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Dr

Amelia Church

Senior Lecturer, Early Childhood
social sciences
education & educational research
conversation analysis
linguistics
language & linguistics
quality
organization
social sciences - other topics
social sciences, interdisciplinary
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Dr

Amelia Church

 
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Melbourne Graduate School Of Education
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Dr

Amelia Church

 

Amelia Church is a Senior Lecturer in the Master of Teaching (Early Childhood) in the Melbourne Graduate School of Education where she leads subjects in language acquisition and qualitative research methodologies, and coordinates the Master of Teaching Research Option and Postgraduate Certificate in Educational Research. .

She supervises a range of research by higher degree candidates, and is particularly interested in working with students investigating classroom discourse, children's talk or student-teacher interaction.

Amelia holds a PhD in Linguistics from Monash University and published this research in the Ashgate series 'Directions in Ethnomethodology and Conversation Analysis' in the 2009 monograph Preference organization and peer disputes: How young children resolve conflict. Most recently, collaborations with other researchers have been published in the 2016 Spinger book, edited with Amanda Bateman, Children's knowledge-in-interaction: Studies in conversation analysis. Her current research interests include communicative competence in early childhood, peer interaction, developmental pragmatics and conversation analysis in institutional settings.

Projects

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Talking About Text: Contiguity In Child-Teacher Interaction

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Projects

Project Types

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Internal Research Grant

Scholarly Works

Displaying the 38 most recent scholarly works by Amelia Church.

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Children’s Right to Participate: How Can Teachers Extend Child-Initiated Learning Sequences?

A Church, A Bateman

Journal article  |  2019  |  International Journal of Early Childhood

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Methodology and professional development: Conversation Analytic Role-play Method (CARM) for early childhood education

Amelia Church, Amanda Bateman

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Pragmatics

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Methodological insights from ethnomethodology and conversation analysis

Jess Harris, Amelia Church

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Pragmatics

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Supporting children to resolve disputes

Amelia Church, Angie Mashford-Scott, Caroline Cohrssen

Journal article  |  2018  |  Journal of Early Childhood Research

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Some trouble with repair: Conversations between children with cochlear implants and hearing peers

Amelia Church, Louise Paatsch, Dianne Toe

Journal article  |  2017  |  Discourse Studies

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Children's use of objects in an early years playground

Amanda Bateman, Amelia Church

Journal article  |  2017  |  European Early Childhood Education Research Journal

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Conversation Analysis: Analyzing Talk-in-Interaction With Preschool Children During Play-Based Mathematics Activities

Caroline Cohrssen, Amelia Church

Reference Work  |  2017

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The Development of Pragmatic Skills in Children and Young People Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Dianne Toe, Pasquale Rinaldi, Maria Cristina Caselli, Louise Paatsch, Amelia Church

Book Chapter  |  2016

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Play-Based Mathematics Activities as a Resource for Changing Educator Attitudes and Practice

Caroline Cohrssen, Amelia Church, Collette Tayler

Journal article  |  2016  |  SAGE Open

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Children’s knowledge-in-interaction: An introduction

A Bateman, A Church

Book Chapter  |  2016

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Children’s knowledge-in-interaction: Studies in conversation analysis

A Bateman, A Church

Book  |  2016

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Research for learning and teaching

Amelia Church, Jane Page, Susan Wright, Collette Tayler

Book Chapter  |  2016

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Mathematics knowledge in early childhood: Intentional teaching in the third turn

C Cohrssen, A Church

Book Chapter  |  2016

Research that focuses on the quality of interactions in early childhood settings has shown the importance of attuned responses to ..

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Thirty-one is a lot! Assessing four-year-old children's number knowledge during an open-ended activity

Rachel Pollitt, Caroline Cohrssen, Amelia Church, Susan Wright

Journal article  |  2015  |  Australasian Journal of Early Childhood

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Assessment of wellbeing in early childhood education and care: Literature Review

A Church, Angela Mashford-Scott, Collette Tayler, Louise MARBINA

Report  |  2015

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Teachers as Brokers Perceptions of "Participation" and Agency in Early Childhood Education and Care

Sue Mentha, Amelia Church, Jane Page

Journal article  |  2015  |  International Journal of Children's Rights

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Pausing for learning: Responsive engagement in mathematics activities in early childhood settings

Caroline Cohrssen, Amelia Church, Collette Tayler

Journal article  |  2014  |  Australasian Journal of Early Childhood

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Meeting the Australian National Quality Standards: A case study of the professional learning needs of early childhood educators

Hannah Barber, Caroline Cohrssen, Amelia Church

Journal article  |  2014  |  Australasian Journal of Early Childhood

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Purposeful pauses: teacher talk during early childhood mathematics activities

C Cohrssen, A Church, C Tayler

Journal article  |  2014  |  International Journal of Early Years Education

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Playing with maths: Facilitating the learning in play-based learning

Caroline Cohrssen, Amelia Church, Karin Ishimine, Collette Tayler

Journal article  |  2013  |  Australasian Journal of Early Childhood

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Assessing the quality of early childhood education and care

DS Cloney, JM Page, CP Tayler, A Church

Report  |  2013

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Seeking Children's Perspectives on their Wellbeing in Early Childhood Settings

A Mashford-Scott, A Church, C Tayler

Journal article  |  2012  |  International Journal of Early Childhood

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Toddler and Parent Interaction

Amelia Church, Sascha Rixon

Journal article  |  2012  |  Journal of Pragmatics

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CONDITIONAL THREATS IN YOUNG CHILDREN'S PEER INTERACTION

Amelia Church, Sally Hester

Book Chapter  |  2012  |  Sociological Studies of Children and Youth

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Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework. Evidence Paper. Practice Principle 3: High expectations for every child

M Saffigna, A Church, CP Tayler

Report  |  2011

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Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework. Evidence Paper. Practice Principle 4: Equity and Diversity

M Saffigna, DC Franklin, A Church, CP Tayler

Report  |  2011

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Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework. Evidence Paper. Practice Principle 8: Reflective Practice

LM Marbina, AC Church, CPT Tayler

Report  |  2011

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Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework. Evidence Paper. Practice Principle 5: Respectful relationships and responsive engagement

CS Cohrssen, A Church, CP Tayler

Report  |  2011

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Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework. Evidence Paper. Practice Principle 6: Integrated teaching and learning approaches

L Marbina, A Church, CP Tayler

Report  |  2011

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Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework. Evidence Paper. Practice Principle 1: Family-Centred Practice

CSC Cohrssen, AC Church, CPT Tayler

Report  |  2011

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Promoting Children's Agency in Early Childhood Education

A MASHFORD-SCOTT, A Church

Journal article  |  2011  |  Novitas-Royal (Research on Youth and Language)

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The Early Years Learning Framework in Practice. A Handbook for Educators and Parents

BR Raban, KM Margetts, AC Church, JD Deans

Book  |  2010

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Opportunities for learning during storybook reading at preschool

AC Church

Journal article  |  2010  |  Applied Linguistics Review

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Preference organisation and peer disputes: How young children resolve conflict

A Church

Book  |  2009

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Book Review: A.J. Liddicoat, An Introduction to Conversation Analysis

A CHURCH

Journal article  |  2009  |  Australian Review of Applied Linguistics

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Closings in young children's disputes: resolution, dissipation and teacher intervention

Amelia Church

Book Chapter  |  2009

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Prosocial behaviour in preschool: The state of play

A Bateman, A Church

Journal article  |  2008  |  Educational & Child Psychology

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Preference Revisited

A CHURCH

Journal article  |  2004  |  RASK

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Keyword Analysis

Learner and Learning
Education Systems
Specialist Studies in Education
Teaching and Instruction
Curriculum and Pedagogy
Linguistics
Psychology
Curriculum
Education and Training Systems
Other Education and Training

Credentials

Positions

Senior Lecturer, Early Childhood

Melbourne Graduate School Of Education

Member

International Pragmatics Association

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International Institute of Ethnomethodology & Conversation Analysis

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Australian Linguistics Society

Member

Early Childhood Australia

Education

PHD- SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES, CULTURES & LINGUISTICS

Monash University

MASTER OF ARTS (COMMUNICATION & LANGUAGE SCIENCES)

University of Newcastle Upon Tyne

BA OF ARTS (FRENCH & ITALIAN)

University of Melbourne

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