Christina Gitsaki

Christina Gitsaki is a lecturer at The University of Queensland and the executive secretary of the Applied Linguistics Association of Australia. As an applied linguist she has worked for almost two decades in Australia and overseas and her research is mainly in the area of language literacy and the use of technologies in education. Dr. Gitsaki has published a number of journal articles and book chapters, and she has presented her research in numerous conferences around the world. She is the author of Second language Lexical Acquisition (1999, International Scholars Publications), the co-author of Internet English (2000, Oxford University Press) and the editor of Language and Languages – Global and Local Tensions (2007 – Cambridge Scholars Publications). Currently, Dr. Gitsaki is involved in educating pre-service high school teachers and supervising a number of postgraduate students.

Publications

Post-Secondary Students Using the iPad to Learn English: An Impact Study
Post-Secondary Students Using the iPad to Learn English: An Impact Study
Christina Gitsaki, Matthew A. Robby. © 2016. 24 pages.
The use of mobile technology in language learning has increased considerably, with an unprecedented adoption of mobile tablets in K-12 and higher education settings. Despite the...
Post-Secondary Students Using the iPad to Learn English: An Impact Study
Post-Secondary Students Using the iPad to Learn English: An Impact Study
Christina Gitsaki, Matthew A. Robby. © 2014. 22 pages.
The use of mobile technology in language learning has increased considerably, with an unprecedented adoption of mobile tablets in K-12 and higher education settings. Despite the...
ICT Integration in Post-Secondary English Teaching and Learning: Evidence from Blended Learning Programs in the Arabian Gulf
ICT Integration in Post-Secondary English Teaching and Learning: Evidence from Blended Learning Programs in the Arabian Gulf
Christina Gitsaki, Abbad Alabbad. © 2013. 15 pages.
The positive effects of computer-assisted language learning (CALL) have been widely acknowledged in the body of literature. While the majority of studies concern the use of CALL...
Technoliteracy, Discourse, and Social Practice: Frameworks and Applications in the Digital Age
Technoliteracy, Discourse, and Social Practice: Frameworks and Applications in the Digital Age
Darren Lee Pullen, Christina Gitsaki, Margaret Baguley. © 2010. 312 pages.
In the digital age of technology, the nature of the educational system is becoming increasingly more complex and globally focused. Technoliteracy, Discourse, and Social Practice...
ICT Integration in Second Language Writing: A Malay Language Case Study
ICT Integration in Second Language Writing: A Malay Language Case Study
Christina Gitsaki, Abduyah Ya’akub, Eileen Honan. © 2010. 19 pages.
As the integration of information and communications technologies (ICT) in Singapore schools reaches a considerable level of maturity and stability, a pertinent question is: how...
Multiliteracies in Secondary Chemistry: A Model for Using Digital Technologies to Scaffold the Development of Students' Chemical Literacy
Multiliteracies in Secondary Chemistry: A Model for Using Digital Technologies to Scaffold the Development of Students' Chemical Literacy
Annette Hilton, Kim Nichols, Christina Gitsaki. © 2010. 23 pages.
Digital technologies can play an important and significant role in improving students’ understanding and literacies (e.g., visual, digital, and critical literacies). To develop...
CALL Course Design for Second Language Learning: A Case Study of Arab EFL Learners
CALL Course Design for Second Language Learning: A Case Study of Arab EFL Learners
Abbad Alabbad, Christina Gitsaki, Peter White. © 2010. 16 pages.
The study presented in this chapter investigated the impact of computers and the Internet on both the achievement of learners of English as a foreign language (EFL) and their...
ICT in Malay Language Learning: Lessons Learned from Two Case Studies
ICT in Malay Language Learning: Lessons Learned from Two Case Studies
Abduyah Ya'akub, Christina Gitsaki, Eileen Honan. © 2010. 25 pages.
With digital communications and technological media becoming an integral part of the new professional workplace and everyday lives of the younger generation (especially in...
Modification of Learning Objects for NESB Students
Modification of Learning Objects for NESB Students
Christina Gitsaki. © 2009. 20 pages.
Due to the increasingly diverse student population in multicultural nations such as Australia, the U.S., Canada, and the UK, educators are faced with the challenge of how to best...