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Dr Philip Chappell is an Honorary Associate Professor at Macquarie University, Australia, specializing in Applied Linguistics and TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages). He has extensive experience in English Language Teaching (ELT) both in Australia and internationally. Before transitioning to academia in 2011, he managed language programs and developed professional development programs for language teachers. Phil has recently (2025) ceased full-time employment and continues to conduct his research at his home in Northeastern Thailand.
At Macquarie University, Dr. Chappell was the Director of Education for the Department of Linguistics, where he provided academic leadership to ensure the integrity and quality of education. He also served as the Course Director for Applied Linguistics and TESOL, teaching postgraduate courses such as Linguistics and Language Teaching, Genre, Discourse and Multimodality, and Evaluating Language Classroom Practice.
Dr. Chappell’s research interests include Dialogic Learning and Teaching, TESOL methodology, Second Language Classroom Interaction, Language Teacher Cognition, and Professional Development for Language Teachers. He is particularly focused on supporting language teachers in becoming self-sufficient in providing quality English language education in their home countries.
Throughout his career, Dr. Chappell has contributed significantly to the field through his research and publications. His work often explores sociocultural approaches to language learning and teaching, genre-based pedagogy, and the application of systemic functional grammar to second language teaching
Research student supervision
Dr Chappell is not able to accept any new research students for supervision.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Investigating test preparation practices: Reducing risks
Chappell, P., Yates, L. & Benson, P.
1/01/18 → …
Project: Research
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Multilingualism Research Centre
Benson, P., Barnes, S., Blythe, J., Burridge, A., Chang, M., Chappell, P., Chik, A., Chu, H. E., Djonov, E., Evans, T., Falloon, G., Forrest, J., Garde, U., Gorfinkel, L., Guo, S., Hanley, J., Keith, S., Kruger, J., Kim, J., Li, P., Moloney, R., Murray, J., Ollerhead, S., Orlando, M., Parr, N., Roger, P., Xu Rattanasone, N., Svetanant, C. & Yates, L.
1/07/19 → 30/06/22
Project: Research
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The Impact of Teacher Cognition and Classroom Practices on IELTS Test Preparation Courses in the Australian ELICOS Sector
Chappell, P. & Jackson, H.
1/02/14 → 30/06/15
Project: Research
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Action research for teaching grammar
Reed, M. & Chappell, P., 2025, The Routledge handbook of language teacher action research. Burns, A. & Dikilitaş, K. (eds.). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, p. 83-95 13 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Designing English: text-based instruction with principled eclecticism
Triastuti, A., Madya, S. & Chappell, P., Feb 2022, Yogyakarta: Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (Yogyakarta State University). 240 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Genre-based teaching cycle and instructional design for teaching texts and mandated curriculum contents
Triastuti, A., Madya, S. & Chappell, P., May 2022, In: Indonesian Journal of Applied Linguistics. 12, 1, p. 1-15 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Inquiry dialogue and the balancing act to invigorate our students’ minds
Chappell, P., 1 Feb 2021, In: The MindBrainEd Think Tanks+. 7, 2, p. 17-25 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Meaning-based feedback to support students’ written language development
Chappell, P., Feb 2021, In: Humanising Language Teaching. 23, 1, 5 p., 1.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Prizes
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2024 FMHHS Education Excellence Awards
Fang, Jing (Team leader), Bodis, Agnes (Recipient), Chappell, Philip (Recipient), Boothalingam, Sriram (Recipient), McNeil, Rebecca (Recipient), Cho, Jinhyun (Recipient), Giblin, Iain (Recipient) & Wu, Alice (Recipient), 2025
Prize: Teaching award
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Boosting engagement by connecting students to their department
Philip Chappell (Speaker), Jing Fang (Speaker) & Agnes Bodis (Speaker)
16 Sept 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Career opportunities in times of change: putting language to work
Philip Chappell (Speaker) & Agnes Bodis (Speaker)
14 Sept 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Using Voice Thread to address specific communicative learning outcomes in specific subject areas in the NSW primary school curriculum during an International School Award Project (ISA) facilitated by The British Council.
Thushara Gamage (Speaker) & Philip Chappell (Speaker)
9 Oct 2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Exploring the Potential to use CALL to Promote Communicative Competence in Sri Lanka
Thushara Gamage (Speaker) & Philip Chappell (Speaker)
1 Sept 2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation