Browsing Doctoral Theses by Thesis Supervisor "Harvey, Sharon"
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Developing Higher English Language Proficiency for Vietnamese Primary EFL Teachers: a Critical Ethnographic Study
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)The English language proficiency of primary teachers is of considerable interest in many non-Anglo countries including Vietnam. In the Vietnamese context of primary EFL teacher training, the level of TEYL teachers’ English ... -
Integrating culture into Vietnamese University EFL Teaching: a critical ethnographic study
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)Globalisation and its resulting economic, technological, social and educational transformations have led to an increased need for the development of intercultural competence in education (Scarino, 2009). This ability to ... -
Learning to Live in a Different Culture: A Phenomenographic Study of the Adaptation Experiences of Cultural-immersion Study-abroad Sojourners
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)This thesis investigates the learning required for study abroad sojourners to live effectively inside another culture. To live effectively in another culture, the research participants tracked in this thesis had to learn ... -
Neoliberalism and discourse: case studies of knowledge policies in the Asia-Pacific
(Auckland University of Technology, 2008)This thesis examines policy documents relating to the knowledge society of six Asia-Pacific countries (India, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Fiji and New Zealand). I employ Norman Fairclough’s version of Critical Discourse ... -
What's Be Happen? A Bakhtinian Analysis of Aotearoa New Zealand's First Pacific Reggae Album
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)This thesis presents an analysis of Herbs’ record album What’s Be Happen? The album has been recognised in Aotearoa New Zealand for being at the forefront of Pacific reggae, for its ground-breaking social commentary on ...