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Research interests
Cassi's research interests include academic literacy, research communication, scholarly expression, genre-based pedagogy, English for Research Publication Purposes, English Medium Instruction, Systemic Functional Linguistics, Corpus Linguistics and grammatical metaphor.
Biography
Cassi is an Applied Linguist with a particular interest in social semiotics and Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL). Her research generally focusses on academic literacy and writing for research purposes (e.g., ERPP). After compiling the Chinese Learner Longitudinal Corpus (CLLC; 2009-2013), she went on to develop the Macquarie Longitudinal Learner Corpus (MQLLC; 2014-2018). Findings from these projects have informed several publications on the deployment and development of grammatical metaphor, a key linguistic resource necessary for achieving the diverse demands of academic discourse.
Cassi's more recent research projects have explored higher degree research candidates' experiences preparing their doctoral theses and specifically, the unique challenges associated with preparing a thesis-by-publication. Her current project, Benchmarking Success, revisits undergraduate student writing, examining the benchmarks disciplinary experts employ when assessing texts as more or less successful.
Research student supervision
Cassi currently supervises PhD students investigating grammatical metaphor, academic literacy, writing strategies, Twitter discourse, candidate-supervisor co-authorship, and English as the Medium of Instruction (EMI).
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Supervision Areas: Systemic Functional Linguistics, academic writing, grammatical metaphor, English Medium Instruction, English for Research Publication Purposes, co-authorship, doctoral pedagogy
Current PhD Supervision
- Akiko Nagao: Adopting a Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL)-oriented approach to evaluate genre-based writing of English as a foreign language (EFL) undergraduate students in Japan: From novice to experienced learners
- Manar Almalki: Roe v. Wade and the Recurrent Ideological Debate: A Corpus-Assisted Exploration of the Lexical Struggle within #RoeVWade Twitter Discourse
Current MRes Supervision
- Stephanie Phillips: Nothing about us without us: How Autistics on Twitter provide a guidebook for communication and education strategies.
PhD Completions
- Bao Tram Nguyen (2024): Writing Strategies and Learner Autonomy for English Major Students in a University in Vietnam
- Reema Abouzeid (2023): An Exploration of English Medium Instruction (EMI) in Lebanon: The Conceptual Imprecision of EMI and the Vagueness of Policy
- Jiayu Wang (2023): Shaping Writer Identity of Doctoral Students in Co-Authoring with Supervisors for Publication
- Leigh McDowell (2023): Japanese scientists’ English for Research Publication Purposes: An Elaborated Error Analysis
- Darby McGrath (2023): A Corpus-Assisted Exploration of Grammatical Metaphor Across Populations: Successful Student Writers, Expert Authors, and EFL Learners
- Khatmah Alanazi (2021): Exploring English as a Medium of Instruction for the teaching of medicine in Saudi Arabia
Masters by Research Completions
- Reema Abouzeid (2019): Aligning Perceptions with Reality: Lebanese EMI Instructor Perceptions of Students’ Writing Proficiency
- Bao Tram Nguyen (2018): Investigating Autonomy in International Students’ approaches to University Writing Assignments (supervised with Prof. Phil Benson)
- Khatmah Alanazi (2017): Investigating First Year Science Students’ Academic Writing Development
- Leigh McDowell (2016): An Error Analysis of Japanese Scientists’ Research Articles
- Nur Afifi (2016) Indonesian EFL Learners’ Development of Academic Literacy: A Study of Grammatical Metaphor. (supervised with Dr. John Knox)
- Sarah Timbs (2016) Raising learners’ metalinguistic awareness: An examination of students’ academic writing development At university. (supervised with Dr. John Knox)
Research engagement
Cassi serves as an Editorial Board Member for the Journal of Second Language Writing.
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The research scholar: An investigation into HDR students' thesis publication experiences
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A grammatical metaphor word list
McGrath, D. & Liardét, C., 10 Jan 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: TESOL Quarterly. 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Getting to “the upper end of the novice zone”: an exploration of doctoral students’ writer identity in coauthoring with supervisors for publication
Wang, J. & Liardét, C., Jan 2025, In: Written Communication. 42, 1, p. 120–151 32 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Co-authorship between doctoral students and supervisors: motivations, reservations, and challenges
Wang, J., Liardet, C., Lum, J. & Riazi, M., 2024, In: Higher Education Research & Development. 43, 7, p. 1615-1631 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Feeling like an academic writer: an exploration of doctoral students’ struggle for recognition
Wang, J., Liardét, C. & Lum, J., 28 May 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Studies in Continuing Education.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Lebanese EMI instructors’ role identity and teaching practices
Abouzeid, R., Liardet, C. & Khachan, V., Jun 2024, In: Journal of English-Medium Instruction. 3, 2, p. 164-184 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review