Welcome to STELLAR

Each year, our department (Linguistics & English Language at Lancaster University) runs a free one-day CPD for teachers of KS3, GCSE, A level/IB, and equivalent. We’re aiming this primarily at teachers of English Language and/or Linguistics, as well as those in Literature and Creative Writing. Even teachers from disciplines like Psychology and Sociology may find something useful in this CPD.

How much does this CPD cost?

It’s free!

Will I get a certificate?

If you register and attend, you will indeed receive a certificate of attendance afterwards.

CPD theme

In brief, this CPD will focus on authorship and style. (You can see the proposed schedule for the day here.) Across the three different sessions, we will undertake authorship analysis – that is, we will explore different ways of investigating unique individual linguistic style – in criminal data (forensic linguistics), in fictional texts using close, qualitative analysis (stylistics), and in Shakespeare’s plays using quantitative methods (corpus linguistics).

Our aim in this CPD is not to teach you how to teach. After all, that’s already your expertise. Instead we’re aiming to give you some new tools and lenses for your analytical toolbox, and a chance to have a little fun exploring texts in different ways.

Register

Registration is currently closed. If you have questions or comments, send us an email at linguistics@lancaster.ac.uk. Meanwhile, you’re welcome to look at the intended schedule, and to follow us on Twitter.