Visiting Assistant Professor @ DePaul University

The Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Discourse (WRD) at DePaul University invites applications for a full-time, non-tenure-track
position primarily in first-year writing instruction to begin September 2012. We particularly seek candidates with verifiable success teaching
writing to non-native English speakers. Limited opportunities to teach applied language courses at the advanced undergraduate level, in our MA
in Writing, Rhetoric, and Discourse, and in our Graduate Certificate in TESOL are available to candidates with appropriate coursework,
experience, and credentials.

This one-year contract position, which includes full benefits, is currently renewable for a maximum of six years dependent upon
performance and budget. We seek candidates with a clear commitment to undergraduate writing instruction; experience teaching writing
successfully to students of varied cultural and linguistic backgrounds; and sensitivity to the educational goals of a diverse student population.

Successful candidates will teach three courses per term (a nine-course load on the quarter system) in an active and dynamic independent writing department; attend staff development meetings; mentor part-time faculty; and participate in portfolio assessment. WRD includes contingent faculty representation in its Voting Assembly. Applicants must have at minimum an MA in rhetoric and composition or an equivalent field by September 2012. Recent coursework in rhetoric and composition pedagogy, including second language writing, is highly desirable.

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To see full details and to apply, go to:
facultyopportunities.depaul.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=50909

Please share this position with anyone you know who may be interested,
and feel free to contact me with any questions.

Best wishes, Chris

Christine Tardy, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Writing, Rhetoric, and Discourse (WRD)
Director, M.A. in WRD
Coordinator, Graduate Certificate in TESOL

McGaw Hall 255, 802 W. Belden Ave., Chicago, IL, 60614 USA
tel. +1.773.325.4145
http://condor.depaul.edu/~ctardy

7^th Intercultural Rhetoric and Discourse Conference

August 9-11, 2012

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)  Sponsored by the Indiana Center for Intercultural Communication (ICIC)

 The expanding umbrella of intercultural rhetoric comprises studies of cross-cultural text analysis and studies of interactions, in which writers and speakers with a variety of linguistic, cultural, and social backgrounds negotiate speaking and writing in a multitude of settings, e.g., classroom, business, industry, and health care.  Challenges for researchers and teachers are many.  This conference seeks to discuss the comprehensiveness of research to study these complex situations, keeping in mind the importance of translating research into practice in ESL, EFL, ESP, and ELF settings.

Conference Organizer and Plenary Speaker:

Ulla Connor, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

 Pre-Conference Workshop:

Viviana Cortes, Georgia State University: Corpus Linguistics Research Methods and IR  (1:00 – 5:00 p.m. on August 9)

 Opening Plenary Session:

Diane Belcher, Georgia State University: What We Need and Don't Need Intercultural Rhetoric for: a retrospective and prospective look at an evolving research area  (6:00 – 7:00 p.m. on August 9)

 Featured Speakers:

Dwight Atkinson, Purdue University                                          Thomas Orr, University of Aizu

Marta Antón, IUPUI                                                                         Anita Pandey, Morgan State University

André Buchenot, IUPUI                                                                  William Rozycki, University of Aizu

Bill Eggington, Brigham Young University                               Sauli Takala, Finland

Estela Ene, IUPUI                                                                             Thomas Upton, IUPUI

Miguel Ruiz-Garrido, Universitat Jaume I, Spain                    Xiaojun Zhang, Beihang University, PR China

Leena Louhiala-Salminen, Aalto University, Finland            Hu Zhiqing, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, PR China

Paul Kei Matsuda, Arizona State University                                         

 Concurrent Session topics will include:

• theoretical and empirical investigations                           • writing in school and college

• language and culture specific studies                                 • writing in business & professional settings

• changing methodologies for research                                • orality and literacy connections

• practical applications                                                              • critical approaches

• teaching and classroom practices

Selected papers will be considered for submission to the Journal of Rhetoric, Professional Communication, and Globalization.

 Conference Registration:

Registration will be open from 12-7 p.m. on Thursday, August 9 and at 8 AM on Friday, August 10.The conference ends at 4:30 p.m. on August 11.

 Conference registration fee:      $150 early registration; $165 on-site registration

                                                                $50 student registration; $65 on-site registration

Please visit http://liberalarts.iupui.edu/icic/conference/2012_conference to register and for more information, including the tentative conference schedule; hotel accommodations; and the conference location. 

This conference is supported by the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Academic Affairs Conference Fund Award. Questions? Call (317) 274-2555.

Please read if you are planning to invite a speaker for an academic event.

If you are thinking about organizing an academic event--such as an invited talk or a conference--that involves one or more invited speaker, here are a few things to consider. (This information is based on my years of experience as a conference organizer and invited speaker.) 

To avoid miscommunication (which can be expensive for you or for your organization), designate one person as the invited speaker contact, if possible. That person should coordinate with others about transportation, introductions, escorts, dinners, receptions, hotel and travel arrangements, honorarium payments and reimbursements, etc. Don't make the invited speaker play an organizer role. Coordination is your job. The speaker's job is to show up and deliver the talk and/or workshop.

Before inviting the speaker, be sure that the event does not conflict with major religious holidays or other important events locally or elsewhere. Also make sure that the venue is going to be available for the invited talk and for the whole event. (Reserve rooms before contacting the invited speakers.) Also reserve hotel rooms for the speaker(s) and for out-of-town participants.Think of the speaker invitation as the point of no return. Once you invite, you gotta make the event happen.

When you contact the invited speaker, be very clear and upfront about what you expect them to do and what compensations you are able to provide. Here are some questions to consider when you invite a speaker. 

What would you like the speaker to do?

• What is the status of the speaker at the conference? The keynote speaker? One of the plenary, featured, or invited speakers? Invited workshop leader? 
• In addition to giving a talk, what other roles do you expect the person to play? An additional workshop? Session chair? (If there are additional speaking roles, mention that upfront, not as an additional request later.) 
• When do you need the title, abstract and biographical statement? (Make the request sooner than later and provide reasonable time.)
• Do you need a promotion photo for publicity materials? If so, what are the specifications? (Format, size, etc.) How do you plan to use it?
• Do you expect the invited speaker to attend sessions? (I would attend sessions and interact with participants anyway, but some people don't.) 
• Do you expect the invited speaker to be at a certain occasions (opening and closing ceremonies, photo ops, dinners, receptions, informal gatherings with graduate students, etc.). (I usually try to show up for these events as much as possible, but it helps to know what to expect.) 
• Will you be requesting a manuscript for proceedings? If so, how many words? By what date? Is it required or optional? What publisher will publish it? How widely will it be circulated? (I prefer not to write for proceedings with a limited circulation.)
• Will you be requesting a copy of the script, handouts, PowerPoint slides or other materials? If so, what do you plan to do? How do you plan to protect the speaker's intellectual property rights? 
• Will you be audio- or video-recording the presentation? If so, what do you plan to do with it? How widely will it be distributed? 

What do you plan to provide for the speaker?

• Will you be providing an honorarium? How much? (Note that some speakers have a standard speaking fee. Be prepared to find additional funding sources, if necessary.) In what form (e.g., check, cash, wire transfer)? In what currency? When will you be making the payment? (It's usually after the conference, but it helps to know the time frame.)
• Will you be providing transportation? Up to what amount? Are there any restrictions (e.g., discount economy, upgradable full fare, first class, airline restrictions etc.)? Who will make the arrangements? (I prefer to book my own flights and be reimbursed.) 
• Will you be picking up the speaker? If not, will you arrange and pay for a ride? If the speaker is to take a cab or shuttle, will you be reimbursing the speaker?
• Will you be providing lodging? Where? For how many nights? Be prepared to provide lodging for the night before the conference and on the last day of the conference. If the funding is limited, mention how many nights you will be able to cover upfront. (Or consider reducing the number of invited speakers so you can provide full funding.) 
• Will you be providing meals? For meals that are not provided, will you reimburse for meals? Or will you provide per diems? If so, at what rate?
• What kind of documentation and receipts do you require for processing honoraria and reimbursement? A copy of passport? A tax form (W-2 in the U.S.)? Receipt? Boarding passes? 

Here are some additional questions to consider that might help the speaker provide the best service: 

• What is the theme of the event? 
• Is there a website? There should be a professionally designed website with the title, date, location, description of the event, list of speakers, schedule of events, local information, registration information, etc. 
• Why are you inviting this particular speaker? Are there a particular issue, question or topic you would like to see addressed? 
• What is the format of the event? How many people are going to attend?
• What is the itinerary for the speaker? 
• Who is in the audience? Researchers in the field? Faculty members? Graduate students? Undergraduate students? People in the community? 
• When will the talk be scheduled? (A good speaker can sometimes tailor the talk depending on the occasion.) 
• What kind of equipment will be available? Projector for PowerPoint? Sound? Internet connection? Microphone? If so, what kind? (It's OK to ask the speaker what they need; be prepared for last minute requests, however.) 
• Who are the sources of funding? What are their interests in providing the funding? 

Book the hotel room for the invited speakers before or shortly after sending out the invitation. The standard check-in time should be the night before the first day of the event and the check-out time should be the day after the last day of the event. It's easy to modify or cancel the reservation later; it's extremely difficult to find appropriate rooms if you wait too long. Use the institutional credit card, if available, or use your own credit card. Don't make the speakers call the hotel to give their credit cards. It is OK, however, for the hotel to ask the speakers for their credit cards for incidentals.

Double check hotel rooms for the speakers. Sometimes hotels lose reservations. Don't let that happen. 

Some organizers try to simplify things by adding a lump-sum payment to the honorarium amount and asking the invited speakers to make their own arrangements for transportation, accommodation and even meals. That's fine if the lump-sum amount is clearly larger than the expected expenses. But keep in mind that this amount is going to be taxable to the invited speaker (it counts as their income) and they will have to do additional work of finding a hotel room and claiming unreimbursed expenses on their tax returns (which counts only partially). I don't recommend this approach because it is not the best way to treat your guest. It reflects poorly on the organizer, the event, and the hosting institution. (As an invited speaker, I only suggest this when I sense that the organizers don't have their acts together.)

A few weeks before the event, provide a complete (and finalized) itinerary with cell phone numbers and email addresses for all the key people (e.g., pick up, escort, meal hosts, organizers, etc.). Photos of these people, if available, will also be useful (though not necessary if they arrive on time and introduce themselves to the speaker right away). 

I know this is a lot. If you can't handle all these details yourself, find someone else who is dependable enough to handle them responsibly. If not, you might want to think twice about organizing an event that involves invited speakers.

(Revised with thanks to Cheryl Ball and Iswari Padey.)

Position Announcement: Coordinator of Multilingual Writing

From: Hillard, Van <vahillard@davidson.edu>
Date: Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 4:37 PM
Subject: Position Announcement: Coordinator of Multilingual Writing

Colleagues,

I would much appreciate your assistance in disseminating this job announcement for a Coordinator of ESL and Multilingual Writing at Davidson College:

Davidson College is searching for a Coordinator of ESL and Multilingual Writing to create innovative and effective programming for students, tutors, and faculty. This individual will regularly assess the needs of our diverse student body, paying special attention to international students' academic acculturation. She or he will develop curricular supports, engage in faculty development, and work with students in classroom and consultative settings. In addition, each year, he or she will teach two first-year writing courses designed for native and non-native writers. Graduate coursework in such fields as Applied Linguistics, Second Language Studies, Cross-Cultural Rhetorics, Rhetorical Theory, Writing Studies, or Literacy Studies preferred. Master's degree required; PhD preferred. At least one year's experience in teaching multilingual students at the college level required.  Interested applicants may visit http://jobs.davidson.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=52463 to apply.  Davidson College is strongly committed to achieving excellence and cultural diversity, and welcomes applications from women, members of minority groups, and others who would bring additional dimensions to the college's mission. 

Thanks for your help.

Van

Van E. Hillard, PhD | Director, College Writing Program
Associate Professor of Rhetoric
Davidson College
mail  Box 7052 |  Davidson, NC 28036
packages  200 Ridge Road  |  Davidson, NC 28035
o 704-894-2974    h 704-892-8318    c  919-599-7875
College Writing Program

MTESOL Courses in the Ideal World?

Someone who is doing a review of a master's program in TESOL at his institution asked me to come up with a list of 10 courses that should be required in the "ideal world." Here is what I came up with:

• Principles and Practices of TESOL (with a post-method emphasis)
• Research Methods (with an emphasis on classroom research and action research)
• SLA Theory (with an emphasis on theories and issues that are relevant to language teachers and learners)
• Pedagogical Grammar (English Grammar, including some of the useful materials covered in introduction to linguistics and sociolinguistics)
• Curriculum Design and Materials Development
• Classroom Language Assessment
• Technology and Language Teaching
• Teaching Oral Communication
• Teaching Written Communication
• English as an International Language/World Englishes (including some discussion of sociolinguistics relevant to English teaches)

After getting feedback from people (teachers and teacher educators) from around the world on Facebook, I've revised the list--this time including some electives: 

• Principles and Practices of TESOL (with a post-method emphasis)
• Research Methods for TESOL (with an emphasis on classroom research and action research as well as understanding research)
• SLA Theory for TESOL (with an emphasis on theories and issues that are relevant to English language teachers and learners)
• Pedagogical Grammar (English Grammar, including some of the useful materials covered in introduction to linguistics, sociolinguistics, pragmatics, genre studies)
• Curriculum Design and Materials Development
• Classroom Language Assessment
• Teaching Oral Communication (including some insights from phonetics, phonology, sociolinguistics, pragmatics,  intercultural communication but with a greater emphasis on developing communicative competence and teaching strategies)
• Teaching Written Communication (including some insights from composition studies, genre studies, corpus analysis and intercultural communication but with a greater emphasis on developing communicative competence and teaching strategies)
• Practicum in TESOL (with internship opportunities in intensive language programs, first-year writing programs, community language programs, writing centers, etc.)
• Linguistics/Applied Linguistics/TESOL Electives
• Introduction to Language for Language Teachers
• Introduction to Applied Linguistics for Language Teachers
• Research Methods in Applied Linguistics
• Phonetics and Phonology for Language Teachers
• Sociolinguistics and Pragmatics for Language Teachers
• Systemic-Functional Linguistics for Language Teachers
• English as an International Language
• Technology and Language Teaching
• Corpus Analysis
• Language Program Administration
• Second Language Writing

This list will likely continue to evolve. 

Kat Daily Receives Teaching Award

Katherine Daily has received the 2011-2012 Teaching Excellence Award from the Graduate and Professional Student Association at Arizona State University. Congratulations, Kat! Well deserved!

CFP: CCCC 2013 Workshop

From: Christiane Donahue <christiane.k.donahue@dartmouth.edu>
Date: March 31, 2012 7:40:16 MST
To: Paul Matsuda <paul.matsuda@asu.edu>
Subject: willing to post CFP?

Hi Paul,

Would you be willing to post or circulate this CFP?

Thank you--hope you are well and happy,

Tiane

Dear colleagues,

Please circulate (and consider for yourselves and collaborators!):

We are inviting 1-paragraph proposals for up to twenty-four facilitator roles in a College Conference on Composition and Communication (CCCC) workshop focused on research about writing in higher education outside of the U.S. We understand that U.S. researchers often know very little about writing research in the multiple rich traditions beyond our borders (physical and figurative). For the sixth year, we are planning to propose a workshop that (if accepted) will take place at the annual CCCC conference. The conference next year is in Las Vegas, Nevada, March 13-16: http://www.ncte.org/cccc/conv

The workshop is tentatively titled: Diverse Disciplines, New Publics: Dialogues about International Higher Education Writing Research

We have learned, through four previous workshops and other international exchanges, that we all need extended time to read, process, think through, and discuss in detail each other's work when we come from different linguistic, institutional, political, geographic, theoretical and pedagogical places. This workshop, along with the work we do to prepare for it, is designed to make such space available at the CCCC conference. It is intended to engage researcher-participants from many countries and research traditions in equal exchange dialogue, learning from each other: the primary focus is on the writing research itself. We are willing to help with translation of a text into English as needed, if we accept it for the workshop. The research can be focused on teaching writing in any language.

The brief proposal should describe a research project you would be interested in sharing with other facilitators and participants. It can be completed or in process. By research, we mean a project with a focused research question, an identified methodology (qualitative, quantitative, ethnographic, historical, discourse analysis, etc), and the collection of data in some form. 

The project must be international, by which we mean (for the purposes of this U.S. call) carried out by either scholars in countries other than the U.S. or scholars collaborating deeply across borders, including U.S. borders, in any language. Your role in the workshop would be to provide a draft text about the research by the end of December 2012, to read the other facilitators' texts before attending the CCCC conference, and to participate in the day-long workshop by leading a discussion about your project and participating in discussions of a subset of others' projects.

A copy of last year's workshop proposal is attached, to give you an idea of what the overall proposal will look like. We've also listed sample titles from previous years' workshops to give you an idea of the kinds of work we've exchanged in past sessions. You will be welcome to suggest changes to the overall proposal when you send us your individual part! We will send out a draft at that point. You may notice that the proposal is written with a U.S. readership in mind--this is because, as you know, the proposal review committee is comprised primarily of U.S. scholars. We seek to convince this audience that many CCCC attendees have much to learn from writing research in traditions other than the ones they find most familiar--that writing research needs multiple international perspectives.

Please send your proposal by April 27th to:

christiane.donahue@dartmouth.edu 

and

cinthiagannett@hotmail.com 

This proposal can be quite informal (it serves to help us determine appropriate projects, and only the title will appear in the program), but must include:

• A title (you will have a chance to revise the title).

• Your name and preferred title, your institution, your full home mailing address, your phone number, and whether this would be your first time at the CCCC conference.

• A short description of your project:

- research question(s),

- methodology, 

- key theoretical frame(s),

- tentative results or conclusions.

We strongly encourage you to submit a proposal to the CCCC as individual presenters, as well. The CCCC format does allow individuals to present at both a workshop and a concurrent session (it does not allow individuals to present at more than one concurrent session).

Thank you! Please write with any questions at all.

Cinthia Gannett and Tiane (Christiane) Donahue

<CCCC2012IntlResearchWorkshopSample.doc>

<SAMPLE TOPICS FROM 2012.docx>

Position Opening at Colorado State University

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH: APPLIED LINGUISTICS/

ENGLISH AS A SECOND/FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Colorado State University

 

Position

The Department of English at Colorado State University invites applications and nominations for the position of Assistant Professor of English with a specialty in second/foreign language assessment. The successful candidate will be appointed untenured and at the rank of Assistant Professor. This is a nine-month, tenure-track appointment to begin August 16, 2012.

 

Required Qualifications

·      Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics or equivalent in hand at time of appointment

·      Evidence of scholarly potential in Applied Linguistics

·      Demonstrated expertise in language assessment

·      Native or near-native English skills

 

Preferred Qualifications

·         Ability to help plan and deliver professional development on language assessment to CSU faculty working with international students to ensure the students' academic success

·      Evidence of scholarly agenda with quantitative and qualitative empirical research in applied linguistics

·      Demonstrated record of professional activity in TESL/TEFL or Applied Linguistics

·      Record of effective college teaching at the undergraduate and graduate level

·      Experience in mentoring or working with students of diverse backgrounds

 

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will teach undergraduate and graduate courses in TESL/TEFL, second/foreign language assessment, and other relevant English department courses. He or she will assist with professional development for faculty working with international students in general education courses and in specific fields (such as business, engineering, and computer science). The candidate will also assist with internationalization initiatives at the university and development of the MA TESL/TEFL program. Teaching responsibilities include four courses per year for a portion of the time before tenure, and then adjusted according to the department's differential workload policy. The successful candidate will also advise students, engage in research and publication, and provide service to the department, university, and profession. Candidates who can enhance the Department's commitment to diversity through teaching, research, and service are encouraged to apply.

 

Salary will be commensurate with assistant professor rank and experience.

 

Application Procedures and Deadlines

Please send a letter of interest, current curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching philosophy, graduate transcripts, and evidence of teaching effectiveness. Also include evidence of scholarship and professional development, and three letters of recommendation to: Gerald Delahunty, Chair, Applied Linguistics/English as a Second/Foreign Language Search Committee, Colorado State University, Department of English, 1773 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1773. Direct routine inquiries to Sue Russell at (970) 491-1898. Applications may be submitted electronically, to be sent to Sue.Russell@colostate.edu. Campus interviews of finalists will be conducted in May. This is an open search. Application materials of semifinalist candidates, including letters of reference, will be made available for review by the faculty of the Department of English. Applications will be considered until the position is filled; however, for full consideration, applications must be postmarked by April 16, 2012.

General Information

Colorado State University (about 30,000 students) is located in Fort Collins, a growing community of close to 144,000 at the base of the Rocky Mountain Front Range, 65 miles north of Denver. The area is noted for its natural beauty and abundant cultural and recreational activities.

Colorado State University is a Research I comprehensive land-grant university. The Department of English has a tenure-track faculty of 35, approximately 500 undergraduate majors, and more than 140 graduate students. We appoint approximately 35 graduate teaching assistants who teach creative and expository writing and English as a second language. Undergraduate concentrations in creative writing, English education, language, literature, and writing lead to a B.A. in English. Master of Arts degrees are offered in creative non-fiction, English education, literature, rhetoric and composition, and TEFL/TESL. A Master of Fine Arts is offered in creative writing. More information is available on the English Department Home Page at: http://english.colostate.edu/.

Colorado State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, age, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, gender, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression. Colorado State University is an equal opportunity/equal access/affirmative action employer fully committed to achieving a diverse workforce and complies with all Federal and Colorado State laws, regulations, and executive orders regarding non-discrimination and affirmative action. The Office of Equal Opportunity is located in 101 Student Services.

Colorado State University is committed to providing a safe and productive learning and living community. To achieve that goal, we conduct background investigations for all final candidates being considered for employment. Background checks may include, but are not limited to, criminal history, national sex offender search and motor vehicle history.

 

New AILA Ren on Academic Publishing

A new AILA ReN (research network) has been approved and is forming around the research area of academic publishing. The AILA Pub-Ren is being coordinated by Mary Jane Curry, University of Rochester, US; Theresa Lillis, The Open University, UK; and David Hanauer, Indiana University of Pennsylvania. So far we have set up a Google Group open to all. You can join the AILA Pub-Ren by going to Google Groups and signing up. Among our aims is the sharing of resources and investigating ways to influence policy.

 

Thanks, and see you at AAAL!

 

MJ

 

Mary Jane Curry, PhD

Associate Professor, Language Education

Director, Writing Support Services (www.rochester.edu/warner/writing)

Margaret Warner Graduate School of Education & Human Development

PO Box 270425, Dewey Hall 1-160G

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY 14627

TEL 585.273.5934

FAX 585.473.7598

http://www.warner.rochester.edu/facultystaff/curry/

 

Congratulations, Tanita!

Tanita Saenkhum is the recipient of the Graduate College Dissertation Completion Fellowship. Congratulations, Tanita!