Dr Marie Stevenson
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BA(UNSW) Lecturer in TESOL |
Email: Phone: +61 2 9351 3684 Fax: +61 2 9351 4580 Building.Room: A35.814 |
Professional biography
Marie was born a Sydneysider, but has spent 15 years living and working in Netherlands where she completed her PhD at the University of Amsterdam.
Her docotral thesis compared the methods by which Dutch high-school students read and write in Dutch and English.
Marie has taught English as a second language in both Australia and Netherlands. She has experience in various facets of language research including the measurement of second language reading and writing processes and the construction of language tests.
Marie has strong research networks in Europe and has been published in peer-reviewed journals including Language Learning and Bilingualism. Since returning to Australia, Marie has bought mountain bike for commuting and is becoming accustomed to the less-than-perfect terrain of Sydney roads.
Current research students
| Project title | Degree | Research student |
|---|---|---|
| Formulation processes and metacognition of biliterate, bilingual and mono-literate writers: From thinking to writing in English and Chinese. | PhD | Elaine Ng |
| The global financial crisis: An analysis of written and spoken texts produced at the outset of the crisis. | PhD | Jen Cope |
| TBA | PhD | Svetlana Salatcaia |
| TBA | PhD | Leighana Thornton |
Selected publications
Books
- Paltridge, B., Harbon, L. Hirsh,D., Phakiti, A., Shen, H., Stevenson, M., & Woodrow, L.,. (2009). Teaching academic writing. Ann Arbor, USA: Michigan University Press.
Book chapters
- Lindgren, E, Stevenson, M, Sullivan, K. (2008). Supporting the reflective language learner with Computer Keystroke Logging. In Felicia Zhang & Beth Barber (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Computer-Enhanced Language Acquisition and Learning (pp. 189–204), United States: Idea Group Publishing.
Journal articles
- Han, F, Stevenson, M. (2008). Comprehension monitoring in first and foreign language reading. University of Sydney Papers in TESOL, 3, 73–110.
- Stevenson, M, Schoonen, R, Glopper, K. (2007). Inhibition or Compensation? A Multidimensional Comparison of Reading Processes in Dutch and English. Language Learning: a journal of research in language studies , 57(S1), 115–154.
- Stevenson, M, Schoonen, R, Glopper, K. (2006). Revising in two languages: A multi-dimensional comparison of online writing revisions in L1 and FL. Journal of Second Language Writing, 15(3), 201–233.