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Alice Chik

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Associate Professor in Literacy, Macquarie University

I am a specialist in second language literacy, especially in informal learning environments in multilingual contexts. My co-edited work includes 'Multilingual Sydney' (Routledge, 2019). Prior to joining the Australian academic community, I lectured in Hong Kong and Germany.

Experience

  • 2021–2021
    Associate professor, Macquarie University

Education

  • 2008 
    The University of Hong Kong, PhD/Education

Publications

  • 2021
    The role of government's 'owned media' in fostering cultural inclusion: a case study of the NSW Department of Education's online and social media during COVID-19. , MIA Media International Australia
  • 2021
    From my parents’ language to my language: understanding language ideologies of young Australian Korean heritage language learners at the primary and secondary school level. , Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development.
  • 2021
    Understanding the Translingual practices among international students in multilingual cities, Australian Review of Applied Linguistics.
  • 2021
    Commentary: digital language and learning in the time of coronavirus, Linguistics and Education
  • 2020
    Age, gender and language teacher identity: narratives from higher education, Sexuality and Culture
  • 2020
    Humorous interaction, language learning, and social media, World Englishes
  • 2018
    Beliefs and practices of foreign language learning: A visual analysis, Applied Linguistics Review
  • 2018
    Learner autonomy: A research agenda, Palgrave Macmillan
  • 2017
    A comparative multimodal analysis of restaurant reviews from two geographical contexts, Visual Communciation
  • 2017
    Learning a language for free: Recreational learning among adults, System
  • 2015
    “I am not a foodie…”: Culinary capital in online reviews of Michelin restaurants, Food and Foodways
  • 2015
    Discourse and Digital Practices: Doing Discourse Analysis in the Digital Age, Routledge
  • 2014
    Narrative inquiry in language teaching and learning research, Routledge
  • 2014
    Popular culture, pedagogy and teacher education: International perspectives, Routledge
  • 2014
    Digital gaming and language learning: Autonomy and community., Language Learning & Technology
  • 2014
    ELT apps for young learners: Positioning parents and learners, Changing English
  • 2014
    Digital gaming and language learning: Autonomy and community., Language Learning & Technology

Professional Memberships

  • Primary English Teaching Association Australia
  • AILA Learner Autonomy Research Network

Research Areas

  • Applied Linguistics And Educational Linguistics (200401)