Sociolinguistics Analysis Clinic

Sociolinguistics Analysis Clinic

This workshop focuses on “problems” encountered in the research process in the field of sociolinguistics and how to overcome them. This includes all aspects of research, from conceptualizing a research project, to data collection, to interpretation and analysis. Based on concrete problems brought by the participants as well as by the invited lecturers, the workshop aims to provide participants with analytical tools for understanding, managing and/or overcoming research problems. Through small group consultations with our two seasoned lecturers as well as exchanges with peers, the workshop also aims to develop an understanding of “problems” as an inherent component of the research process, and of “troubleshooting” (in a metaphorical sense) as a valuable and productive tool for knowledge production.

Lecturers 

Dr. Mi-Cha Flubacher

Mi-Cha Flubacher is Research Associate in Language Management and Globalisation at the ZHAW Department of Applied Linguistics, Institute of Language Competence. She is teaching, studying and writing on issues of multilingualism and work, migration and language, and language, gender and race/ialisation. She has published widely on these issues, e.g. as co-author of Language Investment and Employability (Palgrave, 2018) and as co-editor of the volumes Speaking Subjects in Multilingualism Research (2022) and Language, Education and Neoliberalism (2017), both with "Multilingual Matters".

Prof. Dr. Rodney Jones 

Rodney H. Jones is Professor of Sociolinguistics in the Department of English Language and Applied Linguistics at the University of Reading. His research interests include language and digital media, health communication, language and sexuality, and language and creativity. His recent books include Understanding Digital Literacies: A practical introduction, 2nd edition (Routledge, 2021), Viral Discourse (Cambridge University Press, 2022), and Introducing Language and Society (Cambridge University Press, 2022). His new book, Innovations and Challenges in Digital Literacies, will soon be published by Routledge)