Viola Wiegand

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corpus & applied linguistics, TESOL, discourse analysis, surveillance discourses Coordinator MSc TESOL (Online) University of Stirling (@stirtesol.bsky.social) Knitter Personal account

EXPLORING MEANING IN SUPVEILLANCE DISCOURSESCORPORA BLOOMSBURY ACADEMIC Pre-order now at 35% off: Exploring Meaning in Surveillance Discourses through Corpora Viola Wiegand This book takes a fresh perspective on surveillance, examining how it is defined, discussed, and negotiated in different domains of public discourse Use the following discount code to save 35% on bloomsbury.com/9781350501515: BLOOM-CONF-26 March 2026 Situated at the interface of corpus linguistics, discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, and surveillance studies, this book focuses on how surveillance is defined, discussed, and negotiated in public discourses. It analyses different meaning components of the cultural keyword of surveillance - inherently linked to power relations - in ongoing debates of public discourses. The author looks at the representation of surveillance in different discourse domains through three different studies - the prime academic joural in surveillance studies (Surveillance & Society), The Times newspaper, and the signage of public spaces. The first two studies illustrate implementations of a novel method of 'co-occurrence comparisons' in diachronic analyses of collocation. The final study integrates cutting-edge research on the multimodal representation of surveillance in public spaces. Adopting the sociolinguistic framework of 'surveillant landscapes' from mediated discourses analysis, this analysis reveals how surveillant practices are signalled in public environments. To capture the textual and material representation of surveillance in a collection of photographs from public spaces in multiple cities across Europe, North America, and Asia, the study presents a novel methodology combining corpus and qualitative methods for the analysis of multimodal data. Viola Wiegand is Lecturer in Education (TESOL) at the University of Stirling, UK.
Exploring the nexus of social justice, intercultural communication and sustainability: Perspectives from Lower Saxony and Scotland Prof. Di: Anne Barron (Leuphana University of Lüneburg) Onur Croek (Leuphana University of Luneburg) Prof Lizzie Rushton (University of Stiling) Dr. Viola Wiegand (Unversity of String) Dr Adnan Yilmaz (University of Stiling)
Photo showing the entrance to the university of Stirling with people going in and an autumnal tree
A puffin sitting on the ground on the Isle of May and looking to the side so that its beak is visible
Keywords screen as part of the Lexis tab in the UAM corpustool
A laptop in a lecture theatre with the screen showing the menu for adding a new layer in the UAM corpus tool
EXPLORING MEANING IN SUPVEILLANCE DISCOURSESCORPORA BLOOMSBURY ACADEMIC Pre-order now at 35% off: Exploring Meaning in Surveillance Discourses through Corpora Viola Wiegand This book takes a fresh perspective on surveillance, examining how it is defined, discussed, and negotiated in different domains of public discourse Use the following discount code to save 35% on bloomsbury.com/9781350501515: BLOOM-CONF-26 March 2026 Situated at the interface of corpus linguistics, discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, and surveillance studies, this book focuses on how surveillance is defined, discussed, and negotiated in public discourses. It analyses different meaning components of the cultural keyword of surveillance - inherently linked to power relations - in ongoing debates of public discourses. The author looks at the representation of surveillance in different discourse domains through three different studies - the prime academic joural in surveillance studies (Surveillance & Society), The Times newspaper, and the signage of public spaces. The first two studies illustrate implementations of a novel method of 'co-occurrence comparisons' in diachronic analyses of collocation. The final study integrates cutting-edge research on the multimodal representation of surveillance in public spaces. Adopting the sociolinguistic framework of 'surveillant landscapes' from mediated discourses analysis, this analysis reveals how surveillant practices are signalled in public environments. To capture the textual and material representation of surveillance in a collection of photographs from public spaces in multiple cities across Europe, North America, and Asia, the study presents a novel methodology combining corpus and qualitative methods for the analysis of multimodal data. Viola Wiegand is Lecturer in Education (TESOL) at the University of Stirling, UK.
Photo showing the title slide for the presentation ,„Identifying discourses within multimodal surveillant landscapes through automatic text extraction from urban signage: A corpus-assisted discourse analysis“ by Viola Wiegand, University of Stirling
Email stating: „Have a lovely evening, too, and enjoy the last few days of the summer wetter“ [German for weather]
Outline for Evan Frendo’s IATEFL 2025 “Teaching the language of leadership in the business English class”, with lots of interesting authentic examples of leadership language and some practical activities
„The scone of destiny… and other treats“ - sign on the university of Stirling campus that plays a pun on the Stone of Destiny from the small place called Scone, not far from Stirling, near Perth in Scotland
RC21 PROJECT SYMPOSIUM Patterns of narrative fiction in English and German Nathan Dykes & Michaela Mahlberg Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
IDS MAIN PROJECT AIMS • minimize the risk of total failure: • strategy: focus on features complementary to COSMAS II • suspicion: a single tool that fulfils all wishes is inpossible • rather many of them complementing each other • core-sustainability for >20 years • realistic extensibility with important features • always meet the requirements of a scientific tool Marc kupietz • Scaling Concordancing • RC21 Project Symposium • EAU, Erlangen - 2025-03-21 19 / 85
Case study II: Telecinematic language by Valentin Werner, University of Bamberg Concordance lines informing quantitative follow-up analysis: Standard vs. non-standard (prescriptively sanctioned) variants gonna (vs. going to); n = 463,294 gotta (vs. got to); n = 90,263 wanna (vs. want to); n = 188,449 oughta (vs. ought to); n = 1,433 lemme (vs. let me); n = 37,377
How to help L2 learners with concordance reading - Use online dictionaries while reading concordances - Provide easy-to-read concordances 1. Graded readers approach 2. Text filter approach
Photo of Alexander Piperski (presenting with Stephanie Evert, out of the frame) on the CLiC and FlexiConc integration, showing an analysis tree to document queries
Concordancing with Al Concordance search query formulation • Standard searches • Language teaching - "weather", "reservation", "hobbies" • "List up the formal equivalents of "and", "so", and "but" in academic writing?" • Syntax - "Give me all the inflections of the word 'go'" - "Give me a list of common phrasal verbs starting with 'go""' - "Give me a list of common coordinating conjunctions" • Discourse - "What phrases can be used to say 'hello'? - " What phrases can be used to say 'I agree'?
Laurence Antony with the title slide for the presentation „Al-Assisted Concordancing: From Search Support to Pattern Profiling“ at the Reading concordances in the 21st century symposium at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg
Title slide of the presentation „First steps in FlexiConc“ by Nathan Dykes & Alexander Piperski at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Title slide of Professor Stephanie Evert‘s presentation on mathematical and algorithmic foundations of concordance reading
Photo of the RC21 project symposium programme at FAU, Erlangen-Nürnberg, and my name tag, Viola Wiegand, University of Stirling
Slide from the launch event of the Language and Society Scotland network bringing together (socio)linguists and others interested in everything language and society, today’s event focusing on surveillance & securitisation
Poster for IATEFL 2025 in Edinburgh showing some attendees, the IATEFL 2025 logo with the Edinburgh skyline and the text “I’m presenting” 8-11 April, Pre-Conference Events 7 April, www.iateflconference.org
Irn Bru truck delivering Scottish soft drinks to the University of Stirling campus
An open can of the Scottish soft drink Irn Bru (sugar free version)
Photo of the Loch on the campus of the University of Stirling, showing a swan flipping its wings, and in the background a bridge and hills, as well as clouds in the sky
Cover page of a paper back book by Josh Thorpe titled “AI for students: Creative hacks for academic success - An illustrated guide” with a cartoon version of the author asking “Hey, can we use AI tools to make study more fun and effective?” And a computer answering “OK, I can help with that”
SATEFL (Scottish Association for the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language) December 2024 AGM & Webinar Programme: 9 am – 10 am: Webinar “Supporting Refugees: A Primer for Language Teachers” 10 am – 10.15 am: Break 10.15 am – 11 am: Annual General Meeting and Executive Committee Election Supporting Refugees: A Primer for Language Teachers Professor Hayo Reinders, Anaheim University / KMUTT Based on a published report for Oxford University Press, this presentation explores the challenges refugees face in learning a new language and highlights the need for tailored, context specific teaching methods. The speaker will discuss strategies for empowering refugee learners to take charge of their progress, even amidst frequent resettlement, and introduce a practical toolkit designed to support educators with resources for effective and reflective teaching.