Language and Literacy Research Hub

A/Prof Larissa McLean Davies

Dr Edith Nicolas

Dr Annemaree O'Brien

Projects

Projects conducted by research group members

Displaying 10 projects from 43 for the research group.

Literacy Across the Curriculum. An Evaluation of Literacy at Parade College.

2019 - 2021

Investigating literary knowledge in the making of English teachers.

This project aims to create new understanding of the role of literary knowledge within subject English. English education is mandated in Aus..

2016 - 2021

Intercultural Approaches to Teaching Chinese: A Basis for Pedagogical Innovation

The nation in general will benefit by having a better prepared and more competent population of Chinese teachers, learners and professionals..

2010 - 2013

STARTING YOUNG: EARLY YEARS LANGUAGES LEARNING IN AUSTRALIA

This project aims to investigate early year’s language programs in Australian schools. The project will explore and analyse successful progr..

2019 - 2021

STARTING YOUNG: EARLY YEARS LANGUAGES LEARNING IN AUSTRALIA

This project aims to investigate early year’s language programs in Australian schools. The project will explore and analyse successful progr..

2019 - 2021

RESEARCH AND EVALUATION OF THE TRIAL OF CONTENT AND LANGUAGE INTEGRATED LEARNING (CLIL) APPROACH TO TEACHING AND LEARNING LANGUAGES

2012 - 2012

Developing and implementing effective language and literacy pedagogies for low language and literacy learners through collaborative engagement between teacher educators and teachers

2019 - 2019

SUSTAINABLE MODELS OF CONTENT AND LANGUAGE INTEGRATED LEARNING IN ASIAN LANGUAGES

2009 - 2010

Early Literacy Model

2021 - 2022

Literacy Teaching Toolkit

2019 - 2020

Scholarly Works

Scholarly Works by research group members

Displaying 10 scholarly works from 497 for the research group.

Language policy and education in Australia

Y Slaughter, J Lo Bianco

Book Chapter | 2017

Australia’s language policy history reflects the country’s complex linguistic demography and multiple policy needs and interests. ..

Language Policy for Starting Early, Reflections and Considerations

J Lo Bianco

Book Chapter | 2021

This chapter focuses on shifting practices of language law and policy that once undermined but now typically, though not altogethe..

Reinvigorating Language Policy and Planning for Intergenerational Language Revitalization

Joseph Lo Bianco

Book Chapter | 2018

The focus of this chapter is the relationship between the field of language policy and planing (LPP) and the activity of reversing..

The 'subject' of Freeman & Johnson's reconceived knowledge base of second language teacher education

Russell Cross

Journal article | 2020 | LANGUAGE TEACHING RESEARCH

This article focuses on reframing the ‘who’ of second language teacher education (SLTE), building on the framework laid out by Fre..

A Meeting of Concepts and Praxis: Multilingualism, Language Policy and the Dominant Language Constellation

J Lo Bianco

Book Chapter | 2020 | Educational Linguistics

This chapter combines discussion of multilingualism and language policy, with the productive power of the Dominant Language Conste..

Becoming blind: Onto/epistemological 'seeing' of white coat literacy & pedagogy

M Janfada

Journal article | 2019 | Video Journal of Education and Pedagogy

Medicine has always been regarded as one of the most significant disciplines, grounded in a humanistic approach, due to its ultima..

The possibilities of plurilingual perspectives in language teacher education

J Choi, Monica Lindau, Jodie Whitehurst, Romila Kulenthran, Kailin Liu

Journal article | 2018 | Fine Print

Recognising the complex meaning-making resources and practices that operate in transnational multilingual lives, language experts ..

Dialogue between ELF and the field of language policy and planning

Joseph Lo Bianco

Journal article | 2014 | Journal of English as a Lingua Franca

Abstract This paper explores the relevance of concepts and methods of language planning and policy for ELF research..

Immigrant and Refugee Women's Resourcefulness in English Language Classrooms: Emerging possibilities through plurilingualism

J Choi, U Najar

Journal article | 2017 | Literacy and Numeracy Studies

Reports on refugee and migrant women in Australia show these women have low literacy in their first language, limited English lang..

Beyond the Either/Or: Searching for Relational Literacy Pedagogy

Jessica Gannaway

Journal article | 2019 | ENGLISH IN AUSTRALIA

This reflection draws on a non Indigenous educators’ first four years of practice in Arnhem Land, to reflect on the varying perspe..

News

News by research group members

Displaying 10 news articles from 16 for the research group.

Remote learning is even harder when English isn't students' first language. Schools told us their priorities for supporting them

Gary Bonar, Anne Keary, Tanya Davies, Yvette Slaughter

ShutterstockThe COVID-19 pandemic has left large numbers of students, teachers and families grappling with the ..

September 7, 2021

The enduring ‘cultural cringe’ about teaching Australian literature

Larissa McLean Davies, Sarah E. Truman, Lucy Buzacott

Why are so many “classics” written by old, dead, (usually) straight white guys? - Secondary English Teacher, Teacher-Researchers project The..

February 16, 2020

Australian literature’s great silence

Alexander Bacalja, Lauren Bliss

The Black Lives Matter protests have drawn attention to issues of race in Australia.Statues honouring divisive historical figures have been ..

October 5, 2020

Move over Shakespeare – what students can learn from studying videogames

Alexander Bacalja

Debates about the purpose of English are not new. Perhaps the most highly politicised subject in the curriculum, English is tasked with deve..

December 19, 2017

Old white men dominate school English booklists. It's time more Australian schools taught Australian books

Larissa McLean Davies

Shakespeare's plays are still some of the most studied texts in school English. from shutterstock.comIn recent weeks, Australian univers..

November 19, 2019

Rewriting the book on literature teaching

Larissa McLean Davies

As a young English teacher in an outer suburban secondary school in Melbourne in 2003, Larissa McLean Davies and her colleagues in the Engli..

September 5, 2016

5 Australian books that can help young people understand their place in the world

Larissa McLean Davies, Jessica Gannaway, Lucy Buzacott, Sarah E. Truman

It is important for young people to read literature that reflects their own life and also expands their experiences of the world. from shutt..

December 22, 2019

A failure at 6? Data-driven assessment isn't helping young children's learning

Martina Tassone

ShutterstockChildren’s early years from birth to the age of eight are crucial for their social, emotional and i..

November 23, 2021

Using education to create cohesion from conflict

Joseph Lo Bianco

Social cohesion is one of the most important things in the world. We take it for granted, but I work in some societies where that’s not poss..

December 13, 2016

Teen summer reads: 5 books to help young people understand racism

Jessica Gannaway, Melitta Hogarth

This article is part of three-part series on summer reads for young people after a very unique year. US teenager Trayvon Martin was shot ..

January 3, 2021