Brisbane Panel of the AILA Research Network on Media Linguistics
Geert Jacobs & Daniel Perrin
The panel of the AILA Research Network on Media Linguistics focuses on transmodal text production in journalistic media as both a socially relevant field of language use and as a strategic field of applied linguistics. The presentations provide insights into scientific projects in the emerging field of media linguistics. From empirical micro and theoretical macro perspectives, strategies and practices of research development and knowledge transformation are discussed.
Thus, the panel is addressed to researchers, teachers and coaches interested in media linguistics and the linguistics of professional writing in general and newswriting in particular. The presentations and discussions will also be useful to anybody who wants to become a more “discerning consumer“ (Perry, 2005) or a more reflective producer of language in the media.
The AILA Research Network on Media Linguistics links applied linguists who address crucial aspects of text production (written, oral and online) in the domain of public discourse in general and news media in particular. The network aims at investigating the highly complex and dynamic interplay of language use in public spheres, newsrooms, and news source domains such as business or politics. Appropriate inter- and transdisciplinary theories, methodologies, and solutions to practical problems are developed and implemented. It is suggested that media linguistics (in particular knowledge about news production processes) can significantly improve our understanding of language dynamics in an increasingly mediatized and globally connected world.
Geert Jacobs & Daniel Perrin
The panel of the AILA Research Network on Media Linguistics focuses on transmodal text production in journalistic media as both a socially relevant field of language use and as a strategic field of applied linguistics. The presentations provide insights into scientific projects in the emerging field of media linguistics. From empirical micro and theoretical macro perspectives, strategies and practices of research development and knowledge transformation are discussed.
Thus, the panel is addressed to researchers, teachers and coaches interested in media linguistics and the linguistics of professional writing in general and newswriting in particular. The presentations and discussions will also be useful to anybody who wants to become a more “discerning consumer“ (Perry, 2005) or a more reflective producer of language in the media.
The AILA Research Network on Media Linguistics links applied linguists who address crucial aspects of text production (written, oral and online) in the domain of public discourse in general and news media in particular. The network aims at investigating the highly complex and dynamic interplay of language use in public spheres, newsrooms, and news source domains such as business or politics. Appropriate inter- and transdisciplinary theories, methodologies, and solutions to practical problems are developed and implemented. It is suggested that media linguistics (in particular knowledge about news production processes) can significantly improve our understanding of language dynamics in an increasingly mediatized and globally connected world.