Overview
Background
Teacher Education
Dr. Simone Smala is a senior lecturer in teacher education, educational psychology and multilingualism in education. Drawing from a background as a middle years and secondary teacher, Simone now focuses her research on Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) in bilingual, immersion and TESOL settings, and the emerging world of Generative AI in K-12 education. Simone's research is based in socio-cultural learning theories, educational policy and blended learning.She publishes in both English and German and has extensive research connections in Europe and the USA.
Availability
- Dr Simone Smala is:
- Not available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Education, Universität Bielefeld
- Masters (Coursework) of Education, Rheinish-Westphalian Technical University
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL), Second Language Learning
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Teacher's work, Teacher wellbeing, Teacher collaboration and professional development
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German Language Teaching, German Immersion Programs
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AI for Teachers and Teaching
Works
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2013
Book Chapter
Privacy and identity management in social media: driving factors for identity hiding
Smala, Simone and Al-Shehri, Saleh (2013). Privacy and identity management in social media: driving factors for identity hiding. Research perspectives and best practices in educational technology integration. (pp. 304-320) edited by Jared Keengwe. Hershey, PA, United States: Information Science Reference. doi: 10.4018/978-1-4666-2988-2.ch016
2013
Book Chapter
Teaching in CLIL programs: Queensland teachers' stories of bilingual education
McKendry, Jen, Freihofner, Ulla and Smala, Simone (2013). Teaching in CLIL programs: Queensland teachers' stories of bilingual education. Language teachers' narratives of practice. (pp. 56-65) edited by Lesley Harbon and Robyn Moloney. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
2012
Journal Article
The governmentality of reconciliation: Adult education as a community relations technique in Northern Ireland
Smala, Simone (2012). The governmentality of reconciliation: Adult education as a community relations technique in Northern Ireland. Discourse, 33 (2), 283-297. doi: 10.1080/01596306.2012.666081
2012
Book Chapter
CLIL Down Under: External support structures to overcome the 'tyranny of distance'
Smala, Simone (2012). CLIL Down Under: External support structures to overcome the 'tyranny of distance'. Quality interfaces: Examining evidence and exploring solutions in CLIL. (pp. 212-224) edited by David Marsh and Oliver Meyer. Eichstaett, Germany: Eichstaett Academic Press.
2012
Journal Article
CLIL programmes in Australia: multilingual schooling contexts
Smala, Simone (2012). CLIL programmes in Australia: multilingual schooling contexts. The European Journal of Applied Linguistics and TEFL, 1 (1), 115-127.
2012
Conference Publication
Using Facebook to engage students with social justice concepts in teacher education
Smala, Simone (2012). Using Facebook to engage students with social justice concepts in teacher education. SITE 2012: Society for Information and Technology Teacher Education 23rd International Conference, Austin, TX, United States, 5 - 9 March 2012. Chesapeake, VA, United States: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
2012
Journal Article
A research design in technology-enhanced scaffolding in language teaching: What lessonLAMS can offer at the interface of educational and language learning research
Campbell, Chris, Smala, Simone and Lim, Jung-Sook (Sue) (2012). A research design in technology-enhanced scaffolding in language teaching: What lessonLAMS can offer at the interface of educational and language learning research. Teaching English with Technology (TEwT), 12 (2), 121-131.
2011
Journal Article
Content and language integrated learning
Smala, Simone (2011). Content and language integrated learning. Languages Victoria, 15 (2), 32-35.
2011
Journal Article
A lived curriculum in two languages
Smala, Simone and Sutherland, Kate (2011). A lived curriculum in two languages. Curriculum Perspectives, 31 (3), 11-22.
2011
Conference Publication
Contexts and agents – CLIL in Queensland
Smala, Simone (2011). Contexts and agents – CLIL in Queensland. 3rd International Conference on Language, Education and Diversity (LED 2011), Auckland, New Zealand, 22-25 November 2011. Auckland, New Zealand: The University of Auckland.
2011
Conference Publication
Technology enhanced scaffolding in language teaching: Using LessonLAMS for Korean as a foreign language
Lim, Jung-Sook (Sue), Campbell, Chris and Smala, Simone (2011). Technology enhanced scaffolding in language teaching: Using LessonLAMS for Korean as a foreign language. 6th International LAMS and Learning Design Conference, Sydney, Australia, 8-9 December 2011. Sydney, Australia: LAMS Foundation.
2009
Journal Article
New literacies in a globalised world
Smala, S. (2009). New literacies in a globalised world. Literacy Learning: The Middle Years, 17 (3), 45-50.
2009
Conference Publication
Introducing: Content and Language Integrated learning (CLIL)
Smala, Simone (2009). Introducing: Content and Language Integrated learning (CLIL). 2009 ACSA National Biennial Conference Curriculum: A national conversation, Canberra, 2-4 October 2009. Canberra, Australia: Australian Curriculum Studies Association.
2009
Journal Article
Deutsche immersions - programme in Australien
Smala, S (2009). Deutsche immersions - programme in Australien. Fremdsprache Deutsch (Heft 40), 45-48.
2008
Journal Article
Review of Realizing the College Dream with Autism or Asperger Syndrome: A parent’s guide to student success
Smala, Simone (2008). Review of Realizing the College Dream with Autism or Asperger Syndrome: A parent’s guide to student success. International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 55 (4), 347-348. doi: 10.1080/10349120802496633
2007
Other Outputs
Anti-sectarian adult education in Northern Ireland
Smala, Simone (2007). Anti-sectarian adult education in Northern Ireland. PhD Thesis, School of Education, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/178621
2004
Journal Article
Review of The First R: How Children Learn Race and Racism Debra Van Ausdale and Joe R. Feagin, , Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, Lanham, Maryland, 2001, 231 pages, ISBN 0 8476 8862 3
Smala, Simone (2004). Review of The First R: How Children Learn Race and Racism Debra Van Ausdale and Joe R. Feagin, , Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, Lanham, Maryland, 2001, 231 pages, ISBN 0 8476 8862 3. The Australian Educational Researcher, 31 (1), 115-116. doi: 10.1007/bf03216808
2003
Journal Article
Globalised symbols of war and peace
Smala, Simone (2003). Globalised symbols of war and peace. Social Alternatives, 22 (2), 37-42.
2002
Journal Article
Learning about the 'other': Intercultural learning and refugees
Smala, S. (2002). Learning about the 'other': Intercultural learning and refugees. Social Alternatives, 21 (4), 17-20.
2001
Book Chapter
Communal divisions in Northern Ireland: Addressing visual symbols and signs
Smala, S. (2001). Communal divisions in Northern Ireland: Addressing visual symbols and signs. Creating New Dialogues: Policy, Pedagogy and Reform. (pp. 120-126) edited by R. Capeness, A. Kolatsis and A. Woods. Flaxton, Qld: Post Pressed.
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Simone Smala is:
- Not available for supervision
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Exploring Language Learning Strategies and Learners¿ Identities Using WhatsApp Chats to Enhance the Learning of Arabic Grammar in Cooperative Learning Settings Online
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Robyn Gillies
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Doctor Philosophy
An investigation of the impact of crisis-prompted online learning for refugee-background students
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Kate McLay
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Doctor Philosophy
WeChat-mediated Chinese EFL learners L2 identity construction during Covid-19 pandemic.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Kate McLay
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Doctor Philosophy
Literature in English Teaching in Indonesia; The Implementation and Practice in Schools, English Literature, and English Education Study Programs and Its Role in Job Opportunities
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Kate McLay
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Doctor Philosophy
Promoting Learners Autonomy through feedback provision
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Stephanie Macmahon
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Doctor Philosophy
Teaching in the higher education sector in the Generative AI era: Instructional design in the implementation of Generative AI tools
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Peter Crosthwaite
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Doctor Philosophy
Islamic values and English language education: An ethnographic study of an Indonesian Pesantren.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Obaid Hamid
Completed supervision
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Sense-making and learning in the 21st century: Science student voices on learning through a second language
Principal Advisor
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Informal EFL Learning in Saudi Arabia and the Role of the Internet: An Ecological Perspective
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Peter Renshaw
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Primary EFL Teachers' Self-Directed Learning in China: Readiness, Process, and Context
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Katie Makar
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Picking Up a Second Language from Television: an autoethnographic L2 simulation of L1 French learning
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Bob Lingard
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Second Language Reading Comprehension Strategies in Brunei Darussalam's Primary Schools
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Karen Moni
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
Contextual language learning: The educational potential of mobile technologies and social media
Associate Advisor
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