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Associate Professor Brian Moon

Honorary Associate Professor

Staff Member Details
Email: b.moon@ecu.edu.au
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6709-1977

Brian is an Honorary Associate Professor in the School of Education.

Background

Brian Moon has taught English, media and communications in Western Australian schools and Universities, and has been a curriculum developer and state examiner of English. He is the author of many textbooks and reference works, including Literary Terms: A Practical Glossary (3rd ed, 2017) and Introducing Literature (2016), as well as books on writing, poetry and film. Brian's research interests include writing and rhetoric, English curriculum history, and teacher education. He is currently investigating the topics and text selections used in secondary school English classes.

Professional associations

  • 2017 - Associate Editor, Australian Journal of Teacher Education
  • 2012 - Editorial Board member, English in Australia
  • 2001 - Australian Society of Authors
  • 2001 - Copyright Agency Ltd
  • 1992 - Consultant Editor, Chalkface Press
  • 1982 - English Teachers Association of WA
  • 2003 - 2006 - Editorial Board Member, Australian Journal of Language and Literacy
  • 1994 - 1999 - Editorial Board , Interpretations

Research interests

  • English curriculum pedagogy and curriculum history
  • Literary theory and English teaching
  • Cultural studies: film, TV and video gaming.

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Curtin University of Technology, 1993.
  • Master of Arts (Distinct), Curtin University of Technology, 1990.
  • Postgraduate Diploma in English (Dist), Curtin University of Technology, 1989.
  • Graduate Diploma in Education (Dist), Western Australian Institute of Technology, 1981.
  • Bachelor of Arts, Western Australian Institute of Technology, 1980.

Research Outputs

2023

Journal Articles

2021

Journal Articles

  • Wells, S., Moon, B. (2021). Towards an anatomy of English textbooks: counting what counts as English. English in Education, 55(1), 70-94. https://doi.org/10.1080/04250494.2019.1687259.
  • Moon, B., Harris, B., Hays, M. (2021). Secondary curriculum literacy and teacher word-knowledge: Further findings from a Western Australian ITE cohort study. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 46(11), 89-109. https://doi.org/10.14221/ajte.2021v46n11.6.

2019

Journal Articles

  • Moon, B., Harris, B., Hays, M. (2019). Can secondary teaching graduates support literacy in the classroom? Evidence from undergraduate assessments. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 44(8), 74-101. https://doi.org/10.14221/ajte.2019v44n8.5.

2017

Journal Articles

  • Moon, B. (2017). Rereading 'personal response': A reflection on the contribution of Annette Patterson. English in Australia, 52(1), 8-13.

2016

Journal Articles

  • Merga, M., Moon, B. (2016). The impact of social influences on high school students' recreational reading. The High School Journal, 99(2), 122-140.
  • Moon, B., Harris, B. (2016). Career motivations, role expectations and curriculum knowledge of prospective secondary English teachers in Western Australia. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 41(12), 41-66. https://doi.org/10.14221/ajte.2016v41n12.4.

2014

Journal Articles

  • Moon, B. (2014). The literacy skills of secondary teaching undergraduates: Results of diagnostic testing and a discussion of findings. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 39(12), 111-130. https://doi.org/10.14221/ajte.2014v39n12.8.

2012

Journal Articles

  • Moon, B. (2012). Remembering rhetoric: recalling a tradition of explicit instruction in writing. English in Australia, 47(1), 37-52.

2008

Journal Articles

  • Moon, B. (2008). Things to do in Duskwood when you're dead : English lessons from World of Warcraft . English in Australia, 43(1), 47-56.

2004

Creative Arts Research Outputs

  • Moon, B. (2004). Viewing terms: A Practical Glossary for Film and TV Study. . Chalkface Press.

2001

Book Chapters

  • Moon, B. (2001). Ebook, enew, epublishing, using the new technologies in english. P(ict)ures of English: Teachers, Learners and Technology (210-226). Wakefield Press.

Research Student Supervision

Current Supervisions

No data available

Completed Supervisions

Principal Supervisor

  • Master by Research: New Theories and Strategies for Teaching English and Literature in Bhutan
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Factors affecting the selection of novels for study in Western Australian secondary English classrooms: Understanding teacher choices.
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The influence of parents, English teachers, friends and peer group on West Australian adolescents' recreational book reading: Findings from the West Australian study in adolescent book reading (wasabr)
  • Master of Education, Learning the documentary lesson: Theory and practice in English.
  • Master of Education, What is English? The construction of subject English in contemporary textbooks for Australian secondary schools
  • Master by Research: The History and Theory of Intertextuality in Upper School English Curricula in WA
  • Master by Research: Governing Literacy: An Analysis of Literacy Testing in West Australian Schools
  • Master by Research: Catering for Visual Learners in Secondary English

Co-principal Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, The effects of learning lexical chunks on the English writing proficiency of Chinese-speaking tertiary students in Australia
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The viability of simulated large-scale marking as professional development for preservice teachers
  • Master by Research: Help at CELT: a web site for ESL students

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, From essay to resume: A study of writing genre and discursive positioning in senior school English
  • Doctor of Philosophy: Constructing Truancy: The Framing of Public Policy in WA
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