Research Seminars 2005
| Date |
Speakers |
Seminar Description |
| 25 November |
Yang Yunbao (PhD proposal) |
"High achieving and low achieving students - influences on English language learning in Chinese schools." |
| 17 November |
Glyn Thomas
(EdD proposal) |
"The theory and practice used to help novices develop competence as facilitators." |
| 29 September |
Dr Athena Vongalis-Macrow |
"Displaced agency: the obfuscation of teachers in globalised educational policy". |
| 15 September |
Prof Bonny Norton |
"Imagined Communities, Investment and Language" |
| 18 August |
Dr Wan Ng |
"The Contextual and Interdisciplinary Approach to Learning Science: A Case Study" |
| 21 July |
Bern Nicholls |
"The Effect of a Dog Within the Secondary School Environment." |
| 23 June |
Michael Hardiker |
"Computer Modelling and Simulations in Science Education." |
| 16 June |
Assoc.Prof. Ramon Lewis |
"Teacher hostility towards challenging students." |
| 19 May |
Ms Willie Rithichai (EdD proposal) |
"Language needs for tourism in Thailand." |
| 15 May |
Student Conference |
Program (RTF) |
| 17 March |
Ms Sarah Hasaba |
(PhD proposal) "Literacy in rural communities of Uganda: women, poverty and empowerment." |
| 24 February |
Prof Lorraine Ling |
"Innovative Research Universities Australia: What does it mean for La Trobe?" |
| 27 January |
Turmudi (PhD Proposal) |
"Designing Contextual Learning Strategies for Mathematics for Junior Secondary School in Indonesia." |
Research Seminars 2004
| Date |
Speakers |
Seminar Description |
| 25 March |
Dr Lynda Yates |
"Accent and Intelligibility" |
| 1 April |
Dr Keith Simkin |
"Introducing Asian Perspectives into our teacher education programs." |
| 8 April |
Dr Ruhama Even (Visiting Scholar from Weizmann Institute) |
"The preparation of providers of professional development." |
| 6 May |
Turmudi (Report on PhD work in progress) |
"Designing contextual learning strategies for mathematics for junior secondary school in Indonesia," |
| 13 May |
Sue Wilson (PhD thesis proposal) |
"An Exploration of the relationship between education, mental health and spirituality and the role of the teacher in optimising the mental health and well being of children and adolescents." |
| 3 June |
Dr Howard Nicholas and Dr Lynda Yates |
"Cultural adjustment and language proficiency among Arabic speaking communities in Shepparton." |
| 8 July |
A/Prof Lorraine Ling |
"Changes in Higher Education and the Future." |
| 22 July |
Dr Damon Cartledge |
"Military musicians: A paradox of artistic endeavour." |
| 29 July |
Margot Kaszap (Visiting Professor from Laval University, Quebec, Canada) |
Focus Groups for the Low Literate Elderly.
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| 12 August |
Alan Williams |
"Conceptualising culture in English language teaching." |
Wednesday
25 August |
Martha Florez (PhD proposal) |
"Understanding colloquial expressions of Spanish varieties from a socio-cultural context through films and the use of the internet." |
| 9 September |
Dr Helen Forgasz, Monash University (IAS Visiting Scholar) |
"Writing and reviewing for a journal." |
| 23 September |
Prof Nagiko Lee (Visiting Professor from Ritsumeikan University, Japan) |
"An analysis of students' writing at a university in Japan: How native speakers write differently from international students" |
| 7 October |
Johanna Deegan (PhD proposal) |
"The experiences of overseas qualified nurses from non-English speaking backgrounds whilst enrolled in a bridging program in Australia." |
| 14 October |
Dr Moyra Dale |
"Women's lives and literacies in Egypt." |
| 20 October |
Le Ngoc Thuy Quynh (PhD Proposal) |
"The acquisition of English unaccusative and psychology verbs by Vietnamese learners of English." |
| 28 October |
Dr Wan Ng |
"On line catering for high ability students: A conceptual framework." |
| 4 November |
Prof Victor Friedman (University of Chicago) |
"Language & Ethnicity in the Balkans and the Caucasus."
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