Gillian Wigglesworth

Interdisciplinary and intercultural development of an early literacy app in dhuwaya

G Wigglesworth, M Wilkinson, Y Yunupingu, R Beecham, J Stockley

Journal article  |  2021  |  Languages

Phonological awareness is a skill which is crucial in learning to read. In this paper, we report on the challenges encountered whi..

Orthographic and phonological activation in Hong Kong deaf readers: An eye-tracking study

Philip Thierfelder, Gillian Wigglesworth, Gladys Tang

Journal article  |  2020  |  Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

We used an error disruption paradigm to investigate how deaf readers from Hong Kong, who had varying levels of reading fluency, us..

Relationships between Comprehension, Strategic Behaviours and Content-Related Aspects of Test Performances in Integrated Speaking Tasks

Kellie Frost, Gillian Wigglesworth, Josh Clothier

Journal article  |  2020  |  Language Assessment Quarterly: an international journal

The use of integrated tasks to test English speaking skills raises questions about the impact of comprehension on test score outco..

Dichotic listening is associated with phonological awareness in Australian aboriginal children with otitis media: A remote community-based study

Mridula Sharma, Amelia Darke, Gillian Wigglesworth, Katherine Demuth

Journal article  |  2020  |  International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Recent literature has highlighted a link between hearing loss as a result of otitis media in the early years of life and impacted ..

Fundamental Frequency and Regional Variation in Lifou French

Catalina Torres, Janet Fletcher, Gillian Wigglesworth

Journal article  |  2020  |  LANGUAGE AND SPEECH

This study presents two experiments aimed at investigating tune-to-text alignment and pitch scaling in Lifou French, a variety spo..

Sign phonological parameters modulate parafoveal preview effects in deaf readers.

Philip Thierfelder, Gillian Wigglesworth, Gladys Tang

Journal article  |  2020  |  Cognition

Research has found that deaf readers unconsciously activate sign translations of written words while reading. However, the ways in..

Probability of Heritage Language Use at a Supportive Early Childhood Setting in Australia

Paola Escudero, Criss Jones Diaz, John Hajek, Gillian Wigglesworth, Eline Adrienne Smit

Journal article  |  2020  |  Frontiers in Education Psychology

Despite well-established research that documents the intellectual, linguistic, sociocultural and familiar benefits of early childh..

Translating translanguaging into our classrooms: Possibilities and challenges

Rhonda Oliver, Gillian Wigglesworth, Denise Angelo, Carly Steele

Journal article  |  2020  |  Language Teaching Research

With a focus on Australian Aboriginal students, in this article we argue that translanguaging provides a useful resource for multi..

The Effect of Word Predictability on Phonological Activation in Cantonese Reading: A Study of Eye-Fixations and Pupillary Response

Philip Thierfelder, Gautier Durantin, Gillian Wigglesworth

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Psycholinguistic Research

This study aimed to investigate the effects of contextual predictability on orthographic and phonological activation during Chines..

Standardized Testing and School Achievement: The Case of Indigenous-Language Speaking Students in Remote Australia

Gillian Wigglesworth, Leonard Freeman

Book Chapter  |  2020

Highlighting marginalized but significant perspectives about the sociopolitical essence of English language tests and testing proc..