Dr Mairin Hennebry is a Senior Lecturer in Languages and TESOL. Her research lies in the areas of language teacher education, language learning motivation and the interactions between language education and citizenship, identifying also synergies between these areas.

Biography

Before joining the University of Tasmania, Mairin worked at the University of Hong Kong, the University of Edinburgh, Newcastle University (UK) and the University of Oxford. She completed her postgraduate studies at the University of Oxford and obtained her PGCAP at the University of Edinburgh.

Mairin is a qualified language teacher and has taught school-aged and adult learners, in a range of instructional settings and in diverse cultural contexts.

Career summary

Qualifications

• DPhil, University of Oxford
• Masters in Educational Research Methodology, University of Oxford
• Masters in Applied Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition, University of Oxford
• Postgraduate Certificate in Education, University of Oxford
• Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice, University of Edinburgh
• BA (Hons) German, Italian and European Studies, University of Bath

Languages (other than English)

German, Italian, Spanish, French

Memberships

Professional practice

• International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA)
• Applied Linguistics Association of Australia (ALAA)
• American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL)
• Tasmania TESOL Association (Committee member) (TasTESOL)
• Modern Languages Association of Tasmania (MLTAT)

Administrative expertise

Mairin is a Graduate Research Coordinator within the School of Education.

She has previously been a Programme Director and course coordinator for a range of courses and programmes, big and small and has worked as Principal Investigator on a range of small and large research projects.

Teaching

Teaching expertise

Mairin has taught across a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Applied Linguistics, TESOL and Education. She has designed a range of units and has directed curriculum reviews and re-designs. Mairin has taught across a range of subjects relating to Applied Linguistics, Second Language Acquisition, Teacher Professional Learning, Education, and Research Methods. She has taught in England, Scotland, Ukraine, Hong Kong, China and now Australia and across undergraduate, Masters and doctoral levels.

Research Invitations

• Invited speaker Fudan University, China (2022). 'Editors' Forum on Applied Linguistics: Publishing in System'.
• Invited speaker Yangzhou University, China (2022). 'Publishing Internationally Forum: Publishing in International Journals in TESOL, the Reviewer perspective'.
• Invited speaker VicTESOL, Australia (May 2021): 'The teacher, the learner and the classroom in language learning motivation'
• Invited speaker Dalian University of Foreign Languages, China (March 2021): 'Qualitative Research Methods training: Introspective Methods'.
• Keynote lecture Volodymyr Vynnychenko State Pedagogical University of Kirovohrad, Ukraine (2021). XV International Conference 'Languages and the World: teaching and Research': 'Teacher cognition and motivational practice'.
• Invited speaker TasTESOL, Australia (October 2020): 'Citizenship in and beyond the Language Classroom'.
• Invited Editorial Board Member Volodymyr Vynnychenko State Pedagogical University of Kirovohrad, Ukraine (2019): Languages and the World: teaching and Research International Conference.
• Visiting Research Fellow The University of Oxford, Department of Education, UK (October-December 2017).
• Invited talk Xi'an University, China (November 2016): 'Research philosophies, paradigms and evaluations'.
• Keynote Lecture Fudan University and Fudan University Press, China (November, 2015), The Cross-cultural Communication Workshop Series for Language Teachers 'Culture and Language: Theory and Practice'.
• Keynote Lecture Shanghai International Studies University, China (October, 2015), The 2nd Language and Future Conference and Workshop for Emerging Scholars 'Policy and Practice in Language Teaching: The European Case'.
• Keynote Lecture Fudan University & Shanghai International Studies University, China (September, 2015) The Shanghai Linguistics Youth Forum 'Multilingualism in Europe: Policy and Practice'.
• Invited talk Shanghai International Studies University, China (January, 2015): 'Research paradigms and their philosophical underpinnings; Designing and conducting research across paradigms'.
• Invited talk University of Oxford Department of Education, UK (May, 2013): 'Applied Linguistics Seminar Series 'What? Why? Developing Critical Reading'.