Postgraduates and AFLS

Welcome to the new postgraduate section of the AFLS. We hope that you will find lots of useful information here. This site is constantly being updated with more useful information for postgraduates studying French language and linguistics with an update planned on writing for Cahiers among others. In this section you will find information on:

AFLS doctoral workshops

The first morning of the annual AFLS conference in September is dedicated to the workshop for doctoral students. Students preparing a thesis are invited to present their research. This has traditionally been an excellent opportunity to meet other doctoral students and specialists in related fields of research, and to gain a new perspective of ongoing research in your field. You may be able to benefit from a grant from the AFLS to cover part of your travel expenses (please see Financial support section. The workshop is organized by Ines Saddour: saddouri@aston.ac.uk. The call for papers is circulated along with the call for the main conference via AFLS-News and advertised on the website. Please look out for the submission details.

Previous workshops

Previous doctoral workshops have been held at:

2009 Université de Neuchâtel, Suisse

Date: 3-5 September 2009
Theme: "Langue française en contextes"
Programme: www.afls.net/2009conference.php

2008 University of Oxford

Date: 3-5 September 2008
Theme: "Les voix du français: usages et représentations"
Programme: www.afls.net/2008conference.php

2007 Université du Littoral, Boulogne

Date: 3-5 September 2007
Theme: "Le français sous tous ses aspects"
Programme: www.afls.net/2007conference.php
Doctoral workshop: call for papers programme

2006 University of West of England, Bristol

Date: 5-7 September 2006
Theme: "Variations, variétés"
Programme: The programme and abstracts are available here
Doctoral workshop: programme Photo
Photos: Photo

2005 Université de Savoie

Date: 2-4 September 2005
Theme: "Traduction en diachronie et synchronie"
Programme
Photos: http://homepage.mac.com/wuffwuffware/AndreaLandvogt/PhotoAlbum13.html

2004 Aston University, Birmingham

Date: 3-5 September 2004
Theme: "Si le français m'était conté..."

2003 Université de Tours

Date: 25 - 27 September 2003
Theme: "Le français aujourd'hui: problèmes et méthodes"

2002 University of St Andrew's

Date: 30 August - 1 September 2002
Theme: "Le français d'hier, d'aujourd'hui et de demain"
Photos:

Financial support

Travel bursary

The travel bursary is a contribution to costs and will not cover all your expenses. There are three awards and they are awarded to the three best abstracts submitted to the doctoral workshop. First prize is £200, second prize £150 and third prize £150. If successful, we would also ask you to provide a bank card number and the name of the holder, which we will credit.

Research guide

The AFLS Guide to Research in French Language and Linguistics is compiled by R. Anthony Lodge. You can view it by clicking here. The guide provides useful information on sub-areas of linguistics and language studies and should be a fruitful resource for those considering pursuing post-graduate studies.