astronomy

Gillian Wigglesworth

Gillian Wigglesworth is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Gillian Wigglesworth rather than just read about it. In short: Professor Gillian Wigglesworth is an Australian linguist, Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, and former Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Arts at The University of Melbourne. Career Wigglesworth holds a Ph.D. in Linguistics from La Trobe University (Melbourne, Australia).

Key takeaways

Gillian Wigglesworth belongs to astronomy; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Gillian Wigglesworth to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Gillian Wigglesworth from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Professor Gillian Wigglesworth is an Australian linguist, Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, and former Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Arts at The University of Melbourne.

Career Wigglesworth holds a Ph.D. in Linguistics from La Trobe University (Melbourne, Australia). She is a member of the School of Languages and Linguistics at the University of Melbourne, where she was founding Director of the Research Unit for Indigenous Language. She was Chief Investigator, with Jane Simpson and Patrick McConvell, in the Aboriginal Child Language Acquisition Projects, funded by ARC Discovery Grants (2004–2007, 2011–2015), and was a Chief Investigator in the Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language. In 2016, she was also Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Arts at The University of Melbourne, and in 2011 she was the Vice President of the International Language Testing Association. She was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities in 2023.

Research

Her research interests focus on language acquisition, including first language acquisition, second language acquisition, language teaching, testing and assessment, and bilingualism, particularly the home and school languages of Indigenous Australian children living in remote communities.

Key publications (2005) Murray D. and G. Wigglesworth. First Language Support in Adult ESL in Australia. Sydney: Macquarie University. (2007) Ng, B. and G. Wigglesworth. Bilingualism: an advanced resource book. Routledge. (2008) Simpson, J. and G. Wigglesworth. Children's language and multilingualism: Indigenous language use at home and school. London: Continuum. (2013) Meakins, F. and G. Wigglesworth. 'How much input is enough? Correlating comprehension and child language input in an endangered language.' Journal of Multilingual & Multicultural Development, Multilingual Matters, vol. 34, issue 2, pp. 171–188. (2013) Loakes, D., K. Moses, G. Wigglesworth, J. Simpson and R. Billington. 'Children's language input: A study of a remote multilingual Indigenous Australian community.' Multilingua, vol. 32, issue 5, pp. 683–711. (2018) Wigglesworth, G, J. Simpson & J. Vaughan (eds). Language Practices of Indigenous Children and Youth: The Transition from Home to School. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK.

See also Second language writing Neomy Storch

References

External links Home — School of Languages and Linguistics Home — Research Unit for Indigenous Language Home – Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Gillian Wigglesworth

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Gillian Wigglesworth claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Gillian Wigglesworth before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Gillian Wigglesworth ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Gillian Wigglesworth

In research: Gillian Wigglesworth appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Gillian Wigglesworth in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Gillian Wigglesworth is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1944 births, Academic staff of the University of Melbourne, Applied linguists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Gillian Wigglesworth outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Gillian Wigglesworth in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

What is Gillian Wigglesworth in simple terms?

Why does Gillian Wigglesworth matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Gillian Wigglesworth?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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