[Corpora-List] PhD-position: Dutch/French, discourse analysis, University of Louvain (Belgium)

From: Liesbeth Degand (degand@lige.ucl.ac.be)
Date: Thu Jul 31 2003 - 14:03:11 MET DST

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    The Centre for Corpus Linguistics at the University of Louvain
    (Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium) is pleased to announce the opening of a
    PhD-position within the research project ''Foreign language learning:
    phraseology and discourse''.

    Candidates should have an M.A. or equivalent in Dutch or French Linguistics
    (before October 1st, 2003) and a perfect knowledge of Dutch and
    French. They should be interested in:
    · corpus-based research
    · psycho-linguistic experimental research
    · foreign language learning (Dutch/French)
    · text linguistics
    · contrastive linguistics

    Project description
    Under the supervision of two staff members (a psychologist and a linguist)
    and in collaboration with a PhD-student in psycholinguistics, the
    successful candidate will be responsible for the execution of the
    sub-project ''Global discourse markers in L1 and L2 writing'' in which we
    propose to study the use of global discourse markers (metadiscourse,
    segmentation, digression) in L1 and L2 writing (Dutch and French) from a
    twofold perspective: production - which signals does the writer use to help
    the reader reach a shared mental representation ' and comprehension -'
    which signals will have a positive impact on the reader’s comprehension of
    the text. Two main research lines are planned:
    RESEARCH LINE 1: THE USE OF GLOBAL DISCOURSE MARKERS AS REVEALING
    CROSS-LINGUISTIC AND DEVELOPMENTAL FACTORS IN SECOND-LANGUAGE LEARNING
    RESEARCH LINE 2: THE IMPACT OF GLOBAL DISCOURSE MARKERS ON TEXT
    COMPREHENSION IN L1 AND L2.
    A full description of the sub-project can be found at the URL:
    http://www.fltr.ucl.ac.be/FLTR/GERM/lingne/Degand/GDM-L1-L2.doc

    Duration and funding
    Funding is provided for four years, from October 1st, 2003 until September
    30, 2007. A grant of approx. EUR1150/month (tax free, including social
    security) will be provided.

    Information and Address for applications
    Please contact dr. Liesbeth Degand (degand@lige.ucl.ac.be) for more
    information.
    Applications (including CV, copy of M.A. thesis, and a letter of
    recommendation) should be sent before September 1st, 2003 to:

    Dr. Liesbeth Degand
    Université catholique de Louvain
    Département d'Etudes germaniques
    Place B. Pascal, 1
    B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve
    Belgium



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