Dr Mirella Wyra

Academic Level C

College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

place Bedford Park
GPO Box 2100, ADELAIDE, SA, 5001

Dr Mirella Wyra is a senior lecturer in the College of Education, Psychology and Social Work

Qualifications
PhD; B.Ed. (Lang) (Hons.); B.A.
Honours, awards and grants

Askell-Williams, H., Lawson, M.J., Slee, P., Wyra, M., Skrzypiec, G.:Flinders Large Grant Living and Learning at School: A Longitudinal Study (2010-2012)

Wyra, M. Large Research Project Grant. Mental Imagery and the keyword method. (2013 - 2015)

Tsianikas, M., Wyra, M., Palaktsoglou, M., & Litinas, A. (2014) OLT Seed Grant Application 2014- Development of guide for online dynamic assessment of foreign language speaking (submitted)

Early Career Training School Fellowship (2012)

Mace Bearer, Faculty of Education, Humanities and Law Graduation Ceremony, Flinders University (2013)

Mace Bearer, College of Education, Psychology and Social Work Graduation Ceremony, Flinders University (2018)

Key responsibilities
  • Director, Teaching Program (Continuing Professional Education)
  • Chair, Continuing Professional Education Committee
  • Chair, Postgraduate Examination Board
  • Coordinator Master of Education and Graduate Certificate in Education
  • Coordinator Master of Education Languages Education specialisation
  • Coordinator Languages Curriculum and Methodology (BEd and MTeach)
  • Member Social and Behavioural Research Ethics Committee
  • Member FEFRI Management Committee
  • Member Research Higher Degrees Committee
Teaching interests

Teaching areas

  • Languages Education
  • Cognitive Psychology and Educational Practice
  • ICT in Languages Education
Topic coordinator
EDUC9705 Developing Literacies Through Intercultural Language Learning
EDUC9732 Teaching to Develop Motivation, Cognition and Metacognition
EDUC4831 Exploring Literacies and Intercultural Contexts in Languages Pedagogy (Primary R-7)
EDUC9706 Visualising Language Learning
EDUC9313 Languages, Literacy and Intercultural Understanding (Primary R-7)
EDUC9708 New technologies and e-pedagogy in foreign language education
EDUC9704 Exploring Languages Pedagogy - Theory and Practice
EDUC9733 The Psychology of Learning and Instruction
EDUC3527 Investigating Languages Pedagogy in the Integrated Curriculum (Primary R-7)
EDUC8731 Motivation, Cognition and Metacognition in Learning
EDUC9234 Professional Experience 1 and Languages Pedagogy (Primary R-7)
Topic lecturer
EDUC9705 Developing Literacies Through Intercultural Language Learning
EDUC9732 Teaching to Develop Motivation, Cognition and Metacognition
EDUC9706 Visualising Language Learning
EDUC9708 New technologies and e-pedagogy in foreign language education
EDUC9733 The Psychology of Learning and Instruction