Saira Fitzgerald
Biographic Data
| ID | 3701526 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Saira Fitzgerald |
| GIVEN NAMES | Saira |
| FAMILY NAME | Fitzgerald |
| SIGNATURE | FITZGERALD S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Lancaster University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0491-0824 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Covid-19 and the International Baccalaureate: A Computer-Assisted Discourse Analysis of #Ibscandal
Covid-19 has occasioned ongoing shifts in discourse as language changes to reflect and shape new stages of the global pandemic and different voices weigh in on topics, such as infectious diseases and vaccine efficacy. This study looks at an instance of this that relates to the ‘global education industry’, where cancellation of the International Baccalaureate’s May 2020 high stakes examination instigated a wide-ranging discussion about the organis…
The discursive representation of the International Baccalaureate in the global press: A Computer-Assisted Discourse Analysis
As part of the global education industry, the International Baccalaureate (IB) plays an important role in education systems around the world. Although laudatory descriptions of the IB abound, knowledge about it remains vague and superficial, relying predominantly on information produced by the IB organization or its affiliates. To gain fresh insight into the IB phenomenon, this study combines corpus linguistics and critical discourse analysis to …
Rachelle Vessey. (2016). Language and Canadian Media: Representations, Ideologies, Policies
This article reviews Language and Canadian Media: Representations, Ideologies, Policies
When you're in with the in-crowd
This paper examines the discursive construction of the International Baccalaureate (IB) in a 1.5 million word corpus of Canadian newspapers. Combining corpus analysis with the Discourse Historical branch of Critical Discourse Analysis, the study aims to identify discursive strategies employed in the construction of an IB in-group and a non-IB out-group, and suggests they are similar to those evident in discourses of discrimination that marginalis…
When you're in with the in-crowd
This paper examines the discursive construction of the International Baccalaureate (IB) in a 1.5 million word corpus of Canadian newspapers. Combining corpus analysis with the Discourse Historical branch of Critical Discourse Analysis, the study aims to identify discursive strategies employed in the construction of an IB in-group and a non-IB out-group, and suggests they are similar to those evident in discourses of discrimination that marginalis…
Covid-19 and the International Baccalaureate: A Computer-Assisted Discourse Analysis of #Ibscandal
Covid-19 has occasioned ongoing shifts in discourse as language changes to reflect and shape new stages of the global pandemic and different voices weigh in on topics, such as infectious diseases and vaccine efficacy. This study looks at an instance of this that relates to the ‘global education industry’, where cancellation of the International Baccalaureate’s May 2020 high stakes examination instigated a wide-ranging discussion about the organis…
The discursive representation of the International Baccalaureate in the global press: A Computer-Assisted Discourse Analysis
As part of the global education industry, the International Baccalaureate (IB) plays an important role in education systems around the world. Although laudatory descriptions of the IB abound, knowledge about it remains vague and superficial, relying predominantly on information produced by the IB organization or its affiliates. To gain fresh insight into the IB phenomenon, this study combines corpus linguistics and critical discourse analysis to …
When you're in with the in-crowd
This paper examines the discursive construction of the International Baccalaureate (IB) in a 1.5 million word corpus of Canadian newspapers. Combining corpus analysis with the Discourse Historical branch of Critical Discourse Analysis, the study aims to identify discursive strategies employed in the construction of an IB in-group and a non-IB out-group, and suggests they are similar to those evident in discourses of discrimination that marginalis…
Rachelle Vessey. (2016). Language and Canadian Media: Representations, Ideologies, Policies
This article reviews Language and Canadian Media: Representations, Ideologies, Policies
Covid-19 and the International Baccalaureate: A Computer-Assisted Discourse Analysis of #Ibscandal
Covid-19 has occasioned ongoing shifts in discourse as language changes to reflect and shape new stages of the global pandemic and different voices weigh in on topics, such as infectious diseases and vaccine efficacy. This study looks at an instance of this that relates to the ‘global education industry’, where cancellation of the International Baccalaureate’s May 2020 high stakes examination instigated a wide-ranging discussion about the organis…
The discursive representation of the International Baccalaureate in the global press: A Computer-Assisted Discourse Analysis
As part of the global education industry, the International Baccalaureate (IB) plays an important role in education systems around the world. Although laudatory descriptions of the IB abound, knowledge about it remains vague and superficial, relying predominantly on information produced by the IB organization or its affiliates. To gain fresh insight into the IB phenomenon, this study combines corpus linguistics and critical discourse analysis to …
Linguistics (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Discourse analysis (3 works) · Global Education and Multiculturalism (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Critical discourse analysis (2 works) · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (2 works)