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Dr Oliver Ballance PhD
Lecturer
Doctoral Co-Supervisor School of Humanities Media and Creative CommOliver has extensive experience of teaching English. His research interests are centred around effective teaching, learning and assessment. He is also a passionate advocate of corpus linguistics and of exploring the affordances of information technology for language learning. He has a hobby-enthusiast interest in natural language production and computer game design. His main areas of research interest include English for specific purposes, lexis, grammar and genre, computer-assisted language learning, assessment, and applied corpus linguistics.
Professional
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy - Victoria University (2017)
Certifications and Registrations
- Licence, Co-Supervisor, Massey University
Research Expertise
Research Interests
- Language learning and teaching
- English for specific purposes
- Lexis, grammar and genre
- Curriculum
- Learner autonomy
- Teacher cognition
- Assessment
- Computer-assisted language learning
- Corpus linguistics
Thematics
21st Century Citizenship
Area of Expertise
Field of research codes
Applied Linguistics and Educational Linguistics (200401):
Languages, Communication And Culture (200000):
Linguistics (200400)
Research Outputs
Journal
[Journal article]Authored by: Ballance, O.
[Journal article]Authored by: Ballance, O.
[Journal article]Authored by: Ballance, O.
[Journal article]Authored by: Ballance, O.
[Journal article]Authored by: Ballance, O.
[Journal article]Authored by: Ballance, O.
[Journal article]Authored by: Ballance, O.
[Journal article]Authored by: Ballance, O.
[Journal article]Authored by: Ballance, O.
[Journal article]Authored by: Ballance, O.
[Journal article]Authored by: Ballance, O.
Book
[Chapter]Authored by: Ballance, O.
[Chapter]Authored by: Ballance, O.
[Chapter]Authored by: Ballance, O.
[Chapter]Authored by: Ballance, O.
[Chapter]Authored by: Ballance, O.
[Chapter]Authored by: Ballance, O.
[Chapter]Authored by: Ballance, O.
Conference
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Ballance, O.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Ballance, O.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Ballance, O.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Ballance, O.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Ballance, O.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Ballance, O.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Ballance, O.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Ballance, O.
Teaching and Supervision
Teaching Statement
In my teaching and supervision, I aim to develop both subject knowledge and critical skills, because I believe that they are mutually dependent. I also recognise that my students and supervisees come with their own background, knowledge, strengths, and weaknesses, so it is essential that I adjust my teaching and supervision to support the student, both in terms of where they are coming from and also in terms of where they want to go. I have been a teacher for more than two decades, and I still find teaching a fascinating and rewarding activity. I am currently involved in a range of postgraduate supervision panels, and I teach on Massey’s MA Applied Linguistics Programme and on 192102 Academic Writing in English for Speakers of Other Languages.
Summary of Doctoral Supervision
Position | Current | Completed |
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Co-supervisor | 3 | 0 |
Current Doctoral Supervision
Co-supervisor of:
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Pakkawan Udomphol
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Doctor of Philosophy
Critically investigating metadiscourse in New Zealand environmental sustainability reports using corpus linguistics -
Phakhawadee Chaisiri
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Doctor of Philosophy
Exploring the Language Learning Beliefs of Multilingual Indigenous-background Language Students in Thailand -
Haixia Wang
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Doctor of Philosophy
Exploring university Chinese EFL learners’self-regulated strategies in learning spoken English beyond the classroom
Media and Links
Other Links
- The Odyssey of English: Exploring the origin of 'music'
- The Odyssey of English: The many colours at the heart of 'Iris'
- The Odyssey of English: The Roman roots of 'census'
- The Odyssey of English: The deadly origins of 'toxic'
- The Odyssey of English: The origins of 'idiot'
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- The Odyssey of English: How a mischievous god sparked 'panic'
- The Odyssey of English: The both healing and harmful origin of 'pharmacy'
- The Odyssey of English: Origins of 'placenta' take the cake
- The Odyssey of English: How the 'pontiff' can predate Christianity
- The Odyssey of English: Finding a brighter side of melancholy
- The Odyssey of English: Exploring the source of all 'magic'
- The Odyssey of English: 'Hysteria' and its tradition of detriment to women
- The Odyssey of English: How we became so 'rude' and 'rudimentary'
- The Odyssey of English: How we came to have 'elections' and 'suffrage'
- The Odyssey of English: The serious sport of athletics in Ancient Greece
- The Odyssey of English: The origins of 'hygiene' and why snakes symbolise health
- The Odyssey of English: 'Orchestra' rooted in ancient Greek theatre
- The Odyssey of English: 'Echo' through the ages
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