This page has some general articles, followed by refereed publications.

For project publications, see Hilary Smith's projects.

General articles

Smith, H. A. 2008 (April). ‘ESOL and language policy: Getting active!’ TESOLANZ Newsletter, pp. 3-4.

Smith, H. A. 2008. ‘An interview with Dr. Bousavanh Keovilay’ (A partner’s perspective on international volunteering). Just Change, 11, p. 16.

Smith, H, A. 2007 (January). ‘Speaking in tongues? Multilateral institutions and language policy in the South Pacific’. Just Change, Issue 8. Download the article here. All issues of Just Change are available here.

Smith, H. A. 2006. 'Seven myths about use of students' mother tongues in mainstream schoolwork'. Many Voices, 25. Download here.

Smith, H. A. 2006 (July). 'Letter from Vientiane'. TESOLANZ Newsletter, pp. 7-8. Download here.

Smith, H. A. 2005 (30 May). 'The benefits of bilingualism'. The Trolley, 9, pp. 4-5. Download here.

Smith, H. A. 2004 (November). 'Critical Language Awareness (CLA) through Sex and the City: A classroom example'. TESOLANZ Newsletter, pp. 16-17. Download here. This article has been selected by TESOLANZ for inclusion in the international bank of articles by associate members of IATEFL (International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language). It can be downloaded from the “Ideas for the classroom” section here.

Smith, H. A. 2000 (March). 'Pacific Diary', Te Manu Rere, pp. 8-9.

Smith, H. A. 1997. 'The linguistic and educational background of the Lao: A resource for teachers'. Many Voices, 10, pp. 19-24.

Refereed publications

McGrath, T., Butcher, A., Koo, Y., Pickering, J., & Smith, H. 2008. ‘Engaging Asian communities in Aotearoa New Zealand: An exploration of what works in community research’. In A. Williamson & R DeSouza (Eds.), Researching with communities: Grounded perspectives on engaging communities in research, pp. 385-397. Auckland: Muddy Creek Press.

Smith, H. A., & Haslett, S. J. 2008. 'Use of the IELTS General Training module in technical and vocational tertiary institutions: A case study from Aotearoa New Zealand'. IELTS International English Language Testing System Reports, Vol. 8. Canberra: IELTS Australia.

Smith, H. A., & Haslett, S. J. 2007. ‘Attitudes of tertiary key decision-makers towards English language tests in Aotearoa New Zealand: Report on the results of a national provider survey’. IELTS International English Language Testing System Reports, Vol. 7 (pp. 13-57). Canberra: IELTS Australia. 

Smith, H. A. 2005. 'Attitudes towards language experts in Aotearoa New Zealand: Some evidence from a survey of teacher educators.' New Zealand studies in Applied Linguistics, 11(2), pp. 25-42.

Smith, H. A. 2005. 'Language and development: Implications of an Aotearoa New Zealand language attitude study for education projects in the South Pacific.' In Jackson K., Lewis N., Adams S., & Morten M. (eds.), Development on the Edge: Proceedings of the Fourth Biennial Conference of the Aotearoa New Zealand International Development Studies Network (DevNet). Auckland: Centre for Development Studies, The University of Auckland, pp. 88-93.

Smith, H. A. & Pakau, E. 2005. 'Volunteers in Pacific Education: The VSA experience'. In Sanga K., Chu C., Hall C., & Crowl L. (eds.), Re-thinking Aid Relationships in Pacific Education. He Pārekereke Insitute for Research and development in Māori and Pacific Education, Victoria University, Wellington, and Institute of Education, University of the South Pacific, Suva. Chapter 12, pp. 208-221. 

Smith, H. A. 2005. '"It all depends": Attitudes of teacher educators towards language diversity in Aotearoa New Zealand schools'. In May, S., Franken, M., & Barnard, R. (eds.), LED2003: Refereed Conference Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Language, Education and Diversity. Hamilton: Wilf Malcolm Institute of Educational Research, University of Waikato. Download here.

Smith, H. A. 2003. 'Getting to the language point: Lesson planning for real world Teaching Practice'. Teacher Trainer, 17(2), pp. 13-16.

Smith, H. A. 1997. 'Nguen dtem pha bo panya dtem phoung: Social network analysis and the acquisition of English in the Lao refugee community of Wellington'. New Zealand Studies in Applied Linguistics, 3, pp. 21-45.

Smith, H. A. 1996. 'An individualised vocabulary programme'. TESOLANZ Journal, 4, pp. 41-51.

Smith, H. A. 1996. 'English language acquisition in the Lao refugee community of Wellington: Recommendations for Policy'. New Zealand Social Policy Journal, 6, pp. 200-215. Download here.

Theses

Smith, H. A. 2004. Attitudes of teacher educators in Aotearoa New Zealand towards bilingualism and language diversity. Unpublished PhD thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. 

Smith, H. A. 1994. English language acquisition in the Lao refugee community of Wellington, New Zealand. Unpublished MA thesis, Victoria University of Wellington.