WATESOL

The Wellington branch of the TESOL Association of Aotearoa New Zealand

Elizabeth Morrison Massey University P.O. Box 756 Wellington Email See Contacts for full contact details.

The Ian Gordon Fellow for 2010 is Professor Kate Burridge, Chair of Linguistics at Monash University.

She will visit Victoria University between 6 September - 17 September 2010.
During this time, she will deliver 3 public lectures on topics in the area of English Language and Linguistics on the following dates:

Tues 7 September 6pm-7pm

'Frequent Coarse Language': Swearing and taboo language in antipodean English

Thurs 9 September 6pm-7pm

The French influence on English: How different would it be if William had lost at the Battle of Hastings?

Tues 14 September 6pm-7pm

Blooming English — 'in forme of speche is chaunge'

All three lectures will be in the Memorial Theatre in the VUW Student Union Building

Kate Burridge - further information

LALS Seminar Series line up for Trimester Two. Everyone welcome.

Date	Speaker	Title	Room
10 Sept 4pm	Dr. Nicola Davy University of Waikato	'Right here, right now': Embracing New Zealand national identity through the Maori loanwords used in New Zealand English children¹s picture books	MY101
17 Sept 4pm	Dr. John Macalister	Language policy and linguistic landscapes in Timor Leste	MY101
24 Sept 4pm	Associate Professor Frank Boers LALS	tba	MY101
1 Oct 4pm	Dr Sasha Calhoun LALS	‘Fixed’ intonation for discourse expressions: Implications for an Exemplar Model of Intonation	MY101
8 Oct 4pm	Dr. Irina Elgort	Using priming effects to evaluate L2 vocabulary acquisition	MY101
15 Oct 4pm	Leilarna Kingsley	We all agree- "it's great to be part of a multicultural environment”	MY101

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Watch this space for other events. If you have any ideas or suggestions please contact the WATESOL Secretary, Nicky Riddiford

REPORTS
NEWSLETTERS	WATESOL Newsletter August 2010 including survey on CLESOL attendance.   WATESOL Newlsetter April 2010
REPORTS	WATESOL Annual Report 2009
AGM	WATESOL AGM Minutes November 2009
ACCOUNTS	WATESOLTreasurer's Report 2009

WATESOLCommittee Members

Kerry Finnigan (Treasurer)	Email
Elizabeth Morrison (Chairperson)	Email
Nicky Riddiford (Joint Chair/Secretary)	Email

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