Sophie Arkoudis
Dr Sophie Arkoudis
Senior Lecturer in Higher Education and Deputy Director, CSHE
Phone: +61 3 8344 7434
Fax: +61 3 8344 7576
Email: s.arkoudis@ unimelb.edu.au
Sophie Arkoudis is Deputy Director and a senior lecturer in higher education. She joined the CSHE in 2005, after working as an academic in the field of teaching English to speakers of other languages. Her research is associated with higher education policy development, and she has been involved in various projects for government, the Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC) and The University of Melbourne . Her particular areas of expertise are international education, socialisation between diverse student groups, English language development, and integrating language and disciplinary learning and teaching in higher education.
Sophie has published widely in the area of English language education. She has presented keynotes both nationally and internationally on her research into language and disciplinary teaching, international students in higher education and English language development. She has supervised 11 research students to successful completion, including five doctoral students.
Sophie lead a DEEWR commissioned project on the impact of English language proficiency on employment outcomes for tertiary international students. She was also a member of the DEEWR commissioned English Language Proficiency Project Steering Committee, which developed the Good Practice Principles for English Language Proficiency for International Students. She is currently leading an ALTC funded project on enhancing engagement between local and international students.
Sophie has developed a range of resources to support university teaching. Teaching International Students was released in 2006 and has generated interest both nationally and internationally. She lead an inter-disciplinary team within the University that explored integrating disciplinary and English language teaching, and lead to the development of the English Language Development Advisory Group within the University. She has conducted teaching and learning workshops within the university, and is involved in presenting research supervision workshops with the School of Graduate Research.
Selected recent refereed publications
Arkoudis, S. (in press for 2010) English language teaching and offshore education. In Bruce, N. & Davison, C. (eds) Language Issues in English-Medium Universities Across Asia, Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press.
O’Loughlin, K. and Arkoudis, S. (2009) Investigating IELTS exit score gains in higher education, IELTS Reports Volume 10, 95-180.
Arkoudis and Love (2008) Imagined communities in senior school mathematics: Beyond issues of English language ability, The Journal of Asian Pacific Communication, 18(1) 71-90.
Arkoudis, S., & Starfield, S. (2007). In-course English language development and support. Canberra: Australian Education International. DEEWR funded the writing of the report and own the copyright.
Arkoudis, S and Tran, L. (2007) International students in Australia: Read ten thousand volumes of books and walk ten thousand miles, Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 27(2) 152-169.
Arkoudis, S. (2007) Collaborating in ESL education in the secondary school. In Cummins, J. & Davison, C. (eds), International Handbook of English Language Teaching, Amsterdam: Springer.
Love, K. and Arkoudis, S. (2006) Teachers’ stances towards Chinese international students: An Australian case study, Linguistics and Education, 17 (3), 258-282.
Arkoudis, S. (2006) Negotiating the rough ground between ESL and mainstream teachers, special edition, International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 9(4), 415-43
Arkoudis, S. and Creese, A. (2006) Introduction, special edition, International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 9(4), 411-414.
Arkoudis, S. (2005) Fusing pedagogic horizons: Language and content teaching in the mainstream, special edition, Linguistics and Education, 16 (2), 173-187. (Second most read article in Linguistics and Education, 2006 – see portfolio)
Arkoudis, S. (2005) Frilled up science: ESL and science teachers working together. In J. Crandall (ed), Case studies in Content Based Instruction, New York: TESOL.
Love, K. and Arkoudis, S. (2004) Sinking or swimming? : Chinese international students and high stakes school exams, Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 14(1), 58-71.
Arkoudis, S. and O’Loughlin, K. (2004) Outcomes anxiety: ESL teachers assessing newly arrived ESL learners, Language Testing, Vol 21, No. 3, 283-303
Arkoudis, S. & Love, K. (2004) They’re all over the shop: Chinese International students in the VCE. TESOL in Context. 14, (1),10-15
Current research projects
Enhancing Domestic and International Student Engagement: Strategies for influencing attitudes and behaviours. This project is directed by Dr Sophie Arkoudis , and includes Ms Chi Baik, (CSHE), Dr Shanton Chang, Professor Ian Lang and Associate Professor Kim Watty, all from the University of Melbourne; Associate Professor Helen Borland and Dr Amanda Pearce from Victoria University; and Dr Josephine Lang from RMIT. The project is funded by ALTC Competitive Research Grant.
The impact of English language proficiency and workplace readiness on employment outcomes and performance of tertiary international students, Dr Sophie Arkoudis (Project Director), Professor Lesleyanne Hawthorne, Chi Baik, Dr Kieran O’Loughlin, Dr Emmaline Bexley and Associate Professor Graeme Hawthorne, funded by DEEWR. Executive Summary
Internationalising Secondary School Education in Victoria, Dr Sophie Arkoudis and Professor Simon Marginson (Project Directors), Dr Erlenawati Sawir and Nick Stone, funded by DEECD.
The Academic’s and Policy-Maker’s Guides to Teaching-Research Nexus, Dr Kerri-Lee Krause, Dr Sophie Arkoudis, Professor Richard James and Dr Ros McCulloch, funded by the Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching
Commissioned University Reports
The key influences on international students who choose the University of Melbourne (2006), Research report for Marketing and Recruitment Offshore, University of Melbourne
School Partnership Program International (2005), Research report for Marketing and Recruitment Offshore, University of Melbourne
Choosing the University of Melbourne (2005), Research report for Marketing and Recruitment Onshore, University of Melbourne
Booklet
Arkoudis, S. (2006) Teaching International Students: Strategies to enhance learning, Mebourne: Centre for the Study of Higher Education