Bissoonauth-Bedford, Anu

Overview

Anu Bissoonauth-Bedford is a graduate of the University of Nottingham. Before coming to Wollongong, she worked at the University of Lincoln, University of the West Indies (Trinidad and Tobago) and the University of Bath where she taught and coordinated various undergraduate as well as postgraduate courses. Her research interests include language contact in French multilingual creolophone societies and Technology Enhanced Language Learning. She is Senior Lecturer in French at the University of Wollongong.

Top Publications

Year	Title
2018	Language practices and attitudes of Australian children of Indian descent in a primary education setting Published in International Journal of Multilingualism
2014	Language attitudes of Mauritian youth in secondary education: some preliminary results
2013	Une analyse sociolinguistique du code switching chez les adolescents mauriciens de niveau secondaire
2012	Attitudes towards english in Mauritius: linguistic paradox or cultural pragmatism?
2012	Grappling with grammar on a virtual learning platform: the case of first year French students at the University of Wollongong Published in Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice
2012	Using Skype technology to enhance spoken language skills: preliminary results from a pilot study in French, Japanese and Spanish at the University of Wollongong
2011	Language shift and maintenance in multilingual Mauritius: the case of Indian ancestral languages Published in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development

Research Areas

Research Overview

Brief Biography
- 2012- Senior Lecturer in French Studies at the University of Wollongong, Australia.
- 2007-2011: Lecturer in French Studies at the University of Wollongong, Australia.
- 2004-2007: Teaching Fellow in French and EFL at the University of Bath.
- 2003-2004: French Language Instructor at the University of the West Indies,
  
  Trinidad
- 1996-2002: Lecturer in French and Linguistics at the University of Lincoln.
- 1993-96: Lecturer in French & Socrates Coordinator at Thames Valley University.
- 1990-92: Lectrice, French Department at the University of Nottingham.

Geographic Focus

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2020	Developing a peer supported feedback model that enhances oral proficiency in french Published In Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice
2019	Language and attitude shift of young Mauritians in secondary education Published In Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development
2018	Language practices and attitudes of Australian children of Indian descent in a primary education setting Published In International Journal of Multilingualism
2018	Language use and language attitudes in New Caledonia with particular reference to French Creole Tayo Published In Pacific Dynamics: Journal of Interdisciplinary Research
2017	French, English or Kanak languages? Can Traditional Languages and Cultures be Sustained in New Caledonia? Published In Portal: journal of multidisciplinary international studies
2017	Introduction: Communities Acting for Sustainability in the Pacific Special Issue Published In Portal: journal of multidisciplinary international studies
2017	University Of Wollongong (UoW) Students Bring Languages Back To Their Local High Schools Published In Senseis' Voices
2017	University Student Ambassadors Bring Languages Back to Their High School Peers Published In Journal of Peer Learning
2016	The University of Wollongong and NSW Department of Education make more of languages in Illawarra Published In Accents
2015	Building a writing community through learning of French Published In Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice
2012	Grappling with grammar on a virtual learning platform: the case of first year French students at the University of Wollongong Published In Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice
2011	Language shift and maintenance in multilingual Mauritius: the case of Indian ancestral languages Published In Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development

Chapter

Year	Title
2020	France Published In State Responses to COVID-19: A Global Snapshot at 1 June 2020 Publisher Penrith, N.S.W.
2015	Pluricentricity and sociolinguistic relationships between French, English and indigenous Languages in New Caledonia Published In Pluricentricity Languages: New Perspectives in Theory and Description Publisher Frankfurt am Main
2013	Une analyse sociolinguistique du code switching chez les adolescents mauriciens de niveau secondaire Published In Contacts de langues langues en contact
2012	Attitudes towards english in Mauritius: linguistic paradox or cultural pragmatism? Published In Crafting Identities, Remapping Nationalities: The English-Speaking World in the Age of Globalization

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2019	Attitudes towards languages in Mauritius with particular reference to Kreol in education: preliminary results Published In Lame dan lame? La main dans la main? Hand in Hand? Conference
2019	Introduction Published In Lame dan lame? La main dans la main? Hand in Hand? Conference
2014	Language attitudes of Mauritian youth in secondary education: some preliminary results Published In Actes du Xlll6 colloque du Comite International des Etudes Creoles
2012	Using Skype technology to enhance spoken language skills: preliminary results from a pilot study in French, Japanese and Spanish at the University of Wollongong Published In 4th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies - Conference Proceedings
2008	Developing a bilingual blog as a platform for language learning in French: a pilot study Published In International Conference on Information and Emerging Technologies

Editor Of

Book
- Pluricentric Languages: New Perspectives in Theory and Description. Frankfurt am Main. 2015

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)	A cross-cultural study exploring the impact of bilingualism on Saudi female identity in Australia	Alhassoun, Lamia Abdulaziz I
Doctor of Philosophy	Acoustic Differences in the Production of Plain and Emphatic Consonants in Speakers of Ruwaili Arabic	Alruwaili, Amjad
Doctor of Philosophy	Language Maintenance And Bilingualism In A Modern Australian Context	Prasad, Ragni

Top Publications

Year	Title
2018	Language practices and attitudes of Australian children of Indian descent in a primary education setting Published in International Journal of Multilingualism
2014	Language attitudes of Mauritian youth in secondary education: some preliminary results
2013	Une analyse sociolinguistique du code switching chez les adolescents mauriciens de niveau secondaire
2012	Attitudes towards english in Mauritius: linguistic paradox or cultural pragmatism?
2012	Grappling with grammar on a virtual learning platform: the case of first year French students at the University of Wollongong Published in Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice
2012	Using Skype technology to enhance spoken language skills: preliminary results from a pilot study in French, Japanese and Spanish at the University of Wollongong
2011	Language shift and maintenance in multilingual Mauritius: the case of Indian ancestral languages Published in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development

Research Areas

Research Overview

Brief Biography
- 2012- Senior Lecturer in French Studies at the University of Wollongong, Australia.
- 2007-2011: Lecturer in French Studies at the University of Wollongong, Australia.
- 2004-2007: Teaching Fellow in French and EFL at the University of Bath.
- 2003-2004: French Language Instructor at the University of the West Indies,
  
  Trinidad
- 1996-2002: Lecturer in French and Linguistics at the University of Lincoln.
- 1993-96: Lecturer in French & Socrates Coordinator at Thames Valley University.
- 1990-92: Lectrice, French Department at the University of Nottingham.

Geographic Focus

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2020	Developing a peer supported feedback model that enhances oral proficiency in french Published In Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice
2019	Language and attitude shift of young Mauritians in secondary education Published In Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development
2018	Language practices and attitudes of Australian children of Indian descent in a primary education setting Published In International Journal of Multilingualism
2018	Language use and language attitudes in New Caledonia with particular reference to French Creole Tayo Published In Pacific Dynamics: Journal of Interdisciplinary Research
2017	French, English or Kanak languages? Can Traditional Languages and Cultures be Sustained in New Caledonia? Published In Portal: journal of multidisciplinary international studies
2017	Introduction: Communities Acting for Sustainability in the Pacific Special Issue Published In Portal: journal of multidisciplinary international studies
2017	University Of Wollongong (UoW) Students Bring Languages Back To Their Local High Schools Published In Senseis' Voices
2017	University Student Ambassadors Bring Languages Back to Their High School Peers Published In Journal of Peer Learning
2016	The University of Wollongong and NSW Department of Education make more of languages in Illawarra Published In Accents
2015	Building a writing community through learning of French Published In Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice
2012	Grappling with grammar on a virtual learning platform: the case of first year French students at the University of Wollongong Published In Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice
2011	Language shift and maintenance in multilingual Mauritius: the case of Indian ancestral languages Published In Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development

Chapter

Year	Title
2020	France Published In State Responses to COVID-19: A Global Snapshot at 1 June 2020 Publisher Penrith, N.S.W.
2015	Pluricentricity and sociolinguistic relationships between French, English and indigenous Languages in New Caledonia Published In Pluricentricity Languages: New Perspectives in Theory and Description Publisher Frankfurt am Main
2013	Une analyse sociolinguistique du code switching chez les adolescents mauriciens de niveau secondaire Published In Contacts de langues langues en contact
2012	Attitudes towards english in Mauritius: linguistic paradox or cultural pragmatism? Published In Crafting Identities, Remapping Nationalities: The English-Speaking World in the Age of Globalization

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2019	Attitudes towards languages in Mauritius with particular reference to Kreol in education: preliminary results Published In Lame dan lame? La main dans la main? Hand in Hand? Conference
2019	Introduction Published In Lame dan lame? La main dans la main? Hand in Hand? Conference
2014	Language attitudes of Mauritian youth in secondary education: some preliminary results Published In Actes du Xlll6 colloque du Comite International des Etudes Creoles
2012	Using Skype technology to enhance spoken language skills: preliminary results from a pilot study in French, Japanese and Spanish at the University of Wollongong Published In 4th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies - Conference Proceedings
2008	Developing a bilingual blog as a platform for language learning in French: a pilot study Published In International Conference on Information and Emerging Technologies

Editor Of

Book
- Pluricentric Languages: New Perspectives in Theory and Description. Frankfurt am Main. 2015

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)	A cross-cultural study exploring the impact of bilingualism on Saudi female identity in Australia	Alhassoun, Lamia Abdulaziz I
Doctor of Philosophy	Acoustic Differences in the Production of Plain and Emphatic Consonants in Speakers of Ruwaili Arabic	Alruwaili, Amjad
Doctor of Philosophy	Language Maintenance And Bilingualism In A Modern Australian Context	Prasad, Ragni

Orcid Id

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3613-3852 (confirmed)

Web Of Science Researcher Id

Q-3111-2016

Scopus Id

37118476400

Overview

Overview

Top Publications

Research Areas

Research Overview

Geographic Focus

Publications

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Chapter

Conference Paper

Editor Of

Book

Supervision

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Identity

Orcid Id

Web Of Science Researcher Id

Scopus Id

Overview

Top Publications

Research Areas

Research Overview

Geographic Focus

Publications

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Chapter

Conference Paper

Editor Of

Book

Supervision

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Identity

Orcid Id

Web Of Science Researcher Id

Scopus Id

Visualisations

Research Areas

Geographic Focus