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Dr Sue Ollerhead is a senior lecturer in Languages and Literacy Education and the Director of the Secondary Education Program. Her expertise lies in English language and literacy learning and teaching in multicultural and multilingual education contexts. Her research interests include translanguaging, multilingual pedagogies, literacy across the curriculum and oracy development in schools. Sue is a founding member of the Multilingualism Research Centre, which fosters research on multilingualism across Macquarie University, collaborates with researchers in Australia and overseas on multilingualism research, and provides research-based support on multilingual policies and practices to community organizations in New South Wales.
As well as directing the Secondary Education Program, Sue convenes and teaches a number of language-related units at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. These include:
EDTE4310 and EDTE4320 Languages Other than English (LOTE) Methodology 1 & 2
EDTE4420 Teaching English as an Additional Language
EDST4020 The Practice of Teaching: Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners
EDST8238 (Master of Teaching Unit) Professional Practice 2: Literacy and Numeracy for Diverse Learners
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MQRAS 21 R2: Language Inclusion Index (LI-Index): A tool to evaluate inclusion in multilingual Australia
Chik, A., Orlando, M., Burridge, A., Ollerhead, S., Gorfinkel, L. & Gu, Y.
25/01/22 → 24/01/23
Project: Research
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VCE EAL: Designing teaching and learning approaches to VCE EAL writing using Culturally Responsive Pedagogy
Choi, J., French, M., Ollerhead, S. & Liu, K.
1/01/22 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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Designing teaching and learning approaches to VCE EAL writing using culturally responsive pedagogy
Ollerhead, S., Choi, J. & French, M.
30/10/21 → 30/01/23
Project: Research
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NSWEC: NSW Equity Consortium
Upton, S., Dutton, J., Wilson, K., Kohnen, S., Colenbrander, D., Morison, C., Hussain, S. & Ollerhead, S.
1/01/21 → 31/12/23
Project: Research
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Plurilingual perspectives in Australian education
Ollerhead, S. & Choi, J., 2022, The Routledge handbook of plurilingual language education. Piccardo, E., Germain-Rutherford, A. & Lawrence, G. (eds.). New York: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, p. 424-430 7 p. (Routledge handbooks in applied linguistics).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Vietnamese EFL students’ out-of-classroom motivation viewed through self-determination theory
Hoang, X., Chik, A., French, R. & Ollerhead, S., 2022, Autonomy support beyond the language learning classroom: a self-determination theory perspective. Mynard, J. & Shelton-Strong, S. J. (eds.). Bristol, UK: Multilingual Matters, p. 69-90 22 p. (Psychology of Language Learning and Teaching; vol. 16).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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The role of government's 'owned media' in fostering cultural inclusion: a case study of the NSW Department of Education's online and social media during COVID-19
Gorfinkel, L., Muscat, T., Ollerhead, S. & Chik, A., Feb 2021, In: MIA Media International Australia. 178, 1, p. 87-100 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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CathWest learning ecologies: literature review: a new approach to learning at CathWest Innovation College
Hay, I., O'Sullivan, K-A., Ollerhead, S. & Hartley, S., Oct 2020, North Ryde, NSW: Macquarie University. 80 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
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Introduction to the special issue: translanguaging as a resource in teaching and learning
Choi, J., French, M. & Ollerhead, S., 30 Apr 2020, In: Australian Journal of Applied Linguistics. 3, 1, p. 1-10 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
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Staring down the Covid-19 lockdown with Multilingual Humour
Sue Ollerhead, Shepi Mati & Monica Hendricks
12/05/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Promoting Multilingual Approaches in Teaching and Learning
Sue Ollerhead & Kerry Taylor-Leech
6/11/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research