Curriculum Vitae Janet Bowker (English version) Name: Janet Surname: Bowker Place of birth: Manchester, Regno Unito Nationality: English and Italian Residence: Velletri (RM) Address: Via Acqua Lucia, 48 Velletri 000049 Tel: 06 9631203; Cell: 3472587099 Email: janet.bowker@uniroma1.it Academic qualifications post-graduate specializations 1971: University degree in History, B.A. hons. Upper division of the second class, 2/1. Awarded by the University of Reading, UK. 1975: Post-graduate Certificate in the Teaching of English as a Second and Foreign language. Awarded by The Royal Society of Arts (R.S.A.), Middlesex University, U.K. 1979: Postgraduate Certificate in Education (P.G.C.E.) in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages). Official State teaching qualification for Higher Education. Awarded by The Institute of Education, University of London, UK. 1980: Master s Degree in Applied Linguistics (Language and Literature in Education). Awarded by The Institute of Education, University of London, UK. Academic posts, Faculty of Economics, Sapienza University of Rome Feb. 1981 Dec. 2003: Faculty of Economics, Rome campus Native-speaker lecturer in English studies. Jan 2, 2004 to date: Dec. 12, 2010: October 1, 2015: Faculty of Economics, (Rome, Pomezia, Civitavecchia campuses) Department of Geo-Economic, Linguistic, Statistical and Historical Studies for Regional Analysis. Since 2010, Department of Methods and Models for Economics, Regions and Finance, MEMOTEF. Tenured researcher and Adjunct Professor, scientific disciplinary sector L-LIN/12 (English Linguistics and Translation). Conferred Italian state national qualification of eligibility for a position as Associate Professor, in the disciplinary sector L-LIN/12, English Linguistics and Translation. (Selection process held in Faculty of Letters and Philosophy, Roma Tre University, November 2010). (Official confirmation documentation D.R. n.2342-2010, 17/12/2010.) Assumed post as Associate Professor, disciplinary sector L-LIN/12, English Linguistics and Translation, MEMOTEF Department. 1
Responsible for the following official teaching modules: 2004--2008: English course (3 credits, first degree cycle, 3 years); evening stream, Rome Campus (Adjunct Professor). 2004--2008: English course (3 credits, first-degree cycle, 3 years), Pomezia Campus. 2008--2011: Legal English Course (6 credits, first-degree cycle, 3 years), University Degree Course, ECOMM-N, Civitavecchia Campus, (Adjunct Professor). 2009 to date: English course (6 credits, first degree cycle, 3 years), University Degree Course ECOMM-N, Rome Campus (Adjunct Professor). 2014 to date: English B2 (6 credits, first degree cycle, 3 years), University Degree, Management and Corporate Law; English B1 (3 credits, master s degree), University Degree Economics, Finance and Corporate Law, Latina campus. Special didactic responsibilities include the following: 2003-2008: Programme/syllabus/materials developer and teacher of the English module in the Master s Course in European Studies and International Relations, organized by the International Research Centre in European and International Studies, the Eurosapienza, Faculty of Economics, Rome. 2007-to date: The content co-ordinator for the official computer examinations, Computer Tests, used for evaluation of B1 and B2 level English courses (according to the European Common Framework for Foreign Languages) administered to students in the Sapienza s Economics and Law Faculties: B1, B2 English for Economics and Business; B2 Legal English (the latter until 2011). Creation and evaluation of self-study e-learning materials in an experimental didactic framework. 2007-to date. Preparation and administration of the English tests to evaluate students applying for participation in the following study projects: Erasmus Life Long Learning Programme/Erasmus Plus/Student mobility outside the E.U. 2010-to date: Co-ordination, preparation and administration of the tests used in the European project for the certification of English in the Social Sciences at university level, TOESP, Test of English for Specific Purposes, together with the University of Milan. Commissions and institutional positions 2007-to date: The English Language Commissioner for Erasmus Plus/LLP (Life Long Learning Programme/ student mobility outside E.U. 2007, 2015: Commission member formed by the Ministry of Justice to examine students enrolled in university courses of Law while incarcerated inside La Casa di Reclusione, Rebibbia di Roma, 18.10.2007; 17.11.2007. 2009: Commission member for the public selection of a research post in the scientific disciplinary sector L-LIN/12, English Linguistics and Translation, University of Trento, Sep.2009. 2
2009: Commission member for English language evaluation in the public selection of 500 positions as Magistrato Ordinario in accordance with DM. 27.02.2008, Consiglio Superiore della Magistratura. 2010-to date: Commission member for the selection of temporary contracts in teaching and other kinds of collaboration: -2010-2014: teaching posts in English, French and Spanish, Faculty of Law and Faculty of Economics, Sapienza University of Rome; -2013: post in the Dean s administrative offices, Faculty of Economics. Jan. 2014: Elected representative for the category of researchers in the governing organ la Giunta of MEMOTEF (Department of Methods and Models for Economics, Regions and Finance, Sapienza University of Rome. 2014: Nominated the TOESP (Teaching of English for Specific Purposes) representative for the Sapienza University of Rome, as part of the TOESP consortium in Italy. University appointment in the United Kingdom 1980-1981: University of Westminster, London. Lecturer in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages). University posts in Italy other than Sapienza University of Rome 1988-1991 - La Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali, (LUISS), a.a.1988-89, 1989-1990, 1990-1991. Lecturer in English for academic purposes in the Faculty of Political Sciences. Other professional activities: evaluation, certification, refereeing 1982-1983: Commission member for oral examinations, UCLES, University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate, First Certificate Examination and Proficiency Examination, The British Institute of Rome. 1986: English courses in specialist economic fields organized by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, commercial sector, together with the British Institute of Rome. 2005: Camera dei Deputati, Italy: The creation of tests of English in specialized fields (informatics, public administration) for use in public personnel selection processes. 2012-2013 (also available for 2015) VQR Peer reviewing: Member of the Albo Revisori, Reviewers board, MIUR/ANVUR, in the framework of the Italian evaluation of research quality, VQR 2004-2010. 3
Associations AIA: Associazione Italiana d Anglistica. CLAVIER, Corpus and Language Variation in English Research. Member universities: Milan, Trieste, Bergamo, Modena e Reggio Emilia, Firenze. Siena, Sapienza University of Rome. Research project participation Research interests: Theoretical descriptive and applied linguistics; socio-pragmatics, cognitive pragmatics; corpus linguistics, discourse analysis, especially professional, business, institutional and academic genres; advanced educational technologies, e-learning, evaluation and testing. A. Scientific research programmes of national importance (COFIN, PRIN) 1. Scientific research project of national importance COFIN 2003: Research units: Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Università degli Studi di Bergamo, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Università degli Studi di Siena, Sapienza Università di Roma. (prot. 2003103478_004) COFIN project title: Evaluation and linguistic patterning in written and oral business discourse. Personal title (as part of the Rome unit): Stance and interaction pragmatics in business communication genres. The research initiated the self-compilation and analysis of a specialised corpus of corporate business data, oral, written and multimodal. The study investigated the nature of the interactions between company protagonists, the nature of inter-relationship construction and the achievement of communicative goals through language and pragmatic choices. 2. Scientific research project of national importance PRIN 2005: Research units: Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Università degli Studi di Bergamo, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Università degli Studi di Siena, Sapienza Università di Roma. (prot. 2005107939_004) PRIN project title: Persuasion, stance and cultural key words in three oral genres. Personal title (as part of the Rome research unit): Evaluation and point of view in corporate and managerial discourse. The research particularly focused on the oral data of the corpus of business language, in the process of enlargement. In particular the analysis centred on managerial, computer-mediated, multimodal corporate presentations, and the pragma-linguistic choices involved in the negotiation of persuasive and evaluative discourse in evolving business genres. 3. Scientific research project of national importance PRIN 2008: Research units: Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Università degli Studi di Bergamo, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Università degli Studi di Siena, Sapienza Università di Roma. (prot. 2008BEEFNF_002) PRIN project title: Discourse identities and sense of space: from key words to phraseology. Personal title (as part of the Rome research unit): The construal of personal, professional and corporate identity through language. The research continued the process of extending the earlier corpus to include both in-house and client-based encounters with particular attention to the linguistic and pragmatic processes which go to construct and maintain a complex, multi-faceted corporate cultural identity. 4
B. Sapienza University research projects (Ateneo: 2005-2008) 1. University Research Project-Ateneo 2005. Title: The discursive construction of identity. Project head/principal investigator, Prof. Giuseppe Castorina; team component Prof. Janet Bowker. (prot. C26A054878) 2. University Research Project-Ateneo 2008. Title: The construction of language corpora for the analysis of scientific discourse. Project head/principal investigator, Prof. Rita Salvi; team component, Prof. Janet Bowker. (prot. C26A08TXKE) C. Sapienza University research projects (Ateneo Federato Individuale: 2007-2009) 1. University Research Project-Federato 2007. Title: Persuasive force in oral business presentations. Researcher: Prof. Janet Bowker. (prot. C26F07N2N8) 2. University Research Project-Federato 2008. Title: The construction of business identity: persuasion, channels and modes. Researcher: Prof. Janet Bowker. (prot. C26F08B43R) 3. University Research Project-Federato 2009. Title: The evolution of business genres in English and the construction of multiple organizational identities. Researcher: Prof. Janet Bowker. (prot. C26F09CK8C) D. Sapienza University research projects (2010-2014) 1. University Research Project 2010. Title: Intercultural interactions in business and management. Project head/principal Investigator, Prof. Rita Salvi; team component, Prof. Janet Bowker. (prot. C26A10A5C9) 2. University Research Project 2011. Title: A linguistic analysis of promotion in specialist English genres, using temporal and spatial categories Project head/principal Investigator, Prof. Rita Salvi: team component, Prof. Janet Bowker. (prot. C26A11KBRA) 3. University Research Project 2012. Title: Transfer of knowledge in English as a lingua franca. Project head/ Principal Investigator, Prof. Janet Bowker. (prot. C26A12LX7A) 4. University Research Project 2013. Title: The Dissemination of scientific knowledge in English: genres and discursive strategies. Project head/principal Investigator, Prof. Rita Salvi; team component, Prof. Janet Bowker. (prot. C26A13YMZK) E. Sapienza University research project: Acquisition and maintenance of research facilities and equipment 1. University Research Project 2008. Title: The linguistic analysis of economic and business discourse: the design and construction of multilingual corpora. Project heads/principal Investigators Prof. Julia Bamford, Prof. Rita Salvi: team component, Prof. Janet Bowker. (prot. C26F06X7PT9 5
2. University Research Project 2011. Title: Construction and evaluation of multi-lingual corpora: quantitative linguistic analysis of specialized language. Project head-principal investigator: Prof. Janet Bowker. (prot. C26G11XXH9) F. Other research projects of national and international interest 1. Research project MOLAN 2008 (Conseil européen pour les langues/european Language council) 2008 : Network for the exchange of information about good practices in higher education in the EU. Document produced by: Wetter, M., Bowker, J., Escoubas, M-P., Marras, A., Salvi, R., Incelli, E., Turnbull, J. (2008). MOLAN RES1 Case study: Faculty of Economics, Sapienza University of Rome, published online. 2. Research project CLAVIER 2009-to date. (Corpus and Language Variation in English Research), initiated March 2008 with the universities of Modena e Reggio Emilia, Bergamo, Firenze, Siena, La Sapienza Roma. Papers given at conferences, research seminars and workshops 1. Volume presentation 2015: The Dissemination of Contemporary Knowledge in English: Genres, Discursive Strategies and Professional Practices, Rita Salvi, Janet Bowker eds, Bern: Peter Lang. Settima Giornata della Ricerca, MEMOTEF, Dipartimento Metodi e Modelli per l Economia, il Territorio e la Finanza, Faculty of Economics, Sapienza University of Roma, Feb. 25-26, 2015. 2. Volume presentation 2015: The Dissemination of Contemporary Knowledge in English: Genres, Discursive Strategies and Professional Practices, Rita Salvi, Janet Bowker eds, Bern: Peter Lang. CLAVIER Research Workshop, The Discursive Construal of Trust in the Dynamics of Knowledge Diffusion, MEMOTEF, Dipartimento Metodi e Modelli per l Economia, il Territorio e la Finanza, Faculty of Economics, Sapienza University of Roma, 10 June, 2015. 3. Conference paper, 2015: The discursive construal of trust through narration: the case of a semiconductor industry in Avezzano, Abruzzo, Italy. DICOEN VIII Discourse and communication in the Enterprise, Department of Economics and Statistics, University of Naples, Federico II, 11-12 June, 2015. 4. Research seminar paper 2014: The dissemination of contemporary knowledge in English: linguistic and pragmatic practices in specialized discourse fields. Sesta Giornata della Ricerca, MEMOTEF, Dipartimento Metodi e Modelli per l Economia, il Territorio e la Finanza, Faculty of Economics, Sapienza University of Roma, Feb. 26, 2014. 5. Conference paper 2013: Conference organized by EuroSapienza (Research Centre for European, International and Development Studies) and EADI (European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes): The construction of identity in European settings and the role of English as an institutional lingua franca. Presenters: Janet Bowker and Rita Salvi, Nov. 6, 2013, Faculty of Economics, Sapienza University of Rome. 6. Conference paper 2013: Creating the knowledge-able organization: discursive remediation in corporate strategic planning and internal training events, Global Advances in Business 6
Communication (GABC) 5 th Tricontinental Conference, May 29-31, 2013, University of Antwerp, Belgium. 7. Book presentation, 2013: Space, Time and the Construction of Identity: Discursive Indexicality in Cultural, Institutional and Professional Fields, eds. Rita Salvi, Janet Bowker, Peter Lang, 2013. Closure of 2008 PRIN national research project, Discourse Identities and Sense of Space: from Keywords to Phraseology, May 10, 2013, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. 8. Research seminar paper 2013: Approaches, methodologies and analytical tools: PRIN English Linguistics Group, 2008-2010, Rome research unit, Quinta Giornata della Ricerca, MEMOTEF, Dipartimento Metodi e Modelli per l Economia, il Territorio e la Finanza, Feb. 28, 2013, Faculty of Economics, Sapienza University of Rome. 9. Conference paper 2012: Multimodal, virtual professional space: unboundedness and grounding in corporate web-casting events. International conference: Space, Place and the Discursive Construction of Identity: University of Naples, L Orientale, June 4-6, 2012. 10. Research seminar paper 2012: A linguistic analysis of organizational and institutional communication space(s): the construal of image, reputation and competence, Quarta Giornata della Ricerca, Dipartimento di Metodi e Modelli per l Economia, il Territorio e la Finanza, MEMOTEF, Faculty of Economics, Sapienza University of Rome, Feb. 23, 2012. 11. Conference paper 2011: Evolving business web-conferencing genres: the linguistic construal of unboundedness and grounding in virtual communicational space. International conference: CLAVIER 11 (Corpus and Language Variation in English Research), Tracking Language Change in Specialised and Professional Genres, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Nov. 24-26, 2011. 12. Conference paper 2011: The creation of trust in learning experiences in internal and external corporate practices. 3 rd Discourse in Organizations International Workshop, Managing Trust, University of Antwerp, Belgium, Sep.21-23, 2011. 13. Research seminar paper 2011: A linguistic analysis of reputation and spatial positioning in business, financial and academic institutional corpora, Terza Giornata della Ricerca, Dipartimento di Metodi e Modelli per l Economia, il Territorio e la Finanza, MEMOTEF, Faculty of Economics, Sapienza University of Rome, Feb. 22, 2011. 14. Research seminar paper 2010: A linguistic analysis of reputation and spatial positioning in business, financial and academic institutional corpora, University of Florence, Nov. 26, 2010, regarding PRIN 2008-2010 project. 15. Conference paper 2010: Crossing national borders: taking US consulting expertise abroad. Seminar, Intercultural Interactions in Business and Management, annual conference of the European Society for the Study of English, ESSE-10, University of Turin, August 24-28, 2010. 16. Conference paper 2010: From Communities of Practice to Communities of Learning: the private and public faces of internal corporate messaging. International conference: 10 th ABC (Association of Business Communication) Europe Convention and 2 nd GABC (Global Advances in Business Communication) conference, Researching business communication: perspectives from scholarship, education and practice, Antwerp, Belgium, May 27-29, 2010. 7
17. Research seminar paper 2010: Accountability in English language testing: the parameters of validity and reliability : Seconda Giornata della Ricerca, Dipartimento di Studi Geoeconomici, Linguistici, Statistici, Storici per l Analisi Regionale, Faculty of Economics, Sapienza University of Rome, Feb. 26, 2010. 18. Conference paper 2009: Learning the language of corporate messaging and the language of learning in internal organizational communication. International conference: Genre(s) on the Move: Hybridization and Discourse Change in Specialized Communication, University of Naples, Federico II, Dec. 9-11, 2009. 19. Conference paper 2009: Variation across spoken and written genres in internal corporate communication: multimodality and blending in evolving channels. International conference: CLAVIER 09 (Corpus and Language Variation in English Research, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Nov. 5-7, 2009. 20. Poster Session 2009: Testing times: the place of computer-mediated evaluation in non-literary Faculties. Conference: 24 Convegno Nazionale della Associazione Italiana di Anglistica, AIA, Challenges for the 21st Century: Dilemmas, Ambiguities, Directions, University of Roma Tre, Oct. 1-3, 2009. 21. Conference paper 2009: Testing times: the place of computer-mediated evaluation in nonliterary Faculties. Dall Aula Multimediale all e-learning Giornata di Studio in occasione dell inaugurazione dell aula multimediale, Faculty of Economics, Sapienza University of Rome, June 5, 2009. 22. Research seminar paper 2009: La dinamica della costruzione dell identità aziendale: analisi della comunicazione all interno l impresa con una metodologia mista. Prima Giornata della Ricerca, Dipartimento di Studi Geoeconomici, Linguistici, Statistici, Storici per l Analisi Regionale, Faculty of Economics, Sapienza University of Rome, Feb. 24, 2009. 23. Workshop 2008: Style in oral and written business situations: politeness-directness, formalityinformality. FLAB (Future Labour), project, Faculty of Economics and Sapienza e Lavoro. Faculty of Economics, Sapienza University of Rome, June 26, July 7, 2008. 24. Research seminar paper 2008: The dynamics of metaphor in the construal of corporate identity: a stability and variability model. Seminar: Persuasion, stance and keywords, Faculty of Economics, Sapienza University of Rome, June 6, 2008, as part of the PRIN 2005-2007 project. 25. Conference paper 2007: Building out the business: tense usage in the construction of corporate identity. International conference: Issues of Identity in and across cultures and professional worlds. IUSM, Istituto Universitario di Scienze Motorie, Rome, Oct. 25-27, 2007. 26. Conference paper 2007: Description and evaluation in business audio-conferencing: the narrative force of tense usage in accounts of operational planning. International conference: Point of view: Description and evaluation across discourses, Polo Scienze Sociali, University of Florence, April 27-28, 2007, as part of the PRIN 2005-2007 project. 27. Research seminar paper 2006: Integrating semantico-grammatical meaning in accounts of persuasion: the pragmatic function of compound noun groups in oral business presentations. Seminar: Keywords, Evaluation and Persuasion in Discourse, Faculty of Letters, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, July 7-8,2006, as part of the PRIN 2005-2007 project. 8
28. Research seminar paper: Narrative techniques in oral business presentations. Seminar: Text Variation and Discourse Patterns, Faculty of Economics, Sapienza University of Rome, Nov. 4-5, 2005, as part of the COFIN 2003-2005 project. 29. Conference paper 2005: When sorry seems to be the hardest word: the pragmatic function of figurative language in the headlines of The Economist magazine. International conference: New Trends in Specialized Discourse, 15 th European Symposium on Languages for Specialized Purposes, University of Bergamon, CERLIS, Centro di Ricerca sui Linguaggi Specialistici, August 29 Sep. 2, 2005. 30. Conference paper 2005: Referential and affective force in oral business presentations: the role of narration. International conference: Language and Text Variation in Business and Economics, University of Florence, Feb. 3-4, 2005. 31. Seminars/workshops 2004: Preparing for the job interview in English: its place in the company selection process, cycle of 3 seminars organized by Sapienza & Lavoro with BIC (Business Innovation Centre), Lazio: L orientamento al lavoro e la creazione d impresa: dalla ricerca alla creazione del lavoro, Faculty of Economics, Sapienza University of Rome, April 26, May 3, May 10, 2004. Workshop repeated, Faculty of Economics, Sapienza University of Rome, June 26, 2008, for AIESEC: (Association Internationale des Etudiants en Science Economiques et Commerciales). 32. Conference paper 1986: The Value of Applied Linguistics in the Selection and Grading of Literary Texts, British Council conference, Faculty of Letters, University of Naples, L Orientale, Sep.1986. 33. Workshop1986: The Use and Abuse of the Language Laboratory, Faculty of Economics, University of Siena, Oct. 1986. PUBBLICAZIONI 1. Bowker, J. (forthcoming). Investigating BELF (Business English as a Lingua Franca) and interculturality in globalization processes: integrating quantitative and qualitative methodologies, in E. Todisco (ed.), Dynamics of Globalization: Methodological, economic and social aspects. 2. Bowker, J., Salvi, R. (eds) (2015). The Dissemination of Contemporary Knowledge in English: Genres, Discursive Strategies and Professional Practices. Bern: Peter Lang, 171 pages. ISBN 978-3-0343-1679-8-145-168 3. Bowker, J. (2015). Directive Acts and Narration in Corporate Training Events: Framing Structures and Processes Through Language in R. Salvi, J. Bowker (eds), The Dissemination of Contemporary Knowledge in English: Genres, Discursive Strategies and Professional Practices. Bern: Peter Lang, pp. 145-168. ISBN 978-3-0343-1679-8 4. Bowker, J., Salvi, R. (2014). The construction of identity in European settings and the role of English as an institutional lingua franca in R. Cagiano de Azevedo et al (eds), Beyond Borders. Roma: Sapienza Università Editrice, pp. 171-198. ISBN 978-88-98533-442 9
5. Bowker, J., Salvi R. (2014). English for institutional purposes in the EU: the discursive construal of argumentation and ideology, in L. Scarpelli (ed.), Le Categorie Geografiche di Giorgio Spinelli. Bologna: Patron Editore, pp.472-491. ISBN 9788855532631 6. Bowker, J. (2014). Internal Organizational Discourse in English: Telling Corporate Stories. Roma: Aracne Editrice, 116 pages. ISBN 978-88-548-7124-3 7. Bowker, J. (2013). "BELF (Business English as a Lingua Franca) and intercultural issues: rapport management in consulting and training encounters in international and local settings", in M.P. Escoubas- Benveniste, S. Di Vito (eds), Quale plurilingualismo per quale ambito lavorativo multilingue? Riviste elettronica, Repères-Dorif, n.4. pp. 107-132. ISSN 2281-3020 8. Bowker, J., (2013). Organizational consulting and training experiences: intercultural identities and discursive practices in the creation and management of learning. In R. Salvi, W. Cheng (eds), The Use of English in Intercultural Professional Settings: Virtual Encounters and Identities. Textus, English Studies in Italy, XXIVI/1. Roma: Carocci Editore, pp. 29-44, ISSN 1824 3967 9. Bowker, J. (2013). Variation across spoken and written genres in internal corporate communication: multimodality and blending in evolving channels, in J. Bamford, S. Cavalieri, G. Diani (eds), Variation and Change in Spoken and Written Discourse: Perspectives from Corpus Linguistics. Amsterdam: John Benjamins, pp. 47-64. ISBN 978-90-272-1038-8 10. Bowker, J., Salvi R. (eds). (2013). Space, Place and Identity: Discursive Indexicality in Cultural, Professional and Professional Fields, Linguistic Insights. Studies in Language and Communication, Series Editor, M. Gotti, vol.166. Bern: Peter Lang, 324 pages. ISBN 978-3-0343-1254-7. 11. Bowker, J. (2013). Multimodal, virtual professional space: unboundedness and grounding in corporate web-casting events, in R. Salvi, J. Bowker (eds), Space, Place and Identity: Discursive Indexicality in Cultural, Professional and Professional Fields, Linguistic Insights. Studies in Language and Communication, Series Editor, M. Gotti, vol.166. Bern: Peter Lang, pp. 163-190. ISBN 978-3-0343-1254-7. 12. Bowker, J. (2012). Total conference summary and report, Tracking language change in specialized and professional genres, CLAVIER GROUP (Corpus and Language Variation in English Research), Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, 24-26 November 2011, AIA Electronic Newsletter, Associazione Italiana di Anglistica, N. 68, marzo, 2012, pp.29-31. Roma: Carocci Editore. 13. Bowker, J. (2012) From Communities of Practice to Communities of Learning: interdiscursivity in changing corporate priorities, in P. Gillaerts, E. de Groot, S. Dieltjens, P. Heynderickx, G. Jacobs (eds), Researching Discourse in Business Genres: Cases and Corpora. Linguistic Insights. Studies in Language and Communication, Series Editor, M. Gotti, vol. 152. Bern: Peter Lang, pp.115-138. ISBN 978-3-0343-1092-5. 14. Bowker, J. Barone, R. (2012.) Testing times: evaluation tools and technologies for English examining in non-humanistic Faculties, in G. Di Martino, L. Lombardo, S. Nuccorini (eds), Proceedings from the 24 th AIA Conference, Challenges for the 21st Century: Dilemmas, Ambiguities, Directions. Vol.2. Language Studies. Roma: Edizioniq, pp. 575-583. ISBN 978-88-903969-8-4. 15. Bowker, J. (2011). The language of numerical data and figures in internal company communications: the processes of subjectivization and relevance-making, in Language for Special Purposes, Special Issue, ITL, International journal of Applied Linguistics, vol 162, pp.20-35. ISSN 0802-6106. 16. Bowker, J. (2011). Crossing national business borders: doing US management consulting in a global context, in R. Salvi, H. Tanaka (eds), Intercultural Interactions in Business and Management. Series: Linguistic Insights. Studies in Language and Communication, Series Editor, M. Gotti, vol.146.bern: Peter Lang, pp.187-212. ISBN 978-3-0343-1039-0 10
17. Bowker, J. (2011). Learning the language of corporate messaging and the language of learning in internal organizational communication, in S. Sarangi, V. Polese, G. Caliendo (eds), Genre(s) on the Move: Hybridization and Discourse Change in Specialized Communication. Napoli: Edizioni Scientifiche Italiane, pp.373-392. ISBN 978-88-495-2229-7. 18. Bowker, J. (2011). Conference report on seminar S69. Intercultural Interactions in Business and Management, convenors, R. Salvi, F. Bargiela-Chiappini, held in 10 th ESSE Conference (European Society for the Study of English), Special Issue, ESSE10 Reports, The European English Messenger, vol.21/1, pp. 66-67. ISBN 0960-4545. 19. Bowker, J. (2010). Developing computer-based English language testing in Italian non-humanistic Faculties: continuity and change, in R. Salvi (ed.), Dall Aula Multimediale all E-Learning, Rassegna Italiana di Linguistica Applicata, numero unico 1-2. Roma: Editore Bulzoni, pp.183-195. ISSN 0033-9725. 20. Bowker, J. (2010). Preparing the Italian university student of economics for the workplace: academic and professional perspectives on English language education, in B. Battel (ed.), Le Lingue-Culture Straniere: Quale Impatto Professionale? Roma: Aracne Editrice, pp.79-106. ISBN 978-88-548-2896-4. 21. Bowker, J. (2009). European language education policy seen through the local lens: the changing face of reading skills (from Chaucer to Power Point), in R. Salvi (ed), L insegnamento delle Lingue in Italia in relazione alla Politica Linguistica dell Unione Europea, Working Paper, Dipartimento di Studi Geoeconomici, Linguistici, Statistici, Storici per l Analisi Regionale. Archiviato nel CNR Solar in deposito legale digitale con codice: 643BC2009, pp.15-29. 22. Bowker. J. (2009). Building out the business: the dynamics of metaphor in the construction of corporate identity in business audio-conferencing, in N. Vasta, C. Caldas-Coulthard (eds.) Identity Construction and Positioning in Discourse and Society. Textus, English Studies in Italy, XXII/1. Genova: Tilgher, pp.23-42. ISSN 1824-3967. 23. Bowker, J. (2009). Descriptive processes in business audio-conferencing: Telling the corporate story, in S. Radighieri, P. Tucker (eds.) Point of View: Description and Evaluation across Discourses. Roma: Officina Edizioni, pp.175-193. ISBN 978-88-604-9062-9. 24. Bowker, J.; Escoubas, M-P.; Marras, A.; Salvi, R.; Incelli, I.; Turnbull, J.; Wetter, M. (2009) (online report). Language Learning and teaching at the Faculty of Economics and Law. Case study for the LLP/MOLAN (Network about motivation of language learners in EU higher education institutions). Downloadable http://www.molan.info/case-studies/motivating-language-learners-through-languagepolicy/sapienza-university-of-rome 25. Bowker, J. (2008). Lightening the Dismal Science: the pragmatic role of the headlines in The Economist magazine, in D. Chiaro, N. Norrick (eds.) Exploring humor, laughter and culture. Textus, English Studies in Italy XXI/1. Genova: Tilgher, pp.167-186. ISSN 1824-3967. 26. Bowker, J. (2007). Uncovering intentionality and the process of persuasion in oral business narratives, in J. Bamford and R. Salvi (eds.). Business English: Language at Work. Roma: Aracne Editrice, pp.47 89. ISBN 978-88-548-1030-3. 27. Bowker, J. (2006). Referential and affective force in oral business presentations: the role of narration, in J. Bamford, M. Bondi (eds.) Managing Interaction in Professional Discourse: Intercultural and Interdiscoursal Perspectives. Roma: Officina Edizioni, pp.58 72. ISBN 978-88-604-9026-1. 28. Bowker, J. (2004), (co-authored book). Section 2. Business and Organizations (co-authors: Salvi, R., Incelli, S., Pontesilli, A.), English in Context: Explorations in a Grammar of Discourse. Milano: LED, pp.81-146. ISBN 88-7916-254-8. 11
29. Bowker, J. (2004). Making Sense of the Headlines of Specialized Magazines, Appendix III, in Salvi, R., Bowker, J., Incelli, S., Pontesilli, A., English in Context: Explorations in a Grammar of Discourse, Milano: LED, pp.317-325. ISBN 88-7916-254-8. 30. Bowker, J. (2003). Meeting the challenge of Italian university reform: re-appraising English language provision and testing in the Faculty of Economics. Annali del Dipartimento di Studi Geoeconomici, Linguistici, Statistici, Storici per l Analisi Regionale, Bologna: Patron Editore, pp. 579-594. 31. Bowker, J. (1995), (co-authored book). Opening up university education: the place of distance learning in foreign language instruction in Italy. Part 2. Re-routing the Italian Undergraduate the Way to Autonomy and Responsibility, J. Bowker. (Part 1. Distance Learning Principles and Methods, L. Poggi). Roma: Edizione Kappa, pp. 37-123. 32. Bowker, J. (1995). An Update to English by Tutorial, Edizione Kappa, Roma. A revised edition of Bowker, J. and D. Plant (1987), English by Tutorial. Roma: Edizione Kappa. 33. Bowker, J. (1991), (co-authored book). Basic English a candidate for an international language? (Foreward, D. Plant, Pseudodoxia epidemica; co-author Séror, M. Le Français Fundamental, langue universelle? ) in The Quest for an Artificial International Language. Roma: Edizione Kappa, pp.39-107. 34. Bowker, J. (1985). Postscript to the Alto Adige secondary school work. Appendix I in Report on English work by German-speaking students in the Alto Adige. Quarderno n.8, Instituto di Lingue Straniere, Facoltà di Economia, La Sapienza, Università degli Studi di Roma, pp.39-52. 12