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'Linguistics at the University of Melbourne is ranked No.13 in the world (QS World Rankings, 2016). This course brings a research component to your existing knowledge so that you’ll graduate with a competitive edge in language teaching, language assessment and language program evaluation.' http://graduate.arts.unimelb.edu.au/study/degrees/master-of-applied-linguistics/overview In the Master of Applied Linguistics, I specialised in TESOL. I studied units in second language aquisition, grammar and discourse, technology and language learning, English phonetics and phonology, second language writing, and language program evaluation. In my final year, I wrote a minor thesis in language program evaluation, with a focus on evaluating language programs which employ blended learning. The title: Evaluating Blended Language Programmes. I achieved first class honours results for all units studied, and was on the Faculty of Arts Dean's Honours List for outstanding academic achievement in the Master of Applied Linguistics, 2014. After graduating, I went on to work collaboratively with my thesis supervisor, Dr Paul Gruba, on the book 'Blended Language Program Evaluation', published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2016.

'The Graduate Certificate of Tertiary Teaching and Learning (TT&L) is designed to improve your learning and teaching practice as a tertiary teacher and to equip you to teach effectively in the Higher Education sector. The program provides opportunities for you to explore issues in tertiary learning and teaching, course design, assessment and creative problem solving in the context of current and emerging professional practice. Underpinning the course is a commitment to student-centred learning.' http://www1.rmit.edu.au/handbook/gc020ausbu In the Graduate Certificate of Tertiary Teaching and Learning, I studied units in tertiary teaching and learning, internationalising the curriculum, and the technological implications for tertiary teaching and learning.

'Employers around the world ask for CELTA. It’s the practical English language teaching qualification that gives you the essential knowledge, hands-on teaching experience and classroom confidence to qualify as a teacher of English as a Second Language (ESL).' http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/teaching-english/teaching-qualifications/celta/ On graduating from the CELTA, I was one of only four trainees offered full time employment on graduation with the training institution.

Within the Bachelor of Modern Languages, I majored in Applied Linguistics, and did a double major in Japanese. I won a peace and friendship scholarship in 1995 due to my strong academic results. On that scholarship, I studied Japanese language intensively for one year at the University of the Ryukyus, Japan.