Congratulations to Tazin Abdullah, whose entry into the 3-minute-thesis competition won the 3-minute-thesis competition of the Applied Linguistics Association of Australia last week! That success came after taking out the Macquarie University Department of Linguistics People’s Choice Award earlier in the year.
The 3-Minute Thesis (3MT) competition is an opportunity for higher degree research students to present their research in 3 minutes. Normally, symposiums, conferences and seminars are some of the ways research students get to talk about their research. Unlike those presentation formats, the 3MT poses a unique challenge – an entire thesis has to be presented within 3 minutes and not a second over!
This year, the Applied Linguistics Association of Australia (ALAA) held its 3MT competition on 27th September, 2024 and Tazin Abdullah won first prize. She presented on her research on the Linguistic Landscape of Australian mosques titled “Observe overall cleanliness and sound mannerisms at all times!” – Regulating Australian Muslims in mosques and Islamic prayer spaces.
Tazin’s study examined regulatory signs from Australian mosques that gave readers instructions and stated prohibitions regarding behaviour in these places. What do these signs say about the communication practices within Australian Muslim prayer spaces? What languages do these signs use to communicate with readers? What linguistic and visual strategies do they employ to present rules and regulations?
Reference
Abdullah, Tazin. 2024. “Observe overall cleanliness and sound mannerisms at all times!” – Regulating Australian Muslims in mosques and Islamic prayer spaces. (MRes), Macquarie University.
Other 3MT videos by members of the Language on the Move team
- Brynn Quick, Curing Confusion
- Pia Tenedero, Communicating globally while working remotely
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Tazin!!! I couldn’t stop smiling while watching and listening to your 3MT! Definitely a winner — you, your research, and this lightning talk about your interesting linguistic landscape findings. Can’t wait to read your published work, too!
Thank you for the vote of confidence, Pia! Working on the publication!
Congratulations again, Tazin! A well-deserved achievement!
Thank you, Laura, as always for your support!