This week, upper-year undergraduate student Emily Udle’s research will be on display at Teaching and Learning Services’ (TLS) 2024 SaPP & I-CUREUS Showcase. A few days later, Emily will travel to Long Beach in California to present her research at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR).
Emily Udle is completing a B.A. Combined Honours in Applied Linguistics and Discourse Studies and English, with a Minor in Professional Writing
Emily’s project, “A Systemic Functional Linguistic Analysis of Remote Real Estate Listings,” was conducted under the supervision of Professor Rachelle Vessey. It explores the language of real estate listings in the remote community of Harbour Breton, Newfoundland.
The project “not only strives to demonstrate the analytical value of Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL), but systematically reveals persuasive linguistic choices made by an author as they attempt to attract buyers to a declining rural region,” Emily shares.
This will not be the first time Emily shares her research internationally. In 2023, Emily’s research was recognized by the Global Undergraduate Awards committee. As the Global Winner in Linguistics, she traveled to Dublin to accept her award and present her research, which is now featured in the Undergraduate Library.
“It’s an honour to once again represent Carleton’s School of Linguistics and Language Studies on an international scale.”
In June, Emily will graduate with a Bachelor of Arts, Combined Honours in Applied Linguistics and Language Studies and English, with a Minor in Professional Writing. In September, Emily will begin her Master’s in English at the University of Toronto, where she will integrate applied linguistics methods into her analyses of 20th and 21st century literature.
Applications for the Summer term I-CUREUS internships, and Students as Partners Program projects will become available starting April 5 on the Future Learning Lab website.