Staff

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Head of School

Dr Peter Gu

Head of School
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

peter.gu@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 5606
VZ211, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Director, English Language Institute

Dr Angela Joe

Director English Language Institute
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

angela.joe@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 5607
VZ213, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

School Manager (Administration)

Bernie Hambleton

School Manager
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

bernie.hambleton@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 5601
VZ212, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Administration staff

Janet Attrill

Administrator
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

janet.attrill@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 5894
VZ210, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Alastair Baldwin

School Administrator
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

alastair.baldwin@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 5610
VZ205, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Patrick Coelho

IELTS Centre Coordinator
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

patrick.coelho@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 5611
VZ208, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Dr Micky Vale

Database Manager
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies · Deaf Studies Research Unit

04 463 5322
VZ314, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Research Fellow
· Deaf Studies Research Unit

04 463 5322
VZ314, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Matthew Vink

Administrator
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

matthew.vink@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 5255
463 5255
VZ210, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Academic staff

Jean Arnold

ELI Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

jean.arnold@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 886 4427
KP22201, 22 Kelburn Parade

Oliver Ballance

ELI Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

oliver.ballance@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 886 5420
VZ206, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Ricky Barrow

ELI Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

ricky.barrow@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5632
VZ202, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Dr Sasha Calhoun

Senior Lecturer
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

sasha.calhoun@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 9537
044639537
VZ318, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Research Areas: The functions of prosody and intonation, i.e., the rhythm, timing and tune of speech... read more

Linguistics

Dr Victoria Chen

Lecturer · Syntax, Historical Linguistics

victoria.chen@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 5616
VZ303, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Research Areas: Syntax, historical linguistics, diachronic morphosyntax, typology; Austronesian syntax, languages of Taiwan, the Philippines, and Indonesia... read more

Cultural Studies Literary Studies

Natasha Clark

ELI Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

natasha.clark@vuw.ac.nz

Robin Cohen

Senior Tutor
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

robin.cohen@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 886 5437
VZ207, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Dr Diane Comer

Senior Tutor
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

diane.comer@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 886 5416
VZ207, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

AProf Averil Coxhead

Professor · Applied Linguistics and TESOL
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

averil.coxhead@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 5625
+64 63 64 3449
VZ403, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Research Areas: Vocabulary research, English for academic purposes, English for specific purposes, multi-word units, trades vocabulary, university vocabulary... read more

LOTE, ESL and TESOL Curriculum and Pedagogy (excl. Maori) Vocational Education and Training Curriculum and Pedagogy Language Studies English as a Second Language Applied Linguistics and Educational Linguistics

Anna Dowling

ELI Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

anna.dowling@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 5605
VZ215, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Tim Edwards

ELI Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

tim.edwards@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 9577
4639577
VZ505, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Karen Falconer

ELI Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

karen.falconer@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 5627
VZ402, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Dr Emily Greenbank

Rutherford Research Fellow

School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

emily.greenbank@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Peter Gu

Head of School
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

peter.gu@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 5606
VZ211, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Research Areas: Learner autonomy and learning strategies Language testing and assessment Vocabulary acquisition... read more

Education LOTE, ESL and TESOL Curriculum and Pedagogy (excl. Maori) Education Assessment and Evaluation Learning Sciences Teacher Education and Professional Development of Educators Educational Psychology English as a Second Language Linguistics Applied Linguistics and Educational Linguistics

Alison Hamilton-Jenkins

ELI Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

alison.hamilton-jenkins@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 5617
4635617
VZ304, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Toby Harris

ELI Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

toby.harris@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 886 5694
463 8491
KP22202, 22 Kelburn Parade

Dr Ha Hoang

ELI Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

ha.hoang@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 886 5438
04 463 4941
VZ412, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

David Holmes

ELI Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

david.holmes@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 886 5415
VZ312, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Eva Jiang

ELI Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

eva.jiang@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5615
+64 4 463 5615
VZ303, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Dr Alastair Ker

Lecturer
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

Research Areas: Corpus linguistics, pedagogical grammar, course design and assessment.... read more

Language Studies

Prof John Macalister

Professor of Applied Linguistics
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

john.macalister@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 5609
VZ404, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Research Areas: Language teaching methodology Language curriculum design Language policy Linguistic landscapes New Zealand English John Macalister has created an electronic... read more

Policy and Administration Language Studies

Dr Marianne M

ELI Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

marianne@vuw.ac.nz
VZ202, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Prof Meredith Marra

Professor of Linguistics
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

meredith.marra@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 5636
463 5636
VZ409, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Research Areas: Sociolinguistics and Discourse Analysis... read more

Language, Communication and Culture Language Studies

Dr Rachel McKee

Associate Professor · Programme Director, NZSL Studies
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies · Deaf Studies Research Unit

rachel.mckee@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 5626
VZ317, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Research Areas: linguistics; Teaching and learning sign language; Interpreting; Deaf community and culture; Deaf education... read more

Language Studies Linguistics

AProf Jonathan Newton

Associate Professor · Programme Director, Master's in TESOL, Master's in Applied Linguistics
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

jonathan.newton@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 5622
+64274138302
044635622
VZ418, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Research Areas: ◾ Task-based language teaching (TBLT) ◾ Language teacher professional learning and development ◾ Intercultural language teaching and learning ◾ Teaching... read more

Language, Communication and Culture English as a Second Language Applied Linguistics and Educational Linguistics

Dr Le Nguyen

ELI Teacher ELIN101 · Graduate Certificate in TESOL Programme Coordinator
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

le.nguyen@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 9779
VZ214, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

AProf Jean Parkinson

Associate Professor
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

jean.parkinson@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 886 5424
VZ417, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Research Areas: ◾Genre analysis ◾Discourse analysis, using corpus methods ◾English for Specific Purposes ◾Academic writing, in particular acquisition of written academic genres... read more

Language Studies English as a Second Language Applied Linguistics and Educational Linguistics Discourse and Pragmatics

Kamala Patel

Senior Tutor WRIT
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

kamala.patel@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 5612
VZ207, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Natalia Petersen

Senior Language Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

natalia.petersen@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 5621
VZ305, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Sara Pivac Alexander

Lecturer
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

sara.pivacalexander@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 886 5419
VZ314, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Research Areas: Teaching and learning sign language, Deaf Studies... read more

Language, Communication and Culture Language Studies

Dr Katherine Quigley

ELI Teacher
· English Language Institute

katherine.quigley@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5612
VZ207, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Nicky Riddiford

Senior ELI Teacher · Course Coordinator & Teacher, Skilled Migrant Programme
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies · English Language Institute

nicky.riddiford@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 6471
04 463 6471
VZ309, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Rachael Ruegg

Senior Lecturer
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

rachael.ruegg@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 5628
04 4635628
VZ411, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Research Areas: Instruction and assessment of writing, Language testing and assessment, English medium instruction... read more

Studies in Creative Arts and Writing Language Studies Linguistics

Dr Corinne Seals

Senior Lecturer · Applied Linguistics
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

corinne.seals@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 5608
VZ405, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Research Areas: -Language and identity -Translanguaging -Forensic linguistics -Heritage and community languages -Linguistic landscapes (including protest movements) -Language... read more

Multicultural, Intercultural and Cross-cultural Studies Language Studies Linguistics Applied Linguistics and Educational Linguistics Language in Culture and Society (Sociolinguistics)

Dr Anna Siyanova

Senior Lecturer
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

anna.siyanova@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 5922
0223112435
VZ203, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Research Areas: Second language acquisition, psycholinguistics, corpus linguistics, formulaic language, vocabulary.... read more

Psychology and Cognitive Sciences Language, Communication and Culture Language Studies English as a Second Language Linguistics Applied Linguistics and Educational Linguistics

Dr Stephen Skalicky

Senior Lecturer
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

stephen.skalicky@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 886 5435
VZ407, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Research Areas: Language and Cognition Figurative Language Satirical Discourse Creativity Multilingualism... read more

Psychology and Cognitive Sciences Cognitive Sciences Language, Communication and Culture Language Studies Language Studies not elsewhere classified Linguistics Applied Linguistics and Educational Linguistics

Dr Derek Wallace

Senior Lecturer
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

derek.wallace@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 5630
VZ319, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Research Areas: ◾Rhetoric of public policy development ◾Discourses of temporality ◾Techniques for managing the future ◾Discourses of historical interpretation ◾Theory and... read more

Policy and Administration

Prof Paul Warren

Professor in Linguistics

paul.warren@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 5631
027 564 5631
04 463 5631
VZ320, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade

Research Areas: speech science i.e., phonetics and phonology; speech perception and understanding; psycholinguistics; prosody and intonation; New Zealand English (esp.... read more

Psychology Linguistics