Dr Julia Miller

Senior Lecturer

School of Education

Faculty of Arts

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

My current research is in phraseology and lexicography. I would like to hear from prospective PhD candidates in either of these areas.

My Research
Career
Publications
Grants and Funding
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Professional Activities
Contact

Lexicography (particularly pedagogical lexicography)
Phraseology
Teaching English idioms (phraseodidactics)
Loanword studies in Romance languages
Innovative teaching methods
The English article system
Cultural dictionaries
Cultural dimensions of feedback on academic work

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Appointments

Date Position Institution name
2009 Senior Lecturer University of Adelaide
2002 - 2009 Lecturer Flinders University

Date	Position	Institution name
2009	Senior Lecturer	University of Adelaide
2002 - 2009	Lecturer	Flinders University

Awards and Achievements

Date	Type	Title	Institution Name	Country	Amount
2015	Teaching Award	Citation for outstanding contribution to student learning	Office for Learning and Teaching, Australia	—	—
2014	Award	Faculty of Professions Executive Dean’s award for teaching	The University of Adelaide	Australia	—
2013	Teaching Award	Commendation for Excellence in Support of the Student Experience	The University of Adelaide	Australia	—
2005	Award	Educational Research Conference Early Career Award	Flinders University, Adelaide	Australia	—

Language Competencies

Language Competency
French Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
Portuguese Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
Spanish; Castilian Can read

Language	Competency
French	Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
Portuguese	Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
Spanish; Castilian	Can read

Education

Date	Institution name	Country	Title
2013	University of Adelaide	Australia	Graduate Certificate in Higher Education
2011	Flinders University	Australia	PhD
2002	Flinders University	Australia	MA (research)
1980 - 1984	University of Cambridge	United Kingdom	BA (Hons)

Certifications

Date	Title	Institution name	Country
2017	Delta	Bell School	United Kingdom
2000	Level III translator (Portuguese)	NAATI	Australia
1998	Level II interpreter (Portuguese)	NAATI	Australia
1985	RSA Diploma for Bilingual Secretaries	Royal Society of Arts	United Kingdom
1984	CELTA	Bell School, Cambridge	United Kingdom

Research Interests

Applied Linguistics and Educational Linguistics English Language Iberian Languages Lexicography LOTE, ESL and TESOL Curriculum and Pedagogy

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Journals

Year	Citation
2021	Winn, T., Miller, J., & van Steenbrugge, W. (2021). The efficacy of a computer program for increasing phonemic awareness and decoding skills in a primary school setting for children with reading difficulties. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 45(12), 1-24.
2020	Shilnov, A., Miller, J. L., Mitchell, P. J., & Smokotin, V. M. (2020). A comparative evaluation of idioms in Russian-authored English language textbooks and idioms extracted from current authentic sources. Language and Culture, (49), 157-174. DOI
2020	Miller, J. (2020). The bottom line: Are idioms used in English academic speech and writing?. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 43, 1-14. DOI Scopus1
2020	Le, C. N., & Miller, J. (2020). A corpus-based list of commonly used English medical morphemes for students learning English for specific purposes. English for Specific Purposes, 58, 102-121. DOI Scopus1
2019	Miller, J. (2019). Where does the time go? An academic workload case study at an Australian university. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 41(6), 633-645. DOI Scopus4 WoS4
2019	Kaliisa, R., Palmer, E., & Miller, J. (2019). Mobile learning in higher education: A comparative analysis of developed and developing country contexts. British Journal of Educational Technology, 50(2), 546-561. DOI Scopus21 WoS15
2018	Miller, J. (2018). Research in the pipeline: where lexicography and phraseology meet. Lexicography, 5(1), 23-33. DOI
2018	Miller, J. (2018). Countability and confusion: Helping students with English as an additional language to understand the English article system. Journal of Academic Language and Learning, 12(2), A55-A74.
2017	Miller, J., Kwary, D., & Setiawan, A. (2017). Koalas, kiwis and kangaroos: The challenges of creating an online australian cultural dictionary for learners of english as an additional language. Lexikos, 27(1), 310-345. DOI
2016	Miller, J. (2016). Mad as a box of spanners. Ozwords, 25(1), 7.
2016	Miller, J. L., Wilson, K., Miller, J., & Enomoto, K. (2016). Humorous materials to enhance active learning. Higher Education Research and Development, 36(4), 791-806. DOI Scopus2
2015	Warner, R., & Miller, J. (2015). Cultural dimensions of feedback at an Australian university: a study of international students with English as an additional language. Higher Education Research and Development, 34(2), 420-435. DOI Scopus15 WoS16
2014	Miller, J. (2014). Building academic literacy and research skills by contributing to Wikipedia: a case study at an Australian university. Journal of Academic Language and Learning, 8(2), A72-A86.
2014	Marmolejo-Ramos, F., Miller, J., & Habel, C. (2014). The influence of question type, text availability, answer confidence and language background on student comprehension of an expository text. Higher Education Research and Development, 33(4), 712-727. DOI Scopus1
2013	Miller, J. (2013). Birds of a feather don't always flock together: user problems in identifying headwords in online English learner's dictionaries. Lexikos, 23, 273-285. Scopus1 WoS2
2013	Kwary, D., & Miller, J. (2013). A model for an online Australian English cultural dictionary database. Terminology, 19(2), 258-276. DOI Scopus1 WoS2
2012	Miller, J. (2012). Dictionaries without borders: expanding the limits of the academy. Journal of Learning Design, 5(1), 43-51.
2012	Duff, A., Miller, J., Johnston, H., & Bergmann, L. (2012). Somewhere over the border: Grammar in a class of its own. Journal of Learning Design, 5(2), 50-57.
2010	Duff, A., Carter, S., Spangenberg, B., & Miller, J. (2010). The Gang's all here: Grammar goes global for Purdue, UniSA and Adelaide University. Journal of Learning Design, 3(2), 1-9.
2009	Schmidt, L., & Miller, J. (2009). Peer assisted study sessions to facilitate transition for international students. International Journal of Diversity in Organisations, Communities and Nations, 9(5), 13-30. DOI
2008	Miller, J. (2008). Teachers and dictionaries in Australia: Is there a need to train the trainers?. TESOL in ContexT, 17(2), 11-19.
2007	Miller, J. (2007). When did you last 'spend a penny'?. Australian Style, 15(2), 5.
2006	Miller, J. (2006). An investigation into the effect of English learners? dictionaries on international students' acquisition of the English article system. International Education Journal, 7(4), 435-445. Scopus8
2006	Miller, J. (2006). English learners' dictionaries: An undervalued resource. TESOL in ContexT, 15(2), 30-37.
2005	Miller, J. (2005). Most of ESL students have trouble with the articles. International Education Journal, 5(5), 80-88. Scopus8
—	Davis, K., Tan, L., Miller, J., & israel, M. (n.d.). Seeking approval_interview and focus group questions.docx. DOI

Books

Year	Citation
2017	Miller, J. (Ed.) (2017). Analysing Words as a Social Enterprise: Celebrating 40 Years of the 1975 Helsinki Declaration on Lexicography. AustraLex website.
2015	Zuckermann, G., Miller, J., & Morley, J. (Eds.) (2015). Endangered Words, and Signs of Revival. AustraLex website.
2008	Miller, J. (2008). The good samaritan. Port Adelaide, SA: Ginninderra Press.

Book Chapters

Year	Citation
2020	Enomoto, K., Warner, R., & Miller, J. (2020). Enriching Australian exchange student learning experiences at japanese universities. In Inequalities in Study Abroad and Student Mobility: Navigating Challenges and Future Directions (pp. 56-70).
2018	Miller, J. L. (2018). Bringing it all together: A table of terms for multiword expressions. In J. Szerszunowicz (Ed.), Research on phraseology across continents. Bialystok, Poland: University of Bialystok Publishing House.
2018	Miller, J. (2018). Learners’ dictionaries of English. In P. Fuertes-Olivera (Ed.), The Routledge Handbook of Lexicography (pp. 353-366). London: Routledge.
2013	Miller, J. (2013). Phraseology across continents. In J. Szerszunowicz, B. Nowowiejski, K. Yagi, & T. Kanzaki (Eds.), Research on phraseology across continents (1 ed., pp. 404-421). Poland: University of Bialystok Publishing House.
2009	Miller, J. (2009). English learners’ dictionaries: an undervalued resource. In V. B. Y. Ooi, A. Pakir, I. S. Talib, & P. K. W. Tan (Eds.), Perspectives in lexicography: Asia and beyond (pp. 161-171). Tel Aviv: K Dictionaries Ltd.
2009	Miller, J. L. (2009). An investigation into the effect of English learners’ dictionaries on international students’ acquisition of the English article system. In S. Priya (Ed.), Lexicography: the changing landscape (pp. 78-96). Hyderabad, India: The Icfai University Press.

Conference Papers

Year	Citation
2010	Miller, J. (2010). English learners' dictionaries in Australia : a challenge to publishers?. In Learner's lexicography and second language teaching. Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Lexicography and L2 Teaching and Learning 2008 (pp. 173-193). Shanghai: Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press.
2010	Miller, J. (2010). Coals to Newcastle or glittering gold? Which idioms need to be included in an English learner's dictionary in Australia?. In Proceedings of the XIV EURALEX International Congress (pp. 1-8). www: EURALEX.
2007	Slatter, M., Petrie, L., & Miller, J. (2007). Flinders' law students' transition : warm welcome, hot topics : cool program. In 10th Pacific Rim, First Year in Higher Education Conference (pp. 0 pages). Brisbane: Queensland University of Technology.
2007	Miller, J. (2007). Dodging the Damocletian sword of academic oral presentations. In HERDSA : Enhancing higher education, theory and scholarship : Proceedings of the 30th HERDSA Annual Conference (pp. 1-6). Milperra, NSW: HERDSA.

Conference Items

Year	Citation
2011	Miller, J. L. (2011). It’s not cricket! Lack of consistency and accuracy in labels applied to phrasemes in five English dictionaries for advanced learners. Poster session presented at the meeting of Asialex. Tokyo: Asian Association for Lexicography.
2010	Miller, J. L. (2010). English learners’ dictionaries in Australia: a challenge to publishers?. Poster session presented at the meeting of First International Symposium on Lexicography and L2 Teaching and Learning. Guangdong.

Report for External Bodies

Year	Citation
2015	Miller, J., Miller, J. L., & Wilson, K. (2015). Online resources to support international students' English language development (ID13-2705).
2013	Miller, J. L. (2013). Ms Parrot the detective solves grammar problems in an online resource for students and lecturers (SD12-2172).
2012	Velliaris, D., Palmer, E., Picard, M., Guerin, C., Smith, S., Green, I., & Miller, J. (2012). Australian Tertiary Learning and Teaching Scholarship and Research 2007-2012: Australian Tertiary Learning and Teaching Scholarship and Research 2007-2012 Research Report December 2012. South Australia: University of Adelaide.

Original Creative Works

Year Citation
2015 Authors: Miller J. Title: Seeking asylum. Description: N/A. Extent: 2 pages.

Year	Citation
2015	Authors: Miller J. Title: Seeking asylum. Description: N/A. Extent: 2 pages.

Recorded/Rendered Creative Works

Year	Citation
2012	Authors: Miller JL. Title: English for Uni website. Description: N/A. Extent: 2012 ongoing.
2012	Authors: Miller JL, Warner R, Enomoto K. Title: English for Uni. Description: N/A. Extent: Videos - total time 86 minutes; text; exercises.

Theses

Year	Citation
2011	Miller, J. L. (2011). Never judge a wolf by its cover: an investigation into the relevance of phrasemes included in advanced learners' dictionaries for learners of English as an additional language in Australia. (PhD Thesis, Flinders University).
2001	Miller, J. L. (2001). An investigation into the use of anglicisms in modern European Portuguese. (Master's Thesis, Flinders University).

December 2013 - Australian Office for Learning and Teaching Innovation and Development Grant ($220,000) to create online resources to support international students' English language development. These resources are available at the English for Uni website.

May 2013 - School of Education, University of Adelaide. School research grant to develop a cultural dictionary and examine its use by international students at the University of Adelaide.

June 2012 - Australian Office for Learning and Teaching Innovation and Development Program Seed Grant ($37,000): "Ms Parrot the detective solves grammar problems in an online resource for students and lecturers".

November 2005 – Flinders University Teaching and Learning Innovation Grant ($10,000), to film a resource for teaching academic oral presentation skills

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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2020	Principal Supervisor	A Corpus-Based, Semantic Analysis of Semi-Technical Medical Vocabulary	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Chinh Ngan Nguyen Le
2020	Co-Supervisor	Towards the Optimal Efficacy of Feature Films/TV Series in Higher Education Pedagogies	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Ms Ngoc Nhu Nguyen
2017	Principal Supervisor	Smartphone Assisted Language Learning (A Longitudinal Study on the use of SALL in ELT)	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mrs Shila Panadgoo

Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2015 - 2020	Principal Supervisor	The Enablers and Barriers to Professional Development for In-Service Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) in the Vietnamese Higher Education Context	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mrs Thi Thu Thuy Hoang
2015 - 2019	Principal Supervisor	English Language Learner Autonomy in the Vietnamese Higher Education Context: Enabling Factors and Barriers Arising from Assessment Practice	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Ms Ha Thi Ngoc Tran
2014 - 2015	Co-Supervisor	Attitudes towards Indonesian Teachers of English and Implications for Their Professional Identity	Doctor of Education	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Ardian Wahyu Setiawan

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Committee Memberships

Date	Role	Committee	Institution	Country
2019 - ongoing	Member	AustraLex	AustraLex	Australia
2018 - ongoing	Vice-Chair	Globalex	Globalex - Global constellation for lexicography	Australia
2018 - ongoing	Representative	ELEXIS	ELEXIS - European Lexicographic Infrastructure	Slovenia
2011 - ongoing	Member	AALL conference organisation	—	—
2011 - 2013	Representative	AALL	South Australia	—

Position: Senior Lecturer
Phone: 83134721
Email: julia.miller@adelaide.edu.au
Fax: 8313 3604
Campus: North Terrace
Building: Nexus 10 Tower, floor 8
Room: 8 07
Org Unit: School of Education

Dr Julia Miller

Appointments

Awards and Achievements

Language Competencies

Education

Certifications

Research Interests

Journals

Books

Book Chapters

Conference Papers

Conference Items

Report for External Bodies

Original Creative Works

Recorded/Rendered Creative Works

Theses

Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Committee Memberships

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