Dr Aek Phakiti
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Lecturer, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages |
Email: Phone: +61 2 9351 6312 Fax: +61 2 9351 2606 Building.Room: A35.816 |
Professional biography
Aek completed his PhD in Applied Linguistics from the University of Melbourne in 2005. His PhD thesis examined the relationships of state-trait cognitive, metacognitive and affective strategy use to EFL reading comprehension test performance through the use of a structural-equation modeling approach.
Aek lectures in second-language acquisition, language testing and assessment and research methods in language learning in the MEd program in TESOL. He is editing a soon-to-be-published book, “Continuum Companion to Research Methods in Applied Linguistics” (Continuum, 2010), book, with Brian Paltridge. Aek has published his research in the journals Language Testing, Language Learning and Language Assessment Quarterly.
Professional and community roles
Member of Editorial Board, JALT Journal [Journal of the Japanese Association of Language Teaching]
Member of Editorial Board, Language Assessment Quarterly
Current projects
- Taylor's College Funded Research Program on "Factors affecting academic performance of non-English background graduates from the University of Sydney Foundation Program studying at the University of Sydney" Recipients: Aek Phakiti, Lindy Woodrow and David Hirsh.
- TOEFL COE research grant on "Research Synthesis on the use of feedback for teaching academic writing from automated essay scoring". Recipients: Brian Paltridge, Aek Phakiti, Marie Stevenson, Lindy Woodrow.
Current research students
| Project title | Degree | Research student |
|---|---|---|
| A structural equation model of the impact of cognitive and metacognitive grammatical strategy use on Chinese University-level EFL students’ grammar test performance over time: A multitrait-multimethod approach. | MPhil | Zhi Wei (Nick) Bi |
Selected publications
Books
- Paltridge, B, Phakiti, A. (2010). Companion to research methods in applied Linguistics. London: Continuum.
- Paltridge, B., Harbon, L. Hirsh,D., Phakiti, A., Shen, H., Stevenson, M., & Woodrow, L.,. (2009). Teaching academic writing. Ann Arbor, USA: Michigan University Press.
- Phakiti, A. (2009). Teaching Academic Writing. Michigan University Press.
- Phakiti, A. (2007). Strategic Competence and EFL Reading Test Performance. Peter Lang.
- Phakiti, A. (2007). Strategic Competence and EFL Reading Test Performance : A Structural Equation Modeling Approach. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang.
Book chapters
- Phakiti, A. (2007). On the nature of L2 test-takers’ calibration in a reading test. In C. Gitsaki (Ed.), Language and Languages: Global and Local Tensions (pp. 218–235), Newcastle, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
Journal articles
- Phakiti, A. (2008). Predicting NESB International Postgraduate Students’ Academic Achievement: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach. International Journal of Applied Educational Studies, 3(1), 18–38.
- Phakiti, A. (2008). Strategic competence as a fourth-order factor model: A structural equation modeling approach. Language Assessment Quarterly, 5(1), 20–42.
- Phakiti, A. (2008). Construct validation of Bachman and Palmer’s (1996) strategic competence model over time in EFL reading tests. Language Testing , 25(2), 237–272.
- Phakiti, A. (2006). Modeling cognitive and metacognitive strategies and their relationships to EFL reading test performance. Melbourne Papers in Language Testing, 11(1), 53–95.
- Phakiti, A. (2006). Theoretical and Pedagogical Issues in ESL/EFL Teaching of Strategic Reading. University of Sydney Papers in TESOL, 1, 19–50.
- Phakiti, A. (2005). An empirical investigation into the nature of and factors affecting test takers’ calibration within the context of an English Placement Test (EPT). Spaan Fellow Working Papers in Second or Foreign Language Assessment, 3, 27–46.
Conference papers
- Phakiti, A. (2007). Modeling the effects of cognitive and metacognitive strategies on EFL reading performance. In Second Annual University of Sydney TESOL Research Network Colloquium. University of Sydney, 3-4 August 2007.
- Phakiti, A. (2006). Reasons for miscalibration. In American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL). Montreal, Quebec, June 17 - 20, 2006..
- Phakiti, A. (2006). On the Nature of L2 Test Takers’ Calibration in Reading Tests. In . University of Queensland, July 5th-8th .