Dr Marie Stevenson
Thesis Proposal Coordinator
Marie Stevenson is an applied linguist and educationalist whose main fields of expertise are literacy and language teaching. She has researched and written on a wide range of topics within these fields, including second language writing, academic literacy, literacy and technology, and teacher discourse. She has a keen interest in issues surrounding literacy and language education of both foreign language learners and migrants.
Writing, particularly in a second language
She is interested in writing from a wide variety of perspectives, and is particularly interested in how cognitive, linguistic and social perspectives on writing can be integrated.
Literacy and technology
She is interested in the critical examination of the use of technologies to develop literacy.
Discourse
She is interested in language use in written and spoken texts, and in the Discourses underlying this language use.
Equity and social justice
She is interested in issues surrounding equity and social justice in language and literacy policy and education, particularly in relation to migrants and refugees.
She is interested in supervision in the areas of:
* Writing, particularly in a second language
* Discourse and language use
* Literacy and technology
* Social justice in language and literacy policy and education
Current supervisions
She is currently supervising the following PhD projects:
Mazin Yousif: Teacher written feedback and student revision: A socio-cognitive perspective
Itsa Moonthiya: Teacher identity in the making: Experiences of non-English-dominant multilingual teachers in a TESOL teacher education program
Olga Mhilli: ESL students transitioning from High School Preparation to High School: Authorial voice in writing
* Developing a framework for writing that integrates cognitive, linguistic and social perspectives
* Critically examining cogntive and social aspects of digital technologies designed to develop literacy
* Cultural competence in language teacher education
Sweden | (University of Umea, Sweden. Professor Eva Lindgren.) Ongoing research collaboration. Current project is on language and literacy policy in UN, EU and African Union. |
United Kingdom | (University of Winchester) Co-edited book, "Transitions in Writing" with Professor Krystan Spelman Miller, Dean of the Faculty of Psychology |
| Project title | Research student |
|---|---|
| Teacher identity in the making: A case study of trainee English language teachers of non-English-speaking background | Itsa MOONTHIYA |
Selected publications
(Brill, 2018)
(University of Michigan Press, 2009)
Publications
Books
- Paltridge, B., Harbon, L., Hirsh, D., Shen, H., Stevenson, M., Phakiti, A., Woodrow, L. (2009). Teaching Academic Writing: An Introduction for Teachers of Second Language Writers. Ann Arbor, USA: University of Michigan Press.
Edited Books
- Miller, K., Stevenson, M. (2018). Transitions in writing. Leiden, Netherlands: Brill. [More Information]
Book Chapters
- Stevenson, M., Phakiti, A. (2019). Automated Feedback and Second Language Writing. In K. Hyland, F. Hyland (Eds.), Feedback in Second Language Writing: Contexts and Issues, (pp. 125-142). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. [More Information]
- Stevenson, M. (2018). Learning literacy. In A. Burns & J. Richards (Eds.), The Cambridge guide to learning English as a second language, (pp. 242-250). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Stevenson, M., James, B., Harvey, A., Kim, M., Szenes, E. (2018). Reflective writing: A transitional space between theory and practice. In Kristyan Spelman Miller, Marie Stevenson (Eds.), Transitions in Writing, (pp. 264-300). Leiden: Brill. [More Information]
Journals
- Moonthiya, I., Stevenson, M. (2024). Identities of non-English-dominant teachers in transnational language teacher education: A systematic review. Teaching and Teacher Education, 149, 104707 1-15. [More Information]
- Stanley, P., Stevenson, M. (2017). Making sense of not making sense: Novice English language teacher talk. Linguistics and Education, 38, 1-10. [More Information]
- Paltridge, B., Stevenson, M. (2017). Textography as a strategy for investigation: Writing in higher education and in the professions. Oslo Studies in Language, 9(3), 45-58.
Conferences
- Harvey, A., James, B., Szenes, E., Kim, M., Stevenson, M. (2015). The theoretical shaping of embedded writing instruction. Academic Writing in Multiple Scholarly , Socio-Cultural, Instructional and Disciplinary Contexts: Challenges and Perspectives: 8th Biennial Conference of the European Association for the Teaching and Academic Writing (AETAW). European Association for the Teaching of Academic Writing (EATAW).
- Kim, M., Stevenson, M., Harvey, A., James, B., Szenes, E. (2014). Assessment rubrics and assignment models - student interpretations: curriculum implications. Sydney Teaching Colloquium: Is Our Assessment Up to Standard?.
- Kim, M., Stevenson, M., Simpson, A., Chan, A., Johnson, R., Pollard, N., Raymond, J., Shirley, D., Harvey, A., James, B., Szenes, E. (2014). Assessment: Engaging with communication standards. Sydney Teaching Colloquium: Is Our Assessment Up to Standard?.
Report
- Phakiti, A., Stevenson, M., Paltridge, B., Woodrow, L. (2013). Validity and reliability of automated essay scoring (AES): A meta-analysis (Report for the TOEFL program at the Educational Testing Services).
- Stevenson, M., Phakiti, A., Paltridge, B., Woodrow, L. (2012). Pedagogical effectiveness of automated writing feedback: A meta-analysis (Report for the TOEFL program at the Educational Testing Services).
2024
- Moonthiya, I., Stevenson, M. (2024). Identities of non-English-dominant teachers in transnational language teacher education: A systematic review. Teaching and Teacher Education, 149, 104707 1-15. [More Information]
2019
- Stevenson, M., Phakiti, A. (2019). Automated Feedback and Second Language Writing. In K. Hyland, F. Hyland (Eds.), Feedback in Second Language Writing: Contexts and Issues, (pp. 125-142). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. [More Information]
2018
- Stevenson, M. (2018). Learning literacy. In A. Burns & J. Richards (Eds.), The Cambridge guide to learning English as a second language, (pp. 242-250). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Stevenson, M., James, B., Harvey, A., Kim, M., Szenes, E. (2018). Reflective writing: A transitional space between theory and practice. In Kristyan Spelman Miller, Marie Stevenson (Eds.), Transitions in Writing, (pp. 264-300). Leiden: Brill. [More Information]
- Miller, K., Stevenson, M. (2018). Transitions in writing. Leiden, Netherlands: Brill. [More Information]
2017
- Stanley, P., Stevenson, M. (2017). Making sense of not making sense: Novice English language teacher talk. Linguistics and Education, 38, 1-10. [More Information]
- Paltridge, B., Stevenson, M. (2017). Textography as a strategy for investigation: Writing in higher education and in the professions. Oslo Studies in Language, 9(3), 45-58.
2016
- Stevenson, M. (2016). A critical interpretative synthesis: The integration of Automated Writing Evaluation into classroom writing instruction. Computers and Composition, 42, 1-16. [More Information]
- Ringland, E., Gifford (nee Barnard), J., Denyer, G., Thai, D., Franklin, J., Stevenson, M., Prvan, T., O'Connor, H. (2016). Evaluation of an electronic tool to assess food label literacy in adult Australians: A pilot study. Nutrition and Dietetics, 73(5), 482-489. [More Information]
2015
- Harvey, A., James, B., Szenes, E., Kim, M., Stevenson, M. (2015). The theoretical shaping of embedded writing instruction. Academic Writing in Multiple Scholarly , Socio-Cultural, Instructional and Disciplinary Contexts: Challenges and Perspectives: 8th Biennial Conference of the European Association for the Teaching and Academic Writing (AETAW). European Association for the Teaching of Academic Writing (EATAW).
2014
- Kim, M., Stevenson, M., Harvey, A., James, B., Szenes, E. (2014). Assessment rubrics and assignment models - student interpretations: curriculum implications. Sydney Teaching Colloquium: Is Our Assessment Up to Standard?.
- Kim, M., Stevenson, M., Simpson, A., Chan, A., Johnson, R., Pollard, N., Raymond, J., Shirley, D., Harvey, A., James, B., Szenes, E. (2014). Assessment: Engaging with communication standards. Sydney Teaching Colloquium: Is Our Assessment Up to Standard?.
- Harvey, A., James, B., Szenes, E., Kim, M., Stevenson, M. (2014). Embedding at the pointy end of faculty concerns: Curriculum renewal. AALL Symposium, TBA: Queensland University of Technology.
2013
- Liu, L., Stevenson, M. (2013). A cross-cultural analysis of stance in disaster news reports. Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 36(2), 197-220. [More Information]
- Lindgren, E., Stevenson, M. (2013). Interactional resources in the letters of young writers in Swedish and English. Journal of Second Language Writing, 22(4), 390-405. [More Information]
- Phakiti, A., Stevenson, M., Paltridge, B., Woodrow, L. (2013). Validity and reliability of automated essay scoring (AES): A meta-analysis (Report for the TOEFL program at the Educational Testing Services).
2012
- Stevenson, M., Phakiti, A., Paltridge, B., Woodrow, L. (2012). Pedagogical effectiveness of automated writing feedback: A meta-analysis (Report for the TOEFL program at the Educational Testing Services).
2011
- Phakiti, A., Stevenson, M. (2011). A synthesis of automated essay scoring programs. American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Conference, 2011, Chicago, Illinois, 26 - 29 March 2011.
2010
- Stevenson, M. (2010). Researching Reading. In Brian Paltridge, Aek Phakiti (Eds.), Continuum Companion to Research Methods in Applied Linguistics, (pp. 174-190). London: Continuum.
2009
- Paltridge, B., Harbon, L., Hirsh, D., Shen, H., Stevenson, M., Phakiti, A., Woodrow, L. (2009). Teaching Academic Writing: An Introduction for Teachers of Second Language Writers. Ann Arbor, USA: University of Michigan Press.
- Schoonen, R., Snellings, P., Stevenson, M., van Gelderen, A. (2009). Towards a Blueprint of the Foreign Language Writer: The Linguistic and Cognitive Demands of Foreign Language Writing. In Rosa M Manchon (Eds.), Writing in Foreign Language Contexts: Learning, Teaching, and Research, (pp. 77-101). Bristol, UK: Multilingual Matters.
2008
- Han, F., Stevenson, M. (2008). Comprehension monitoring in first and foreign language reading. University of Sydney Papers in TESOL, 3, 73-110.
- Lindgren, E., Stevenson, M., Sullivan, K. (2008). Supporting the reflective language learner with Computer Keystroke Logging. In Felicia Zhang and Beth Barber (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Computer-Enhanced Language Acquisition and Learning, (pp. 189-204). United States: Information Science Reference.
2007
- 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. [More Information]
2006
- 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. [More Information]
Selected Grants
2013
- Bridging Socio-cultural Incongruity in the Education Curriculum, Stevenson M, James B, Department of Education (NSW)/Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Programme (HEPPP)
2006
- Research synthesis on automated feedback on academic writing, Paltridge B, Phakiti A, Stevenson M, Woodrow L, Education Testing Service/TOEFL Grant
- On-line processes in second language academic writing, Stevenson M, University of Sydney/Early Career Researcher