DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE
LECTURESHIP IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Applications are invited for the permanent position of Lecturer in English Langu
age. The
successful applicant will be expected to have a qualification in English or ling
uistics, to have
completed a Ph.D. and to make a strong contribution to the research of the depa
rtment. The
Department's research activities are in modern and historical study of the Engli
sh language and
in medieval literature. There is no restriction on the research field. In addi
tion to increasing
its research reputation, the department is developing its postgraduate programme
and the
appointee would be encouraged to teach and supervise candidates in his/her speci
alism. There
are at present 30 postgraduates in the department, most of whom are preparing re
search
degrees of M.Phil or Ph.D.
The successful candidate will be expected to play a full part in the undergradua
te teaching and
administration of the department.
The post will be available from October 1995 or by mutual agreement.
Collaborative research in the department is exemplified by The Historical Thesau
rus of
English, a survey of English lexis from Old English onwards, much of which is co
mputerized.
A new computerized Corpus of Modern English Texts (COMET) is designed to give ac
cess to
materials available over the World Wide Web and to build new corpora reflecting
staff
interests. There is a close relationship with the Institute for Historical Dia
lectology,
Edinburgh University, within a Joint Programme for Historical Dialectology, in t
he production
of linguistic atlases of medieval English and Scots.
The individual research and teaching interests of the staff are as follows:
:
Professor and Head of Department:
Graham D Caie, M.A. (Aberdeen), M.A., Ph.D. (McMaster). Medieval English and S
cottish
language and literature; interdisciplinary medieval studies; history of English;
textual criticism.
Senior Lecturers:
Christian J Kay, M.A. (Edinburgh), A.M. (Mount Holyoke), Dip. Gen. Ling. (Edinbu
rgh).
Contemporary and historical semantics, lexicography and syntax; humanities compu
ting.
Michael K C MacMahon, B.A. (Durham), Ph.D. (Glasgow), Dip.Ling. (Reading): Phon
etics
of English; experimental phonetics; modern English syntax; history of phonetic a
nd linguistic
studies.
James M Y Simpson, M.A. (St Andrews), Dip.Phon. (Edinburgh): General linguistic
s and
phonetics; sociolinguistics; theoretical linguistics.
Jeremy J Smith, B.A. (London), M.Phil. (Oxford), Ph.D. (Glasgow): Medieval Engl
ish
language and literature; history of English; Older Scots.
Lecturers:
John B. Corbett, M.A. (Glasgow), M.A. (New Brunswick), Ph.D. (Glasgow): Function
al
Grammar and Genre Analysis; Theory and Practice of Teaching English as a Second
or Other
Language; Scientific and Professional Writing; the Stylistics of Scots.
Catherine Emmott, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Birmingham): Modern English syntax; comput
ational
stylistics; narrative structure; mental processing of text.
Kathryn A. Lowe, B.A. (Nottingham), Ph.D. (Cambridge): Medieval English languag
e and
literature; history of English; paleography and codicology.; Old Icelandic.
I. Elizabeth Reay, M.A., Ph.D. (Glasgow): Semantics; stylistics; medieval Engli
sh language
and literature.
Research Assistants:
Lesley Haughton, M.A. (Glasgow): Historical Thesaurus.
Cerwyss Ower, M.A. (Glasgow): Historical Thesaurus.
Irene A.W. Wotherspoon, M.A., M. Litt. (Glasgow): Historical Thesaurus.
Honorary Research Fellows:
Dr R.E. Allen, Dr Carole P. Biggam, Dr Margaret Laing, Dr James McGhee,
Professor Angus McIntosh, Professor Raymond Page, Professor Michael L Samuels,
Dr Keith Williamson.
There are currently around 750 undergraduate students enrolled in the Department
. A full
complement of Ordinary (pass-degree) classes is taught as well as a range of opt
ions at
Honours level.
The Ordinary (first year) class gives an introduction to Grammar, Phonetics, Sem
antics,
Discourse Analysis, Varieties of English (including Scots) and the History of En
glish. In the
Higher Ordinary (second-year) class, the emphasis is on Old and Middle English l
anguage and
literature. The approach to teaching at these levels is very much that of a tea
m, and the
successful applicant would be expected to cover a wide range of subjects in Ordi
nary tutorials.
About 150 students are enrolled in Junior and Senior Honours (third and fourth y
ear). The
majority take Single Honours English Language and Literature, including from one
to eight
language papers, but an increasing number take Joint Honours in English Language
and other
subjects, such as French or History. The Department contributes to a new Single
Honours
degree in Scottish Language and Literature. Options offered at Honours level a
re:
Meaning, Form and Style (Stylistics); Discourse, Text and Context; Semantics of
Modern
English; Grammars of English; First and Second Language Acquisition, Phonetics a
nd
Phonology I; Phonetics and Phonology II; Sociolinguistics; Old English Literatur
e; Middle
English Literature; Old Icelandic; Germanic Philology; History of the English La
nguage before
c.1400; History of the English Language after c.1400; Medieval Manuscripts in Co
ntext;
History of Scots; The Stylistics of Scottish Literature; Literary and Linguistic
Computing for
English; Old French Literature; Medieval Latin. The last two papers are taught
by the
Departments of French and Classics respectively.
The Department has a strong interest in the use of computers in teaching and res
earch, and
participates in the STELLA project (STELLA = Software for the Teaching of Englis
h
language and Literature, and its Assessment), funded by the Computer Board to de
velop
computer-assisted learning in English studies. An interest in this area would b
e welcomed.
The Department contributes to an introductory Ordinary Humanities Computing Cour
se.
Taught M.Phil degrees are offered in Medieval English Studies; the Department al
so
participates in an interdepartmental and interdisciplinary M.Phil in Medieval St
udies. A
number of new Diploma and Certificate courses have also been developed.
The Department will be hosting the ESSE (European Society for the Study of Engli
sh)
Conference in September 1995. It has a Research lecture series during the acade
mic year and
all staff are encouraged and financially helped to attend conferences. There is
also a study
leave programme that is based on departmental research priorities.
There are lively student and staff exchange programmes involving some 15 Europea
n
countries under the auspices of the EU LINGUA and ERASMUS schemes.
The Faculty of Arts
The Faculty of Arts comprises some 20 departments and a growing number of interd
isciplinary
Centres. The Faculty has an active research training programme for postgraduates
and this
year it is launching its Graduate School. The Faculty is heavily involved in
information
technology for disciplines and is committed to faculty-wide infrastructure suppo
rt, through its
Technological Resource Unit. The University is connected to the SuperJanet netw
ork.
The University
The University of Glasgow was founded in 1451 and is the second oldest in Scotla
nd. It is the
largest university in Scotland and one of the largest in the U.K. with around 15
,000 full-time
students, and almost 4,000 full-time members of staff in 106 departments. It ha
s Faculties of
Divinity, Engineering, Arts, Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Dentistry, Science,
Social
Science, Law and Finance. The Library is one of the largest research libraries
in the U.K. and
houses an impressive collection of medieval manuscripts, including those of work
s by Chaucer
and Gower.
The post is available from 1st October 1995, or such earlier date as may be arra
nged. The
salary will be on the Lecturer A Scale (stlg14,756-stlg19,326), with placement a
ccording to age,
qualifications and experience. The successful applicant will be eligible to joi
n the Universities'
Superannuation Scheme and the Universities' Supplementary Dependants' Pension Sc
heme.
Further information regarding these schemes is available from the Superannuation
Officer,
who is also prepared to advise on questions relating to the transfer of superann
uation benefits.
Applicants are asked to provide a brief note on the state of their health.
The University of Glasgow is an equal opportunities employer.
If, prior to submitting an application, applicants wish to pursue an informal en
quiry about the
post, they should contact Professor G.D. Caie, Head of Department, Department of
English
Language, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Telephone 0141-339 8855, Ext 5
849.
Those who wish to be considered should send to Jim Bennett, Senior Consultant, A
ustin
Knight UK Limited, 100 Queen Street, Glasgow G1 3DL, not later than 10th Februar
y 1995,
eight copies of a statement of their qualifications and experience. Testimonial
s are not
required, but the names and addresses should be given of three persons to whom r
eference
may be made.
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Jean Anderson
STELLA
(Software for Teaching English Language & Literature)
University of Glasgow
6 University Gardens
Glasgow G12 8QH 041 339 8855 ext 4980
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