Teaching the Teachers!

I conducted a workshop about cultural awareness to a most receptive and enthusiastic group of teachers as part of their yearly staff professional development program.

Interacting with people from other cultures enriches your outlook on life. Reflection of your differences and your similarities help you view life through the eyes of many others in a global community.

When you learn about other cultures, you establish new methods of thought and solve problems from a different perspective.

STEM Ignition Series, State Library of South Australia

Happy 2022 everyone!

There was a most inquisitive audience in attendance at the State Library of South Australia.

I was one of four keynote speakers during the STEM Ignition Series that formed a panel to discuss science fiction to science fact.

Do the two intertwine and meet?

Are they contradictory?

STEM focuses on one or more of the four disciplines of science, technology, engineering, and math. In an era when technical and scientific skills are increasingly important in the workforce, exposing children to STEM learning in the early years is the key.

I spoke about Artificial Languages, Universal Language Translators, and Computer-Assisted Language Learning.

With restrictions easing, I look forward to my next series of keynotes in the new year! 

Radio interview with 2NURFM in New South Wales, Australia

Holy interview Batman!

I had a most enjoyable time with Morning Show Presenter Mark Rorke from 2NURFM in New South Wales, discussing comic book literature, specifically Batman, and the global Batman Day celebration.

Click on the image above to listen to the interview!

The interview focussed on the influence of the superhero in a global pop culture society, and I spoke about my thesis investigations of the context, stereotypes, representations, and controversies in comic book literature.

The interview comes at a fantastic time as I prepare for my first post-COVID-19 keynote about the literature at Supanova Comic Con and Gaming at the Adelaide Showground on October 30.

Are you a Batman fan?

A fantastic new resource added for my younger language students!

The ambience of the classroom has an extremely important impact on language learners, and this is especially true for students in the Early Years Learning Framework.

Bold, bright, and vibrant images related to the language and its culture provide a narrative that can be used to present the language to the students on a daily basis.

I am delighted to add this beautiful mural of the Eiffel Tower in all its splendour to my classroom for students to enjoy.

I greatly appreciate my centre director for permitting me to indulge and have the mural created!

Interview with ABC Radio Adelaide Morning Show July 6, 2021

Hot on the heels of the ABCs report about a recent linguistic field trip I coordinated, is the podcast of my interview discussing Indigenous Language Revival on the ABC Radio Adelaide Morning Show.

Click on the image to listen to my interview on ABC Radio Adelaide Morning Show