Costas Gabrielatos
I am working part-time towards a PhD in linguistics
at Lancaster University,
doing corpus research on English if-conditionals
under the supervision of Dr. Willem
Hollmann and Prof. Anna
Siewierska (previously my supervisor was Prof. Tony McEnery).
Other areas of interest are the expression of modality and time in English, the
implications of corpus-based research insights for language teaching in
general, and pedagogical grammar in particular, and the use of corpus-based
approaches in discourse analysis.
I also do part-time
research and teaching at the Department of Linguistics and English Language (
My teaching in 2007-2008
involves lectures on LING 206
(English: A Changing Language In A
Changing World), and seminars on Ling 421 (Corpus Linguistics). I have also been
seminar tutor on LING 203 (English Language: Past and Present), LING 206,
Ling 208 (Language Acquisition and Language Origins)
and LING 151
(Introduction to General Linguistics).
Other current/recent
activities include co-ordinating the Corpus Research Group
at Lancaster University together with Neil Millar, co-ordinating the academic committee of the 1st
Lancaster University Postgraduate Conference in Linguistics and Language
Teaching (LAEL PG 2006), and co-editing, together
with Richard Slessor and J.W. Unger, Volume 1 of Papers from the Lancaster University
Postgraduate Conference in Linguistics and Language Teaching.
Before I became involved in
linguistics I worked as an English language teacher and teacher educator. I
have designed and taught MA and BA courses in linguistics and ELT, as well as
Cambridge ESOL Diploma and Certificate courses for English language teachers. I
have also designed and taught short courses, seminars and workshops for
language schools and ELT publishers.
I have published articles
on different aspects of English language teaching, applied linguistics and,
more recently, corpus linguistics and the role of corpora in language teaching.
I have been an invited speaker at a number of conferences and seminars.
For
more details, click on the links below
Education and Professional
Training
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PhD student
(part-time). Department
of Linguistics and English Language, Topic: Corpus research on English if-conditionals: typology with special
reference to modality |
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Oct. 1994 |
MPhil in English and Applied Linguistics (distinction). Research Centre for English
and Applied Linguistics, Topics: a) Morphological and semantic comparison
of epistemic modals in English and Greek, with special emphasis on negation.
b) Collocations: Pedagogical implications, and their treatment in pedagogical
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June 1992 |
Diploma for Overseas Teachers of English
(distinction). Project topic: Development of speaking skills and
interaction strategies of Greek intermediate EFL learners through awareness
raising of features of native oral communication and training in the use of
communication strategies. |
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July 1991 |
General Methods Course (grade: A). Assessed
training course on basic ELT methodology (60-hours), organised by the Centre
for English Language and Training (CELT), on behalf of the Panhellenic Federation of Language School
Owners, Athens, Greece. |
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March 1990 |
BA (Hons) in Economics (grade: 7/10). Department of Economics, |
Work Experience
Employment summary
(Click on the links for details)
(Applied)
Linguistics | Language Teacher
Education | English Language
Teaching | Translation
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Since
June 2002 |
Researcher (part-time). Department of Linguistics
and English Language, |
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Since
October 2002 |
Seminar tutor (BA and MA courses). Department of
Linguistics and English Language, |
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Since
January 2006 |
Occasional lecturer (BA courses). Department of
Linguistics and English Language, |
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Aug.-Sept.
2005 |
EAP tutor. Department of
Linguistics and English Language, |
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Sept.
2003 – June 2004 |
Seminar
tutor (BA courses). |
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Aug.-Sept.
2003 |
EAP tutor. Department of
Linguistics and English Language, |
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Sept.
2000 – July 2001 |
Lecturer
(BA and MA courses). Department of English, |
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January
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Local tutor (MA course). Centre for English Language Studies, |
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Sept.
1995 – July 1999 |
Course
director (teacher education Certificate and Diploma courses). Professionals in Language
and Education (PROFILE), |
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October
1992 – July 1999 |
Teacher educator. Professionals in Language and
Education (PROFILE), |
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October
1992 – June 1996 |
ESP tutor. Professionals in Language and
Education (PROFILE), |
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Sept.
1984 – June 2001 |
EFL teacher. Gabrielatou-Passari Foreign [1984-1987, full time; 1989-1992, part time;
1993-2001, occasionally] |
Linguistics and Applied Linguistics
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Research
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Jan.
- Dec. 2008 |
Senior Research Associate. Analysis of
spoken London English using corpus tools. Project funded by the |
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March-June
2008 |
Researcher. Compilation of subcorpora from the
BNC containing religious and non-religious texts, and initial analysis of the
use of religious terms related to Christianity in terms of sociolinguistic
variables - under the supervision of Prof. Tony
McEnery. Department
of Linguistics and English Language, |
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October
2007 |
Senior Research Associate. Additional corpus
annotation and analysis on the project, Contrasting
English and Chinese (ESRC RES-000-220135).
Principal investigator: Prof. Tony
McEnery. Department of Linguistics and English Language, |
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Oct.
2005 - March. 2007 |
Research Associate. Discourses of
refugees and asylum seekers in the UK Press 1996-2006 Project funded by the ESRC
(RES-000-22-1381). Principal Investigator: Dr. Paul Baker). Department of Linguistics and English Language, |
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Nov.-Dec.
2006 |
Research Associate. Additional corpus analysis on
the project, Constructions of Islam in
the |
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Oct.
2004 - August 2005 |
Research Assistant. Compilation of specialised
newspaper corpora under the supervision of Prof. Tony McEnery.
Department of Linguistics and English
Language, |
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Oct.
2003 -June 2004 |
Research Assistant. Compilation of specialised
newspaper corpora under the supervision of Prof. Tony
McEnery. Department
of Linguistics and English Language, |
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March
2003 - Sept. 2004 |
Compilation of a corpus of MA dissertations and
examination of the use of Epistemic modality (with Prof. Tony
McEnery). Department of Linguistics and Modern English
Language, |
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June-August
2002 |
Research Assistant. Initial segmentation and manual
post-editing of a corpus of service dialogues, for the ESRC funded project Generic speech
act annotation for task-oriented dialogues (ESRC
GR/R37142/01), under the supervision of Prof. Geoffrey
Leech and Dr. Martin
Weisser. Department of
Linguistics and English Language, |
Teaching
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Jan.-March
2008 |
Occasional lecturer. LING 206. English:
A changing language in a changing world (BA, 3rd year). Department of Linguistics
and English Language, |
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Oct.-Dec.
2007 |
Seminar
tutor. LING 421.
Corpus Linguistics (MA). Department
of Linguistics and English Language, |
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Jan.-
March 2007 |
Occasional lecturer. LING 206. English:
A changing language in a changing world (BA, 3rd year). Seminar
tutor. LING 421.
Corpus Linguistics (MA). Department
of Linguistics and English Language, |
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Oct.
2006 -June 2007 |
Seminar tutor. Ling 208. Language Acquisition and
Language Origins (BA, 2nd/3rd year). Department
of Linguistics and English Language, |
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Jan.-March
2006 |
Occasional lecturer. LING 206.
English: A changing language in a changing world (BA, 3rd
year). Department
of Linguistics and English Language, |
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Oct.-Dec.
2005 |
Seminar tutor. LING 421.
Corpus Linguistics (MA) and LING 203.
English Language: Past and Present (BA, 2nd/3rd year). Department
of Linguistics and English Language, |
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Oct.
2004 - March 2005 |
Seminar tutor. LING 206.
English: A changing language in a changing world (BA, 3rd
year) Department
of Linguistics and English Language, |
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Oct.-Dec.
2004 |
Seminar tutor. LING 421.
Corpus Linguistics (MA) Department
of Linguistics and English Language, |
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Jan.-June
2004 |
Seminar tutor. From Sound to
Speech: An introduction to the English language II (BA, 1st
year) |
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Oct.-Dec.
2003 |
Seminar tutor. LING 421.
Corpus Linguistics (MA) Department
of Linguistics and English Language, |
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Sept.
2003 - Jan. 2004 |
Seminar tutor. From Word to
Text: An introduction to the English language I (BA, 1st
year) |
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Oct.
2002 - March
2003 |
Seminar tutor. LING 151.
Introduction to
General Linguistics (BA, first year) Department
of Linguistics and English Language, |
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Sep.-Dec.
2000 |
Lecturer. Pragmatics and Discourse Analysis for
ELT (MA). Department of English, University of Indianapolis, |
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Jan.-July
2000 |
Local tutor. Spoken
Discourse Analysis (MA in TEFL/TESL Open Distance Learning). Centre
for English Language Studies, |
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Language Teacher Education |
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Course Director
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June
1996 - July
1999 |
Cambridge/RSA
Diploma for Overseas Teachers of English (DOTE). [Two-year course, 300 hrs] Duties: co-ordination and administration, course and materials
design, teaching, continuous assessment (teaching practice and written
assignments), supervision and assessment of final projects, tutorial support.
Participants were both native and non-native speakers of English. Professionals in Language and Education
(PROFILE), |
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Sept.
1995 - May
1999 |
Teaching
Exam Prep Classes. Duties: course/materials design and teaching on short
courses (20-50 hrs) on background, methodology and exam-training techniques.
Special focus on the UCLES language exams. Professionals in Language and Education
(PROFILE), |
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June-July
1999 |
ELT
Foundation Course [Short pre-service introductory
course, 75 hrs] Duties:
materials design, teaching, supervision and assessment of teaching practice,
written assignments and final project. Omiros
Schools, in collaboration with PROFILE, |
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Lecturer and Tutor
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Introduction
to ELT I and II [Part of the BA in English
Teaching] Duties: course and materials design, teaching,
assessment. Department of English, University of Indianapolis, |
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Oct.
1996 - June
1999 |
Cambridge/RSA
Certificate for Overseas Teachers of English ( Duties: materials design, teaching, supervision
and assessment of teaching practice and written assignments, tutorial
support. Professionals in Language
and Education (PROFILE), |
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Oct.
1994 - June
1996 |
Cambridge/RSA
Diploma for Overseas Teachers of English (DOTE) Duties: materials design, teaching, continuous
assessment (teaching practice and
written assignments), supervision and
assessment of final Projects, tutorial support. Professionals
in Language and Education (PROFILE), | |