Mei French is an educational linguist. She is an Early Career Researcher and Lecturer with Education Futures at the University of South Australia, and a member of the Centre for Research in Educational and Social Inclusion.
Mei’s research focusses on education for multilingual learners in Australian schools and higher education. She has researched how multilingual high school students use their languages to support their learning and identity, and how these practices can be used to inform teaching and educational policy. Her research connects with teacher education in English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D), Languages education, and across all learning areas. Her current projects include evaluating and developing... Read more
About me
Mei French is an educational linguist. She is an Early Career Researcher and Lecturer with Education Futures at the University of South Australia, and a member of the Centre for Research in Educational and Social Inclusion.
Mei’s research focusses on education for multilingual learners in Australian schools and higher education. She has researched how multilingual high school students use their languages to support their learning and identity, and how these practices can be used to inform teaching and educational policy. Her research connects with teacher education in English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D), Languages education, and across all learning areas. Her current projects include evaluating and developing bilingual curriculum for urban and remote schools.
Mei is an experienced teacher and teacher educator in EAL/D and Languages. At a tertiary level, she has taught a range of courses in languages education, English language and linguistics. She has taught in high schools in South Australia and the ACT, including serving as a senior secondary curriculum leader in EAL/D. She has developed curriculum, resources and teacher professional learning around EAL/D, multilingual pedagogies and bilingual education for schools and systems across Australia. Mei has long been active in TESOL professional associations in SA and ACT.
About me
ATESOL ACT (Association of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Australian Capital Territory) Committee, 2018-2022
SA TESOL (South Australian association for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) Committee, 2007-2017
Language Teachers SA member
About me
Doctor of Philosophy University of South Australia
Graduate Certificate in Education (Catholic Education) University of South Australia
Bachelor of Education (Middle and Secondary) University of South Australia
Bachelor of Arts The University of Adelaide
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Dialogic practice with multilingual learners of English, Adelaide Secondary School of English, 01/03/2023 - 30/04/2024
Chinese Bilingual Quality Assurance Framework Extension 1, SA Dept of Education & Children's Services, 27/06/2023 - 30/04/2024
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2022 |
1
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| 2020 |
Open access
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| 2019 |
Open access
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| 2018 |
Open access
2
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| 2016 |
Open access
35
29
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2019 |
Open access
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2018 |
Open access
2
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| 2018 |
9
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| 2017 |
4
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
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| 2022 |
1
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| 2020 |
Open access
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| 2020 |
Open access
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| 2016 |
Open access
35
29
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Sowton, C. (2022), ‘How can I use different languages in my teaching?’ [podcast] British Council TeachingEnglish – Episode 8. https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/professional-development/podcast https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/british-council-teachingenglish-episode-8-how-can-i-use-different-languages-my-teaching
Languages Professional Learning Program: Developing Literacy through Languages; Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdaFVJCF2gHPGVQGR42BOBolYJFRMOhBG
EAL advice on the Primary Literacy Teaching Toolkit
https://www.education.vic.gov.au/Documents/school/teachers/teachingresources/discipline/english/literacy/literacy-teaching-toolkit-map-v4.pdf
School’s in for Refugees – Teaching: EAL Practice https://sifr.foundationhouse.org.au/secondary-school/teaching/#eal-learner
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Federal University of Southern Bahia | BRAZIL |
| Griffith University | AUSTRALIA |
| Macquarie University | AUSTRALIA |
| Melbourne Graduate School of Education | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Auckland | NEW ZEALAND |
| University of Melbourne | AUSTRALIA |
| University of New South Wales | AUSTRALIA |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
EALD Strategy Development Expert Advisory GroupCatholic Education South Australia |
2023 |
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| 110000A - Southern Multilingualisms, Knowledges, and Decolonising Education | Current |
| 110000B - Southern Multilingualisms, Knowledges, and Decolonising Education | Current |
| 110000B - Southern Multilingualisms, Knowledges, and Decolonising Education | Current |
| 120856 - Southern Multilingualisms, Knowledges, and Decolonising Education | Current |
| The pedagogical application and innovation of translation strategy in teaching advanced Chinese | Current |
