Core expertise
Multilingualism
Identity
Languages education
Bilingual modes of education
Biography
Dr Ruth Fielding is a senior lecturer at Monash University and researches multilingualism, language education and identity. Her research and professional work centres on a program of research that explores bilingual/multilingual identity, language teacher education, pedagogy and assessment in language learning and teaching, and intercultural approaches in languages education. Ruth's research program seeks to transform teaching and learning through shifting approaches to languages. She works with teachers to understand how identity and intercultural understanding are interwoven in language education.