Dr Susy Macqueen
Areas of expertise
- Applied Linguistics And Educational Linguistics 470401
- English As A Second Language 470306
Research interests
- Language testing and assessment
- Second language acquisition
- English as an additional language
- Second language writing
- Formulaic language learning
- Communication in healthcare contexts
- Language for specific purposes
- Language program evaluation
Biography
Susy Macqueen researches in the areas of language learning, language assessment and language use in professional, workplace, health and educational contexts. She has a particular interest in the social role and impact of language assessments and the role of language in assessments more generally. Susy’s current assessment-related projects investigate the uses of standardized tests for educational reform and the role of language tests in migration policy. Her current health-related research includes the use of automatic translation in doctor-patient interactions and the role of laughter in hospital interactions. Her doctoral research focused on feedback and formulaic sequences in second language writing. Susy's background in education includes teaching in primary and secondary schools in a variety of different contexts in Australia and abroad. Her publications include The emergence of patterns in second language writing (Peter Lang, 2012) for which she won the Christopher Brumfit Thesis Award 2010. Her book with Ute Knoch, Assessing English for Professional Purposes (Routledge, 2019), won the International Language Testing Association/SAGE Best Book Award 2020. Susy is Co-President of the Association for Language Testing and Assessment of Australia and New Zealand.
Researcher's projects
Trustworthiness and safety of Google Translate Translations in obtaining surgical consent RSHA Interdisciplinary Grant, Australian National University
‘I can hear that language but I can’t speak it’: Assessing receptive competence in Mawng at Warruwi Community (Australia) Transdisciplinary and Innovation Grant, ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language (Led by Ruth Singer, University of Melbourne)
Publications
- Harding, L, Macqueen, S & Pill, J 2022, 'Assessing communicative competence', in Matthew Kanwit, Megan Solon (ed.), Communicative Competence in a Second Language, Routledge, New York, pp. 187-207.
- Macqueen, S 2022, 'Construct in Assessments of Spoken Language', in Tobias Haug, Wolfgang Mann & Ute Knoch (ed.), The Handbook of Language Assessment Across Modalities, Oxford University Press, New York, NY, pp. 233-249.
- Macqueen, S & Haug, T 2022, 'Discussion of Issues Related to Spoken and Signed Language Test Design for L1 Children', in Tobias Haug, Wolfgang Mann & Ute Knoch (ed.), The Handbook of Language Assessment Across Modalities, Oxford University Press, New York, NY, pp. 261-269.
- Macqueen, S, Pill, J & Knoch, U 2021, 'Trust the test: Score-user perspectives on the roles of language tests in professional registration and skilled migration', Papers in Language Testing and Assessment, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 49-69.
- Kettle, M & Macqueen, S 2020, 'Applied linguistics and education', in George W Noblit (ed.), Oxford research encyclopedia of education, Oxford University Press, Oxford.
- Macqueen, S & Knoch, U 2020, 'Adaptive imitation: Formulaicity and the words of others in L2 English academic writing', in Gary G. Fogal & Marjolijn H. Verspoor (ed.), Complex Dynamic Systems Theory and L2 Writing Development, John Benjamins Publishing Company, Amsterdam, pp. 81-108.
- Macqueen, S, Elder, C & Knoch, U 2020, 'Assessing writing for workplace purposes: Risks, conundrums and compromises', Assessing Writing, vol. 46.
- Knoch, U & Macqueen, S 2020, Assessing English for Professional Purposes, Abingdon: Routledge
- Macqueen, S, Knoch, U, Wigglesworth, G et al. 2019, 'The impact of national standardized literacy and numeracy testing on children and teaching staff in remote Australian Indigenous communities', Language Testing, vol. 36, no. 2, pp. 265-287.
- Macqueen, S & Ryan, K 2019, 'Test mandate discourse: Debating the role of language tests in citizenship', in Carsten Roever & Gillian Wigglesworth (ed.), Social perspectives on language testing: Papers in honour of Tim McNamara, Peter Lang AG, Germany, pp. 55-71.
- Knoch, U & Macqueen, S 2017, 'Assessment in the L2 classroom', in Shawn Loewen and Masatoshi Sato (ed.), The Routledge Handbook of Instructed Second Language Acquisition, Routledge Taylor and Francis Group, New York United States, pp. 181-202pp.
- Macqueen, S, Pill, J & Knoch, U 2016, 'Language test as boundary object: Perspectives from test users in the healthcare domain', Language Testing, vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 271-288pp.
- Macqueen, S, Woodward-Kron, R, Flynn, E et al. 2016, 'A resource for teaching emergency care communication', The Clinical Teacher, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 192-196.
- Knoch, U & Macqueen, S 2016, 'Language assessment for the workplace', in Dina Tsagari and Jayanti Banerjee (ed.), Handbook of Second Language Assessment, De Gruyter Mouton, Boston and Berlin, pp. 291-307.
- Knoch, U, May, L, Macqueen, S et al. 2016, Transitioning from university to the workplace: Stakeholder perceptions of academic and professional writing demands.
- Macqueen, S, O'Hagan, S & Hughes, B 2016, 'Negotiating the boundary between achievement and proficiency: An evaluation of the exit standard of an academic English pathway program', Papers in Language Testing and Assessment, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 107-123.
- Macqueen, S & Knoch, U 2015, Evaluation of online EAL learning pilot program.
- Knoch, U, Macqueen, S & O'Hagan, S 2014, An Investigation of the Effect of Task Type on the Discourse Produced by Students at Various Score Levels in the TOEFL iBT® Writing Test. ETS Research Report Series, Issue 2.
- Macqueen, S & Chandran, R 2013, 'Review of 'The Routledge Handbook of Language Testing', G. Fulcher, F. Davidson (eds.)', Papers in Language Testing and Assessment, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 111-113.
- Woodward-Kron, R, Flynn, E, Macqueen, S et al. 2013, 'The state of emergency communication skills teaching in Australian medical schools: Gaps, barriers, and opportunities', Focus on Health Professional Education, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 55-69.
- Macqueen, S 2013, 'Emergence in second language writing: A methodological inroad', Revista Brasileira de Linguistica Aplicada, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 493-515.
- Macqueen, S 2012, The Emergence of Patterns in Second Language Writing: A Sociocognitive Exploration of Lexical Trails, Peter Lang AG, Bern Switzerland.
- Slade, D, Stein-Parbury, J, Scheeres, H et al. 2011, CHEC: Communication for Health in Emergency Contexts.
- Slade, D, Stein-Parbury, J, Scheeres, H et al. 2011, CHEC: Communication for Health in Emergency Contexts: Final Report: A joint project of the University of Technology Sydney and the University of Melbourne.
- Macqueen, S & Harding, L 2009, 'Test Review: Review of the Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) Speaking Test', Language Testing, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 467-475.
- Macqueen, S 2009, 'Review of the Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) speaking test', Language Testing, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 467-475.
- Macqueen, S 2005, 'Book review: 'Literacy in the New Media Age' by Gunther Kress', Multilingua - Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication, vol. 24, no. 4, pp. 439-443.
- Macqueen, S 2004, 'Review of 'Second Language Writing' by K. Hyland (Cambridge University Press 2003)', Prospect: an Australian journal of TESOL, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 74-78.
- Macqueen, S 2004, 'Review of selected booklets from the RELC Portfolio Series, Renandya. W.A., & Richards, J. C. (Series Eds.) (SEAMEO Regional Language Centre 2002)', Prospect: an Australian journal of TESOL, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 110-115.
Projects and Grants
Grants information is drawn from ARIES. To add or update Projects or Grants information please contact your College Research Office.
- Evaluation of the English Language Learning for Indigenous Children (ELLIC) trial - Phase 4 & 5 (Secondary Investigator)
- External review of benefits and content of the online professional development tool: the EAL/D Hub (Secondary Investigator)
- Evaluation of the English Language Learning for Indigenous Children (ELLIC) trial - Phase 3 (Secondary Investigator)
- Evaluation of the English Language Learning for Indigenous Children (ELLIC) trial - Phase 1 and 2 (Secondary Investigator)
- Acceptability and feasibility study of the English version of ELEVIDA, an online intervention for fatigue in multiple sclerosis (Secondary Investigator)
- Towards culturally inclusive language assessments for Aboriginal students (Secondary Investigator)
