Pre-conference workshops

We are happy to announce that seven workshops will take place on Wednesday, 2 June, 2021. Information on the workshops, as well as the programs, are available on the subpages.

• Lesser-known and Expanding Circle varieties of English on social media (Jakob Leimgruber, Sven Leuckert, Sofia Rüdiger)
• The March of Data: English linguistics across disciplinary borders (Jukka Tyrkkö, Steven Coats, Veronika Laippala)
• Rethinking English modal constructions: From feature-based paradigms to usage-based probabilistic representations (Ilse Depraetere, Bert Cappelle, Martin Hilpert)
• Studying children and adolescents in World Englishes: Rethinking paradigms and approaches (Thorsten Brato, Sarah Buschfeld, Mirjam Schmalz)
• Replication and reproducibility in English corpus linguistics (Martin Schweinberger, Joseph Flanagan)

In addition to regular workshops, ISLE 6 will also include two ISLE-workshops that focus on the role of ISLE as an umbrella organization that aims at promoting the study of English language:

• English linguistics in everyday life: Tips and tricks for achieving societal impact (Karen Corrigan) (There is no open call, but audience is warmly welcomed to attend!)
• Imparting knowledge: Workshop on the teaching of English linguistics (Kristin Bech)