Rate My Professor Susana Eisenchlas

Susana A. Eisenchlas is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Humanities, Languages and Social Science at Griffith University. Her academic background includes a PhD in Linguistics from the University of Queensland, completed in 2001, a Master's degree from the University of Queensland, and a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. At Griffith University, she specializes in linguistics and applied linguistics, convening the linguistics program and delivering courses such as Second Language Acquisition (3002LHS).

Eisenchlas's research specializations include second language acquisition, applied linguistics, foreign language learning, language acquisition, intercultural communication, home language maintenance, bilingualism, multiculturalism, and language teaching. She co-chairs the International Research Network on Social and Affective Factors in Home Language Maintenance and Development. Key publications feature the co-edited Handbook of Home Language Maintenance and Development: Social and Affective Factors (2020) with Andrea C. Schalley; Developing Intercultural Communication Skills through Intergroup Interaction (2007, Intercultural Education) with Susan Trevaskes; Sixty Years of Second Language Aptitude Research: A Systematic Quantitative Literature Review (2021); Reaching Out to Migrant and Refugee Communities to Support Home Language Maintenance (2019); Learning How to Learn Languages: A Transformative Learning Approach to Empower Effective Language Learners (2023) with Kelly Shoecraft; Language Maintenance and Identity of Families with Taiwanese Background in Australia (2022); Parental Input in the Development of Children’s Multilingualism (2022); Empowering Effective Language Learners: An Innovative Course Addressing Language Learning Challenges in One Australian University (2022); Defining 'Communication' in SLA (2009, Australian Journal of Linguistics); Gendered Discursive Practices On-Line (2012); and Clitics in Child Spanish (2003, First Language). She contributes to academic discourse through editorial roles on the boards of Current Issues in Bilingualism, Journal of Multilingual Theories and Practices, and Journal of Home Language Research.