Ann Robertson

• MTESOL
• Lecturer at University of the Sunshine Coast

This paper elaborates on a number of key criticisms of Mezirow’s transformative learning theory as well as providing arguments that validate it. Our paper exemplifies how Mezirow's theory can help adult educators and prospective school teachers understand that social structures and belief systems can influence student learning, that learners make m...

This paper elaborates on a number of key criticisms of Mezirow’s transformative learning theory as well as providing arguments that validate it. Our paper exemplifies how Mezirow’s theory can help adult educators and prospective school teachers understand that social structures and belief systems can influence student learning, that learners make m...

This paper reports on an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) preparation program for a group of 14 EFL teachers from the Indonesian province of Papua. The program aimed to enhance the Papuan teachers’ English language proficiency, test taking strategies and confidence. The objective was to enable the teachers to reach IELTS 5.0 so...

This study explores the impact of a government-funded program which sought to retrain in-service teachers in regional Queensland as Indonesian language teachers through an Australian university-led program with on-campus and in-country components. The study first examines how the Indonesian for Teachers Initiative (InTI) program’s diverse social le...

The paper reports on a teacher professional development program conducted over two years in five different regions within the province of Papua, Indonesia. The goal of the program was to assist Papuan teachers to become more aware of and skilled in the use of interactive classroom pedagogies using local resources. The paper reviews the research aro...

This chapter outlines three sectors of English language teaching provision in Australia and critiques the current policies of its institutions that impact quality and effectiveness in the practice of English language education in Australia. Despite being dwarfed in terms of population density compared to other Anglophone countries, Australia has co...

This study evaluates the success of an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) preparation program for 14 EFL teachers conducted in Papua Indonesia. The program aimed to familiarise the teachers with the IELTS, enhance their test readiness and confidence, and increase their capacity to reach the Australian Development Scholarship’s En...