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Macquarie University Graduate Student Showcase 2 #287

Sat, Nov 21, 16:45-18:45 JST | Zoom 30 Graduate Student Showcases
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Exploring the fostering of critical thinking in English teacher education

Nu Anh VO

This presentation addresses methodological issues in a study on exploring the fostering of students’ critical thinking in English language teacher education. The study is a comparative case study of two Master’s programs in Applied Linguistics/TESOL in Australia and Vietnam.

Heritage language proficiencies of Chinese immigrant children in Australia

Yining WANG

Adopting a sociolinguistic ethnographic approach, this study investigates heritage language proficiencies of Chinese immigrant children and contributing factors. The findings show that that their proficiency outcomes vary with age of migration, family language policy, use of print resources, and peer influence.

Using Fitbits to physiologically measure language learner speaking anxiety

Jonathan SHACHTER

The main objective of this project is to develop and test a proof of concept software measurement tool, which can be used to collect HR measures (in a classroom) using a software Application Programming Interface (API) provided by FitBit, Inc.

The pragmatics of swearing, (potentially) offensive, and taboo language in English

Joshua WEDLOCK

This presentation addresses the rationale for investigating how nonnative English speakers perceive and understand swearing and taboo language in two different contexts (Australia, South Korea). In addition, the importance of this provocative linguistic style for EFL/ESL learners is discussed.

Nu Anh Vo

Nu Anh Vo

Macquarie University
Nu Anh Vo is currently a PhD candidate in the Linguistics Department at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. She is a lecturer at the Faculty of English Linguistics and Literature, University of Social Sciences and Humanities (Vietnam National University – Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam. Her research interests include language teaching and learning, discourse analysis and international comparative education.
Jonathan Shachter

Jonathan Shachter

Kyushu Sangyo University
I'm a full-time lecturer at Kyushu Sangyo University in Fukuoka, Japan. I hold a B.A. in Trumpet Performance from Virginia Tech, an M.Ed. in Education from American College of Education, and am currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Psychology from Macquarie University. Throughout my teaching career, I have taught English and Trumpet in America, Canada, Israel, Australia, and Japan. I'm a firm believer that the skills developed in studying the language of music can be applied to English language acquisition. My current research interests are the effects of nervousness on performance and cognition. I am the co-founder of the audio journal Lost in Citations - lostincitations.com.
Yining Wang

Yining Wang

Macquarie University
Yining Wang is currently a Research Assistant in the Department of Linguistics at Macquarie University. Yining Wang completed her PhD in August 2020. Her thesis explored the heritage language maintenance of Chinese migrant children and their families in Australia. Her research areas cover bilingual education, multilingualism, Chinese migrants’ children’s education, Chinese heritage language maintenance, and Chinese immigrant religion in Australia. Yining Wang had been working for eleven years as a lecturer at Zhuhai Campus of Beijing Normal University in China.
Joshua Wedlock

Joshua Wedlock

Macquarie University
My name is Joshua Wedlock, a Ph.D. Candidate at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. My current areas of research include 'Taboo Language and Pragmatics' and 'The Comprehension of Taboo Language by Korean English-speakers'. I am also interested in educational myths and expedited language learning. In my presentation, I will be discussing why the study of taboo language is important.