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Dr Leo Papademetre

Position: Visiting Scholar Dr Leo Papademetre
Division/Portfolio: Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences
School/Unit: School of International Studies
Group: School of International Studies
Campus: Magill Campus
Office: B1-11A
Telephone: +61 8 830 24654
Fax: +61 8 830 24396
Email: Leo_dot_Papademetre_at_unisa_dot_edu_dot_au
URL for Business Card: http://people.unisa.edu.au/Leo.Papademetre


Greetings ! Please connect with the Research Centre for Languages and Cultures Education, UniSA for more details: www.unisa.edu.au/rclce




Teaching interests

  • Theoretical Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Linguistics Applied, Culture Studies, Intercultural Communication, CultureLanguage Teacher Education/Training

Professional associations

AFMLTA, ALAA, ALS, A/CAAL, MLA


Qualifications

PhD in Theoretical Linguistics, Brown U, Providence RI, USA

MA in Theoretical Linguistics, Brown U, Providence RI, USA

BA (cum laude) in Modern Languages and Linguistics, Northeastern U, Boston MA, USA


Research interests

  • Theoretical Linguistics (diachronic/synchronic phonology, and dialectology)
  • Sociolinguistics (language use and sociocultural identity, languages in contact, bilingualism/biculturality)
  • Linguistics Applied (language-and-culture studies, cultureLanguage teacher education/training, teaching-and-learning resources)
  • Intercultural Communication (Intercultural and interlinguistic teaching/learning, cross-cultural drama semiotics re:performance studies )

Research publications

Assessing and evaluating intercultural teaching and learning: a focus on sites of intercultural interaction. Jonathan Crichton,Angela Scarino,Leo Papademetre,Kurt Lushington,Sandra Barker,Megan Woods. Research Centre for Languages and Cultures Education, UniSA 2006

A framework for quality assurance in the development and delivery of offshore programs in languages other than English. Angela Scarino, Jonathan Crichton, Leo Papademetre. Research Centre for Languages and Cultures Education, UniSA 2005

Intracultural considerations for intercultural teacher education. Leo Papademetre. In Australian Language & Literacy Matters, Vol 2 No 1. Melbourne: CAE Press, 2005

Integrated resources for intercultural teaching and learning in the context of internationalisation in higher education. Jonathan Crichton,Michael Paige,Leo Papademetre,Angela Scarino. Research Centre for Languages and Cultures Education, School of International Studies, UniSA,2004

Professional standards for teachers of languages and cultures: who prescribes and who ascribes in the profession? Angela Scarino, Leo Papademetre. In Australian Language and Literacy Matters, Vol 2. Melbourne: Language Australia, 2004

Intercultural Language Learning. Anthony Liddicoat, Leo Papademetre, Angela Scarino, Michelle Kohler. Canberra:DEST 2003

Ideologies, Languages, Policies: Australia's ambivalent relationship with learning to communicate in 'other' languages. Angela Scarino, Leo Papademetre. In Australian Policy Activism in Language and Literacy. Joseph LoBianco, Rosie Wickert (eds). Melbourne: Language Australia, 2001

Integrating Culture Learning in the Languages Classroom: A multi-perspective conceptual journey for teachers. Leo Papademetre, Angela Scarino. Melbourne: Language Australia, 2000


Expertise for Media Contact

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

Discipline: Linguistics

  • Intercultural communication
  • Interactions and negotiations across cultures

Community Service

Organisation Name:   see details at : www.unisa.edu.au/rclce


Research Degree Supervisor

Intercultural international teaching and learning
Conseptualising inter-cultural & inter-linguistic knowing/knowledge





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