Anna Podorova

Dr Anna Podorova brings extensive language teaching experience in various Australian and overseas contexts. She is currently serving as a Lecturer at Monash University's Faculty of Education. Her professional trajectory showcases a progressive leadership role, culminating in her current position as Academic Development Coordinator. In this capacity, Anna provides strategic advice on academic language, literacy, and numeracy development, integrating these essential skills into the faculty's courses and creating resources for academics and students (e.g., https://alf-tool.monash.edu/). Anna’s research focuses on the use of English as an international language and post-entry English language proficiency development in tertiary settings. Her work has involved projects on improving international students’ school placement experiences in Australian contexts, exploring teaching English as a global language in local contexts, as well as assessing initial teacher education students’ literacy