Editorial: TESOL in Context: Bridging theory and practice for inclusive education

Shashi Nallaya; Sue Ollerhead; Julie Choi

doi:10.21153/tesol2024vol33no1art2109

Authors

Dr Shashi Nallaya University of South Australia
Dr Sue Ollerhead Macquarie University
Associate Professor Julie Choi University of Melbourne https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3047-092X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21153/tesol2024vol33no1art2109

Keywords:

editorial, inclusive education

Abstract

As the global landscape of education continues to evolve, so too does our understanding of what it means to teach English to speakers of other languages (TESOL). The diverse array of five research articles and two book reviews presented in this edition of TESOL in Context, sheds light on the multifaceted nature of language education, offering fresh perspectives and innovative approaches that are essential for fostering inclusive and effective learning environments.

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Author Biographies

Dr Shashi Nallaya, University of South Australia

Dr Shashi Nallaya is the Associate Director for the Teaching Innovation Unit of University of South Australia. She has many years of experience teaching academic literacies, English language, and second language acquisition. She has been extensively involved in the design, implementation and evaluation of English language and teacher training programs at primary, secondary and tertiary levels, in various linguistic and cultural settings. She is currently working as an Academic Developer at UniSA. In this role, she is responsible for helping academics implement an innovative curriculum through mentoring, staff development sessions and resources. Shashi Nallaya studied for her PhD at the School of Education, The University of Adelaide. Her doctoral study investigated how technology, student characteristics and learning needs impact the acquisition of English language proficiency. Prior to taking up her current role, she was working as a Learning Adviser at the Faculty of Professions, University of Adelaide. She was an academic at the Faculty of Languages, Sultan Idris Education University, Malaysia where she originates from. She was involved in the training of pre-service teachers.
Dr Sue Ollerhead, Macquarie University

Dr Sue Ollerhead is a Senior Lecturer in Languages and Literacy Education and the Director of Secondary Teacher Education at Macquarie University. She grew up in multilingual South Africa, a country with twelve official languages, where she learned English, Afrikaans, isiZulu, isiXhosa, and French at school and university. She began her teaching career at a Xhosa-medium primary school and then went on to teach Zulu-speaking factory workers in South Africa’s adult migrant literacy program. She has also spent a large part of her working life teaching English and working in educational publishing in South Africa, Namibia, Egypt, and the United Kingdom. Throughout her academic career, Sue has used her international experiences to train numerous undergraduate and postgraduate students to become knowledgeable, reflective, and responsive teachers of culturally and linguistically diverse learners.
Associate Professor Julie Choi, University of Melbourne

Dr Julie Choi is Associate Professor in Education (Additional Languages) in the Faculty of Education at the University of Melbourne. She is co-editor of the books Language and Culture: Reflective Narratives and the Emergence of Identity (2010), Plurilingualism in Teaching and Learning: Complexities across Contexts (2018), and author of Creating a Multivocal Self: Autoethnography as Method (2017).