Dr Patsala and Ms Lampreli from the English Studies Department participate in the LIF2016 International Conference in Turkey

Dr Paschalia Patsala, Head of the English Studies Department, and Ms. Anastasia Lampreli, postgraduate student in the MA in Applied Linguistics with TESOL, delivered a Presentation on a Sociolinguistic study with teaching implications in the Language in Focus - LIF2016 Conference  entitled “From Theory to Practice: New Directions in ELT and Applied Linguistics”. The Conference’s organization was a joined effort by the University of Ḉukurova, Adana, Turkey and the State University of Applied Sciences, Konin, Poland. The Conference was held in Istanbul, Turkey (10-12 March) and its aim was to provide a forum for linguists, researchers and ELT teachers.

Dr. Patsala’s and Ms. Lampreli’s presentation titled “Just Call me ‘Ms.’! A Corpus-based Sociolinguistic Research” investigated the use of sexist language in American and British English, focusing on the use of the honorifics ‘Ms.’ and ‘Mrs.’, through both a diachronic and a synchronic study about the time period these gained linguistic popularity, and it received complimentary comments from renowned participants of the Conference.

Dr Patsala and Ms. Lampreli with Regent’s Professor of Applied Linguistics Douglas Biber, Northern Arizona University

The present research constituted a case-study on how teaching and learning a Foreign Language can build on developments in various areas of Applied Linguistics, such as Sociolinguistics and Corpus studies, offering innovating directions and exquisite tools in the area of ELT.