Contact:
c/o Prof. W. S. Greaves
English Department
Glendon College
York University
Toronto, Canada
ON M4N 3M6e-mail: sssfl99@delphi.glendon.yorku.ca
http://notes.glendon.yorku.ca:8008/wgreaves.nsf?open
INTRODUCTION
Systemic Functional Linguistics, a contextually oriented theory developed by M.A. K. Halliday and others, is receiving considerable attention as an approach to language which lends itself to work in other disciplines, for example literary study; speech to sound text generation, psychiatric and psychological research, second language teaching. For more information about Systemic Functional Linguistics, consult the Web Page maintained by Mick O'Donnell:
The Summer School held at Glendon College in 1997 drew participation from 23 countries. The 1999 SSSFL will offer the same combination of a thorough introduction to the theory, combined with a great deal of time working in small tutorials engaged in analysis of "real life" English language written and spoken examples gathered from many different fields of discourse.
REGISTRATION: INFORMATION
You may apply to be either a "participant" or a "credit student". Complete the appropriate form below. When it is completed, you can
REGISTERING AS A PARTICIPANT
If you do not want to take the course for credit as a graduate student, but would like to attend lectures and participate in workshops, complete the following form. (Individuals who attend the course as participants cannot be subsequently considered for course credit.)
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For all categories there is a Cdn $100 discount for applications received before February 15, 1999.
( ) $400, student (non-credit), before February 28, 1999
( ) $500, student (non-credit), after February 28, 1999
( ) $500, faculty, before February 28, 1999
( ) $600, faculty, after February 28, 1999
( ) $600, industry/funded research organization, before February
28, 1999
( ) $700, industry/funded research organization, after February
28, 1999
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SSSFL99 at Glendon College
We will send you a formal letter of acceptance around the middle of March 1999, including information about food (about Cdn $26 / day) and lodging (about Cdn $26 / day). Payment for food and lodging will be due by April 30, 1999.
REGISTERING FOR CREDIT
If you want to take this course for credit as a graduat student, complete the following form, and York University will send you an application form which will enable you to take the course as Graduate English 6840 Linguistic Theory
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The York university application fee of Cdn $60 and the course fee (which will be close to this year's fee of Cdn $862.39) will be due April xx, 1999.
At the time you are accepted, around the middle of March, 1999, we will send you information about food and accommodation at Glendon College.
Food will cost about Cdn $26 per day and accommodation will cost about Cdn $26 per day. Payment for food and accommodation is due by April xx 1999.
LECTURES
Morning lectures will introduce the Systemic Functional model. Familiarity with this approach to language will not be assumed.
FACULTY
Course directors:
James Benson (York University)
William Greaves (York University)Guest lecturers:
Rhondda Fahey (Macquarie University)
Johathan Fine (Bar-Ilan University)
Peter Fries (Central Michigan University)
Mick O'Donnell (Edinburgh University)
Glenn Stillar (University of Waterloo)
Sue Spinks (Macquarie University)
TEXTBOOKS
WORKSHOPS
Fellows and course participants working together in small afternoon workshops will take the theoretical concepts introduced in the morning and use them to explore spoken and written examples from a wide variety of fields of discourse.
FELLOWS
In addition to the faculty, senior scholars working in Systemic Functional Linguistics will participate as Fellows in the workshops.
EVALUATION (for students taking the course for credit):
PURPOSE
SSSFL99 will introduce Systemic Functional Linguistics to graduate students and scholars in linguistics, psychology, psychiatry, comparative primatology, philosophy, ethnomusicology, anthropology and other disciplines with an interest in a functional view of language. Some attention will be given to other semiotic modalities such as gesture, gaze, sign language, and visual images.
OBJECTIVES
By the end of the first week, participants will know how the Systemic Functional model organizes three different modes of meaning in the lexico-grammar: the representation of experience, the enactment of speaker/addressee relationships, and the relation of language to the context in which it is unfolding.
By the end of the second week participants will know: how the Systemic Functional model organizes the three contextual dimensions in which language operates: purposeful activity, social interaction and communicative event.
By the end of the course participants will be able to:
understand language in a way which will prove useful in
other disciplines; move their research in new directions, and
jump tall buildings at a single bound.