Professional Experience:

Senior Lecturer in Languages and TESOL, Faculty of Education, Monash University (current)

Senior Lecturer, School of Education, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Technology Sydney – October 2018 – January 2019

Senior Lecturer, School of International Studies, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Technology Sydney – December 2017 – October 2018 – Convening the French and Francophone Studies program

Assistant Professor of TESOL and Foreign Language Teaching, Faculty of Arts & Design University of Canberra – July 2014 – December 2017– Including Course Convenor for the Master of Arts in TESOL and Foreign Language Teaching.

Honorary Research Associate, School of International Studies, University of Technology Sydney – 2017 – completing research on assessment within four bilingual programs

Lecturer – Languages Curriculum and TESOL, Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney 2010-2014 – Including Program Director for the Bachelor of Arts/ Bachelor of Education (Secondary) 2012-2013.

Sessional Lecturer and Tutor – Languages Curriculum and TESOL, Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney 2006-2009

Teacher of French and German, 2003 – 2005

Education:

PhD – University of Sydney 2009

Grad Cert (Higher Education) – University of Sydney 2011

Bachelor of Education (Hons)/ Bachelor of Arts – University of Sydney 2004

Honours and Awards:

2011   Faculty of Education and Social Work Excellence in Teaching Award – University of Sydney Faculty competitive award acknowledging excellence in teaching – $1,000 prize.

2010  Michael Clyne Prize for the best research thesis in the area of bilingualism and language contact – jointly awarded by the Australian Linguistic Society and the Applied Linguistics Association of Australia – $1000 prize plus funding to present at either conference.

2008 & 2009        UPA (University Postgraduate Award) Scholarship – Co-funded by the University of Sydney and DEEWR ($26,000 per year for 2 years = $52,000).

2008   Trevor Miller Memorial Fund Scholarship – Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney – in support of travel to present a paper at the AILA Conference 2008 (Germany).

2007       ALAA (Applied Linguistics Association of Australia) Travel Scholarship – Travel and Conference costs to present at their conference (Wollongong).

2003  Goethe Institut Teachers’ Scholarship- Travel, Course and Living costs to attend a German language course in Germany for two months.

Research Grants:

• 2018 Department of Education NSW Grant to explore the transition and continuity experiences of children graduating from bilingual (CLIL) programs – $7500
• 2015 Department of Education and Communities NSW Grant to explore language and content assessment in four primary school CLIL programs in NSW, with Prof L Harbon (UTS) – $44,000
• 2014 Association of Independent Schools NSW Grant to research successful languages programs – $14,500
• 2014 Department of Education and Communities NSW Grant for Research in Four NSW Bilingual Programs – $30,000 co-funded with A/Prof L Harbon.
• 2012  – International Program Development Fund Grant part of the World Universities Network; University of Sydney – $6385
• 2011/2012 Faculty Research Grant – $21,000 with A/Prof Harbon to research in 4 bilingual primary schools and research with the pre-service primary language teachers.
• 2011  Teaching Inquiry Grant  – $6,000 with A/Prof Harbon and Ms Steigrad to investigate current teaching.

Travel Grants:

• 2013   Early Career Researcher Travel Grant  – Faculty competitive grant – $1800
• 2012  Early Career Researcher Travel Grant – Faculty competitive grant – $1,800 awarded to travel to the British Association of Applied Linguistics Conference 2012.

Publications:

Books:

Fielding, R. (2015) Multilingualism in the Australian Suburbs: a framework for exploring bilingual identity, Springer.

Fielding, R. (2015) Exploring effective and sustainable language programs in NSW independent schools. Sydney: Association of Independent Schools NSW. Available from: https://www.aisnsw.edu.au/Services/PL/LanguagesSecondary/Pages/Research.aspx

Laws, K., Harbon, L. & Fielding, R. (Eds.) . (2011). Teacher Professional Development in Southeast Asia: Perspectives from Indonesia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam.. Sydney: Can Tho University.

Refereed Journal Articles:

Ruth Fielding & Lesley Harbon (2020) Dispelling the monolingual myth: exploring literacy outcomes in Australian bilingual programmes, International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, DOI: 10.1080/13670050.2020.1734531

Fielding, R. & Harbon L. (2018) An exploration of Content and Language Integrated pedagogy, Babel, 52:2/3.

Fielding, R. (2016) Students’ use of their plurilingual resources in Australian schools. Language and Education: Special Issue – Making Space for multilingualism in Australian schooling. 30:4, 361-377. DOI: 10.1080/09500782.2015.1114631.

Stott, C. & Fielding, R. (2015) Lost in Transition? Perspectives on the transition to university language learning. Babel. 49:3. 14-25.

Fielding, R. & Harbon, L. (2014) Implementing a Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) Program in NSW: Teacher perceptions of the challenges and opportunities, Babel, 49: 2

Fielding, R. & Harbon, L. (2013). Examining Bilingual and Bicultural Identity in Young Students, Foreign Language Annals, Winter 46:4.

Fielding, R. (2013). Bilingual Identity Negotiation in practice: Teacher pedagogy and classroom interaction in a bilingual program. Language Learning Journal. DOI:10.1080/09571736.2012.757635

Fielding R (2011) “I Sort of Feel Like I’m a Part of France Aswell” Student perspectives of bilingual identity, Babel – Journal of the Australian Federation of Modern Language Teacher Associations,  46:1.

Westwood R (2005) ‘What Do Schools Want in a Language Teacher’, Babel, 40:2.

Book Chapters:

Harbon, L. Fielding, R. & Liang J. (2016). Teaching Chinese in a primary CLIL program: one teacher’s practice and beliefs. In Moloney, R. & Xu, H. (Eds). (2016). Exploring Innovative pedagogy in the teaching and learning of Chinese. Melbourne: Springer. 193-211.

Moloney, R. Harbon, L & Fielding, R (2015) Pre-service teachers discovering intercultural enquiry in language classroom discourse. In Chan, W. Bhatt, S. Nagami, M. & Walker, I. (Eds) Culture and Foreign Language Education: Insights from Research and Implications for the Practice. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton.

Fielding, R. (2013). Considering Biliteracy and Multiliteracies in the Primary Classroom. In Johnston, J. (Ed. 2^nd Edition), Contemporary Issues in Australian Literacy Teaching Brisbane: AACLM/ Primrose Hall Publishing Group, pp141 – 158.

Fielding R (2012) Learning locally, identifying globally: Student views about their languages and being bilingual, In Gitsaki, C & Baldauf R. (Eds) The future of applied linguistics: Local and global perspectives. Newcastle, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

Fielding, R. (2012). Considering Biliteracy and Multiliteracies in the Primary Classroom. In Johnston, J. (Ed.), Contemporary Issues in Australian Literacy Teaching Brisbane: AACLM/ Primrose Hall Publishing Group.

Refereed Conference Proceedings:

Fielding, R. & Stott, C. (2012). University Language Learners: Perceptions of the Transition from School to University. In Mortimer, R. The International First Year in Higher Education Conference Proceedings 2012: New Horizons. Brisbane, 26-29 June 2012.

Moloney, R., Harbon, L., & Fielding, R. . (2012). Varying the IRE turn: Preservice language teachers adopting an intercultural stance in their pedagogy pp 488-507. . In Aishah M.K., Chan, W.M., Chi, S.W., Chin, K.N., Istanto, J.W., Nagami, M., Sew, J.W., Suthiwan, T., Walker, I. Culture in foreign language learning: Framing and reframing the issue. Singapore: NUS Centre for Language Studies.

Harbon, L. Fielding, R. Moloney, R. Scrimgeour, A. Kohler, M. Dashwood, A. & Gearon, M. (2012). Longtime passing: where does the time for preparing language teachers go?. In LCNAU Colloquium Proceedings 2011 The Next Step: Introducing the Languages and Cultures Network for Australian Universities .

Fielding R (2009) ‘Student Negotiation of Bilingual Identity’ In S. May (Ed) Language Education and Diversity (LED) 2007 Refereed Conference Proceedings, University of Waikato, New Zealand.

Research Reports:

Fielding R, & Harbon, L 2017. Assessing CLIL – Exploring assessment through CLIL in the NSW ‘bilingual schools program’ – Assessing language, content and English. Report to the NSW DEC.

Fielding, R. 2015. Exploring success and sustainability in New South Wales Independent Schools. Sydney: Association of Independent Schools NSW.

Harbon, L. & Fielding, R.  (2013). Bilingual education programs in four primary schools in New South Wales, 2009-2012: A report to continue the conversation, Sydney.

Other:

Fielding, R. (2013). Review: A. Pennycook, Language and Mobility: Unexpected places. Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 36(1), 116–119.

Fielding R (2009) Speaking Two Languages is a Gift: A Case Study Exploring Student Bilingual Identity, Unpublished PhD Thesis, University of Sydney.

Westwood R (2005) What do schools really look for in a language teacher? Teacher Magazine, 2005/6.