Language and Gender in African Contexts: one-day roundtable in Leeds, UK

[Jane Sunderland]

Preliminary announcement:


Joint BAAL (British Association of Applied Linguistics) SIG Roundtable
Seminar: (Gender and Language; Language in Africa)


Language and Gender in African Contexts


Saturday November 17th 2007,  09.30 - 17.00 


Leeds University Centre for African Studies (LUCAS)

 



 

The objectives of this joint roundtable seminar are:

*	To identify language and gender issues characteristic of
different African contexts
*	To bring together academics (particularly African academics)
working on or with an interest in the area
*	To share recent research in the area
*	To discuss the issues raised and evaluate their academic
interest and importance along with their socio-political significance
*	To identify ways forward, in terms of future seminars (both in
the UK and Africa), shared research projects, publications and
networking.

 


Structure of the day


09.30 Introduction and welcome

          Discussion/brainstorm of the relevant issues (in groups)

          Roundtable discussion of issues

11.00 Sibonile Ellece: The language of Botswanan marriage
ceremonies

          Questions and discussion

12.00 Lilian Atanga: Gendered discourses in the Cameroonian
parliament 

Questions and discussion

13.00 Lunch

14.00 Topic 3: Proposals for speaker/topic are welcome (see below)

15.00 Review of relevant issues

15.30 Tea

16.00 The way forward: roundtable discussion

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Please note that this is very much a 'roundtable' event where all
participants are expected to bring a list or summary of ideas/ key
issues and be prepared to discuss them. The two scheduled 'topics for
discussion' will provide starting points for roundtable discussion. We
would, however, like one more topic. If you would like to provide and
run this, please contact Sibonile Ellece (HYPERLINK
"mailto:s.ellece at lancs.ac.uk"s.ellece at lancs.ac.uk) and Lilian Atanga
(HYPERLINK "mailto:l.atanga at lancs.ac.uk"l.atanga at lancs.ac.uk) explaining
your idea - before Friday Oct. 19.

If you’re interested in attending and would like further information,
please contact:

Jane Sunderland HYPERLINK
"mailto:j.sunderland at lancs.ac.uk"j.sunderland at lancs.ac.uk

or

John Holmes HYPERLINK
"mailto:J.L.Holmes at education.leeds.ac.uk"J.L.Holmes at education.leeds.ac.u
k

or

Lia Litosseliti HYPERLINK
"mailto:l.litosseliti at city.ac.uk"l.litosseliti at city.ac.uk

 

 

Note: For those arriving on Friday evening there will be an informal
reception.

Expected cost: Students: £5.00; Salaried staff: £10.00. This event is
being part-sponsored by Jane Sunderland’s National Teaching Fellowship.

 

For those interested who cannot make this event, note that there will
also be a workshop on this topic at IGALA 5 in Wellington (July 3-5,
2008).

 

 

 

 
Jane Sunderland
Director of Studies, PhD in Applied Linguistics by Thesis and Coursework
and New Route PhD
Dept. of Linguistics and English Language
Lancaster University
Lancs. LA1 4YT
 
HYPERLINK "mailto:j.sunderland at lancs.ac.uk"j.sunderland at lancs.ac.uk
 
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