Brett Bowman, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Carol Long, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Christopher C. Sonn, Victoria University, Australia David PavónCuéllar, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Mexico Gill Eagle is Professor, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Gill Straker, University of Sydney, Australia Ian Parker, Discourse Unit (www.discourseunit.com) Kopano Ratele, the University of South Africa (UNISA) LaKeasha Sullivan, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Leswin Laubscher, Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, USA Tamara Shefer, University of the Western Cape, South Africa