Languages and Linguistics Cluster
Aims and objectives: To undertake and disseminate research into Language Studies and Linguistics. Research in the Languages and Linguistics Cluster contributes to an active and inclusive research culture in the Faculty of Arts and Design. Research in the Languages and Linguistics Cluster has a local (step 38) as well as a global outlook on the world (step 34). The cluster’s research activities are closely related to its members’ teaching disciplines: TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages/FLT (Foreign Language Teaching) and Language Studies (Chinese, Japanese, Spanish).
Members 2012
Academic members
Dr Laura TOLTON (Chair)
PhD students
Neda Akbari
Primary Supervisor - Yanyin Zhang
Thesis - Comparing the L1 and L2 mental lexicon; developments and shifts
Liu Bo
Primary Supervisor - Yanyin Zhang
Thesis - A processability approach to the L2 acquisition of Chinese syntax
Jack Bower
Primary Supervisor - Felicia Zhang
Thesis - An investigation of the effects of extensive reading in ELT in Japan
Kilala Devette Chee
Primary Supervisor - Elke Stracke
Thesis - Bilingual Literacy: Bridging to English through the use of Tok Pisin as the language of instruction in Lower Primary Schools in Papua New Guinea - A Case Study
Robert Easterbrook
Primary Supervisor - Jeremy Jones
Thesis - Vocabulary Learning Strategies: One of the ways Chinese learners of English cognitively orients themselves to the task of learning English vocabulary
Nguyen Pham Huy Hoang
Primary Supervisor - Eleni Petraki
Thesis - The value of humour in English teaching and methodology training for ESL students
Paitaya Meesat
Primary supervisor-Felicia Zhang
Thesis topic: Scaffolding Program in Listening-Oriented Course for Foreign Learners in Thai Language
Fathimath Sofeenaz
Primary Supervisor - Jeremy Jones
Thesis - The Relationship between Classroom Assessment, Teaching & Learning in ESL in the Maldivian Primary School Context
Sri Wahyuni
Primary Supervisor - Elke Stracke
Thesis - Learning Strategies for the Speaking Skills of Indonesian EFL Tertiary Students across L2 Proficiency and Gender: A Case Study
Andrew Blyth
Supervisors - Elke Stracke and Jeremy Jones
Finding new ways to teaching listening to English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students in Japan.
Yang Zhang
Supervisors - Felicia Zhang and Jeremy Jones
The Acquisition of Politeness in English through Process Drama of Chinese University Students.
Adjunct members
Research Themes
2010 - Languages in Global World
2011 - Applied Linguistics as a Meeting Place
2012 - Understanding One Another: The Relevance of Language and Culture
Contact
Laura.Tolton@canberra.edu.au (Chair)