Useful Lists for Linguistics and English

Kenji Kitao and S. Kathleen Kitao

(Last updated on October 22, 1997)

Linguistics

1. APPLIX 2. BEN 3. BILING-FAM 4. BILINGUAL
5. BILINGUE 6. FORENSIC-LINGUISTICS 7. HEL-L 8. LANGUAGE-CULTURE
9. LIM-A 10. LINGUIST 11. MULT-CUL 12. MULTC-ED
13. NIFL-LD 14. NIFL-ESL 15. NIFL-FAMILY 16. NIFL-HOMELESS
17. NIFL-WORKPLACE 18. NLA

English

1. ANSAX-L 2. ADS-L 3. CHAUCER 4. EDIE-CECTAL

kkitao@mail.doshisha.ac.jp

Linguistics


APPLIX : majordomo@cltr.uq.oz.au
**for people interested in applied linguistics

BEN : listserv@listserv.vt.edu

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The BILINGUAL ESL NETWORK listserv has a membership of devoted ESL and Bilingual Education professionals at all levels: k-higher ed. Sharing info that can contribute to professional development is its primary purpose.

________________________________
Edwin Nieves, M.S.Ed. [nieves@vt.edu]
Virginia Tech University - New Media Center
(540) 231-4826 fax: (540) 552-4295
http://tism.bevc.blacksburg.va.us/BEN.html

** not active


BILING-FAM (bilingual families mailing list)

Contact: majordomo@nvg.unit.no

Purpose: Primarily intended for parents of bi- and multilingual families, exchanging advice and support.

http://www.nvg.unit.no/~cindy/biling-fam.html

To subscribe, send email to
majordomo@nvg.unit.no
and in the body of the message, put
subscribe biling-fam

List owner: cindy@nvg.unit.no (Cindy Kandolf)


BILINGUAL: majordomo@ied.edu.hk

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BILINGUAL was set up in March 1996 at the Hong Kong Institute of Education. It aims to provide researchers, teachers, and policy makers with an open forum to address issues pertinent to bilingual education and language planning in Hong Kong and around the world.

Hong Kong is undoubtedly one of the most fascinating places for linguists. Language education in Hong Kong is presently not just a hot intellectual issue, it is also a serious practical concern for every educator. We hope that this open forum would help researchers, teachers, and policy makers on both theoretical and practical fronts. We welcome suggestions from colleagues around the world who share our concerns over the Hong Kong situation. And of course, ideas and experiences in language planning and bilingual education from other parts of the world will be more than welcome as well.

List Owner: Peter Yongqi GU
Email: h9290037@hkuxa.hku.hk or pegu@bc.ied.edu.hk


BILINGUE-L : listserv@lists.reynolds.k12.or.us

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BILINGUE-L is devoted to elementary teachers of Spanish/English. It is a forum for questions and discussion of any issues relating to serving the needs of Spanish-speaking students becoming literate in Spanish as well as in English; English-speaking students developing high levels of proficiency in Spanish while making normal progress in English development; both language groups performing academically at their grade level, developing positive attitudes toward the two languages being learned and toward the communities they represent, and developing a positive self-image. It is assumed that a second language is best learned not as the object of instruction, but rather as the medium of instruction, through a content-based curriculum. Discussion may focus on areas of instruction, methods, evaluation, materials, and resources.

Dialogue may be in either Spanish or English.

Bilingue-L is moderated by Lynn Thompson and is sponsored by Reynolds School District #007.

Moderator: Lynn Thompson Lynn_Thompson@Reynolds.k12.or.us

*inactive


Forensic Linguistics : mailbase@mailbase.ac.uk

Purpose: We circulate newspaper reports from our own countries describing linguistic evidence in court, and we discuss ideas and controversies about expert evidence involving language. Areas like courtroom discourse are also covered. People on the list include linguists, lawyers, people concerned with court translating and interpreting and others with a general interest in language and the law.

To subscribe, send email to
mailbase@mailbase.ac.uk
and in the body of the message, put
JOIN FORENSIC-LINGUISTICS Your_first_name(s) Your_last_name

List owner: blackwellsa@bham.ac.uk (Sue Blackwell)


HEL-L

Topic: History of the English Language
Subscription Address: listproc@ebbs.english.vt.edu
Archives: Yes
Contact Address: Dan Mosser dmosser@vt.edu
Submission Address: HEL-L@ebbs.english.vt.edu


LANGUAGE-CULTURE : listproc@cs.uchicago.edu
List Address: language-culture@cs.uchicago.edu

http://www.cs.uchicago.edu/l-c/

The Language and Culture electronic group (or `L-C', for short) is an electronic forum that discusses inter-disciplinary research about language, culture, and social interaction. L-C discussion heavily leans toward linguistic anthropology and allied fields, generally emphasizing analyses of texts in/as society and culture.

Three pursuits organize L-C:
A. To create an interdisciplinary forum in which scholars with a diverse set of interests relating to language and culture can interactively communicate across disciplinary boundaries.
B. To complement the task of writing and submitting papers for publication in professional journals.
C. To facilitate technology assisted research by making advanced, research-caliber technology sensibly available to the group.

**This list has an archive for papers.


LIM-A (Language Immersion in the Americas Discussion list) :
listserv@tc.umn.edu

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LINGUIST : listserv@linguist.ldc.upenn.edu

http://linguistlist.org/ homepage
http://www.emich.edu/~linguist/Eastern Michigan University
http://linguist.tamu.edu/linguist/ Texas

Europe

http://www.sfs.nphil.uni-tuebingen.de/linguist/ University of Tuebingen
http://www.philol.msu.ru/linguist/ Russia

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We also keep informational pages which you can access through the Web. These include links to datasources on the Web and listings of currently advertised jobs. These are kept at two sites:
http://engserve.tamu.edu/files/linguistics/linguist/
http://www.emich.edu/~linguist/
IMPORTANT: If you decide to read LINGUIST on WWW rather than by mail, do not simply unsubscribe. This will deprive you of access to the Listserv, and you will not be able to get files. Instead, set your subscription to nomail.

**Active; set digest


MULT-CUL (MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION list)

listserv@listserv.acsu.buffalo.edu

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Our list is called the MULT-CUL list. About 175 people subscribe. Over 14 countries are represented on the list. Discussions cover a broad range of issues (e.g., racism, classroom practices, social class, etc.). The purpose of the list is to provide everyone with a forum for the discussion of multiculturalism and multicultural education. Political, sociological, philosophical and economic analyses, comments, views on/of the subject-matter are especially welcome. We do not encourage stressing theory and practice at each others expense. Both should be addressed judiciously. Now, does this always happen? No.

Shawgi Tell
University at Buffalo
Graduate School of Education
V600A8E6@UBVMS.CC.BUFFALO.EDU

If you experience problems, feel free to contact me at:

V600A8E6@UBVMS.CC.BUFFALO.EDU

Contact person: Shawgi Tell
University at Buffalo, Graduate School of Education
V600A8E6@UBVMS.CC.BUFFALO.EDU

**confirmation required; Though this has less than 200 members from 15 countries, it is very active.


MULTC-ED : LISTSERV@UMDD.UMD.EDU

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There is another multicultural education discussion list available for those who are interested. MULTC-ED is sponsored by the National Association for Multicultural Education, the University of Maryland-College Parkand George Mason University. It is intended to serve all educators involved in any way with multicultural curriculum, teaching or research in the following areas of interest:

Grades preschool-12
Colleges and Universities
Other educationally related agencies
Parents of children and youth

The scope of multicultural education for the list includes the full range of diversity within our educational institutions including race, class, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion and national origin. Through the interaction with educators from many types of institutions,the richness of diversity and tolerance can be more fully revealed. Participants can gain greater understanding of how we can transform our curriculum, teaching and research.

You are encouraged to bring your interests to the list. It will include discussions about teaching, curriculum, research, resources and materials. Questions, announcements or other related topics are also appropriate.

If you have any problems please feel free to contact MULTC-ED's co-moderators Jack Levy (jlevy@gmu.edu) or Ruth Heidelbach (rh19@umail.umd.edu).

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Jack Levy : Snail mail: Graduate School of Education
jlevy@gmu.edu : MS #4B3
703-993-3689-office : George Mason University
703-993-3336-fax : Fairfax, VA 22030
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Lawrence C. Johnson : phone: 217-786-6222
Associate Chancellor for Affirmative Action : fax: 217-786-6511
University of Illinois at Springfield : e-mail lajohnso@uis.edu
Springfield, IL 62794-9243

**very active


NIFL-LD : LISTPROC@LITERACY.NIFL.GOV

WELCOME TO NIFL-LD FORUM/LISTSERV

The NIFL-LD is one of the five forums/listservs set up by the National Institute for Literacy and The National Adult Literacy and Learning Disabilities Center. The NIFL-LD will facilitate targeted discussion in the area of literacy and learning disabilities, and will focus on learning disabilities and their impact on the provision of literacy services. We see this list as an information exchange network for the sharing of information, research, expertise, and resources regarding the relationship between adult literacy and learning disabilities.

This list is facilitated by Eve Robins at the National Adult Literacy and Learning Disabilities Center housed at the Academy for Educational Development.

The National Adult Literacy and Learning Disabilities Center (National ALLD Center) funded by the National Institute for Literacy, promotes awareness about the relationship between adult literacy and learning disabilities. Through its national information exchange network and technical assistance training the National ALLD Center helps literacy practitioners, policy makers, and researchers better meet the needs of adults with learning disabilities.

We look forward to your active participation in the NIFL-LD listserv. The following brief information will assist you with obtaining further help.

SUBSCRIBING TO THE LIST

In order to participate in the NIFL-LD discussion list, you must subscribe to it by sending a subscription request to: LISTPROC@LITERACY.NIFL.GOV with the following request in the body of the message:

subscribe NIFL-LD firstname lastname

Substitute your first and last name spelled exactly as you would like it to appear. For example, I would type:

subscribe NIFL-LD Eve Robins

There should be no other text in the message (e.g., your signature block). Give the listserv a couple of minutes to respond. You should receive a return mail message welcoming you to the NIFL-LD subscription list.

You may remove yourself from this list by issuing a request to: LISTPROC@LITERACY.NIFL.GOV with the following message:

unsubscribe NIFL-LD

SENDING A MESSAGE TO THE LIST

Send all messages to be posted to the members of the list to:

NIFL-LD@LITERACY.NIFL.GOV

The subject line should indicate what your message is about. Just type your message and send it like any other regular e-mail. The message is received and reviewed by the facilitator and will be automatically posted for all to see.

IMPORTANT: NOTE THAT MESSAGES TO BE POSTED ARE SENT TO NIFL-LD NOT TO LISTPROC.

ACCESSING NIFL-ESL ARCHIVES THROUGH A WORLD WIDE WEB CLIENT

If you have a World Wide Web (WWW) client such as Mosaic, connect to

http://www.nifl.gov

to access the NIFL's LINCS and the archives for the Forums/Listservs.

If you have no World Wide Web clients on your host computer, then call Jaleh Behroozi at (202) 632-1506 to set up a dial-up account to enable you to access LINCS through Lynx which is a text based WWW tool.

FOR ADDITIONAL HELP

If you need help at anytime, send a message to Eve Robins, at: erobins@aed.org OR call 202 884-8185 between the hours of Nine AM and Five PM EST.

Contact Jaleh Behroozi at NIFL by e-mail: jaleh@literacy.nifl.gov or telephone (202) 632-1500 if you need help with subscribing or unsubscribing to one of the other NIFL lists or would like more information about LINCS.


NIFL-ESL : LISTPROC@LITERACY.NIFL.GOV

WELCOME TO NIFL-ESL LISTSERV

NIFL-ESL is one of five listservs set up by the National Institute for Literacy at various organizations. This is an electronic discussion forum focusing on English as a second language (ESL) instruct ion for adults. NIFL-ESL is being moderated by staff from the National Clearing house for ESL Literacy Education (NCLE) at the Center for Applied Linguistics in Washington, DC. Discussions will include such topics as instructional practices, program design, research, and policy.

This list, NIFL-ESL, is facilitated by Fran Keenan at the National Clearinghouse for ESL Literacy Education (NCLE). NCLE is the only national clearinghouse focusing on literacy education for adults and out-of-school youth learning English as a second language. NCLE publishes books, issue papers, digests, and bibliographies on ESL teaching; acquires material within its scope for the ERIC database; and provides an information and referral service. (For more information about the clearinghouse, please contact NCLE at 1118 22nd St., NW, Washington, DC 20037. (202) 429-9292, ext. 200)

FOR ADDITIONAL HELP

Contact Fran Keenan at the National Clearinghouse for ESL Literacy Education (NCLE) by sending an e-mail message to fran@cal.org if you want information about the content of the NIFL-ESL list. Please DO NOT send subscription requests to this address!

Contact Jaleh Behroozi at NIFL by e-mail: jaleh@literacy.nifl.gov or telephone (202) 632-1500 if you need help with subscribing or unsubscribing to one of the other NIFL lists or would like more information about LINCS.


NIFL-FAMILY

WELCOME TO FAMILY LITERACY FORUM/LISTSERV

NIFL-FAMILY is one of five forum/listservs set up by the National Institute for Literacy (NIFL) at various organizations. The NIFL-FAMILY is managed by staff at the National Center for Family Literacy, in Louisville, Kentucky. NIFL-FAMILY will feature targeted discussion in the area of family literacy and will focus on instructional practices, program design, research and policy.

NIFL-FAMILY provides a forum to raise questions, discuss issues, and share information about family literacy. Possible topics include recruitment; parent-child interactions; parent information; home visits; adult learning; early childhood learning; program integration; retention; assessment; evaluation; validation; training and professional development; collaboration; transition; and technology. NIFL-FAMILY is managed by Ronna Spacone at the National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL) . NCFL is committed to advancing and supporting family literacy services through programming, training, research, advocacy, and dissemination. The scope of work at NCFL includes:

o Advocacy and policy development for the national family literacy movement;

o Research and evaluation to improve family literacy programs and examine long term effects;

o Model program development to demonstrate the effectiveness of family literacy to communities;

o Training and technical assistance for practitioners, administrators, and policy makers;

o Dissemination of information to educate the public and help practitioners learn from each other.

FOR ADDITIONAL HELP

The manager of this list, Ronna Spacone, can be reached at: NCFL_RGS@aol.com or c/o the National Center for Family Literacy, Waterfront Plaza, Suite 200, 325 West Main Street, Louisville, KY 40202-4251 or at 502/584-1133 or 502/584-0172 (fax).

Contact Jaleh Behroozi at NIFL by e-mail: jaleh@literacy.nifl.gov or telephone (202) 632-1500 if you need help with subscribing or unsubscribing to one of the other NIFL lists or would like more information about LINCS.


NIFL-HOMELESS

WELCOME TO NIFL-HOMELESS

NIFL-HOMELESS is one of five Forum/Listservs set up by the National Institute for Literacy (NIFL) at various organizations. NIFL-HOMELESS is managed by staff at Homes for the Homeless in New York City. This listserv will feature discussion focused on the issues surrounding literacy among the homeless population, including a factual overview of this growing field, innovative and effective program design, policy suggestions and legislative updates, and informational and technical assistance resources for service providers.

NIFL-HOMELESS is managed by Kate Collignon at Homes for the Homeless's Institute for Children and Poverty. Homes for the Homeless is the largest provider of transitional housing, social services, and education and training programs to homeless families in New York City. The Institute for Children and Poverty -- the research and training division of Homes for the Homeless -- works to support groups and individuals who are combating the effects of poverty and homelessness on the lives of children and their families through the development of effective public policy strategies and the dissemination of quantitative research findings. ICP's three major activities include training and technical assistance, research, and dissemination of research findings.

The Institute for Children and Poverty hopes the NIFL-HOMELESS Listserv will:

o promote awareness among the service providing, policymaking and academic communities of the interrelated issues of homelessness and literacy;

o encourage exchange of ideas and experiences among those grappling with these issues;

o and develop and maintain an ongoing network among the community dealing with homelessness and literacy to foster future exchange and collaboration.

FOR ADDITIONAL HELP

Contact Kate Collingnon, at the Homes For The Homeless Institute, at (212)529-5252. Please DO NOT send subscription requests to this address!

Contact Jaleh Behroozi at NIFL by e-mail: jaleh@literacy.nifl.gov or telephone (202) 632-1506 if you need help with subscribing or unsubscribing to one of the other NIFL lists or would like more information about LINCS.


NIFL-WORKPLACE

WELCOME TO NIFL-WORKPLACE

NIFL-WORKPLACE is one of the five Forums/Listservs, set up by the National Institute for Literacy at various organizations. NIFL-WORKPLACE is managed by the Institute for the Study of Adult Literacy at The Pennsylvania State University (University Park, PA). NIFL-WORKPLACE will feature targeted discussion about workplace literacy issues such as marketing, instruction, curricula, assessment, evaluation, staff training, research, and policy.

This list is facilitated by Barbara Van Horn at the Institute for the Study of Adult Literacy. The Institute for the Study of Adult Literacy is a research unit within Penn State's College of Education. Established in 1986, the Institute's mission is to develop and disseminate a sound conceptual and research base in adult literacy, improve practice, and provide leadership in the development of a comprehensive approach to delivering adult literacy services. The Institute stresses the importance of connecting research to practice. As a result, all research projects result in a practical application in the field, including staff development, curriculum and instructional materials development, policy recommendations, and dissemination of research through Institute and professional publications as well as presentations and workshops. Institute projects include workplace literacy, technology in adult literacy, intergenerational literacy, customized materials development, and professional development and training. The Institute for the Study of Adult Literacy is internationally recognized for its work in developing technology-based instructional models, especially in the areas of workplace literacy and job training.

FOR ADDITIONAL HELP

If you need help at anytime, send a message to Barbara Van Horn, at: BLV1@PSU.EDU OR call (814-863-3777) between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. EST.

Contact Jaleh Behroozi at NIFL by e-mail: jaleh@literacy.nifl.gov or telephone (202) 632-1500 if you need help with subscribing or unsubscribing to one of the other NIFL lists or would like more information about LINCS.

Barb Van Horn
blv1@psu.edu


NLA National Literacy Alliance : majordomo@world.std.com

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A new National Literacy Alliance-sponsored electronic list has been created to help advocates keep informed about national public policy issues which affect adult literacy education and adult learners. We hope this will help us know about --and act quickly on -- critical legislative and public policy issues. It should also be a good forum for discussion of these issues. Please feel free, once you are subscribed, to post ideas, questions, and information.

David Rosen
(DJRosen@world.std.com)

**inactive



English


ANSAX-L : listserv@wvnvm.bitnet

Old English (Library of Congress cat. number(s): PE101-PE299)

Old English language discussion.

For questions
u47c2@wvnvm.bitnet (Patrick W. Conner)


ADS-L : listserv@uga.bitnet
listserv@uga.cc.uga.edu

American dialects (Library of Congress cat. number(s): PE2801-PE3102)

American Dialect Society list.

For questions
maynor@msstate (Bernard Chien Perro)
maynor@ra.msstate.edu (Natalie Maynor)


CHAUCER : listserv@unl.edu

Middle English (Library of Congress cat. number(s): PE501-PE685)

Middle English language and culture.

For questions
tbestul@crcvms.unl.edu (Tom Bestul)
tbestul@unlvax1


EDIE-CECTAL (English Dialect Information Exchange)

listproc@sheffield.ac.uk

Purpose: An information/discussion forum about all aspects of the dialects of England. Subscribers from all backgrounds and all interests welcomed.

For more information, send email to
listproc@sheffield.ac.uk
and in the body of the message, put
INFO EDIE-CECTAL

To subscribe, send email to
listproc@sheffield.ac.uk
and in the body of the message, put
SUBSCRIBE EDIE-CECTAL (your name)

List owners: J.Fyne@sheffield.ac.uk (Jon Fyne)
EGP95CMT@sheffield.ac.uk (Charlotte Thomas)


kkitao@mail.doshisha.ac.jp