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Research Biography

Dr Mirella Wyra is a senior lecturer in the College of Education, Psychology and Social Work

Research Interests

  • foreign language learning and teaching
  • learning and teaching strategies
  • students' knowledge
  • mental imagery
  • e-pedagogy in foreign language acquisition
  • new technologies in foreign language education
  • first language maintenance
  • student and teacher wellbeing
  • TESOL

Recent Completions:

Educational Doctorate

  • Investigating the Enablers and Barriers of Professionally Certified Teachers of English in Enacting the Professional Standard Competencies in a Polytechnic in Indonesia, Sri Gustiani, April 2017
  • English Vocabulary Learning Strategies of Students at the University of Science and Technology of Jayapura, Papua €“ Indonesia. Komari , 2016
  • Students' Uses And Attitudes Towards Multiple Languages In Timor-Leste. Pedro Miguel Barreto Ximenes, 2016
  • Experiences of Indonesian Pre-Service English as Foreign Language Teachers in Implementing Technology in Teaching Practicum: An investigation through TPACK framework. Limbong Efendi, 2015
  • Language Learning Strategies of Prospective English Language Teachers in Indonesia. Alfian , 2015
  • Indonesian English Language Teachers' ICT Learning Experiences: Processes And Outcomes In English Language Classrooms. Dyah Ciptaningrum, 2015
  • Students' perceptions of the effectiveness of English Language Teaching in Laos. Thouan Soukchaleun, 2014

Honours

  • Intercultural understanding: How teachers form and maintain relationships with students in a multicultural and multilingual classroom. Gareth Loveday, 2015

Completed Supervisions

Principal Supervisions:
  • Explicit strategy instruction in foreign language vocabulary learning (1)
  • Intercultural understanding (1)
  • Teachers' professional learning communities of practice impact on EFL teachers' integrated English lesson instructions in rural Indonesia — Principal (1)
Associate Supervisions:
  • A framework to guide investigations into parents' home and school involvement in children's German community language learning: Testing a theoretical model (1)
  • Evaluating Efficacy and Usability of Mobile Devices for Learning New Vocabulary Items (1)
  • Students' and teachers' perceptions on grammar instruction for developing English language proficiency in the Saudi Arabian EFL context:A mixed methods study. (1)
  • Students' perceptions of the multilingual policy in education in Timor Leste (1)
  • Sustainable school improvement: Enhancing school middle leaders' epistemic cognition for teaching about self-regulated learning (1)

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 4 - Quality Education
  • SDG 5 - Gender Equality
  • SDG 14 - Life Below Water
  • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Research Areas

  • Education

Supervisory Interests

  • Computer assisted language learning (CALL)
  • Children's home language maintenance
  • Evaluating quality in teachers' and learners' knowledge
  • Foreign language education
  • Cognitive psychology and educational practice
  • Language learning strategies
  • TESOL

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