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Alice U
Senior lecturer
Phone: 64 9 921 9999 extn 6003
Email: alice.u@aut.ac.nz
Physical Address:Room WT610, Level 6, AUT Tower, corner Wakefield and Rutland Streets, Auckland Central
Qualifications:
- MA (Ling.) Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
- B.Ed. (TEFL and Applied Ling.) Rangoon Arts and Sciences University, Burma
- Certificate in Introduction to Translation and Interpreting, AIT, New Zealand
Teaching Areas:
Prior to joining AUT in 1991, Alice worked as an English language materials development consultant for UNICEF, Ministry of Education, Republic of Maldives, and as a lecturer and teacher trainer in the English Department, Rangoon Arts and Science University, Burma where she taught English as a foreign language, English for specific purposes and general linguistics.Since joining AUT, she has undertaken various academic and leadership roles in the School’s Department of English and Applied Linguistics in the areas of English for general, academic and specific purposes, applied language studies, academic literacies and teacher education.
Research areas:
- academic literacies
- group assessment in multicultural contexts
- intercultural competence
- refugees and third country resettlement
Research Summary:
Alice has been research active and has represented the University at many local and international conferences. She has also co-published, both locally and internationally, journal articles related to academic writing, preparation for university studies, group assessment in multi-cultural tertiary classes and developing and assessing intercultural competence.Publications:
Strauss, P., U, A. & Young, S. (in review) The uncertainty factor in multicultural group projects in tertiary institutions. Studies in Higher Education, Taylor and Francis.
U, A., Hayward, M. & Mortimer-Hughes, J. (in progress) A refugee-centred resettlement education programme: Preliminary findings of a New Zealand model of power-sharing, inclusivity and critical analysis. To submit to The Journal of Refugee Studies, OUP.
Corder, D. & U, A. (in review) Integration of ICT for effective learning, teaching and assessment. Book chapter in WorldCall, Routledge.
Corder, D. & U, A. (in review) Student cultural exchanges in Second Life. Special issue of ACM SIGCSE Bulletin.
U, A. & Corder, D. (2009). E-learning 2.0 and 3D in developing and assessing intercultural communicative competence (ICC): the AUT experience. In F. Salajan (Ed.), Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on e-Learning, 2009. (CD ROM, 2009 release).
Turner, E., U, A., Cartner, H., Jenner, C. & Mann, E. (2009). IELTS and an English for academic study programme: Points of similarity and areas of divergence. In A. Brown (Ed.), Proceedings of CLESOL 2008. (CD-ROM, 2009 release).
Strauss, P. & U, A. (2007). Group Assessments: Dilemmas facing lecturers in multicultural tertiary classrooms. In the Higher Education Research and Development Journal, 26 (2), pp.147-161.
U, A. & Strauss, P. (2006). Preparing EAL students for the interactional demands of mainstream group assessment projects. In the TESOLANZ Journal, Vol.14, pp. 47 – 59.
U, A. & Toh, G. (2006). Teaching writing to students from Asia: Linking approach and motivation. In HKBU Papers in Applied Language Studies, Vol.10, pp. 111-140.
Strauss, P. & U, A. (2005). ‘Am I boring the pants off them?’ – Teaching linguistically and culturally diverse classes. May, S., Franken, M. & Barnard, R. (Eds.) In Refereed Conference Proceedings of The 1st International Conference on LED. Hamilton: Wilf Malcolm Institute of Educational Research, University of Waikato.
Conferences (last five years)
Corder, D. & U, A. (2010). Questioning assumptions and expectations: the first steps to ICC. Global intercultural collaboration 2010 – Future challenges and opportunities workshop. Auckland, New Zealand, February, 2010.
U, A., Hayward, M. & Mortimer-Hughes, J. (2009). A refugee-centred approach to resettlement education: Power-sharing, inclusivity and critical analysis. Looking back and Moving Forward – Refugee health and well-being conference. Auckland, New Zealand, November, 2009.
U, A. & Corder, D. (2009). E-learning 2.0 and 3D in developing and assessing intercultural communicative competence (ICC): the AUT experience. The 4th International Conference on e-Learning. Toronto, Canada, July, 2009.
Corder, D. & U, A. (2008). Bridging the gap between communicative competence and intercultural communicative competence – implications for language teaching. ALANZ symposium: Bridging the gap between theory, practice and research. Auckland, New Zealand, November, 2008.
Turner, E., U, A., Cartner, H., Jenner, C. & Jackson-Potter, E. (2008). IELTS and English for Academic Study: points of similarity and areas of divergence. CLESOL 2008: Language and identity: building communities of learning conference. Auckland, New Zealand, October, 2008.
Strauss, P. & U, A. (2007). ‘When the lecturers choose usually we could hardly communicate’ – the language issues and group selection in multicultural tertiary classes. LED 2007 Conference. Hamilton, New Zealand, November, 2007.
Strauss, P. & U, A. (2007). Group selection in multicultural classes – a meaningful assessment experience? HERDSA 2007, Enhancing higher education, theory and scholarship conference. Adelaide, Australia, July, 2007.
U, A. & Strauss, P. (2006). Working in groups: Expectations, assumptions and challenges facing ESL students, their lecturers and L1 peers in mainstream university classes. The 34th Annual TESL Ontario Conference. Toronto, Canada, November, 2006.
U, A. & Strauss, P. (2005). Survivor English: meeting the demands of oral interaction in group projects. ALANZ symposium, Wellington, September, 2005.
U, A. (2005). Meeting the immediate needs and long-term goals of EAL students: Changes, choices and Challenges. Surfing the Waves of Change in ELT Conference. Bangkok, Thailand, January, 2005.