities for scholars from BIPOC, disabled, first-generation, and other minoritized backgrounds. They strongly encourage scholars from underrepresented or marginalized communities to apply for this position.

This is a “courtesy appointment” meaning it is unpaid. In exchange for a campus email, office, and library privileges (but not salary), research associates are expected to participate actively in the campus community.