Dr Cristina Poyatos Matas

PhD, MEd, BEd (Hons), Cert Postgraduate Supervision, Profesora de EGB

Senior Lecturer

Research expertise

Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, Multicultural Education, Postgraduate supervision, and Hispanic Communities in Queensland.

Spanish for Professional Purposes, Current Affairs in the Hispanic World, Spanish and Hispanic Cultures, and Latin American studies

2006 Bridges, S & Poyatos Matas. C, Investigating multiculturalism as policy and practice in the middle years of schooling: An Australian study. International Journal of Diversity in Organisations, Communities and Nations, 6 (2).
2005 Poyatos Matas, C. and Allan, C. In Brew, A. & Asmar, C. Higher Education in a changing world: Research and Development in Higher Education, 28, pp. 389-399.
2004 Poyatos Matas, C. and Allan, C. Using Peer Assisted Learning to establish an on-line learning community. Research and Development in Higher Education, 27, pp. 279-290.
2004 Poyatos Matas, C. and Allan, C. Using Learning Portfolios to develop generic skills with on-line students. Australian Journal of Adult Learning. 44 (1), pp. 6-26.
2001 Murphy, M. & Poyatos Matas, C. "The use of CALL by LOTE Teachers: Expectations versus Reality.” The Australian Teacher Education Journal. Vol 26, no. 2, pp. 1-13
2001 Poyatos Matas, C. The IGCRA (Individual, Group, Classroom Reflective Action: A educational partnership to improve learning and teaching. Research and Development in Higher Education, 24, pp. 137-150.

2005 Poyatos-Matas, C. & Fernandez, T. Historias migratorias de tres generaciones de mujeres salvadoreñas (The migration stories of three generations of Salvadorian women). Consejo de Estudios Latinoamericanos de Asia y Oceanía Inaugural Conference. Institute of Advanced Studies. Melbourne: LaTrobe and Institute of Latin American Studies.
2005 Poyatos Matas, C., & Bridges, S. Federal and state policies on multiculturalism and the teaching of culture: A focus on primary education. Paper presented at the Teacher Education: Local and Global, Annual Conference of the Australian Teacher Education Association, Gold Coast, Australia
2004 Poyatos Matas, C. & Murray, G. Anachronistic teaching – layered teaching with large classes. The Effective Teaching and Learning Conference 2004. Griffith University, Brisbane.
2004 Poyatos Matas, C. and Allan, C. Teaching Industrial Relations to On-line students using Learning Portofolios. In the Proceedings of the 18th Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand. 44, (1), 391-400.
2002 Birch, G. & Poyatos Matas, C. Implementing and International Web-based Collaborative Learning Environment. In the Proceedings of Innovations in Italian Teaching (pp. 58-74). Australian Centre for Italian Studies, Fondazione Cassamarca and Griffith University. pp. http://www.gu.edu.au/centre/italian

2001 Poyatos Matas, C. The Basques. In M.Brändle (Ed.), Multicultural Queensland 2001 (pp. 66-70). Brisbane: Queensland Government (Department of the Premier and Cabinet).
2001 Poyatos Matas, C. The Catalans. In M.Brändle (Ed.), Multicultural Queensland 2001 (pp. 86-91). Brisbane: Queensland Government (Department of the Premier and Cabinet).
2000 Poyatos Matas, C. Empowering Masters Students to Become Researchers: An Australian Case Study. Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference Volume 2000 (1), pp. 1722-1728
2000 Poyatos Matas, C. and Birch, G. Web-based grammar learning: Exploring the possibilities. On-CALL-EJ Online, 1(3) at: http://www.clec.ritsumei.ac.jp/callejonline/index.html
1999 Birch, G. & Poyatos Matas, C. The Internet and Language Immersion. Babel, 16, pp. 289-310.
1994 Eisenchlas, S. & Poyatos Matas, C. Cien Actividades para hablar hasta los codos. Brisbane: Boombana Publications.