Paul Parker

Paul Parker

BA (Hons),
Grad. Dip. TESOL,
MA Language & Literacy

Background

Paul has taught academic language and literacy in a variety of higher education and professional contexts over the last ten years including university preparation courses and degree programs in Australia, and writing for publication workshops for agricultural scientists in Vietnam and Indonesia. His current role at UWS focuses on collaboration with staff in Colleges and Schools to embed opportunities for student academic literacy development into curriculum and assessment design.

Publications

Parker, P. (forthcoming). From rules to judgement: Exploring the plagiarism threshold in academic writing. In Stockdell-Geisler, A., Castner Post, J., Morse, T., Ingalls, R. and Donnelly, M. (Eds), Examining Plagiarism: Critical Discussions for Students and Teachers. Cresskill, New Jersey: Hampton Press.

Tayebjee, F., Gamble, N., Mackie, B. and Parker, P. (2004). Supporting cooperative education students. Paper presented at The 5th Asia Pacific Cooperative Education Conference: Learning Partnerships in the Global Classroom, Auckland, New Zealand, 1-3 December 2004.

Parker, P. (2003). In your ‘own' words: Learning advisers on student difficulties with avoiding plagiarism during the transition to university. Proceedings of the 7th Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education Conference, QUT, Brisbane, 9-11 July 2003.