Biography
After completing her PhD, Robyn taught introductory linguistics and discourse analysis in Canada. She has extensive ESL teaching experience in workplace and academic settings. Robyn has worked as a consultant for a number of universities developing English for Academic Purposes materials, and she is co-author of the prize winning CD-ROM Academic writing: A language based approach. She has published in The Journal of English for Academic Purposes, Prospect, Higher Education Research and Development and Australian Review of Applied Linguistics. Since working in the International Student Support Program at the University of Melbourne her research interests havd expanded into the area of intercultural clinical communication.
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest |
Country of Expertise |
| intercultural clinical communication, classroom discourse analysis, academic discourse, genre, student learning, systemic functional linguistics |
Australia |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other
Awards
Qualifications
| Title |
Institution |
Date Awarded |
Abbreviation |
| Doctor of Philosophy |
University of Wollongong |
01-Jan-2003 |
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| Masters of Arts (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) |
University of Technology Sydney |
01-Jan-1995 |
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| Masters of Arts (English) |
University of New South Wales |
01-Jan-1990 |
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| Bachelor of Arts |
University of Sydney |
01-Jan-1985 |
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Memberships
| Membership Type |
Membership Body |
Description |
Start Date |
End Date |
| Member |
Australian Systemic Functional Linguistic Association |
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01-Jan-2000 |
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| Member |
Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australiasia |
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01-Jun-2006 |
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| Member |
Applied Linguistics Association of Australia |
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01-Jan-2000 |
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| Member |
Association for Academic Language and Learning |
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16-Feb-2006 |
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Other Awards
| Award Type |
Awarding Body |
Comments |
Date Awarded |
| Other (Award) |
NSW Institute of Educational Research |
NSW Institue of Educational Research Award for Outstanding Researcher in 2003 (for my Phd studies) |
21-May-2004 |
| Scholarship |
Australian Postgraduate Award |
for PhD studies |
01-Jan-1999 |
| Other (Award) |
International Systemic Functional Linguistic Association |
Minor Bursary to attend International Systemic Functional Congress |
06-May-2002 |
| Scholarship |
Applied Linguistics Association of Australia |
M.A.K. Halliday Scholarship from the Applied Linguistics Association of Australia |
01-May-1999 |
| Prize |
Australian Awards for Excellence in Educational Publishin |
Tertiary Technology Showcase section winner, Australian Awards for Excellence in Educational Publishing for the CD-ROM Academic Writing: A language ba |
01-Nov-2001 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
Publications
Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.
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