Key thinkers, Key theories: The contribution of theory to ALL practice
Symposium details:
Dates: November 22-23, 2012
Venue: Swinburne University, Lilydale Campus, Victoria
This event, which will focus on the theoretical underpinnings of Academic Language and Learning practice, is being organised jointly by staff from Swinburne University, University of Melbourne and Monash University, with funding provided by the Association of Academic Language and Learning (AALL), and the Faculty of Higher Education (Lilydale), Swinburne.
Keynote speakers:
- Anne Freadman (University of Melbourne) - Genre theory
- Karl Maton (University of Sydney) - Sociology of knowledge
- Anthony Paré (McGill University, Canada) - Rhetorical theory
- Gordon Taylor (Formerly Monash University) - Theorising Language and Learning Practice
The aims of the symposium are:
- To promote critical and collegial discussions around the idea of ‘theory’ as a basis for building on the intellectual foundations of the academic language and learning field in Australian higher education
- To explore the variety of theoretical ideas and concerns that inform ALL work
- To examine how these ideas have been used, or could be used, in ALL practice
