IMPORTANT: The New Edling-L

[Francis M Hult]

Hello everyone.

This message launches the new list address:

edling at ccat.sas.upenn.edu

Below you will find a detailed message about the list.  This information will be
posted on the web soon.  In short, though, all you need to do is post your messages
by sending an e-mail to the new address.

If you know anyone who would like to join Edling-L, ask them to e-mail
pennelf at dolphin.upenn.edu .

Best,
Francis

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Greetings!

Welcome.  You have been added to the Educational Linguistics Listserv (Edling-L).
The purpose of Edling-L is to provide an international forum for students, faculty,
and practitioners to discuss research, current issues, and trends in educational
linguistics.  The scope of educational linguistics has been seen variously as the
interface of linguistics and education, as the interdisciplinary study of language
in education, and more recently as an ecological transdisciplinary approach to
language-related issues in educational settings (Hornberger, 2001; Leather & van
Dam, 2003; Spolsky, 1978; Stubbs, 1986; van Lier, 1994).  With this in mind,
Edling-L serves as a venue for open discussion among all scholars studying language
issues in both formal and informal education, regardless of how they theorize
educational linguistics.

Edling-L members are encouraged to engage in lively conversation on research ideas
and concerns in addition to sharing information about upcoming conferences and
research meetings, calls for papers, publication releases, research resources,
bibliographic information, stories of language in education from popular media, and
other matters of interest.  Please feel free to pass on the information in this
e-mail to any colleagues who would also like to be on the list.

Please note the following guidelines and caveats:

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2.  Edling-L subscription is not automated.  To be added to the list, send an
e-mail with your request to: pennelf at dolphin.upenn.edu .  Please include your name.
Note that for security reasons the list address itself will not be posted online.
If you forget the list address, you may also write to pennelf at dolphin.upenn.edu .

3.  Please do not send attachments with postings.  Use links to direct members
to online sources when possible.

4.  Please sign all postings.  Edling-L encourages open dialogue.

5.  A searchable archive for Edling-L postings created after July 13, 2003 is
available through the Linguist List at the following site:
http://listserv.linguistlist.org/archives/edling.html.

6.  For details about using the list see "Important Information" below.

7.  For future reference, the information in this e-mail can also be found at
    http://dolphin.upenn.edu/~pennelf/ELF/listserv.htm

8.  Send questions and comments about Edling-L to Francis Hult:
fmhult at dolphin.upenn.edu .


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Edling-L is managed by the Educational Linguistics Forum at the University of
Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, Language in Education Division.  The
Educational Linguistics Forum is a student research group devoted to supporting and
promoting research in the transdisciplinary field of educational linguistics.  For
more information go to http://dolphin.upenn.edu/~pennelf .

Enjoy the list!

REFERENCES
Hornberger, N.H.  (2001).  Educational Linguistics as a Field: A View from Penn's
Program on the Occasion of its 25th Anniversary. Working Papers in Educational
Linguistics 17 (1-2): 1-26.

Leather, J. & van Dam, J.  (2003).  Ecology of Language Acquisition.  London: Kluwer.

Spolsky, B.  (1978).  Educational Linguistics: An Introduction.  Rowley, MA: Newbury
House.

Stubbs, M.  (1986).  Educational Linguistics.  Oxford: Basil Blackwell.

van Lier, L.  (1994).  Educational linguistics: Field and project. In J. Alatis
(Ed.) Georgetown University Round Table on Languages and Linguistics 1994
(pp.199-209). Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press.