Helen Margaret Murray
About
Teaching
Culture, English KfK 1-7, 5-10, 8-13
Sami Topics in School (starting Autumn 2021)
Interests
Indigenous peoples, both in Norway and internationally
Intercultural competence
Multiculturalism
Textbook and curriculum analysis
Research groups and stipends
Leader of research group: Indigenous Topics in Education
Member of research group: North American Studies
Receiver of Kvalifiseringsstipend fra Literacy-miljø 2019/2020 and 2020/2021
Language stipend from Sametinget, South Sami language. Both for own acquisition of language and for coursing at NTNU.
Activities
Diverse guest lectures
Chronicles in national newspapers
Development and distribution of teaching materials online
Education
Year |
Faculty/department - University/institution - Country |
2015 |
Master – Culture and language subject didactics– Hedmark University College (now Innland University College), Norway |
1999 |
Teacher certification – Practical Pedagogical Education – University of Oslo, Norway |
1996 |
Master of Arts (Cantab) - Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic – Cambridge University, United Kingdom |
Positions - current and previous
Year |
Job title – Employer - Country |
2018- |
Assistant professor, Norwegian University of Science and Teachnology (NTNU), Norway |
2007-2018 |
Teacher, Gjøvik Upper Secondary School, Norway |
2004-2007 |
Teacher, Raufoss Upper Secondary School, Norway |
1999-2004 |
Teacher, diverse short term contracts in lower and upper secondary schools, Norway |
Project management experience
Year |
Project owner - Project - Role - Funder |
2022 |
NTNU – South Sámi Language Stimulation Project – Leader -The Sami Parliament (Sametinget) |
2021-2022 |
NTNU – Half day seminars in Sámi topics in education -Co-organizer - NTNU |
Supervision of students
(Total number of students)
Master's students |
Ph.D. |
University/institution - Country |
2 |
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Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway |
Other relevant professional experiences
Year |
Description - Role |
2019-2022 |
Founder and leader of interdisciplinary and interinstitutional research group “Indigenous Topics in Education” at NTNU. |
2020 |
Leader and co-organizer of successful application for new 7.5 student credit course “Sámi Topics in Schools” (LÆR2004) at NTNU. |
Peer reviewed publications
2022 |
Published article “Teaching about indigenous peoples in the EFL classroom: Practical approaches to the development of intercultural competence”, TESOL Journal. https://doi.org/10.1002/tesj.645 |
2021 |
Published chapter “Developing Intercultural Competence through Textbooks – which lessons can be learnt from EFL textbooks in Norwegian schools?” in Mabel, V & Sangiamchit, C (Eds), Interculturality in English Language Teaching (Palgrave MacMillan) |
Non peer-reviewed publications
Presentations and guest lectures
2022 |
Presentation “How is implicit content relating to Indigenous identity and cultural affiliation presented in textbooks in English and Social Studies for grades 5-7 in Norwegian schools?”, Indigenous Research Conference: Research on Sámi Perspectives in Teacher Education and Pedagogy, Innland University College, Norway |
2020 |
Presentation “The Sámi of Norway”, IB diploma workshop, Melbourne, Australia (online) |
2019 |
Participant in a panel debate on “Sámi perspectives in the curriculum”, NTNU, Norway. |
2019 |
Presentation “Good teaching resources on Indigenous peoples: What are they and how can they be used in the classroom?” at workshop for teachers, Holocaust Centre, Norway |
2019
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Presentation “How should textbooks used in English teaching in Norwegian schools teach pupils about Indigenous people’s history and culture?”, at DENOR Workshop – Decolonial Perspectives on Education, NTNU, Norway |
2019 |
Guest lecture “What do we teach about Indigenous people? How should we teach about them?”, Multicultural Week, NTNU, Norway |
2018 |
Presentation “Indigenous Knowledge in the Classroom” at workshop for teachers, Practical Pedagogies, Germany |
2018 |
Presentation “Approaches to teaching about Indigenous peoples in Norwegian secondary schools”, at the seminar Colonial Entanglements: Institutions, Memory, Resistance, NTNU, Norway |
Research
Publications
2024
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Murray, Helen Margaret;
Hermanstrand, Håkon;
Eliasson, Emil Mård Vaadal;
Johansen, Daniel.
(2024)
Samisk byvandring Trondheim - Tråante.
Website (informational material)
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Murray, Helen Margaret;
Bakken, Anja Synnøve.
(2024)
Colonial acts in Norwegian EAL textbooks – Relations between coloniser and colonised.
Teaching and Teacher Education : An International Journal of Research and Studies
Academic article
2023
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Murray, Helen Margaret.
(2023)
Sensitising Teachers to Prejudices in Representations of Indigenous Peoples in EFL Textbooks.
Springer Nature
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Murray, Helen Margaret.
(2023)
Hvor finner man samiske språk i Trondheim?.
Adresseavisen
Feature article
2022
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Murray, Helen Margaret.
(2022)
Urfolkstema – en naturlig del av undervisningen hele året.
Gemini.no
Feature article
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Murray, Helen Margaret.
(2022)
Samisk nasjonaldag og samiske temaer i skolen.
Adresseavisen
Feature article
-
Murray, Helen Margaret.
(2022)
Teaching about Indigenous peoples in the EFL classroom: Practical approaches to the development of intercultural competence.
TESOL Journal (TJ)
Academic article
-
Murray, Helen Margaret.
(2022)
Avtalen skal styrke samarbeid mellom Trondheim og samene.
Adresseavisen
Feature article
2021
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Murray, Helen Margaret.
(2021)
Lesson Plan: Indigenous Peoples and Environmental Conflicts.
SRIS Newsletter, TESOL International Association
Article in business/trade/industry journal
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Murray, Helen Margaret.
(2021)
Debatt: Samiske temaer i undervisning.
Bedre Skole
Feature article
-
Murray, Helen Margaret.
(2021)
Intercultural Competence in the Curriculum and in Textbooks—Which Lessons Can Be Learnt from EFL Textbooks in Norwegian Schools?.
Palgrave Macmillan
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Murray, Helen Margaret.
(2021)
«Rein og vind» - samiske miljøkamper i undervisningen.
Adresseavisen
Feature article
2020
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Murray, Helen Margaret.
(2020)
Urfolksperspektiver i fagfornyelsen.
Bedre Skole
Article in business/trade/industry journal
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Murray, Helen Margaret.
(2020)
Skolene må få økt kunnskapen om samiske forhold.
Adresseavisen
Feature article
2016
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Murray, Helen Margaret;
Moen, Silje;
Haidri Sjøvoll, Rasma;
Narum Fodnestøl, Ellen Johanne.
(2016)
Tracks SF - Engelsk for studieforberedende utdanningsprogram Vg1.
Cappelen Damm Akademisk
Cappelen Damm Akademisk
Textbook
2013
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Murray, Helen Margaret;
Fuhre, Petter;
Moen, Silje;
Haidri Sjøvoll, Rasma;
Burgess, R..
(2013)
Tracks - engelsk for yrkesfag vg1, vg2.
Cappelen Damm Akademisk
Cappelen Damm Akademisk
Textbook
2007
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Murray, Helen Margaret;
Fuhre, Petter;
Hunstadbråten, Siri.
(2007)
Tracks 2 - engelsk for yrkesfag.
Cappelen Damm Akademisk
Cappelen Damm Akademisk
Textbook
Journal publications
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Murray, Helen Margaret;
Bakken, Anja Synnøve.
(2024)
Colonial acts in Norwegian EAL textbooks – Relations between coloniser and colonised.
Teaching and Teacher Education : An International Journal of Research and Studies
Academic article
-
Murray, Helen Margaret.
(2023)
Hvor finner man samiske språk i Trondheim?.
Adresseavisen
Feature article
-
Murray, Helen Margaret.
(2022)
Urfolkstema – en naturlig del av undervisningen hele året.
Gemini.no
Feature article
-
Murray, Helen Margaret.
(2022)
Samisk nasjonaldag og samiske temaer i skolen.
Adresseavisen
Feature article
-
Murray, Helen Margaret.
(2022)
Teaching about Indigenous peoples in the EFL classroom: Practical approaches to the development of intercultural competence.
TESOL Journal (TJ)
Academic article
-
Murray, Helen Margaret.
(2022)
Avtalen skal styrke samarbeid mellom Trondheim og samene.
Adresseavisen
Feature article
-
Murray, Helen Margaret.
(2021)
Lesson Plan: Indigenous Peoples and Environmental Conflicts.
SRIS Newsletter, TESOL International Association
Article in business/trade/industry journal
-
Murray, Helen Margaret.
(2021)
Debatt: Samiske temaer i undervisning.
Bedre Skole
Feature article
-
Murray, Helen Margaret.
(2021)
«Rein og vind» - samiske miljøkamper i undervisningen.
Adresseavisen
Feature article
-
Murray, Helen Margaret.
(2020)
Urfolksperspektiver i fagfornyelsen.
Bedre Skole
Article in business/trade/industry journal
-
Murray, Helen Margaret.
(2020)
Skolene må få økt kunnskapen om samiske forhold.
Adresseavisen
Feature article
Books
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Murray, Helen Margaret;
Moen, Silje;
Haidri Sjøvoll, Rasma;
Narum Fodnestøl, Ellen Johanne.
(2016)
Tracks SF - Engelsk for studieforberedende utdanningsprogram Vg1.
Cappelen Damm Akademisk
Cappelen Damm Akademisk
Textbook
-
Murray, Helen Margaret;
Fuhre, Petter;
Moen, Silje;
Haidri Sjøvoll, Rasma;
Burgess, R..
(2013)
Tracks - engelsk for yrkesfag vg1, vg2.
Cappelen Damm Akademisk
Cappelen Damm Akademisk
Textbook
-
Murray, Helen Margaret;
Fuhre, Petter;
Hunstadbråten, Siri.
(2007)
Tracks 2 - engelsk for yrkesfag.
Cappelen Damm Akademisk
Cappelen Damm Akademisk
Textbook
Part of book/report
-
Murray, Helen Margaret.
(2023)
Sensitising Teachers to Prejudices in Representations of Indigenous Peoples in EFL Textbooks.
Springer Nature
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Murray, Helen Margaret.
(2021)
Intercultural Competence in the Curriculum and in Textbooks—Which Lessons Can Be Learnt from EFL Textbooks in Norwegian Schools?.
Palgrave Macmillan
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
INFORMASJONSMATR
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Murray, Helen Margaret;
Hermanstrand, Håkon;
Eliasson, Emil Mård Vaadal;
Johansen, Daniel.
(2024)
Samisk byvandring Trondheim - Tråante.
Website (informational material)
Teaching
Courses
Knowledge Transfer
2024
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LectureMurray, Helen Margaret; Eliasson, Emil Mård Vaadal. (2024) Hvordan integrere samiske tema i en lærerutdanning?. DEMBRA DEMBRA fagsnakk , Online 2024-09-10 - 2024-09-10
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LectureMurray, Helen Margaret. (2024) Opplæring i urfolkstemaer og didaktiske metoder. Høgskolen i Innlandet Samisk språkuke, Høgskolen i Innlandet , Hamar 2024-10-25 - 2025-08-25
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Academic lectureMurray, Helen Margaret. (2024) Colonial histories in the classroom - representations and reframing the past. Institutt for Språk og Litteratur Critical Uses of the Past in the Present , NTNU 2024-06-21 - 2024-06-21
2023
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Popular scientific lectureKovach, Margaret; Cariou, Warren; Utsi, Mai Britt; Garcia Zarranz, Libe; Murray, Helen Margaret; Stokke, Ruth Seierstad. (2023) Indigenous Pedagogies & Methodologies: A Seminar with Mai Britt Utsi, Margaret Kovach, and Warren Cariou. Indigenous Topics in Education, NTNU; Collaboration Oslo Met Indigenous Topics in Education Online Seminar , Online 2023-02-09 - 2023-02-09
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Academic lectureMurray, Helen Margaret. (2023) Colonial Acts - portrayals of Ireland in textbooks used in Norwegian schools. International Congress of Celtic Studies The XVIIth International Congress of Celtic Studies , Utrecht 2023-07-24 - 2023-07-28
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LectureMurray, Helen Margaret. (2023) Erfaringer med implementering av samisk innhold i lærerutdanning. EVU-nettverk Region Nord Nettverksamling UH: Samiske perspektiv i lærerutdanning , Bodø 2023-10-20 - 2023-10-20
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LectureMurray, Helen Margaret. (2023) Å undervise om urfolk – fra læreplanen til læremidler. Hei Verden Hei Verden Lærerseminar , Stavanger 2023-10-03 - 2023-10-03
2022
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LectureMurray, Helen Margaret. (2022) The Sámi of Norway - Sámi Languages. IB School Stuttgart IB World Minority Language Day 2022-02-21 - 2022-02-21
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Academic lectureMurray, Helen Margaret; Bakken, Anja Synnøve. (2022) How is implicit content relating to Indigenous identity and cultural affiliation presented in textbooks in English and Social Studies for grades 5-7 in Norwegian schools? . Høgskolen i Innlandet Indigenous Research Conference , Hamar 2022-02-04 - 2022-02-04
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LectureMurray, Helen Margaret. (2022) Undervisning om samiske temaer, fra læreplan til læremidler. Lærerutdanning, Nord Universitet Samisk uke , Bodø 2022-02-10 - 2022-02-10
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Academic lectureMurray, Helen Margaret. (2022) A comparative study of representations of Indigenous Sámi and traditional Irish cultures in educational books used in Northern Ireland and in Norway. NERA Nordic Educational Research Association Conference , Reykjavik 2022-05-31 - 2022-06-03
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Academic lectureBakken, Anja Synnøve; Murray, Helen Margaret. (2022) Colonial acts in EFL textbooks - relations between colonizer and colonized in Norwegian primary school textbooks. Nord universitet Nord-konferansen samisk og urfolk 2022 , Nord universitet, Levanger 2022-10-19 - 2022-10-21
2020
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LectureMurray, Helen Margaret. (2020) The Sámi of Norway. Ivanhoe Grammar School RAP Committee First Nations: Knowledge, Culture, Education , Melbourne 2020-12-02 - 2020-12-05
2019
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LectureMurray, Helen Margaret. (2019) How should textbooks used in English teaching in Norwegian schools teach pupils about Indigenous people's history and culture?. DENOR Decolonial Perspectives in Education , Trondheim 2019-04-04 - 2019-04-05
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LectureMurray, Helen Margaret. (2019) What do we teach about Indigenous peoples? How should we teach about them?. ILU, NTNU Multicultural week GLU , Trondheim 2019-03-18 - 2019-03-22
2018
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LectureMurray, Helen Margaret. (2018) Approaches to teaching about Indigenous peoples in Norwegian secondary schools. Decolonial research group, NTNU Colonial Entanglements: Institutions, Memory, Resistance , Trondheim 2018-09-12 - 2018-09-13