Erin Kim-Rich

Biography

Erin Kim-Rich is a Lecturer in English, Literacies and Language Education at the University of New England. She specialises in teaching Secondary English curriculum and has a diverse range of teaching experience including in Australian secondary schools, international contexts and tertiary education. Her PhD research is on supporting English language learners in mainstream English. Her research interests are in professional development and pedagogy for the curriculum areas of Secondary English, English as an Additional Language/ Dialect (EAL/D), and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). In addition, she has disciplinary interests in digital and multimodal literacies, intercultural collaboration, social inclusion and culturally relevant pedagogy.

Qualifications

PhD Candidature, The University of Sydney

Bachelor of Education (Honours Class 1 & University Medal), The University of Sydney

Bachelor of Arts, The University of Sydney

Teaching Areas

Secondary English Curriculum

Research Interests

Secondary English Curriculum

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) / English as an Additional Language / Dialect (EAL/D) pedagogy

Intercultural collaboration, social inclusion and culturally relevant pedagogy

Student creativity, engagement, access and equity

Multimodal and digital literacies

Teacher education and professional learning

Publications

Publications

Kim-Rich, E., Curwood, J. (2023). Literacies, language, and schooling: Exploring writing pedagogy for English language learners. In R. Tierney, F. Rizvi & K. Ercikan (Eds.), International encyclopedia of education (4th edition), (pp. 65-75). UK: Elsevier.

Conferences

Kim-Rich, E. (2020, Jul). Teachers’ collaboration and differentiation for EALD students [Conference session]. Australian Association for the Teaching of English / International Federation for the Teaching of English Conference, Sydney, Australia.

Memberships

AATE - Australian Association for the Teaching of English

IFTE - International Federation for the Teaching of English

ETA - English Teachers Association of NSW

ALEA - Australian Literacy Education Association

CREATE - Creativity Research, Engaging the Arts and Transforming Education

ACSA - Australian Curriculum Studies Association

TESOL International Association

ATESOL NSW – Association for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages