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Trisha Poole

Lecturer
BIntBus Asian Studies (QUT), MAppLing TESOL (Macq)

Trisha Poole
Charles Sturt University Faculty of Education
Bathurst, NSW, Australia
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Bio

Trisha joined the staff at CSU Bathurst in 2009. She is lecturing in Teaching English as an Additional Language at the School of Teacher Education. Trisha is currently engaged in teaching about language as social practice, teaching English to speakers of other languages, cultural pedagogies, and TESOL curriculum methodology.

Trisha has gained experience in teaching most recently in Brisbane, and before this, has spent eight years teaching overseas. She taught in South Korea at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and Wonkwang University as an ESL professor, together with some experience in Vietnam. Her linguistic skills have been enhanced by visiting many overseas countries and immersing herself in the local language and culture, since her first sojourn at age 15. Being a photographic enthusiast, she has a wonderful pictorial record of her various cultural experiences.

During her time in South Korea, Trisha developed her interest and skills in the area of e-learning, leading the way for her fellow academics to expand their use of new technologies. She has a growing interest in course writing, having enjoyed the freedom of construction of her teaching materials in South Korea. Trisha is a decisive advocate for the principles of life-long learning and is currently undertaking study in the area of Life Coaching and preparing to commence her PhD studies.

Amongst Trisha’s passions she would list scuba-diving, travelling, cycling, reading, and photography, with an increasing interest in cooking.

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