Dr Simone Smala

Senior Lecturer

School of Education
Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
s.smala@uq.edu.au
+61 7 336 56377

Overview

Teacher Education

Dr. Simone Smala is a lecturer in teacher education, curriculum and pedagogy. Drawing from a background as a middle years and secondary teacher, Simone now focuses her research on Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) in bilingual, immersion and TESOL settings, and the use of social media, such as Facebook and Edmodo, in education. Simone's research is based in socio-cultural learning theories, educational policy and blended learning.She publishes in both English and German and has extensive research connections in Europe and the USA.

Research Interests

  • Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL), Second Language Learning
  • Teacher's work, Teacher wellbeing, Teacher collaboration and professional development
  • German Language Teaching, German Immersion Programs
  • AI for Teachers and Teaching

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Education, University of Bielefeld
  • PhD, The University of Queensland
  • Masters of Education, Rheinish-Westphalian Technical University

Publications

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Supervision

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Publications

Book

  • Meier, Gabriela and Smala, Simone (2022). Languages and social cohesion: a transdisciplinary literature review. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003120384

  • O'Donnell, Angela M., Dobozy, Eva, Bartlett, Brendan, Nagel, Michael C., Smala, Simone, Wormald, Catherine, Yates, Gregory, Spooner-Lane, Rebecca, Youssef-Shalala, Amina, Reeve, Johnmarshall and Smith, Jeffrey K. (2019). Educational psychology. Milton, Queensland: Wiley.

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Journal Article

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Other Outputs

PhD and MPhil Supervision

Current Supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor

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Completed Supervision