Elise Westin
Higher Degree by Research Candidate
School of Humanities
Faculty of Arts
Elise Lopez is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Adelaide. Her dissertation research examines the place of memoir within the SFL framework and its role in shaping patterns of identity and memories of shared experiences.
Elise is currently a PhD Candidate at The University of Adelaide, writing a dissertation on the development of Holodomor discourse in the West and how it has impacted on the construction of identities in the Ukrainian diaspora. My research interests have been driven by a curiosity surrounding the ways in which language can motivate, shape and drive social movements and collective identities. My approach is cross-disciplinary, incorporating linguistic, cultural, literary and anthropological theories. I currently teach at the University of Adelaide and my most recent publication was Text-Based Research and Teaching: A Social Semiotic Perspective on Language in Use, co-edited with Dr Peter Mickan.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2013 - 2015 Senior Editor Tongues Magazine -
Language Competencies
Language Competency English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review French Can read, write, speak and understand spoken Polish Can read and write Russian Can read and write Spanish; Castilian Can read, write, speak and understand spoken Ukrainian Can read and write -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2012 - 2015 University of Adelaide Australia Master of Arts 2007 - 2011 University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Development Studies (Honours in Anthropology) 2007 - 2010 University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of International Studies -
Research Interests
Applied Linguistics and Educational Linguistics Comparative Language Studies Cultural Studies Discourse and Pragmatics European Languages Historical Studies Language in Culture and Society Language in Time and Space Language Studies Language, Communication and Culture Languages & Linguistics Linguistic Anthropology Linguistic Processes Linguistics Stylistics and Textual Analysis
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Books
Year Citation 2017 Mickan, P., & Lopez, E. (Eds.) (2017). Text-Based Research and Teaching: a Social Semiotic Perspective on Language in Use. Palgrave Macmillan. Basingstoke, UK (1 ed.). UK: Palgrave Macmillan. 2016 Mickan, P., & Lopez, E. (2016). Text-based research and teaching: A social semiotic perspective on language in use.
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Book Chapters
Year Citation 2015 Lopez, E. (2015). The Couple in the Woods: Fragments of a Memoir. In H. Scheuerer (Ed.), Kindling Volume II (pp. 1-11). Sydney: Writer's Edit Press. 2015 Lopez, E. (2015). A study of emic proportions: contextualising phraseological false friends. In J. Szerszunowicz, B. Nowowiejski, P. Ishida, & K. Yagi (Eds.), Intercontinental Dialogue on Phraseology 3: Linguo-Cultural Research on Phraseology (Vol. 3, pp. 197-210). Bialystok: University of Bialystok.
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Holodomor Research and Education Consortium (HREC) Research Grant |
2019 |
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Holodomor Research and Education Consortium (HREC) Fellowship to attend the Genocide and Human Rights University Program in Toronto |
2019
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Elise works at The Writing Centre, where she teaches students one-on-one and in groups, develops teaching materials for preparation for students undertaking the LANTITE test, and helps students from different linguistic backgrounds to improve their English.
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Memberships
Date Role Membership Country 2017 - ongoing Member LCNAU (Languages & Cultures Network for Australian Universities) Australia 2017 - 2018 Member International Systemic Functional Linguistics Association — 2017 - ongoing Member ASFLA (Australian Systemic Functional Linguistics Association) Australia
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