Ms Victoria Wilson
| Name | Victoria Wilson |
|---|---|
| Position | Manager (Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Language and Learning) |
| Section | USQ College (English Language) |
| Office | A248 |
| Location | Springfield Campus |
| Phone | +61 7 4631 1811 |
| Extension | 1811 |
| Qualifications | BBus QUT , BBus(Hons) QUT , MA UNE |
Victoria Wilson is currently undertaking a PhD at the University of Queensland into teaching trauma-informed English as an additional language to adults. She holds a Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics from UNE, a Bachelor of Business (Journalism) with Distinction and a Bachelor of Business (Honours) (Communication) from QUT, and a Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults from CLIC Seville. Prior to joining USQ in 2014, Victoria taught English as a foreign language in Japan for seven years. She has taught and developed courses in English as an additional language since 2004, for all levels of English language learners from a wide range of linguistic backgrounds.
Research interests
Trauma-informed teaching of adults; trauma & learning; refugees in education; student voice; student mental health; critical & decolonising pedagogies; decolonising research methodologies; social & environmental determinants of mental health; neoliberalism and discourses of 'wellbeing'; international education; workplace stress and mental health.
Confirmed PhD candidate at University of Queensland (Faculty of Health & Behavioural Sciences). Thesis title - Nothing about us without us: An investigation into trauma-informed teaching of English to speakers of other languages at universities in south-east Queensland.
Research presentations:
Keynote speaker, Victorian Adult Literacy and Basic Education Council (VALBEC) 2020 Conference, 2 December 2020
Trauma-informed teaching of adults learning a second or other language (workshop), VALBEC 2020 Conference, 2 December 2020
Teaching and learning in the international classroom, Education Portfolio 2020 Mindful Design Series, University of Southern Queensland, Online workshop, 25 March 2020
Trauma-informed pedagogy for adult learners of EAL, South Australia TESOL Mini-Conference, Adelaide, 7 March 2020
Creating a Trauma-Sensitive EAL Classroom for Adults, Faculty of English Language and Migrant Education Staff Professional Development Program, TAFE QLD, Logan Campus, 3 October 2019
Nothing about us without us: An investigation into trauma-informed teaching of English to speakers of other languages at universities in south-east Queensland, School of Nursing, Midwifery & Social Work Research Week 2019, University of Queensland, Mater Hospital, 11 June 2019
Welcome, valued and heard: A trauma-informed, humanising pedagogy for adult learners of English as an additional language, Queensland Association of Teachers of English as a Second or Other Language (QATESOL) Mini-Conference
Toowoomba,1 June 2019
A funny thing happened on the way to my PhD in trauma-informed teaching of adults: Learning, trauma, and mental health, Doctoral Studies Showcase, Open Access College, University of Southern Queensland, 18 April 2019
Trauma-informed teaching of English as a second or other language to adults, Language in the study of student learning in higher education: International perspectives, University of Southern Queensland,17 October 2017
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Inaugural Mental Health and Higher Education Conference, James Cook University, Townsville, 30 June to 1 July 2017
Fukushima and Beyond: Teaching Trauma Survivors, Japan Association for Language Teaching JALT2016: Transformation in Language Education, Nagoya, Japan, 25-28 November 2016
Post-traumatic stress disorder: Pedagogical implications for the English as a second or other language classroom
QATESOL Professional Development Day, St Saviour’s College, Toowoomba, 7 May 2016
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and the ESL Classroom: Pedagogical Implications and Strategies, Pedagogical Solutions Seminar Series, Open Access College, University of Southern Queensland, 9 September 2015
Professional memberships
Qld Association of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
Australasian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
Australian & New Zealand Mental Health Association
Industry affiliations
Member of Refugee Education Special Interest Group
Member of English Australia Mental Health Special Interest Group
Member of Enabling Educators & Mental Health Special Interest Group
Member of National Tertiary Education Union
Currently teaching courses/programs
EAP7340, ENS7801, ENS7802, ENS7803, TPP7123
Teaching experience(Tertiary)
6 Years
Teaching experience(Other)
10 Years
Administrative responsibilities
Examiner of EAP7340, ENS7801, ENS7802, ENS7803, TPP7111
Research most notable
Selected paper - highlighted as one of four papers "of exceptional quality that were chosen through consultation with the JALT editorial board. We express our congratulations to these authors and our appreciation of their well-written papers." Wilson, V. (2017). Fukushima and beyond: Teaching trauma survivors. In P. Clements, A. Krause, & H. Brown (Eds.), Transformation in language education. Tokyo: JALT. https://jalt-publications.org/proceedings/issues/2017-08_2016.1
Invited article for Fine Print, the journal of the Victorian Adult Literacy and Basic Education Council, as keynote speaker for 2020 VALBEC Conference.
Publications in ePrints
Wilson, Victoria (2020) Trauma-informed teaching of adults. Fine Print, 43 (2). pp. 9-14. ISSN 0159-3978
Wilson, Victoria (2017) Fukushima and beyond: teaching trauma survivors. In: JALT2016 - Transformation in Language Education, 25-28 Nov 2016, Winc Aichi, Nagoya, Japan.