Dr Ingrid Wijeyewardene

Biography

Ingrid is a lecturer in the Academic Skills Office, Teaching and Learning. She assists students at all levels of study with their academic literacy needs and teaches into the Foundation units offered by Teaching and Learning. Ingrid has taught English language, spoken communication and academic literacy in universities and colleges in Thailand and Australia, and has developed teaching programs in academic literacy for university students. Before joining the Academic Skills Office, Ingrid taught Thai language at the Australian National University in Canberra. She completed her PhD at UNE, investigating academic discourse in Thai political science texts.

Qualifications

BA (ANU); RSA CELTA (UCLES); MAppLing (Macquarie); PASS Supervisor (UMissouri/UOW); PhD (UNE)

Publications

Wijeyewardene, I. (2017). The representation of social actors in debates on the 2006 Thai coup. In P. Chappell & J.S. Knox (Eds.), Transforming Contexts: Papers from the 44th International Systemic Functional Congress (pp. 47-53). Wollongong, Australia: Organising Committee of the 44th International Systemic Functional Congress.

Muldoon, R. & Wijeyewardene, I. (2014). Reaching the finishing line: Some outcomes and results of online enabling education. In P. Cunningham & N. Fretwell (eds). Innovative Practice and Research Trends in Identity, Citizenship and Education. Selected papers from the sixteenth Conference of the Children's Identity and Citizenship in Europe Academic Network. London: CiCe.

Wijeyewardene, I., Patterson, H. & Collins, M. (2013). Against the odds: Teaching writing in an online environment. Journal of Academic Language and Learning 7(2), A20-A34.

Muldoon, R. & Wijeyewardene, I. (2013). The barrier is down but the line recedes for many: Improving opportunities and outcomes in enabling education. In Cunningham, P. (ed.). Identities and Citizenship Education: Controversy, crisis and challenges. Selected papers from the fifteenth Conference of the Children's Identity and Citizenship in Europe Academic Network. London: CiCe.

Wijeyewardene, I. (2013). The relationship between the social and the linguistic in Critical Discourse Analysis: A case study of Thai political science texts. In Proceedings of the 7th Annual Postgraduate Research Conference: Partnerships and the research journey. Armidale: UNE, 22-24 October.

Wijeyewardene, I. (2012). Transitivity/Ergativity in Thai Political Science texts. In To boldly proceed: Papers from the 39th International Systemic Functional Congress. Sydney, UTS.

Muldoon, R. & Wijeyewardene, I. (2012). Two approaches to mentoring students into academic practice at university. Journal of the Australia and New Zealand Student Services Association, 39, 21-31.

Clarke, C.T., Wijeyewardene, I., Landrigan, B., Mackay, I., Fraser, H.B., & Werren, K. (2011). Underpinning success in the real world of Corporations Law. The Law Teacher, 45(2), 214-230.

Wijeyewardene, I. (2010). Academic writing in Thai: The research article. In Bridging the gap between ideas and doing research: Proceedings of the 4th annual postgraduate research conference. Armidale: UNE, 13-17 July.

Muldoon, R., O'Brien, D., Pendreigh, H., & Wijeyewardene, I. (2009). The UNE Pathways Enabling Program: A case study. In Proceedings of the Third National Conference of Enabling Educators: Raising awareness of the importance of pursuing social inclusion. Toowoomba: University of Southern Queensland, 25-27 November.

Godwin J. & Wijeyewardene I. (2006). Connecting Students, Community and University. In Proceedings of the Society for Provision of Education in Rural Australia 22nd National Conference: Community diversity, and innovation in rural and remote education and training. Hobart 12-14 July.

Wijeyewardene, I. (2001). Interaction in learner interlanguage: An approach to the practice and self-assessment of oral skills. EA Journal, 19(1), 50-64.

Memberships

Association of Academic Language and Learning (AALL)
Australian Systemic Functional Linguistics Association (ASFLA)