Dr. Marianne Turner

Biography

Marianne Turner is an Associate Professor at Monash University, specializing in Bilingual Education and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). Her research aims to explore multilingual education and help students thrive in diverse learning environments. Marianne focuses on building capacity in multilingual approaches, strategically leveraging students' language knowledge and experiences in mainstream bilingual settings. Her work investigates the opportunities presented by the inclusion of multiple languages and communicative practices, contributing to scholarship on translanguaging as a means to address social inequities in student learning. She has published extensively in international journals on general education, languages, bilingual education, and TESOL. Marianne has co-edited several works, including the book 'Multilingualism as a Resource and a Goal: Using and Learning Languages in Mainstream Schools' and the volume 'Multilingualism Opportunity: Integrated Perspective on English Languages Education in Australia.' She began her career as a languages teacher, where her practical experiences ignited her passion for working with educators to make multilingual approaches viable in real-world settings. Her research funded by the Department of Education and Catholic Education in Victoria focuses on leveraging language in linguistically diverse educational contexts.

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