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Dr Arianna Berardi-Wiltshire BA, PGDipSLT, PhD

Senior Lecturer

Doctoral Supervisor
School of Humanities Media and Creative Comm

Dr Arianna Berardi-Wiltshire is a lecturer in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics at Massey University in Palmerston North, New Zealand. Her primary area of research is heritage and minority language education and revitalisation, with her most recent studies exploring the language maintenance efforts of NZ migrant families from a Family Language Policy perspective and the learning of te reo Māori as a second language in the workplace. Outside the NZ context, Dr Berardi-Wiltshire is currently involved in a Brazil-based collaborative project aimed at the establishment of an indigenous language preschool center for the Kaingang community in southern Brazil. 

Professional

Contact details

  • Ph: +64 6 9516558
    Location: 4.14, Sir Geoffrey Peren Building
    Campus: Turitea, Palmerston North

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Arts - Massey University (2003)
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Second Language Teaching - Massey University (2004)
  • Doctor of Philosophy - Massey University (2010)

Certifications and Registrations

  • Licence, Supervisor, Massey University

Research Expertise

Research Interests

Heritage languages, Heritage language learning, Language Policy, Family language policy, Langauge revitalisation, Endengered languages, Sociolinguistics, Community languages, Applied linguistics, Second language learning, Language learning motivation, Identity and language learning

Thematics

21st Century Citizenship

Area of Expertise

Field of research codes
Applied Linguistics and Educational Linguistics (200401): Language in Culture and Society (Sociolinguistics) (200405): Languages, Communication And Culture (200000): Linguistics (200400)

Keywords

Language learning motivation, Identity and language learning, Heritage languages, Heritage language learning, Langauge revitalisation, Sociolinguistics, Applied linguistics, Second language acquisition.

Research Outputs

Journal

Berardi-Wiltshire, A., & Bortolotto, MC. (2022). Learning Māori in the workplace: non-Māori learners’ assessment of the value of te reo. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. 25(9), 3463-3474
[Journal article]Authored by: Berardi-Wiltshire, A., Bortolotto, M.
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Bortolotto, M., & Berardi-Wiltshire, A. (2020). Te hā o te reo: Teaching the beauty of the Māori language. Cadernos de Linguística. 1(3), 1-15 Retrieved from https://cadernos.abralin.org/index.php/cadernos/article/view/224
[Journal article]Authored by: Berardi-Wiltshire, A., Bortolotto, M.
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Berardi-Wiltshire, A., Bortolotto, MC., & Morris, H. (2023). Motivation as ethical self-formation in learning te reo Māori as a second language. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development. 44(3), 185-196
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Berardi-Wiltshire, A. (2017). Parental ideologies and family language policies among Spanish-speaking migrants to New Zealand. Journal of Iberian and Latin American Research. 23(3), 271-285
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Berardi-Wiltshire, A. (2017). Endangered languages in the home: The role of family language policies in the revitalisation of indigenous languages. Revista LinguíStica. 13(1)
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Maia, M., & Berardi-Wiltshire, A. (2015). Entrevista: Hinurewa Poutu. Revista Linguíʃtica. 11(2), 14-21
[Journal article]Authored by: Berardi-Wiltshire, A.
Berardi-Wiltshire, A., Petrucci, P., & Maia, M. (2015). Indigenous language education in New Zealand: The case of maori-medium schools. Cadernos Educação Escolar Indígena. 12(1), 1-11 Retrieved from http://merireu.org.br/publicacoes
[Journal article]Authored by: Berardi-Wiltshire, A.
Berardi-Wiltshire, A., & Petrucci, P. (2015). Bringing linguistics to life: An anchored approach to teaching linguistics to non-linguists. TE REO Journal of the Linguistic Society of New Zealand. 58, 59-75
[Journal article]Authored by: Berardi-Wiltshire, A.
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Berardi-Wiltshire, A. (2013). Motivational Implications of Heritage Language Identity for Heritage Language Learning. Beyond Words. 1(1), 68-87
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Berardi-Wiltshire, A. (2013). Reframing the foreign language classroom to accommodate the heritage language learner: A study of heritage identity and language learning motivation. New Zealand Studies in Applied Linguistics. 18(2), 21-34
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Book

Berardi-Wiltshire, A., Whan, C., Maia, M., Nascimento, MG., Petrucci, P., Te-Hei, BMR., . . . Warren, KTR.(pp. 1547 - 1569). OctoberBerardi-Wiltshire, A., Whan, C., Maia, M., Nascimento, MG., Petrucci, P., Ropata Te-Hei, BM., . . . Warren, KTR.SD. Brunn, & R. Kehrein (Eds.)October(pp. 1547 - 1569). NovemberMayBerardi-Wiltshire, A., Whan, C., Maia, M., Nascimento, MG., Petrucci, P., Ropata, T-HBM., . . . Warren, KTR.SD. Brunn, & R. Kehrein (Eds.)AprilNovemberApril
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Berardi-Wiltshire, A. (2016). Identity and motivation among heritage language learners of Italian in New Zealand: A social constructivist perspective. In T. Aravossitas, & P. Trifonas (Eds.) Handbook of Research and Practice in Heritage Language Education. (pp. 1 - 19). : Springer International
[Chapter]Authored by: Berardi-Wiltshire, A.
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Thesis

Berardi-Wiltshire, A. (2009). Italian identity and heritage language motivation: Five stories of heritage language learning in traditional foreign language courses in Wellington, New Zealand. (Doctoral Thesis)
[Doctoral Thesis]Authored by: Berardi-Wiltshire, A.
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Conference

Berardi-Wiltshire, A., & Morris, H. (2019, November). Kare ā-roto: Self-formation in learning te reo Māori as a second language. Presented at Viva Lingua Viva. Rio de Janeiro.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Berardi-Wiltshire, A.Contributed to by: Berardi-Wiltshire, A.
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Berardi-Wiltshire, A., Maia, M., & Nascimento, M. (2017, April). The Kaingang language and culture nest project: A proposal of intercultural dialogue between the Kaingang of Brazil and the Maori of New Zealand. Presented at First International Conference on Revitalization of Indigenous and Minoritized Languages. Barcelona, Spain.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Berardi-Wiltshire, A.Contributed to by: Berardi-Wiltshire, A.
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Berardi-Wiltshire, A. (2017, June). An alternative perspective to minority language terminology. Presented at IBS 11 - International Symposium on Bilingualism. Limerick, Ireland.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Berardi-Wiltshire, A.Contributed to by: Berardi-Wiltshire, A.
Berardi-Wiltshire, A., & Seals, C. (2017, June). An alternative perspective to minority language terminology.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Berardi-Wiltshire, A.Contributed to by: Berardi-Wiltshire, A.
Berardi-Wiltshire, A. (2016, July). Spanish-speaking families' language policies for raising bilingual children in NZ. Presented at AILASA Conference 2016 - Transforming Legacies. Massey University, Albany Campus.
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Berardi-Wiltshire, A. (2015, December). “It’s not easy, but it’s my job and i’ll make it work.” raising bilingual children in New Zealand: migrant parents’ beliefs, attitudes, and (lack of) expectations.. Presented at 2015 Intergenerational Transmission of Minority Languages Symposium Migrant Language(s) in the Home: Practices and Policies. Christchurch, New Zealand.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Berardi-Wiltshire, A.
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Berardi-Wiltshire, A. (2014, July). New Zealand parents' investment in children's development of heritage languages. Presented at CLESOL 2014. Victoria University, Wellington.
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Berardi-Wiltshire, A. (2014, March). The motivational implications of heritage identity for heritage language learning in foreign language courses: The role of sociocultural factors outside the classroom. Presented at Second International Conference on Heritage/Community Languages. UCLA, Los Angeles, USA.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Berardi-Wiltshire, A.
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Berardi-Wiltshire, A. (2012, October). Heritage language learners in the foreign language classroom: Challenges and implications. Presented at Community languages and ESOL (CLESOL) 13th National Conference. Palmerston North, New Zealand.
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Berardi-Wiltshire, A. (2011, November). Italian as a community language in Wellington: A personal identity perspective from heritage language learners.. Presented at Linguistics Society of New Zealand 19th Biennial Conference. Victoria University of Wellington.
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Berardi-Wiltshire, A. (2008, October). "Italian as my heritage language": Narratives from Wellington learners.. Presented at Italian Studies in New Zealand: A Symposium. Victoria University of Wellington.
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Consultancy and Languages

Languages

  • Italian
    Spoken ability: Excellent
    Written ability: Excellent
  • English
    Spoken ability: Excellent
    Written ability: Excellent

Teaching and Supervision

Teaching Statement

172.232 Language and Society in New Zealand

172.335 Language and Identity

172.239 Language and Culture

272.715 Current Issues in Applied Linguistics

Contact Supervisor

Summary of Doctoral Supervision

Position Current Completed
Main Supervisor 2 1
Co-supervisor 0 3

Current Doctoral Supervision

Main Supervisor of:

  • Phakhawadee Chaisiri - Doctor of Philosophy
    Exploring the Language Learning Beliefs of Multilingual Indigenous-background Language Students in Thailand
  • Dana Taylor - Doctor of Philosophy
    Professional identity positioning of internationally qualified nurses during workplace interactions with colleagues in New Zealand healthcare settings

Completed Doctoral Supervision

Main Supervisor of:

  • 2018 - Hilary Laracy - Doctor of Philosophy
    apostrophe’s. A study of the apostrophe in New Zealand today; its use, attitudes towards its use and its place in a historical continuum.

Co-supervisor of:

  • 2023 - Hong Nguyen - Doctor of Philosophy
    Positive emotions in English language learning in the Vietnamese tertiary contexts
  • 2019 - Geraldine McCarthy - Doctor of Philosophy
    Responses to linguistic and cultural diversity in New Zealand state secondary schools: A qualitative study
  • 2016 - Huy Cuong Pham - Doctor of Philosophy
    An ecological perspective on the motivational trajectories of high school students learning English in rural areas in Vietnam

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