Dr Paul Gruba
Convener ESL (semester 1, 2009)
Contact details
Phone +61 3 8344 8973
Email: paulag@ unimelb.edu.au
Office: Arts Centre, 511
Qualifications
BA (Alaska)
MATESL (UCLA)
PhD (Melbourne)
Thesis: The role of digital videotext in second language listening comprehension
Research Fields and Areas of Supervision
Second language listening comprehension
Computer-assisted language learning
Media literacy
Communication skills and Development
Teaching
175-509 Computer-Mediated Language Learning
175-550 Intensive Academic Preparation (Semester 1)
Selected Publications
Evans, D. and Gruba, P. (2008). Research training and the assessment of doctoral candidates in Australian universities. (pdf, 173kb)
Gruba, P. (2007). University of Sydney Papers in TESOL. Exploring media literacy research in Australian ESL contexts: A review paper. Volume 2, No. 2, December 2007
Gruba, P. (2006) Playing the videotext: Media literacy perspectives on L2 listening comprehension. Language Learning & Technology.
Farmer , R.A., & Gruba, P. (2006). Model-Driven End-User Development in CALL. Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning, 19(2/3), 149-191.
Farmer , R.A., & Gruba, P. (2006). Understanding the nature of Task Analysis in Web Design. In P. Zaphiris and S. Kurniawan (Eds.), Advances in Universal Web Design and Evaluation: Research, Trends, and Opportunities. Hershey, PA: Idea Group Publishing.
Gruba, P. (2005). Developing media literacy in the second language classroom. National Centre for English Language Teaching and Research (NCELTR): Sydney.
Gruba, P. (2004). Computer Assisted Language Learning. In A. Davies and C. Elder (Eds.) The Handbook of Applied Linguistics. London: Blackwell. (pp. 623-648).
Gruba, P. (2004). Understanding digitized second language videotext. Computer Assisted Language Learning. 17 (1), 51-82.
Gruba, P. (2004). Designing tasks for online collaborative language learning. Prospect. 19 (2). 72-81
Corbel, C. & Gruba, P. (2004). Computer Literacy. National Centre for English Language Teaching and Research (NCELTR): Sydney.