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<p>I have led or co-led a number of research projects. My research sits broadly within
educational and applied linguistics, underpinned by Vygotskian sociocultural theory
and systemic functional linguistics. In particular, my work has contributed to the
field of academic literacy, language across the curriculum, assessment and educational
technology mediated language teacher education in developing countries. In academic
literacy and language across the curriculum, my key contributions have been understanding
how dynamic assessment (a form of learning-oriented assessment) can support distance
learners’ academic literacy development, how academic literacy contributes to
learners’ progression in a discipline (e.g., science and early childhood studies)
and how academic literacy embedded assessment can be designed to support distance
learners effectively. These aspects are ongoing issues in higher education. Another
key focus of my research has been investigating the impact of commercial language
tests such as IELTS and TOEFL on different stakeholders in low economy countries (Bangladesh
and Nepal). This work contributes to designing English language tests that are context-sensitive.
Finally, my research in technology mediated language teacher education in developing
countries has been within large donor-funded international development projects (e.g.,<a
href="http://www.eiabd.com/eia/" rel="nofollow">English in Action</a> in Bangladesh
and <a href="http://www.tess-india.edu.in/" rel="nofollow">Teacher Education
through School-based Support India</a> (TESS-India) in India). My key contribution
is in the area of English language teacher professional development through mobile
technologies in low-resourced contexts by developing research-led locally sensitive
teacher professional development resources in Bangladesh.</p><h3>Doctoral student
supervision</h3><p>Any research student interested in academic literacy, English for
specific purposes, language assessment (including language testing) and technology
mediated language teacher education can contact me. Currently, I supervise five doctoral
students:</p><p><strong>Jeremy Wilcock</strong>: <span>“Yes, well…”:
the lexicogrammar of dialogue in written assignment feedback</span></p><p><strong>Salomi
Sneha Latha Bolleddu (Commonwealth Split-site PhD scholar - 2018-2019)</strong>: <em>A
study of the effect of dynamic assessment on classroom interaction</em></p><p><strong>David
Gann</strong>:<em> Investigating the efficacy of online text resequencing exercises
for facilitating the use of linguistic features of written argumentation</em></p><p><strong>Dana
Therova:</strong><em>Linguistic complexity in international foundation students'
assesed writing at a UK university</em></p><p><strong>Namrita Batra</strong>: <em>Home
and school literacy practices of children in rural India </em></p><p> </p><h3>Past
doctoral students</h3><p><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Saraswati_Dawadi"
rel="nofollow"><strong>Saraswati Dawadi</strong></a>: <em>Power of the Secondary
Education Examination in the Nepalese Context </em>(November 2019)</p><p><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Valentina_Morgana3"
rel="nofollow"><strong>Valentina Morgana</strong></a>: <em>Mobile English Learning
in Italy: a case study (July 2018)</em></p><p><strong>Marianthi Batsila</strong>: <em>Linking
Vocational business English to the employment market world: a Greek case study (April
2017) </em></p><p><strong>Tanvir Ahmed: </strong><em>Developing Constructivist
Teaching Practices for Secondary Science with Student-teachers in Bangladesh: A Cultural
Historical Activity Theory Intervention (Jan 2016)</em></p><h3><strong>Current research
projects</strong></h3><p><em><span>Exploration of oral assessment in a distance English
for business communication module (£2,447)</span></em></p><p><em>Researching
Academic Reading in two contrasting EMI (English as a Medium of Instruction) university
contexts (Nepal& Sweden), and implications for the design of TOEFL iBT</em> ($97,000;
ETS)</p><p><em>Researching lexical thresholds and lexical profiles across the Common
European Framework of Reference for Language (CEFR) levels assessed in the Aptis test
(£13,000; British Council)</em></p><p><em>Perceptions of IELTS test users and
motivations of test takers in Bangladesh and Nepal: A comparative case study (IELTS
Research Grant, the British Council)</em></p><p><em><strong>Past research projects</strong></em></p><p><em><a
href="http://www.open.ac.uk/about/teaching-and-learning/esteem/projects/themes/innovative-assessment/academic-literacy-and-communicating-assessment-students-l1">Academic
literacy and communicating assessment to students on Level 1 Science Modules</a>(funded
by eSTEeM (£600))</em></p><p><em>Integrated study skills: effects on students’
academic writing for assessment in E229 (second year early childhood studies course
(£2,107))</em></p><p><em>Integrated study skills: effects on students’
academic writing for assessment in E109 (Early Years study, funded by Faculty (£2,500))</em></p><p><em>Teaching
English Language at Secondary Schools: Effective Integration of ICT to Enhance Teaching
and Learning in Bangladesh (funded by the British Council (£60,000))</em></p><p><em>Formative
tutor feedback and student learning: Is there evidence of learning?
(funded by Higher
Education Academy UK)</em></p><p><em>Communication skills in FELS undergraduate modules
(£5,000)</em></p><p><em>The IOA project: An authentic pilot of interactive audio
e-assessment using Learnosity (internal funding)</em></p><p><em>Alignment between
assessment and English language curriculum (funded by English in Action/ DfID, Bangladesh
(£20,000))</em></p> |
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Open University in 2006, I worked in Goldsmiths College, School of Oriental and African
Studies (SOAS) and the School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. I taught as an English
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Studies (SOAS) and the School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. I taught as an English
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