Disciplinary Literacy & Corpus-based Pedagogy
Short Title: DLCBP

Date: 13-Jul-2023 - 13-Jul-2023
Location: BATH, United Kingdom
Contact: DAN ZHAO
Contact Email: [email protected]
Meeting URL: https://store.bath.ac.uk/product-catalogue/conferencescoursesevents/faculty-of-humanities-and-social-sciences/bawess-symposium-disciplinary-literacy-corpus-based-pedagogy

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Discourse Analysis; Text/Corpus Linguistics

Meeting Description:

This one-day symposium provides an exciting opportunity to discuss and engage with disciplinary literacy and corpus-based pedagogy across all educational levels. The symposium is a hands-on interactive learning experience aimed at secondary school teachers, researchers, PGT and PGR students. Join us for a day of skill-building, networking, and experiential learning that enhances your professional expertise in language and education.

Program:

BAWESS Symposium: Disciplinary Literacy & Corpus-Based Pedagogy
13th July Thursday, the University of Bath, 1W 2.101 (Hybrid)

8:30 – 9:20 Registration and coffee

9:20 – 9:30 Symposium opening: Dr Andres Sandoval Hernandez
9:30 -10:20 Helen Handford: Teaching students to write with coherence and flow in OIB or A Level History and Geography

10:20 – 10:40 Coffee break

10:40 -11:30 Dr Gail Forey & Natalie Cheers: The language of science: understanding disciplinary literacy & scaffolding learners
11:30 – 12:20 Dr Jane Lockwood: Writing for Geography and History in secondary schools

12:20 -13:20 Lunch Break

13:20 – 14:10 Dr Reka R. Jablonkai: Genres and genre families in secondary school exams: initial steps to compile the BAWESS Corpus to support disciplinary literacy development
14:10: 15:00 Dr Lee McCallum: Using corpora with learners to support their understanding of disciplinary discourses

15:00 - 15:20 Coffee break

15:20 – 16:10 Prof. Hilary Nesi: What kind of texts do university students write?
16:10 – 16:30 Closing panel: Final Q&A and Feedback

(Each workshop: 40 mins talk + 10 mins discussion)