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Language shift and host society attitudes: Dutch migrants who arrived in New Zealand between 1950 and 1965
(Sage Publishers, 2012)Language shift and host society attitudes - Dutch migrants who arrived in New Zealand between 1950 and 1965 Abstract A study published in 2010 reported on past and current language use of a group of older Dutch migrants ... -
A Languages Strategy for Auckland: Why and What Are The Issues?
(Faculty of Education and Social Work, the University of Auckland, 2015)No abstract. -
Making the implicit explicit: pragmatics in the classroom
(AUT University, 2010)Successful communication in a second language requires knowledge of its socio-pragmatic norms (Eslami-Rasekh, 2005), and explicit instruction can be of value to second language learners (Kasper & Roever, 2004). Various ... -
Making the implicit explicit: raising pragmatic awareness in trainee interpreters, using semi-authentic spontaneous discourse samples
(TESOL, 2012)Following the recent interest in the teaching of pragmatics and the recognition of its importance for both cross-cultural communication and new speakers of an additional language, the authors carried out an action research ... -
Meeting the needs of visiting in-service EFL teachers from China
(AUT University; VUW, 2007)Providing short term intensive professional development courses that successfully meet the needs of course participants can be a challenging task. This paper discusses a tailor- made programme for visiting overseas teachers ... -
A model-based online framework for Kanji learning
(Computer-assisted Language Learning (CALL), 2013)This article presents a conceptual CALL model of kanji learning set within a framework of outcome-specific learning tools and cognitive support structure. The kanji learning ‘package’ will enable learners to manage the ... -
Moving Out of Our Comfort Zones to Make a Difference - Do We Really Want To?
(Higher Education Close Up (HECU), 2014)In this paper I would like to focus on postgraduate teaching and supervision. I ask whether some of the issues raised by our keynote speakers could not be meaningfully addressed by academics if they were willing to think ... -
One Brotherhood in Aotearoa New Zealand: Protest, resistance and Pacific reggae
(Michigan Publishing, the University of Michigan, 2018)The band Herbs has recently been formally recognized in Aotearoa New Zealand for its cultural expression and influence, and for the musicians’ political stance in an important period of activism. The band’s highly original ... -
Pacific Languages, Neoliberalism and Language Education Policy
(Faculty of Education and Social Work, the University of Auckland, 2015)Since 1984 and the election of a fourth Labour Government, New Zealand has been characterised as one of the most neoliberal countries in the world. Neoliberal theory frames most policy, including educational language policy. ... -
Preparing EAL students for the interactional demands of mainstream group assessment projects
(TESOLANZ, 2006)For NESB (Non English Speaking Background) students, the adjustments required to study successfully at a tertiary institution are varied and taxing (Myles & Cheng, 2003). Probably the greatest difficulty they encounter is ... -
Pronunciation teaching: getting stress without getting stressed
(Association Internationale de Linguistique Appliquée (AILA), 2014)It has been established that stress plays an important role in intelligibility, but few studies have investigated teaching stress. This paper reports on the findings of two small-scale exploratory studies which investigated ... -
Reflection and dialogue on postgraduate professional development for experienced language teachers
(RMIT Publishing, 2013)Recent discussion has focused on the benefits and constraints of using and teaching reflection for professional self-development (Farrell, 2007; Volk, 2010). Alongside this is an interest in the value of dialogue in teacher ... -
Reflective practice and action research as a source of pre-service and in-service professional development and classroom innovation: burden or benefit? myth or reality?
(AUT University, 2005)The concept of the teacher as reflective practitioner and teacher as researcher of his/her own classroom practice now has a long 20th and 21st century tradition and is promoted widely in the teacher education literature ... -
Reflective Practice and the Element of Surprise in Technology Enhanced Learning
(Scholarship of Technology Enhanced Learning (SoTEL), 2022)This is a concept paper which draws attention to the element of ‘surprise’ when it comes to educators’ self-reflections and which I apply to my own experience of implementing new forms of pedagogy in relation to technology ... -
Review: Costuming Cosplay: Dressing the Imagination, Therèsa Winge (Bloomsbury 2018)
(Iris Publishers, 2020)No abstract. -
The Role of Aotearoa New Zealand Midwives As Positive Influencers on Food Literacy With Samoan Families: Report on a Small Auckland-Based Study
(Nzcom, 2021)Background: Healthy eating is crucial for optimal development during all stage of life and most particularly also during pregnancy. According to Statistics New Zealand [Statistics NZ] (2019) Pasefika people made up 8.1% ... -
Semi-authentic practices for student health interpreters
(University of Western Sydney, 2015)This paper will briefly describe some pedagogical tools used to provide semi-authentic practices for trainee healthcare interpreters. Such practices facilitate legitimate peripheral participation by a Community of Learners ...