Ruth Nicholls
Lecturer, School of Education
Qualifications
BA (Hons) (Syd), Dip Sup Ling App (Paris III), Dip Mig Teach (Armidale CAE), Grad Cert Higher Ed (UNE), MA (Hons) (UNE)
Contact
| Email: | rnicholl@une.edu.au |
| Room: | FEHPS Building (E7) |
| Phone: | 02 6773 3840 (or +61 2 6773 3840 overseas) |
| Fax: | 02 6773 2445 |
Ruth Nicholls is a member of the English, Literacies and Languages Education (ELLE) group.
Within the ELLE group, she specialises in Language: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) and Teaching Languages Other Than English (LOTE).
Affiliations
Areas of Teaching
1. SPECIALIST TESOL awards
- MEd (TESOL)
- Grad Dip Ed Studies (TESOL)
- Grad Cert (TESOL)
EDLA 402 + EDLA 404: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
EDLA 419: English as a World Language
EDLA 512:
EDLA 517: Language Maintenance, Shift and Loss
2. FOUNDATION EDUCATION awards
• Graduate Diploma in Education
• MTch
• BEd (Primary)
Units taught
EDLA 987 + EDLA 988: Secondary English - ESL I + II)EDLA 985 + EDLA 986: Secondary Education - Languages I + II
EDUC 403: The Non-English-Speaking-Background Studen
OTHER awards
• Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics (MAAL)
Units taught
• EDLA 423: SLA: Applications
• EDLA 419: English as a World Language
Areas of Teaching and Research
- Applied linguistics
- Language learning and teaching (TESOL and LOTE)
- TESOL/LOTE teacher education
- Role of Practicum in TESOL/LOTE teacher education
- Learning styles
- Literacy issues
- Literacy and pronunciation coding, (reading aloud)
Research Supervision
- Masters level supervision of students in Language Education Studies (TESOL and Languages)