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Ms Jane Grellier

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    • Role:
    • Lecturer
    • Department:
    • Dept of Communication & Cultural Studies
    • Location:
    • Building 208 130D
    • Telephone:
    • +61 8 9266 7739

Jane Grellier has coordinated the Communication Skills program in the Faculty of Media, Society and Culture since 2000. She began working life as a secondary English teacher, and then worked as a curriculum developer and educational writer in the fields of English and literacy. She has a BA (Hons) in French Studies and an MA in English from the University of Western Australia, along with Graduate Diplomas in Education (UWA) and Library Studies (West Australian Institute of Technology).

The Communication Skills program Jane coordinates is offered to 1600 students, mainly first-year students, in three Divisions of the university in order to develop the skills they will need for success at university – skills in information literacy, academic writing, oral presentations and teamwork.

Jane’s book Communication skills toolkit: unlocking the secrets of university success (Melbourne: Thomson: Learning Australia 2006) has been set as a textbook in many university courses throughout Australia. Her research interests include the teaching of writing and discipline-specific literacies.


Publications

Refereed Articles (Scholarly Journals)

  • Grellier, J. 2007. Developing Discipline-Based Learning Skills in First-Year University Students of Urban and Regional Planning. The International Journal of the Humanities 5: 115-121.

Fully written papers (Refereed Conference proceedings)

  • Grellier, J, and Scott, J. 2009. Seeking Jane and Joy: The struggle to Become Authentic, Ethical Auto-Ethnographers. Humanities Graduate Research Conference: Engaging places(s)/engaging cultures, 05/11/2008. Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia: Humanities Graduate Studies Office.
  • Grellier, J, McKay, J, and Fisher, D. 2008. Encouraging a reflective approach to learning as a means of strengthening academic and work place learning. TLF Forum 2008, 30/01/2008. Curtin University of Technology: Office of Teaching and Learning.