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Introductory meetings, Monday 5 September

The new academic year at the department starts with three introductory meetings on Monday 5 September in Källan C201

  • New students, 9.00-9.45
  • Other BA students, 10.00-10.30
  • MA students, 10.45-11.30

The introduction is an important occasion where you will get a lot of essential information concerning your studies. So do come along!

SPREMI 7 April: Professor Christopher Schmidt (German, ÅAU)

Welcome to SPREMI on Thursday 7 April, 2022, at 3 pm.

Professor Christopher Schmidt (German Language and Literature, ÅA) will give a talk in English, entitled: “Culture-specific conceptualization in LSP: A cross-cultural study on cognitive models in German and Swedish organizational theory”

The abstract.

The seminar will take place online at: https://aboakademi.zoom.us/j/66312703059 (Meeting ID: 663 1270 3059)

SPREMI 16 December: Charlotte Stormbom (ÅAU English)

The SPREMI series of the autumn term will be rounded off by a seminar Thursday 16 December at 3 pm, in HELIKON (A202), Arken.

Dr Charlotte Stormbom will present recent research in a talk entitled:
“Attitudes towards gender-inclusive language in open access publishing”

Abstract of the presentation: SPREMI-16Dec2021

The seminar can also be attended online:
https://aboakademi.zoom.us/j/66312703059 (Meeting ID: 663 1270 3059)

SPREMI 18 November: Dr Daria Dayter (U Tampere)

Welcome to SPREMI Thursday 18 November at 3 pm, in HELIKON (A202) in Arken.

Dr Daria Dayter, Assistant Professor at the University of Tampere, will present recent research in a talk entitled:
“How to persuade online: Changing readers’ views on the Reddit/ChangeMyView””
Abstract
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The seminar can also be attended online:
https://aboakademi.zoom.us/j/66312703059 (Meeting ID: 663 1270 3059)

Join us to explore fascinating persuasion efforts online!

Tuija and Urpo

SPREMI 4 November: Liz Marsden (English) & Alba Milá-Garcia (Universitat de Barcelona)

Welcome to SPREMI Thursday 4 November at 3 pm, in KÄLLAN (C201) in Arken.

Liz Marsden, postdoctoral researcher in English linguistics at ÅA, and Alba Milà-Garcia from the University of Barcelona present recent research in a talk entitled:
“Bonding through judging: Twitter’s ‘Am I The Asshole’ community”

Abstract

The seminar can also be attended online: https://aboakademi.zoom.us/j/66312703059

SPREMI 21 October: Henrik Ruotsalainen

Välkomna till SPREMI torsdagen den 21 oktober kl 15-17 – denna gång i HELIKON (A202), Arken!

Henrik Ruotsalainen, doktorand i franska vid ÅA, presenterar sina senaste forskningsrön, under rubriken: “Modus efter konjunktionen après que (‘efter att’) I skriven franska” (abstrakt)

Seminariet kan även följas på distans: https://aboakademi.zoom.us/j/66312703059 (Meeting ID: 663 1270 3059)

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Welcome to SPREMI Thursday 21 October at 3 pm – this time on location in HELIKON (A202) in Arken!

Henrik Ruotsalainen (French Language and Literature, ÅA) will present recent research in a talk entitled: “Modus efter konjunktionen après que (‘efter att’) i skriven franska” (abstract). The talk will be in Swedish and as always, questions can be asked in many different languages.

The seminar can also be attended online: https://aboakademi.zoom.us/j/66312703059 (Meeting ID: 663 1270 3059)

Alla intresserade välkomna! Join us to explore issues of normativity in light of a French construction!

SPREMI 7 October: Aino Liira

In the SPREMI seminar on Thursday 7 October, Aino Liira (English, University of Turku) will talk about ““Editorial endeavours in a manuscript fragment? Linguistic and material evidence in a 16th-century copy of the English ‘Polychronicon’”
Abstract

The seminar meets online in Zoom (link in the abstract)

Everybody is welcome!