Associate Professor Jill Burton

Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics, School of Education, Magill Campus

Associate Member of the Centre for Studies in Literacy, Policy and Learning Cultures - see website:

www.unisa.edu.au/hawkeinstitute/cslpc

• Applied linguistics
• Discourse analysis in English as a Second Language and English as a Foreign Language
• TESOL Education
• Adult education
• Literacy and language education
• Curriculum and teacher education
• Reflective writing and practice
• Writing as an academic practitioner
• English as an international language

TESOL, Inc.

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PhD, University of South Australia

MA, Applied Linguistics for English Language Teaching, University of Lancaster

Grad.Dip.Ed, University of Adelaide

B.Sci (Soc.Sci.) Hons, University of Bristol

• Writing as academic practice
• Writing as a method of inquiry
• TESOL curriculum
• Analysis of discourse communities

Commissioned Research Reports
1996. ESL Teacher Education Consultant. Desert Schools: An Investigation of English Language and Literacy Among Young Aboriginal People in Seven Communities. Canberra: Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs.

1992. DILGEA Client Survey; Learner Perceptions of AMES Tasmania. Canberra: DILGEA.

1991. Review of Professional Support and Development in the Adult Migrant English Program. Canberra: Department of Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs.

1988–1991. Evaluator. Languages Inservice Program for Teacher. Nationally funded. South Australian Department of Education.

Select Publications
Burton,J.,Quirke,P.,Reichmann, C., & Peyton, J.K. (Eds).2009. Reflective writing--A way to lifelong teacher learning (e-book). TESL-EJ.

2009. Getting to the heart of teaching (Chapter 1). In J.Burton, P.Quirke, C.Reichmann & J.K.Peyton (Eds), Reflective writing--A way to lifelong teacher learning (e-book). TESL-EJ.

2009.Reflective practice (Chapter 30). In A. Burns & J.C. Richards, Cambridge guide to second language teacher education. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

2008. (with Anne Burns, Eds. Language teacher research in Australia and New Zealand. Alexandria, VA: TESOL, Inc.

2008.(with Anne Burns). Language teacher research in Australia and New Zealand (Chapter 1). In A. Burns & J. Burton (Eds), Language teacher research in Australia and New Zealand, Alexandria, VA: TESOL, Inc.

2007. Seeking the Standard: Using Existing Resources to Support EFL Teachers in Evaluation Processes. In C. Coombe, M. Al-Hamly, P. Davidson, & S. Troudi (Eds), Evaluating Teacher Performance in ELT. Alexandria, VA: TESOL, Inc.

(In press) The Importance of Teachers Writing on TESOL. TESL-EJ.

2004. (with Siriluck Usaha). Standing on Burning Coals. Essential Teacher 1, 2: 50–53.

2003 (with Charles Clennell). Interaction as the Way and Means of Language Learning. In J.I. Burton & C. Clennell (Eds), Interaction and Language Learning. Alexandria, VA: TESOL, Inc.

2003 (with Yoopayao Daroon). Constructing an EFL Curriculum from Learner Discourse. In J.I. Burton & C. Clennell (Eds), Interaction and Language Learning. Alexandria, VA: TESOL, Inc.

2001. (with Michael Carroll). Journal Writing as an Aid to Self-Awareness, Autonomy, and Collaborative Learning. In J.I. Burton & M. Carroll (Eds), Journal Writing. Alexandria, VA: TESOL, Inc.

2000a. Learning from Language Teaching: A Case Study Approach. Prospect 15, 3: 5–22.

2000b. Learning from Discourse Analysis in the ESOL Classroom. TESOL Journal 9, 4: 24–27.

2000c. Professionalism and Discourse in TESOL. ThaiTESOL Bulletin 13, 2: 1–24.

1998a. Professionalism in Language Teaching. Prospect 13, 3: 24–34.

1998b. A Cross-Case Analysis of Teacher Involvement in TESOL Research. TESOL Quarterly 32, 3: 419–46.

1998c. Current Developments In Language Curriculum Design: An Australian Perspective. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics 18: 287–303.

1997. Sustaining Language Teachers as Researchers of Their Own Practice. Canadian Modern Language Review/ La Revue Canadienne de Langues Vivantes, 54 (11, October/octobre), 84–109.

1996. An Analysis of Classroom Discourse. Chapter 4.1 in Desert Schools: An Investigation of English Language and Literacy Among Young Aboriginal People In Seven Communities. Canberra: NLLIA/SATCC.

1994a. Investigating Classroom Research Through Classroom Research. In J. Burton (ed.). Perspectives On the Classroom. Adelaide: CALUSA Research Series.

1994b. (with Wanda Rusek).The Learner As Curriculum Resource. Prospect 9, 3: 30–47.

1993a. (with Peter Mickan). Teachers’ Classroom Research: Rhetoric Or Reality?. In J. Edge and K. Richards (eds), Teachers Develop Teachers Research. Oxford: Heinemann.

1993b. (with Peter Mickan). Managing Action Research. In T. Ghaye and P. Wakefield (eds), CARN Critical Conversations. Bath: Hyde Publications.

1991. Perceptions of Learning in the AMEP. Prospect 7, 1: 57–72.

1989. Keeping Language In Its Place. In H. Coleman (ed.), Working With Language. The Hague: Mouton.

1987a. Participative Research; Towards Defining the Curriculum In the AMEP. ARAL 10, 2: 114–27.

1987b. The Powers of Observation: An Investigation of Current Practices and Issues In Teacher Observations. In B.K. Das (ed.), Patterns of Classroom Interaction in Southeast Asia (Anthology Series 17), Singapore: RELC.

1987c. Curriculum Development As Teacher Development. In J. Burton (ed.), Implementing the Learner-Centred Curriculum. NCP Research Series. Adelaide: NCRC.

1985. Aspects of Control in the Dentist–Patient Relationship (with Hywel Coleman). International Journal of the Sociology of Language 2: The Health Professions, 51. Amsterdam: Mouton

1983. Dentist–Patient Communication: Communicating Complaint (with Christopher Candlin and Hywel Coleman). In N. Wolfson and Elliot Judd (eds), Sociolinguistics and Language Acquisition. Rowley, MA:Newbury House.

I am able to provide media comment in the following areas of expertise:

Discipline: Applied Linguistics

• Academic Editing
• Assessment
• Curriculum and Language Teacher Education Evaluation
• National and Local Consultancies in Discourse Analysis
• Classroom Discourse
• Discourse Analysis
• Applied Linguistics
• Language Education