School of Languages and Area Studies (SLAS)

John Williams

Mr John Williams

Lecturer, English Language & Linguistics

School of Languages and Area Studies

Park Building
King Henry I Street
Portsmouth Hampshire
PO1 2DZ
UK

John.x.Williams@port.ac.uk

Profile

I am an English language teacher with a professional background in lexicography and corpus linguistics.  During my career I have contributed to more than 30 published dictionaries and language reference works, including the COBUILD  range, the Partridge Dictionary of Slang, and the Dante lexical database.

My other academic interests include distance teaching, teacher development & support, and the social construction of knowledge.

Qualifications

  • M Soc Sc in Cultural Studies, University of Birmingham
  • BA Hons in French,  University of Birmingham
  • Licentiate Diploma in TESOL, Trinity College London

Selected publications and presentations

  • Williams, J. (2012). (Not) living in the real world: an academic corpus linguist’s dilemma. Presented at ‘Language in the Real World’, University of Portsmouth, May 2012
  • Scott, J., Taylor, C., Williams, J. (2011). Using Corpora in Translation [Webinar].  eCPD Ltd / University of Portsmouth
  • Etienne, R., Holstead, J., Williams, J. (2007). Anglais Méthode Perfectionnement. Chambers  Harrap: Edinburgh
  • Williams, J. (2006) La lexicographie à base de corpus: notions d'autorité et d'objectivité. Presented at ‘Corpus en Lettres  et Sciences sociales - Des documents numériques à l'interprétation’, Colloquium & Summer School, Albi, France, July 2006
  • Dalzell T., Victor T., Williams, J. (2002) A labour so ungrateful: report of a project to update Eric Partridge’s Dictionary of slang and unconventional English . Presented at EURALEX (European Association for Lexicography), Copenhagen, Denmark, August 2002
  • Blackwell, R. , Channell, J. , Williams, J. (2001). Teaching circles: a way forward for part-time teachers in higher education? The International Journal for Academic Development,  6(1), May 2001, 40-53
  • Baumeister, H-P., Williams, J., Wilson, K. (eds.) (2000). Teaching across frontiers: a handbook  for international online seminars. Universität Tübingen, Germany
  • Williams, J. (1997). To split or to not split: an old chestnut revisited.  ARELS Arena, 15, August 1997