Baker, Amanda Ann.

Overview

Amanda Baker is a Senior Lecturer in TESOL and Academic Program Director of Postgraduate Coursework in the School of Education. She has taught English as a Second/Foreign Language in Australia, Canada, China, Japan and the USA and various subjects related to TESOL methodology at the University of Wollongong, Georgia State University, Trinity Western University and Baicheng Teachers College. She earned her PhD in Applied Linguistics in 2011 at Georgia State University. Amanda is particularly passionate about second language pronunciation pedagogy and focusing on educating (pre- and in-service) teachers on how to enable learners to communicate clearly in another language. She has given extensive workshops and presentations on pronunciation pedagogy at both international and national conferences.

Top Publications

Year	Title
2014	Exploring teachers' knowledge of second language pronunciation techniques: Teacher cognitions, observed classroom practices, and student perceptions Published in TESOL Quarterly: a journal for teachers of English to speakers of other languages and of standard English as a second dialect
2017	"I feel like having a nervous breakdown": Pre-service and in-service teachers’ developing beliefs and knowledge about pronunciation instruction Published in Journal of Second Language Pronunciation
2017	Joint development of teacher cognition and identity through learning to teach L2 pronunciation Published in Modern Language Journal: devoted to research and discussion about the learning and teaching of foreign and second languages

Research Areas

1399 - OTHER EDUCATION

Research Overview

Amanda’s research interests focus on the dynamic relationships that exist between second language teachers’ knowledge, beliefs and practices, especially in the areas of L2 pronunciation, speaking and listening pedagogy. Classroom research and teacher education, as they relate to L2 oral communication, are primary areas of interest in her research and professional teaching practice.

Geographic Focus

Australia and International Transnational Region

Available as Research Supervisor

Member Of

Applied Linguistics Association of Australia (ALAA) Member 2017 -
Wollongong Academy for Tertiary Teaching and Learning Excellence (WATTLE) Member 2015 -
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Member 2004 -

Has Collaborator

Brown, Christine A. Faculty Academic
Burns, Pippa R. Dr
Burri, Michael Dr.
Eady, Michelle J. Associate Professor
Mullan, Judy Associate Professor

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2020	"A Big Influence on my Teaching Career and my Life": A Longitudinal Study of Learning to Teach English Pronunciation Published In TESL-EJ: The Electronic Journal for English as a Second Language Volume 23 Pages 1 - 24 ISSN 1072-4303
2019	Chinese EFL Teachers’ Cognition about the Effectiveness of Genre Pedagogy: A Case Study Published In RELC Journal: a journal of language teaching and research in Southeast Asia Volume 50 Pages 314 - 332 ISSN 0033-6882 Altmetric
2019	Evaluating the Managing Medicines for People With Dementia Website Version 2 Published In CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing Volume 37 Pages 47 - 54 ISSN 1538-2931 Altmetric
2019	Moving to L2 Fluency: The Tai Ball Chi Technique Published In Speak Out!: Journal of the IATEFL Pronunciation Special Interest Group Pages 43 - 51
2019	Proposing a Haptic Approach to Facilitating L2 Learners’ Pragmatic Competence Published In Humanising Language Teaching Volume 21 Pages 1 - 15
2019	“I never imagined” pronunciation as “such an interesting thing”: Student teacher perception of innovative practices Published In International Journal of Applied Linguistics Volume Online First Pages 1 - 14 ISSN 0802-6106 Altmetric
2018	Establishing a framework for learning to teach English pronunciation in an Australian TESOL program Published In Australian Review of Applied Linguistics Volume 41 Pages 307 - 327 ISSN 0155-0640 Altmetric
2018	Managing medications for individuals living with a dementia: Evaluating a web-based information resource for informal carers Published In International Journal of Older People Nursing Volume 13 Pages e12198-1 - e12198-8 ISSN 1748-3735 Altmetric
2018	Teacher Disposition Scale (TDS): construction and psychometric validation Published In Journal of Further and Higher Education Volume Online First Pages 1 - 16 ISSN 1469-9486 Altmetric
2017	"I feel like having a nervous breakdown": Pre-service and in-service teachers’ developing beliefs and knowledge about pronunciation instruction Published In Journal of Second Language Pronunciation Volume 3 Pages 109 - 135 ISSN 2215-1931 Altmetric
2017	Joint development of teacher cognition and identity through learning to teach L2 pronunciation Published In Modern Language Journal: devoted to research and discussion about the learning and teaching of foreign and second languages Volume 101 Pages 1 - 15 ISSN 0026-7902 Altmetric
2016	Challenges experienced by Japanese students with oral communication skills in Australian universities Published In TESOL Journal Volume 7 Pages 621 - 644 ISSN 1949-3533 Altmetric
2016	Feedback on second language pronunciation: A case study of EAP teachers’ beliefs and practices Published In Australian Journal of Teacher Education Volume 41 Pages 1 - 19 ISSN 0313-5373
2016	Teaching rhythm and rhythm grouping: The butterfly technique Published In English Australia Journal: the Australian journal of English language teaching Volume 31 Pages 72 - 77 ISSN 1033-0801
2015	"Teachers are not empty vessels": A reception study of Freeman and Johnson's (1998) reconceptualization of the knowledge base of second language teacher education Published In Tesl Canada Journal Volume 33 Pages 1 - 21
2014	Exploring teachers' knowledge of second language pronunciation techniques: Teacher cognitions, observed classroom practices, and student perceptions Published In TESOL Quarterly: a journal for teachers of English to speakers of other languages and of standard English as a second dialect Volume 48 Pages 136 - 163 ISSN 0039-8322 Altmetric
2011	Discourse prosody and teachers' stated beliefs and practices Published In TESOL Journal Volume 2 Pages 263 - 292 ISSN 1949-3533 Altmetric
2011	Knowledge base of pronunciation teaching: staking out the territory Published In Tesl Canada Journal Volume 28 Pages 29 - 50 ISSN 0826-435X
2011	Mind the gap: Unexpected pitfalls in doing classroom research Published In The Qualitative Report Volume 16 Pages 1435 - 1447
2011	Prosodic and multimodal markers of humor in conversation Published In Pragmatics and Cognition Volume 19 Pages 224 - 247 ISSN 0929-0907 Altmetric

Chapter

Year	Title
2018	Pronunciation teaching in the pre-CLT era Published In The Routledge handbook of contemporary English pronunciation Publisher London: Routledge Pages 249 - 266 ISBN 9781315145006
2016	Anchoring academic vocabulary with a “hard hitting” haptic pronunciation teaching technique Published In Pronunciation in the Classroom: The Overlooked Essential Publisher TESOL Press Pages 17 - 26
2016	Medication management for people living with dementia: development and evaluation of a multilingual information resource for family caregivers of people living with dementia Published In Update on Dementia Publisher Rijeka, Croatia: InTech Pages 493 - 514 ISBN 9789535126546 Altmetric
2015	History of ESL pronunciation teaching Published In The Handbook of English Pronunciation Publisher Wiley-Blackwell Pages 36 - 65 Altmetric
2014	Suprasegmental measures of accentedness Published In Social Dynamics in Second Language Accent Publisher Walter de Gruyter Inc Pages 75 - 94 Altmetric
2012	The pragmatic function of intonation: cueing agreement and disagreement in spoken English discourse and implications for ELT Published In Pragmatics and Prosody in English Language Teaching Publisher Springer-Verlag Pages 199 - 218 Altmetric

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2016	Evaluation of a newly developed dementia meds management website Published In National Medicines Symposium 2016: Poster Abstracts Pages 174 - 174
2013	Integrating fluent pronunciation use into content-based ESL instruction: Two case studies Published In Proceedings of the 4th Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching Conference Pages 245 - 254
2013	Preliminaries to haptic-integrated pronunciation instruction Published In Proceedings of the 4th Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching Conference Pages 234 - 244
2011	ESL teachers and pronunciation pedagogy: Exploring the development of teachers' cognitions and classroom practices Published In Proceedings of the 2nd Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching Conference Pages 82 - 94

Presentations

Invited Talk
- Pronunciation pedagogy and teacher development in TESOL, Speaker, 51st Annual TESOL Convention (Seattle, USA) 2017
- Integrating oral communication into task-based EFL instruction, Speaker, 1st Mekong TESOL Conference (Can Tho, Vietnam) 2016
- Planning your PhD journey, Panelist, 1st Mekong TESOL Conference (Can Tho, Vietnam) 2016
- Accessing fluent, intelligible pronunciation, Speaker, ELICOS Curriculum Development (UOW) 2014
- Haptic (kinesthetic+tactile) fluency and pronunciation instruction, Speaker, Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) Learning and Development Conference 2013
Presentation

Other Research Activities

Effectiveness of Online and On-campus Pronunciation Teacher Education Co-investigator 2016 -
The Nexus Between Pronunciation Teacher Preparation and L2 Instructors' Cognition about Pronunciation Pedagogy Co-investigator 2016 -
Effectiveness of haptic training on second language fluency development Chief Investigator 2013 - 2014
Teacher dispositions: Current status and future needs Co-investigator 2013 - 2014

Available as Research Supervisor

Potential Supervision Topics

Second language pronunciation pedagogy

Second language teacher cognition

Classroom-based research

Oral Communication

TESOL

Teaching Activities

EDET202 (Teaching English in International Contexts) Facilitator 2012 -
EDET412 (Teaching Speaking and Listening to Second Language Learners) Facilitator 2012 -
EDGZ906 (Minor Research Project in Education) Facilitator, Supervisor 2016 - 2017
EDGT931 (Oral Communication and Pedagogy) Instructor 2011 - 2017
EDGT934 (English Pronunciation and Prosody) Instructor 2011 - 2017
EDGT940 (Technology in Second Language Teaching) Instructor 2011 - 2015
EDGT932 Second Language Literacy Instructor 2011 - 2014

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)	From potential use to actual use: Helping ESL learners activate oral productive vocabulary	Mister Colmenares, Bianca
Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)	An Exploration of Japanese EFL Teachers' and Students' Cognition of Autonomous Pronunciation Learning	Ogawa, Yuki
Doctor of Philosophy	An Experimental Investigation of the Sound System of Abha Arabic	Al Malwi, Ibrahim
Doctor of Philosophy	Investigating Perspectives on Pronunciation Teaching in the Adult Migrant English Program	Playsted, Skye
Doctor of Philosophy	Development of a sociocultural program to support young Indigenous children's consonant production	Pogson, Carolyn

Reviewer Of

The Language Learning Journal (Journal) 2016 -
Journal of Second Language Pronunciation (Journal) 2015 -
Language Teaching Research (Journal) 2015 -
System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics (Journal) 2015 -
TESOL Journal (Journal) 2011 -
TESOL Quarterly: a journal for teachers of English to speakers of other languages and of standard English as a second dialect (Journal) 2011 -

Organizer Of Event

Professional Service Activities

CPD Portfolio Review Panel Reviewer 2017

Education And Training

Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics, Georgia State University, Applied Linguistics & ESL, Pronunciation pedagogy: Second language teacher cognition and practice 2011
M.A. in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, Trinity Western University, TESOL 2006
B.A. in French/Spanish, Simon Fraser University, Arts and Social Sciences 1999

Awards And Honors

Keywords

TESOL
Second Language Pronunciation
Second Language Oral Communication
Second Language Teacher Education
Teacher Beliefs
Teacher Knowledge

Full Name

Amanda Ann Baker

Mailing Address

University of Wollongong

School of Education, Building 67

Wollongong

NSW

2522

Australia

Geographic Location

University of Wollongong

Located In Facility

67.320

Fax

61 2 4221 4657

Orcid Id

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5806-4419 (confirmed)

Top Publications

Year	Title
2014	Exploring teachers' knowledge of second language pronunciation techniques: Teacher cognitions, observed classroom practices, and student perceptions Published in TESOL Quarterly: a journal for teachers of English to speakers of other languages and of standard English as a second dialect
2017	"I feel like having a nervous breakdown": Pre-service and in-service teachers’ developing beliefs and knowledge about pronunciation instruction Published in Journal of Second Language Pronunciation
2017	Joint development of teacher cognition and identity through learning to teach L2 pronunciation Published in Modern Language Journal: devoted to research and discussion about the learning and teaching of foreign and second languages

Research Areas

1399 - OTHER EDUCATION

Research Overview

Amanda’s research interests focus on the dynamic relationships that exist between second language teachers’ knowledge, beliefs and practices, especially in the areas of L2 pronunciation, speaking and listening pedagogy. Classroom research and teacher education, as they relate to L2 oral communication, are primary areas of interest in her research and professional teaching practice.

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2020	"A Big Influence on my Teaching Career and my Life": A Longitudinal Study of Learning to Teach English Pronunciation Published In TESL-EJ: The Electronic Journal for English as a Second Language Volume 23 Pages 1 - 24 ISSN 1072-4303
2019	Chinese EFL Teachers’ Cognition about the Effectiveness of Genre Pedagogy: A Case Study Published In RELC Journal: a journal of language teaching and research in Southeast Asia Volume 50 Pages 314 - 332 ISSN 0033-6882 Altmetric
2019	Evaluating the Managing Medicines for People With Dementia Website Version 2 Published In CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing Volume 37 Pages 47 - 54 ISSN 1538-2931 Altmetric
2019	Moving to L2 Fluency: The Tai Ball Chi Technique Published In Speak Out!: Journal of the IATEFL Pronunciation Special Interest Group Pages 43 - 51
2019	Proposing a Haptic Approach to Facilitating L2 Learners’ Pragmatic Competence Published In Humanising Language Teaching Volume 21 Pages 1 - 15
2019	“I never imagined” pronunciation as “such an interesting thing”: Student teacher perception of innovative practices Published In International Journal of Applied Linguistics Volume Online First Pages 1 - 14 ISSN 0802-6106 Altmetric
2018	Establishing a framework for learning to teach English pronunciation in an Australian TESOL program Published In Australian Review of Applied Linguistics Volume 41 Pages 307 - 327 ISSN 0155-0640 Altmetric
2018	Managing medications for individuals living with a dementia: Evaluating a web-based information resource for informal carers Published In International Journal of Older People Nursing Volume 13 Pages e12198-1 - e12198-8 ISSN 1748-3735 Altmetric
2018	Teacher Disposition Scale (TDS): construction and psychometric validation Published In Journal of Further and Higher Education Volume Online First Pages 1 - 16 ISSN 1469-9486 Altmetric
2017	"I feel like having a nervous breakdown": Pre-service and in-service teachers’ developing beliefs and knowledge about pronunciation instruction Published In Journal of Second Language Pronunciation Volume 3 Pages 109 - 135 ISSN 2215-1931 Altmetric
2017	Joint development of teacher cognition and identity through learning to teach L2 pronunciation Published In Modern Language Journal: devoted to research and discussion about the learning and teaching of foreign and second languages Volume 101 Pages 1 - 15 ISSN 0026-7902 Altmetric
2016	Challenges experienced by Japanese students with oral communication skills in Australian universities Published In TESOL Journal Volume 7 Pages 621 - 644 ISSN 1949-3533 Altmetric
2016	Feedback on second language pronunciation: A case study of EAP teachers’ beliefs and practices Published In Australian Journal of Teacher Education Volume 41 Pages 1 - 19 ISSN 0313-5373
2016	Teaching rhythm and rhythm grouping: The butterfly technique Published In English Australia Journal: the Australian journal of English language teaching Volume 31 Pages 72 - 77 ISSN 1033-0801
2015	"Teachers are not empty vessels": A reception study of Freeman and Johnson's (1998) reconceptualization of the knowledge base of second language teacher education Published In Tesl Canada Journal Volume 33 Pages 1 - 21
2014	Exploring teachers' knowledge of second language pronunciation techniques: Teacher cognitions, observed classroom practices, and student perceptions Published In TESOL Quarterly: a journal for teachers of English to speakers of other languages and of standard English as a second dialect Volume 48 Pages 136 - 163 ISSN 0039-8322 Altmetric
2011	Discourse prosody and teachers' stated beliefs and practices Published In TESOL Journal Volume 2 Pages 263 - 292 ISSN 1949-3533 Altmetric
2011	Knowledge base of pronunciation teaching: staking out the territory Published In Tesl Canada Journal Volume 28 Pages 29 - 50 ISSN 0826-435X
2011	Mind the gap: Unexpected pitfalls in doing classroom research Published In The Qualitative Report Volume 16 Pages 1435 - 1447
2011	Prosodic and multimodal markers of humor in conversation Published In Pragmatics and Cognition Volume 19 Pages 224 - 247 ISSN 0929-0907 Altmetric

Chapter

Year	Title
2018	Pronunciation teaching in the pre-CLT era Published In The Routledge handbook of contemporary English pronunciation Publisher London: Routledge Pages 249 - 266 ISBN 9781315145006
2016	Anchoring academic vocabulary with a “hard hitting” haptic pronunciation teaching technique Published In Pronunciation in the Classroom: The Overlooked Essential Publisher TESOL Press Pages 17 - 26
2016	Medication management for people living with dementia: development and evaluation of a multilingual information resource for family caregivers of people living with dementia Published In Update on Dementia Publisher Rijeka, Croatia: InTech Pages 493 - 514 ISBN 9789535126546 Altmetric
2015	History of ESL pronunciation teaching Published In The Handbook of English Pronunciation Publisher Wiley-Blackwell Pages 36 - 65 Altmetric
2014	Suprasegmental measures of accentedness Published In Social Dynamics in Second Language Accent Publisher Walter de Gruyter Inc Pages 75 - 94 Altmetric
2012	The pragmatic function of intonation: cueing agreement and disagreement in spoken English discourse and implications for ELT Published In Pragmatics and Prosody in English Language Teaching Publisher Springer-Verlag Pages 199 - 218 Altmetric

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2016	Evaluation of a newly developed dementia meds management website Published In National Medicines Symposium 2016: Poster Abstracts Pages 174 - 174
2013	Integrating fluent pronunciation use into content-based ESL instruction: Two case studies Published In Proceedings of the 4th Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching Conference Pages 245 - 254
2013	Preliminaries to haptic-integrated pronunciation instruction Published In Proceedings of the 4th Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching Conference Pages 234 - 244
2011	ESL teachers and pronunciation pedagogy: Exploring the development of teachers' cognitions and classroom practices Published In Proceedings of the 2nd Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching Conference Pages 82 - 94

Presentations

Invited Talk
- Pronunciation pedagogy and teacher development in TESOL, Speaker, 51st Annual TESOL Convention (Seattle, USA) 2017
- Integrating oral communication into task-based EFL instruction, Speaker, 1st Mekong TESOL Conference (Can Tho, Vietnam) 2016
- Planning your PhD journey, Panelist, 1st Mekong TESOL Conference (Can Tho, Vietnam) 2016
- Accessing fluent, intelligible pronunciation, Speaker, ELICOS Curriculum Development (UOW) 2014
- Haptic (kinesthetic+tactile) fluency and pronunciation instruction, Speaker, Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) Learning and Development Conference 2013
Presentation

Other Research Activities

Effectiveness of Online and On-campus Pronunciation Teacher Education Co-investigator 2016 -
The Nexus Between Pronunciation Teacher Preparation and L2 Instructors' Cognition about Pronunciation Pedagogy Co-investigator 2016 -
Effectiveness of haptic training on second language fluency development Chief Investigator 2013 - 2014
Teacher dispositions: Current status and future needs Co-investigator 2013 - 2014

Potential Supervision Topics

Second language pronunciation pedagogy

Second language teacher cognition

Classroom-based research

Oral Communication

TESOL

Teaching Activities

EDET202 (Teaching English in International Contexts) Facilitator 2012 -
EDET412 (Teaching Speaking and Listening to Second Language Learners) Facilitator 2012 -
EDGZ906 (Minor Research Project in Education) Facilitator, Supervisor 2016 - 2017
EDGT931 (Oral Communication and Pedagogy) Instructor 2011 - 2017
EDGT934 (English Pronunciation and Prosody) Instructor 2011 - 2017
EDGT940 (Technology in Second Language Teaching) Instructor 2011 - 2015
EDGT932 Second Language Literacy Instructor 2011 - 2014

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)	From potential use to actual use: Helping ESL learners activate oral productive vocabulary	Mister Colmenares, Bianca
Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)	An Exploration of Japanese EFL Teachers' and Students' Cognition of Autonomous Pronunciation Learning	Ogawa, Yuki
Doctor of Philosophy	An Experimental Investigation of the Sound System of Abha Arabic	Al Malwi, Ibrahim
Doctor of Philosophy	Investigating Perspectives on Pronunciation Teaching in the Adult Migrant English Program	Playsted, Skye
Doctor of Philosophy	Development of a sociocultural program to support young Indigenous children's consonant production	Pogson, Carolyn

Reviewer Of

The Language Learning Journal (Journal) 2016 -
Journal of Second Language Pronunciation (Journal) 2015 -
Language Teaching Research (Journal) 2015 -
System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics (Journal) 2015 -
TESOL Journal (Journal) 2011 -
TESOL Quarterly: a journal for teachers of English to speakers of other languages and of standard English as a second dialect (Journal) 2011 -

Organizer Of Event

Professional Service Activities

CPD Portfolio Review Panel Reviewer 2017

Education And Training

Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics, Georgia State University, Applied Linguistics & ESL, Pronunciation pedagogy: Second language teacher cognition and practice 2011
M.A. in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, Trinity Western University, TESOL 2006
B.A. in French/Spanish, Simon Fraser University, Arts and Social Sciences 1999

Awards And Honors

Keywords

TESOL
Second Language Pronunciation
Second Language Oral Communication
Second Language Teacher Education
Teacher Beliefs
Teacher Knowledge

Full Name

Amanda Ann Baker

Mailing Address

University of Wollongong

School of Education, Building 67

Wollongong

NSW

2522

Australia

Geographic Location

University of Wollongong

Located In Facility

67.320

Fax

61 2 4221 4657

Orcid Id

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5806-4419 (confirmed)

Overview

Overview

Top Publications

Research Areas

Research Overview

Geographic Focus

Available as Research Supervisor

Affiliation

Member Of

Has Collaborator

Publications

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Chapter

Conference Paper

Presentations

Invited Talk

Presentation

Funding

Other Research Activities

Supervision

Available as Research Supervisor

Potential Supervision Topics

Teaching Activities

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Service

Reviewer Of

Organizer Of Event

Professional Service Activities

Background

Education And Training

Awards And Honors

Keywords

Contact

Full Name

Mailing Address

Geographic Location

Located In Facility

Fax

Identity

Orcid Id

Overview

Top Publications

Research Areas

Research Overview

Geographic Focus

Affiliation

Member Of

Has Collaborator

Publications

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Chapter

Conference Paper

Presentations

Invited Talk

Presentation

Funding

Other Research Activities

Supervision

Potential Supervision Topics

Teaching Activities

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Service

Reviewer Of

Organizer Of Event

Professional Service Activities

Background

Education And Training

Awards And Honors

Keywords

Contact

Full Name

Mailing Address

Geographic Location

Located In Facility

Fax

Identity