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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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.
2001
Conference Publication
Confronting essentialism with essentialism: An anti-sectarian strategy in Northern Ireland
Smala, S. (2001). Confronting essentialism with essentialism: An anti-sectarian strategy in Northern Ireland. What We Know and How We Know It, Seattle, 10-14 April, 2001. Washington, DC: American Educational Research Association.
2000
Book Chapter
Confronting essentialism with essentialism: The Belfast Workers' Educational Association's anti-sectarian strategy
Smala, S. (2000). Confronting essentialism with essentialism: The Belfast Workers' Educational Association's anti-sectarian strategy. Difference and Dispersion: Educational Research in a Postmodern Context. (pp. 133-139) edited by C. Kapitzke, W-L. Cheung and Y. Yu. Flaxton, Queensland: Post Pressed.
1999
Conference Publication
Confronting essentialism with essentialism: The Belfast Workers' Educational Association's anti-sectarian strategy
Smala, S. (1999). Confronting essentialism with essentialism: The Belfast Workers' Educational Association's anti-sectarian strategy. Australian Association for Research in Education Conference, Melbourne, 27 Nov - 2 Dec 1999. Coldstream, Vic.: AARE.
1999
Conference Publication
Creating empathy: Ideas for cultural literacy
Smala, S. (1999). Creating empathy: Ideas for cultural literacy. Global Citizenship, Adelaide, 6-9 July 1999. Adelaide: Aust. Federation of Modern Language Teachers' Association.
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Simone Smala is:
- Not available for supervision
Supervision history
Current supervision
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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
Navigating identity, belonging, and direction: mapping the educational journeys of adult migrant English learners from their homelands to Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Kate McLay
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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
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
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
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
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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
Completed supervision
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2024
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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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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