Ethnographies of academic writing: research and pedagogy

May 16-17th, 2019

University of Zaragoza (Spain)

Aiming at a better understanding of research writing and academic literacy development in different L1 contexts, we invite contributions from scholars working in the fields of genre analysis, English for Academic Purposes, literacy studies and rhetoric and composition. We also welcome contributions from English for Academic Purposes and English for Research Publication Purposes instructors and course designers, as well as contributions from scholars working in the fields of language policy, language planning and language management in the context of academic and research communication. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, these:

Qualitative inquiry methods in ethnographic research
Use of mixed-methods in ethnographic research
Qualitative methods for situated learning of scholarly writing
Ethnographic approaches to bi-/multiliterate research communication
Needs analysis methods and research writing
Ethnographic studies in support of EAP instruction at a graduate level
Ethnographic enquiry into advanced scholarly writing literacies
Ethnographies for the study of academic and digital skills literacy
Ethnographic approaches to scholarly publishing issues
Ethnographic studies on the impact of language policy

Plenary speakers (see Abstracts)

Christine B. Feak (University of Michigan, US)

Guillaume Gentil (University of Carleton, Canada)

Theresa Lillis (The Open University, UK)

Rosa Manchón (University of Murcia, Spain)

Christine Tardy (The University of Arizona, US)

John Swales (University of Michigan, US)

General description of the topic of the conference

The conference invites contributions that address the use of ethnographically-oriented approaches to the study of research writing so as to understand writing practices and processes of literacy development in different L1 contexts. Although there already exists seminal theoretical work on ethnographic approaches to writing research (e.g. Barton and Hamilton 2000; Paltridge, 2008; Paltridge, Starfield and Tardy, 2016; Swales, 1998), empirically-based approaches to the use of ethnographic perspectives are much less represented in the literature than, e.g., quantitative, corpus-based and corpus-driven approaches. We are thus particularly interested in sharing scholarly views on the scope and validity of qualitative methods for describing and interpreting aspects of research writing. Discussion on the use of multidisciplinary analytical perspectives –e.g. genre analysis, English for Academic Purposes, socio-rhetoric and composition studies, linguistic ethnography, literacy studies and situated genre analysis, among others– is also welcome.

Important dates

Deadline for abstracts: January 20^th, 2019
Notification of acceptance: February 10^th, 2019
Early registration: No later than March 10^th, 2019
Deadline for standard registration: May 10^th, 2019
Ethnographies of writing Conference: May 16-17^th, 2019

Submission guidelines

Please submit your abstract of no more than 300 words no later than January 20th, 2019 using this link. The standard length for presentations is 15 minutes for presentation, plus 5 minutes for discussion). You will be notified of the outcome of the review process by February 10th, 2019.

Registration and payment

Early registration (before 20.03.2019 EXTENDED DEADLINE): 190€
Early registration + conference dinner (Thursday evening): 230€
Standard registration (between 21.03.2019 and 10.05.2019): 240€
Standard registration + conference dinner
(Thursday evening): 280€
Only attendance: 80€

All the authors of accepted papers must pay the registration fee. Registration fees include: conference materials, certificate of attendance, refreshments and coffee breaks during the two days of the conference.

Details for bank account transfer (please note that only bank transfer payments are accepted):

Bank name: IBERCAJA

Bank address: c/ Fernando el Católico nº 35 50006 Zaragoza

Bank Identifier Code: CAZRES2ZXXX

IBAN /account nº: ES54 2085 0111 7103 3128 6179

Bank account holder: University of Zaragoza (tax identification number: Q-5018001-G)

IMPORTANT:

The University of Zaragoza WILL NOT pay for any shared bank transaction fees. Please ensure that you send the exact amount of money; otherwise, your registration will not be processed. Do contact us if you have any queries regarding payment.

Once you have completed your payment, send an email to genresandlanguages@unizar.es
stating on the subject of your email your name and affiliation and attaching confirmation of your registration payment.

If you also plan to attend Thursday dinner, please let us also know if you have any special dietary requirements.

Thank you for your collaboration.

Conference venue

The conference will be held at the Paraninfo building, Rectorate of the University of Zaragoza (Plaza de Basilio Paraíso, 4).

Publication Opportunities

A selection of conference papers will be published in a volume and/or journal issue. More information will be announced during the conference.

Accommodation

The University of Zaragoza has agreements with several hotels in the city, which will offer a special price (breakfast included) to participants in the conference. See the whole list here. If you are interested in booking at one of these hotels at special university rates, please contact the university travel agency (Globalia Unizar: unizar@globaliact.com).

You may wish to have a look at these hotels. They are all very close to the conference venue.

Hotel Palafox***** https://www.palafoxhoteles.com/es/hoteles-en-zaragoza/hotel-palafox

Hotel Zenit Don Yo**** https://donyo.zenithoteles.com/es/

Hotel Goya**** https://www.palafoxhoteles.com/es/hoteles-en-zaragoza/hotel-goya

Hotel Alfonso**** https://www.palafoxhoteles.com/es/hoteles-en-zaragoza/hotel-alfonso

Hotel Zaragoza Royal*** https://www.aa-hoteles.com/es/hotel-zaragoza/hotel-zaragoza-royal/inicio

How to get to Zaragoza

You will find information on how to get to Zaragoza here

Zaragoza has a local airport with direct flights to/from London Stansted, Paris, Milano, Bucharest and Munich.

The easiest way to reach Zaragoza is to fly to Madrid or Barcelona. Then, get a high speed AVE train that will take you to Zaragoza in approx. 1h 15mins.

You can book your train tickets using the RENFE website: http://www.renfe.com/EN/viajeros/index.html

Our sponsors

Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness and the European Social Fund (FFI2015-68638-MINECO/FEDER, EU)

Conference organisers

Carmen Pérez-Llantada (U of Zaragoza)
Ignacio Vázquez (U of Zaragoza)
Laura M. Muresan (Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies)
Ana Bocanegra-Valle (U of Cádiz)
M José Luzón (U of Zaragoza)
Ignacio Guillén (U of Zaragoza)
Concepción Orna (U of Zaragoza)
Oana Carciu (U of Zaragoza)
Miguel A. Benítez (U of Zaragoza)
Diana Giner (U San Jorge, Zaragoza)
Miguel A. Vela (U of Zaragoza)
M Ángeles Velilla (U of Zaragoza)
Rosana Villares (U of Zaragoza)
Javier Aula (U of Zaragoza)
Sofía Albero (U of Zaragoza)

Contact us

For any inquiry you can contact the organizers at genresandlanguages@unizar.es

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