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Professor Elke Stracke

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Contact details

E: Elke.Stracke@canberra.edu.au
T: +61 2 62012492
L: Building 6 Room C61

Biography

Elke is an experienced educator and researcher in the TESOL/Foreign Language Teaching programme in the Faculty. Prior to joining the Â鶹´å of Canberra in 2007, she held university teaching and research positions in New Zealand (Â鶹´å of Otago), Australia (Australian National Â鶹´å) and Germany (Â鶹´å of Münster). She teaches undergraduate and postgraduate coursework and research students.

Elke enjoys contributing to the Â鶹´å of Canberra's standing through her work within the Faculty as Associate Dean International (until 2014), Head of Discipline (2013) and HDR (Higher Degree by Research) students Convenor (2009-2011). She was also for several years an academic member of the Â鶹´å's Human Research Ethics Committee.

In the local context she supports the . She also acts as a consultant and trainer for . An interesting current project in this context is the development and delivery of workshops for DFAT officers, who learn a new language for their overseas posting, with a focus on learning styles and strategies.

In the international context, Elke has worked as a consultant for the Â鶹´å of the South Pacific. This project was focused on the university's English testing and teaching programme. Elke is also Research Ambassador for Germany and mentor for the

Elke teaches a range of subjects in the TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) and FLT (Foreign Language Teacher) programme, such as:

  • language acquisition
  • language teaching methodology, and
  • sociolinguistics.

Her teaching includes supervising Masters and PhD candidates in the areas of language education and applied linguistics.

Research Interest

Elke's research interests focus on:

  • motivation, blended and independent language learning and their relationship with learner autonomy, and
  • feedback and assessment, and peer learning in postgraduate supervision practice.

This research has resulted in a variety of outputs. Recent articles have appeared, for instance, in Teaching in Higher Education, the Â鶹´å of Sydney Papers in TESOL, and the Journal of English for Academic Purposes. Elke lately edited the book Intersections: Applied Linguistics as a Meeting Place (2014) that explores the connections between Applied Linguistics and other disciplines.

Current Research Projects

  • Motivation of Australian community/heritage language learners: this project explores the language learning motivation of young Australian community language learners using the theoretical framework of possible selves
  • with Adjunct Associate Professor Jeremy Jones (Â鶹´å of Canberra): motivation of adult English learners: this project investigates the language learning motivation of adult ESL (English as a Second Language) migrants in Australia
  • with Dr Vijay Kumar (Â鶹´å of Otago, New Zealand): this project explores feedback and assessment in postgraduate supervision and examination practice
  • with Associate Professor Carlos Montana-Hoyos (Â鶹´å of Canberra): this project investigates the process of developing and implementing a curriculum for Industrial Design education at a female-only college in Saudi Arabia
  • Elke is also editor (with Dr Emmaline Lear, Â鶹´å of Canberra) of the 2016 ARAL (Australian Review of Applied Linguistics) special issue in the area of Post Graduate Writing, entitled 'Post Graduate Writing in a Globalised World'.

Selected Publications (2010-2014)

Books

  • Stracke, E., ed. (2014). Intersections: Applied Linguistics as a Meeting Place. Newcastle-upon-Tyne, U.K.: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

Book Chapters

  • Stracke, E. (2014). Applied Linguistics as a meeting place. In Stracke, E. (ed.), Intersections: Applied Linguistics as a Meeting Place (pp. xiii-xvii). Newcastle-upon-Tyne, U.K.: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
  • Stracke, E., J. Jones, and N. Bramley (2014). Investigating Adult Migrant ESL Learners' Language Learning Motivational Profile in Australia: Towards a Bicultural Identity. In Csizér, K. and M. Magid (eds.), The impact of self-concept on language learning (pp. 150-170). Oxon, U.K.: Multilingual Matters.
  • Stracke, E., (2010) Die Hochschulspezifik von UNIcert®: Ausbildung für Studium und Beruf [The university-specificity of the modern languages certification system UNIcert for study and work]. In Voss, B. (ed.), UNIcert® Handbuch 2: Stand - Entwicklung – Perspektiven [Handbook UNIcert® 2: Current situation – Development – Perspectives] (pp. 23-31). Bochum: AKS.

Journal Articles

  • Stracke, E., and V. Kumar (2014). Realising graduate attributes in the research degree: the role of peer support groups. Teaching in Higher Education 19, 6: 616-629. 10.1080/13562517.2014.901955
  • Collins, A., I. Lewis, E. Stracke, & R. Vanderheide (2014). Talking career across disciplines: Peer group mentoring for women academics. International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring 12, 1: 92-108. Available at
  • Inoue, N., & E. Stracke (2013). Non-native English speaking postgraduate TESOL students in Australia: Why did they come here? Â鶹´å of Sydney Papers in TESOL 8: 29-56.
  • Stracke, E. (2012). Peer-learning and learner autonomy in EFL student-teacher education in China and Vietnam. New Zealand Studies in Applied Linguistics 18 (2): 34-44.
  • Kumar, V., & E. Stracke (2011). Examiners' reports on theses: Feedback or assessment? Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 211-222.
  • Stracke, E., Houston, M., Maclean, I., Scott, M. (2010). Where have all the reviews gone? A critical look at responses to the 2007 Review of teacher education for languages teachers. Babel 45, 2/3: 4-10.
  • Stracke, E. (2010). Undertaking the journey together: Peer learning for a successful and enjoyable PhD experience. Journal of Â鶹´å Teaching and Learning Practice, 7, 1 [12 pages]. Available at
  • Stracke, E. & V. Kumar (2010). Feedback and self-regulated learning. Insights from supervisors' and PhD examiners' reports. Reflective Practice: International and Multidisciplinary Perspectives, 11 (1): 17–30.

Qualifications Obtained

  • Dr. phil., Â鶹´å of Münster, Germany
  • Graduate Diploma in German as a Foreign Language, Â鶹´å of Bochum, Germany
  • Diploma as Translator for Business French, Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Düsseldorf, Germany
  • State exam for secondary schools years 5–13, English and French language and literature, Â鶹´å of Münster, Germany

Grants (external research funding)

  • 2014-2016: Â鶹´å of Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Industrial Design Curriculum Project, with Associate Professor Carlos Montana-Hoyos (Â鶹´å of Canberra)
  • 2013-2014: Applied Linguistics Association of Australia (ALAA): Applied Linguistics as a meeting place
  • 2013: Australian Government Office for Learning and Teaching Extension Grant: Giving and receiving written feedback in HDR supervision: Enhancing supervisors' and candidates' skills in a cross-cultural context, with Dr Theresa Winchester-Seeto (Macquarie Â鶹´å) and Dr Joelle Vandermensbrugghe (Â鶹´å of Canberra)

Awards

  • 2014 Nomination for Â鶹´å of Canberra Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Supervision of Higher Degree by Research Candidates
  • 2012 Award for Â鶹´å of Canberra Citation for Outstanding Teaching

  • ACT Community Language Schools Association
  • Applied Linguistics Association of Australia
  • CIT Solutions
  • Deutscher Akademischer Hochschuldienst (DAAD)/German Academic Exchange Service
  • Giving and receiving feedback in HDR supervision