Dr Rachel Burke
Senior Lecturer
School of Education
- Email:rachel.burke@newcastle.edu.au
- Phone:(02) 4921 6707
Career Summary
Biography
I am an Applied Linguist and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) educator and researcher in the School of Education, at the University of Newcastle. Taking a critical discourse analytic approach, my work focuses on linguistically and culturally diverse educational contexts, the critical examination of policyscape, structural mechanisms for inclusion/exclusion, and praxis-driven approaches to languages and literacies education.
Keywords
- Asian/ Australian Studies
- Cultural Studies
- Curriculum
- Discourse Analysis
- Intercultural Communication
- Second Language Acquisition
- Sociolinguistics
- Sociology
- Sociology of Education
Fields of Research
| Code | Description | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 130399 | Specialist Studies in Education not elsewhere classified | 100 |
Teaching
| Code | Course | Role | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDUC4143 |
Specialist Studies in Languages 2 Faculty of Education and Arts, University of Newcastle |
Coordinator | 1/01/2017 - 30/06/2017 |
| EDUC2151 |
Multiliteracies Faculty of Education and Arts, University of Newcastle |
Coordinator | 1/07/2017 - 30/12/2017 |
| EDUC2143 |
Specialist Studies in Languages 1 Faculty of Education and Arts, University of Newcastle |
Coordinator | 1/07/2017 - 31/12/2017 |
| EDUC6252 |
Sociocultural Contexts of TESOL Faculty of Education and Arts, University of Newcastle |
Coordinator | 1/01/2017 - 30/06/2018 |
| EDUC6023 |
Cultural Variations in Language Learning Faculty of Education and Arts, University of Newcastle |
Coordinator | 1/07/2017 - 30/12/2017 |
| EDUC6024 |
Practicum in TESOL School of Education, The University of Newcastle |
Coordinator | 1/01/2017 - 30/06/2018 |
| EDUC6024 |
Practicum in TESOL School of Education, The University of Newcastle |
Coordinator | 1/07/2017 - 30/12/2017 |
| EDUC6243 |
Specialist Studies in Languages 1 School of Education, The University of Newcastle |
Coordinator | 1/07/2017 - 30/12/2017 |
| EDUC6343 |
Specialist Studies in Languages 2 School of Education, The University of Newcastle |
Coordinator | 1/01/2017 - 30/06/2017 |
| EDUC3196 |
Quality Teaching, Equity, and Diversity School of Education, The University of Newcastle |
Course Coordinator | 1/07/2015 - 31/12/2015 |
| EDUC3195 |
Pedagogy and Inclusion School of Education, The University of Newcastle |
Coordinator | 31/07/2014 - 31/12/2014 |
| EDUC2151 |
Multiliteracies School of Education, The University of Newcastle |
Coordinator | 1/07/2015 - 31/12/2015 |
| EDUC1004 |
Contexts of Teaching School of Education, The University of Newcastle |
Coordinator | 1/07/2013 - 31/12/2013 |
| EDUC2101 |
Curriculum, Assessment, and Pedagogy School of Education, The University of Newcastle |
Lecturer | 1/01/2014 - 31/12/2014 |
Publications
For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.
Book (1 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link | ||
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| 2012 |
O'Toole JM, Burke RJ, Absalom DJ, Language, Literacies and Learning: A First Introduction, Boraga Academic, Seven Hills, NSW, 172 (2012) [A2]
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Chapter (4 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link | ||
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| 2019 | Burke R, 'Educational mobility and EFL students and teachers in Saudi Arabia: Navigating diverse sociocultural and pedagogical spaces', English as a Foreign Language in Saudi Arabia New Insights into Teaching and Learning English, Routledge, Singapore 138-156 (2019) [B1] | ||||
| 2018 |
Sharp HL, Burke R, 'Drama in the primary classroom: Contextualising critical numeracy', Numeracy in Authentic Contexts Making Meaning Across the Curriculum, Springer, Singapore 143-166 (2018) [B1]
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| 2018 |
Burke R, Sharp HL, Field C, 'Pedagogical approaches to teaching and learning English: Connections with critical numeracy', Numeracy in Authentic Contexts Making Meaning Across the Curriculum, Springer, Singapore 167-196 (2018) [B1]
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| 2018 | Burke R, 'Language and Culture in the Mathematics Classroom: Scaffolding Learner Engagement', Numeracy in Authentic Contexts: making Meaning across the curriculum, Springer, Singapore 91-116 (2018) [B1] | ||||
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Journal article (15 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link | ||
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| 2018 |
Burke R, Thapliyal N, Baker S, 'The weaponisation of language: English proficiency, citizenship and the politics of belonging in Australia', Journal of Critical Thought and Praxis, 7 84-102 (2018) [C1]
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| 2017 |
Burke R, 'International Student Accommodation and Changing Foreign Policy Alignments in 1950s Australia', History Australia, 14 626-644 (2017) [C1]
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| 2015 |
Zangmo D, Sharp H, O'Toole M, Burke R, 'Bhutan: Experiences of education change in a compact context', Bhutan Journal of Research and Development, 4 17-28 (2015) [C1]
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| 2015 |
Zangmo D, Burke R, O'Toole JM, Sharp HL, 'Cross-Cultural Methodological Innovation in Bhutan: Teacher Experiences with the Process Writing Approach', Journal of Linguistics and Language Teaching, 6 1-20 (2015) [C1]
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| 2014 | Burke RJ, ''They May Come Here to Study But Not to Stay': Print Media Coverage of International Student Migration in the Era of the White Australia Policy', Limina: a Journal of Historical and Cultural Studies, 20.1 1-24 (2014) [C1] | ||||
| 2013 | Burke RJ, 'Catalysts for Cultural Change: Images of International Students in Mid-Twentieth Century Australia.', Australian Studies, 5 1-19 (2013) [C1] | ||||
| 2013 |
Zangmo D, O'Toole M, Burke RJ, 'Alignment and Implementation: Process Writing Approach in Bhutan', The Journal for ESL Teachers and Learners, II 75-81 (2013) [C1]
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| 2012 | Burke RJ, 'Contesting notions of an 'education industry': Media commentary on the transition to a trade-orientated international student program in Australia', The Flinders Journal of History and Politics, 28 141-174 (2012) [C1] | ||||
| 2008 | Burke RJ, 'Teaching English as a second language [Book review]', Issues in Educational Research, 18 208-209 (2008) [C3] | ||||
| 2006 |
Burke RJ, 'Constructions of Asian International Students: The 'Casualty' Model and Australia as 'Educator'', Asian Studies Review, 30 333-354 (2006) [C1]
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Review (1 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Burke R, 'Women in the New Asia: from Pain to Power. (2001) |
Other (5 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Burke R, Baker S, 'First nation-wide research of how people seeking asylum in Australia are affected by our higher ed policies', (2018) [O1] | ||
| 2017 | Burke R, 'Why are Fluent Speakers Failing the English Test?', (2017) [O1] | ||
| 2017 | Burke R, Baker S, 'Changes to the Citizenship Test Could Disadvantage Refugees', (2017) [O1] | ||
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Report (1 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Hartley L, Fleay C, Baker S, Burke R, Field R, 'People seeking asylum in Australia: Access and support in higher education', National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education, 41 (2018) |
Grants and Funding
Summary
| Number of grants | 11 |
|---|---|
| Total funding | $230,810 |
Click on a grant title below to expand the full details for that specific grant.
20182 grants / $58,988
Primary Places of Belonging: Whole-school Approaches to Inclusion for Students with Refugee Backgrounds Attending a Public Primary School in Regional Australia$54,648
Funding body: Perpetual Limited
| Funding body | Perpetual Limited |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Doctor Rachel Burke, Doctor Maura Sellars |
| Scheme | Impact Philanthropy Program |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2018 |
| Funding Finish | 2019 |
| GNo | G1701385 |
| Type Of Funding | C3111 - Aust For profit |
| Category | 3111 |
| UON | Y |
People seeking asylum: Access and support in higher education$4,340
Funding body: Curtin University
| Funding body | Curtin University |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Doctor Rachel Burke, Dr Lisa Hartley, Associate Professor Caroline Fleay, Dr Sally Baker |
| Scheme | Research Grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2018 |
| Funding Finish | 2018 |
| GNo | G1800724 |
| Type Of Funding | C2220 - Aust StateTerritoryLocal - Other |
| Category | 2220 |
| UON | Y |
20175 grants / $93,845
People seeking asylum: Access and support in higher education$39,899
Funding body: National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE)
| Funding body | National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE) |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Dr Lisa Hartley, Dr Caroline Fleay, Dr Sally Baker |
| Scheme | Research Grants Program |
| Role | Investigator |
| Funding Start | 2017 |
| Funding Finish | 2018 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Other Public Sector - Commonwealth |
| Category | 2OPC |
| UON | N |
Language and Literacies Education for Learners with Refugee Backgrounds$29,946
Funding body: University of Newcastle
| Funding body | University of Newcastle |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Doctor Rachel Burke |
| Scheme | Women in Research Fellowship |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2017 |
| Funding Finish | 2018 |
| GNo | G1701394 |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | Y |
Toward Greater Linguistic Equity in Higher Education$15,000
Funding body: Centre for Excellence in Equity in Higher Education (CEEHE)
| Funding body | Centre for Excellence in Equity in Higher Education (CEEHE) |
|---|---|
| Scheme | Excellence in Teaching for Equity in Higher Education (ETEHE) Fellowship |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2017 |
| Funding Finish | 2017 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | N |
Secondary Language Teachers' Experiences of Mobile Assisted Language Learning$5,000
Funding body: University of Newcastle - Faculty of Education and Arts
| Funding body | University of Newcastle - Faculty of Education and Arts |
|---|---|
| Scheme | Pilot Project Grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2017 |
| Funding Finish | 2017 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | N |
Small Research Consultancy$4,000
Funding body: Islington Public School
| Funding body | Islington Public School |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Doctor Maura Sellars, Doctor Rachel Burke |
| Scheme | Small Research Consultancy |
| Role | Investigator |
| Funding Start | 2017 |
| Funding Finish | 2017 |
| GNo | G1701024 |
| Type Of Funding | C2220 - Aust StateTerritoryLocal - Other |
| Category | 2220 |
| UON | Y |
20151 grants / $57,000
Indigenous Advancement Strategy $57,000
Funding body: Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet
| Funding body | Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Stephen Schmidt, Michele Kowalski, John Purcell |
| Scheme | Indigenous Advancement Strategy |
| Role | Investigator |
| Funding Start | 2015 |
| Funding Finish | 2017 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Aust Competitive - Commonwealth |
| Category | 1CS |
| UON | N |
20111 grants / $10,000
OLT Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning$10,000
Funding body: Office for Learning and Teaching
| Funding body | Office for Learning and Teaching |
|---|---|
| Scheme | Citation |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2011 |
| Funding Finish | 2011 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Aust Competitive - Commonwealth |
| Category | 1CS |
| UON | N |
20072 grants / $10,977
Piracy a matter of course: Media representations of plagiarism within the Australian International Student Program$9,277
Funding body: University of Newcastle
| Funding body | University of Newcastle |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Doctor Rachel Burke |
| Scheme | Early Career Researcher Grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2007 |
| Funding Finish | 2007 |
| GNo | G0187315 |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | Y |
FACE Annual Conference, $1,700
Funding body: University of Newcastle
| Funding body | University of Newcastle |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Doctor Rachel Burke |
| Scheme | Travel Grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2007 |
| Funding Finish | 2007 |
| GNo | G0187916 |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | Y |
Research Supervision
Number of supervisions
Completed6
Current14
Current Supervision
| Commenced | Level of Study | Research Title | Program | Supervisor Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | PhD | Analysing University Students' Competence, Difficulties, and Strategies in Writing Assignments | PhD (Education), Faculty of Education and Arts, The University of Newcastle | Principal Supervisor |
| 2017 | PhD | The Use of Alternative Assessment in English as Second Language Subject | PhD (Education), Faculty of Education and Arts, The University of Newcastle | Principal Supervisor |
| 2017 | PhD | Memorials That Teach: Using the Anzac Legend to Create Historically Literate Learners | PhD (Education), Faculty of Education and Arts, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2017 | PhD | Vietnamese Quality Assurance in Higher Education: A Systemic Review | PhD (Education), Faculty of Education and Arts, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2016 | PhD | Investigating Students¿ Perception of Vietnamese Tertiary English Education | PhD (Education), Faculty of Education and Arts, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2015 | PhD | Policy and Practices in English as a Medium of Instruction in Vietnamese Tertiary EFL Contexts | PhD (Education), Faculty of Education and Arts, The University of Newcastle | Principal Supervisor |
| 2015 | PhD | Professional Development: Vietnamese English-as-a-foreign-language Teacher Educators' experiences and perceptions | PhD (Education), Faculty of Education and Arts, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2015 | PhD | ICT AND PRE-SERVICE EFL TEACHER EDUCATION IN VIETNAM | PhD (Education), Faculty of Education and Arts, The University of Newcastle | Principal Supervisor |
| 2015 | PhD | ALIGNMENT OF CURRICULA, PEDAGOGIES, ASSESSMENTS, OUTCOMES, AND STANDARDS IN VIETNAMESE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING EDUCATION | PhD (Education), Faculty of Education and Arts, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2014 | PhD | An Investigation of Thai Tertiary EFL Teachers' Experience of Formal and Informal Professional Development | PhD (Education), Faculty of Education and Arts, The University of Newcastle | Principal Supervisor |
| 2013 | PhD | Examining Curricular Innovation in EFL Secondary Schooling: A Chilean Context | PhD (Education), Faculty of Education and Arts, The University of Newcastle | Principal Supervisor |
| 2013 | PhD | Developing a Communicative EFL Syllabus for Vietnamese Universities: A Case Study of Action Research in CEF Based Design at HOU | Education Not Elswr Classified, Faculty of Education and Arts, University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2012 | PhD | Developing a Communicative EFL Syllabus for Vietnamese Universities: A Case Study of Action Research in CEF-Based Design at HOU | PhD (Education), Faculty of Education and Arts, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2011 | PhD | Multiliteracies in the Field of Curriculum Theory | PhD (Education), Faculty of Education and Arts, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
Past Supervision
| Year | Level of Study | Research Title | Program | Supervisor Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | PhD | Saudi Technical College Students and an English for Specific Purposes Textbook: A Cloze Test Based Linguistic Analysis | PhD (Education), Faculty of Education and Arts, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2016 | PhD | Profiling the Learning of Pragmatic Competencies in Tertiary EFL Classrooms in Vietnam: Critical Reflections on the Current Debate Around the Efficacy of Instructional Pedagogies | PhD (Education), Faculty of Education and Arts, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2015 | PhD | Innovation of English for Specific Purposes (ESP) Curricula in Taiwanese Universities | PhD (Education), Faculty of Education and Arts, The University of Newcastle | Principal Supervisor |
| 2015 | PhD | Investigating a Computer-Assisted Language Learning Approach for the Development of Second Language Word Recognition from Speech | PhD (Education), Faculty of Education and Arts, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2014 | PhD | The Process Writing Approach in Bhutan: A Case of Cross-National Policy Borrowing | PhD (Education), Faculty of Education and Arts, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2011 | PhD | TBA | Education Not Elswr Classified, University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
News
Women In Research Fellowships awarded
October 27, 2017
Thirteen UON researchers have been awarded a Women in Research (WIR) Fellowship thanks to Research Advantage.
Dr Rachel Burke
Position
Senior Lecturer
School of Education
Faculty of Education and Arts
Contact Details
| rachel.burke@newcastle.edu.au | |
| Phone | (02) 4921 6707 |
| Fax | (02) 4921 7887 |
Office
| Room | HA79 |
|---|---|
| Building | Hunter Building |
| Location | Callaghan University Drive Callaghan, NSW 2308 Australia |
NEWS • Oct 27.2017
Women In Research Fellowships awarded
Thirteen UON researchers have been awarded a Women in Research (WIR) Fellowship thanks to Research Advantage.