TESOL research forum
About us
We aim to build national and international research alliances with leading institutions. We bring together teachers, researchers and resources for English-as-a-second-language education. Together, we hope to promote research and publications in the field and create alliances between leading institutions.
Our research areas
Our main research areas are:
- TESOL
- English for academic purposes
- languages and cultures education
- bilingual education.
Engagement
We are seeking to build national and international research alliances with those in the industry from leading institutions and other interested parties. Please contact us for more information.
Members
- Professor Brian Paltridge, Director
- Associate Professor Aek Phakiti, Convenor
- Associate Professor Phil Chapel
- Professor Ken Cruickshank
- Dr Sarwat Dabaga
- Associate Professor David Hirsh
- Professor Margaret Kettle
- Dr Janica Nordstorm
- Honorary Lecturer Dr Kathleen Rushton
- Dr Marie Stevenson
- Honorary Professor Jack C Richards
- Associate Professor Hui Zhong Shen
- Dr Hongzhi Yang
Events
The group organises and hosts a number of events and activities for researchers and teachers with an interest in TESOL.
Annual TESOL Research Colloquium
The University of Sydney TESOL Forum aims to provide a platform for discussing and sharing research in the area of TESOL as well as exploring possible future research partnerships in this area. We are delighted to announce the 2024 University of Sydney TESOL Research Colloquium – a place where established and new TESOL researchers can meet and network – will be held from 9 am to 4 pm on Saturday, 21 September 2024.
Keynote speakers
- Margaret Kettle, Central Queensland University, Research Directions in TESOL: Deciding context, methodology, and contribution.
- Mark Fraser, University of Wollongong, Making the Connections: A Teacher Educator's Perspective on Compatibility of English Language Teaching Methods.
Enquiries should be directed to the conference academic lead, Associate Professor Aek Phakiti (aek.phakiti@sydney.edu.au).
Presentation schedule
| 09.00–09.05 | Welcome: Brian Paltridge, Director of The University of Sydney Research Forum |
| 09.05–09.55 | Keynote 1 Research Directions in TESOL: Deciding Context, Methodology, and Contribution Margaret Kettle, Central Queensland University Venue: Education 351 |
| Education 452 | Education 458 | Education 459 | |
| 10.00–10.30 | Exploring a Japanese EFL Pre-service Teacher’s Identity through Second Language Poetry Writing Atsushi Iida Aoyama Gakuin University |
The Development of TESOL Teacher Trainees' Beliefs and Knowledge of Translanguaging through a Workshop on Translanguaging Keith Cheng Lin University of Sydney |
Interlanguage variability from a psycholinguistic perspective: A case study of Vietnamese ESL learners Minh Nhut Nguyen Macquarie University |
| 10.30–11.00 | What is Evaluated in School English Language Textbooks in Japan Hideo Watanabe Mushino University |
Teaching Indonesian EFL Student-Translators Utilising CAT Tool: Photovoice as a Research Method in Higher Education Lilik Isitqomah University of Western Sydney |
Benficial Yet Not Enough: Chinese Students' Coping Strategies and Perceptions Towards Peer Interaction and Feedback Noriko Iwashita, Qingmiao Cheng, Quiyang Li, Yifan Mo & Vo Quoc Thang Le University of Queensland |
| 11.00–11.30 | Exploring the Potential of AI to Enhance the Language Skills of EAL/D Students Kim Cook University of Wollongong |
Teacher Education and Global Englishes Language Teaching: A Case Study in an Indonesian University Anggara Jatu Kusumawati University of Sydney |
Tracing Success: A Sector Snapshot of the Direct Entry (DE) ELICOS Tracer Studies in Australian Higher Education Pamela Humphreys & Joshua Swift Macquarie University & The University of Sydney |
| 11.30–12.00 | Motivating the CALD Job Seeker Learners in English Language Learning (ELL): An Exploratory Study Mosammat Sabera Begum University of Wollongong |
Indonesian Learners' Cognitive Knowledge of Online Informal Learning of English Nina Inayati University of New South Wales |
Perspectives on Adult Migrant Language Education in Australia Hailey Doan The University of Sydney |
| Education 452 | Education 458 | Education 459 | |
| 13.00–13.30 | Striving to Become Dialogic: EFL Instructors Getting Caught up in the Uptake of Dialogic Teaching Anthony Wotring University of Wollongong |
Pronunciation Teacher Wellbeing: Evidence from a 10-year Study Michaem Burri & Amanda Baker University of Wollongong |
A Review of L2 Teachers' Understanding of Practice and Teaching Speaking: What is Essential? Mili Saha University of Wollongong |
| 13.30–14.00 | Peer Corrective Feedback Practices and Perceptions among Chinese Learners of English Shike Jian & Noriko Iwashita University of Queensland |
Implementing Flipped Classroom for Writing Instruction at Indonesian Preservice EFL Teacher-Education Programs Husnawadi University of Canberra |
Integrating 4C Skills into EFL Teaching: Exploring 21st-Centrury Classrom Practice Salwa University of Newcastle |
| 14.00–14.30 | Australian Adult English-Language Teacher Employability in the Teacher Job Interview Victoria Sweeney The University of Sydney |
The relationship between ELICOS Programs and Cultural Integration in Australia Ruzbeh Babaee Magill College Sydney |
AI Tutor as an Automated Formative Assessment Tool for Language Tessting and Assessment Students Aek Phakiti The University of Sydney |
| 14.40–15.35 | Keynote 2 Making Connections: A Teacher Educator's Perspective on Compatibility of English Language Teaching Methods Mark Fraser, University of Wollongong Venue: Education 351 |
The University of Sydney Journal of TESOL is a peer-reviewed, online journal with open access, which is published by Sydney School of Education and Social Work at The University of Sydney, Australia.
Researchers from within and outside the University are invited to speak throughout the year on their areas of research. Previous speakers have included Tim McNamara from the University of Melbourne, Alastair Pennycook from the University of Technology Sydney, Angela Scarino from the University of South Australia, Irma Olmeda from the University of Illinois at Chicago, Sally O'Hagan from the University of Melbourne and Natasha Artemeva from Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada.
The Visiting Scholar Program was established to enable researchers working in the area of TESOL to come to the school to work on collaborative research projects with members of forum. Academics interested in becoming, or sponsoring a visiting scholar should contact the Sydney School of Education and Social Work excecutive officer at esw.hos@sydney.edu.au.