Academic Skills Advisor to Graduate Students

Phone: +61 (02) 6125 2541
Fax: + 61 (0)2 6125 0746
E-mail: Sue.Holzknecht@anu.edu.au

Sue has degrees in Anthropology and Sociology (UQ), Linguistics and Teaching English as a Second Language (UPNG) and a PhD in Linguistics (ANU). For 12 years Sue lectured at the Papua New Guinea University of Technology, Lae, in Language and Communication Studies. From 1993 to 1998, she worked in the ANU National Centre for Development Studies, as lecturer in Academic and Research Skills and for 3 years in the Study Skills Centre. Sue has been working in the Fenner School for 6 years as Academic Skills Advisor to graduate students.

Professional Activities

I assist graduate students to develop their skills in academic reading, writing, doing research, and giving presentations at graduate level.

Selected Academic Achievements

BA Hons Anthropology and Sociology (UQ)

Dip. TESL (UPNG)

MA Linguistics (UPNG)

PhD (ANU)

Selected Publications

Bourke, M., Holzknecht, S. and Bartlett, A. (eds). 2002. Weaving a Double Cloth. Stories of Women from the Asia Pacific in Australia, Pandanus Books, Canberra.

Bartlett, A., Holzknecht, S, and Cumming Thom, A., 1999. To Hit the Ground Running. Preparing Students for Graduate Study, Asia Pacific Press, Canberra (Teachers' Manual and Student Workbook).