Overview
Background
I am an Associate Professor in the School of Languages and Cultures at UQ (since 2017), formerly assistant professor at the Centre for Applied English Studies (CAES), University of Hong Kong (since 2014). I hold an MA TESOL from the University of London and an M.Phil/Ph.D in applied linguistics from the University of Cambridge, UK.
My areas of research and supervisory expertise include corpus linguistics and the use of corpora for language learning (known as 'data-driven learning'), as well as computer-assisted language learning, and English for General and Specific Academic Purposes. I have published over 50 articles to date in many leading Q1 journals in the field of applied linguistics, 10+ book chapters, 4 books, 3 MOOCs, and several textbook series.
I am the Editor-in-Chief for the Australian Review of Applied Linguistics (from 2024). I am also currently serving on the editorial boards of the Q1 journals IRAL, Journal of Second Language Writing, Journal of English for Academic Purposes, and System, as well as Applied Corpus Linguistics, a new journal covering the direct applications of corpora to teaching and learning.
Availability
- Associate Professor Peter Crosthwaite is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Cambridge
Research interests
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Corpus Linguistics
Discovering trends in large, multi-million word collections of L1 and L2 language data
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Second Language Acquisition
The processes involved in acquiring a second (or multiple) language(s)
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L2 writing
The processes involved in successful L2 writing
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English for academic / specific purposes
Looking at the L2 use of English for academic and specific purposes
Works
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2022
Conference Publication
Data-driven learning for younger learners: Introducing CorpusMate
Crosthwaite, Peter (2022). Data-driven learning for younger learners: Introducing CorpusMate. Australian Linguistics Society (ALS) 2022, Melbourne, Australia, 30 November-2 December 2022.
2022
Journal Article
Developmental corpus insights into the writing life of a primary school child in Australia
Hamid, M. Obaidul and Crosthwaite, Peter (2022). Developmental corpus insights into the writing life of a primary school child in Australia. Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 47 (1), 27-50. doi: 10.1075/aral.21062.ham
2022
Conference Publication
Research trends in corpus linguistics: A bibliometric analysis of two decades of Scopus-indexed corpus linguistics research in arts and humanities
Crosthwaite, P. (2022). Research trends in corpus linguistics: A bibliometric analysis of two decades of Scopus-indexed corpus linguistics research in arts and humanities. Malaysian Corpus Research Symposium 2022, National University of Malaysia, 28-29 September.
2022
Journal Article
Multi-dimensional exploratory factor analysis of TED talks
Wingrove, Peter and Crosthwaite, Peter (2022). Multi-dimensional exploratory factor analysis of TED talks. Register Studies, 4 (1), 91-131. doi: 10.1075/rs.21008.win
2022
Journal Article
“The findings might not be generalizable”: investigating negation in the ‘limitations’ sections of Ph.D. theses across disciplines
Sun, Shuyi Amelia and Crosthwaite, Peter (2022). “The findings might not be generalizable”: investigating negation in the ‘limitations’ sections of Ph.D. theses across disciplines. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 59 101155, 1-16. doi: 10.1016/j.jeap.2022.101155
2022
Conference Publication
“Cutting out the middleman”: Teachers’ experiences doing DDL without an applied linguist
Crosthwaite, P. and Sanhueza, A.G. (2022). “Cutting out the middleman”: Teachers’ experiences doing DDL without an applied linguist. EUROCALL2022, Iceland, 17-20 August 2022.
2022
Book
IELTS Band Buster General Training Writing Task 2 for Band 5+
Crosthwaite, P. (2022). IELTS Band Buster General Training Writing Task 2 for Band 5+. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.
2022
Book
IELTS Band Buster General Training Writing Task 1 for Band 7+
Crosthwaite, P. (2022). IELTS Band Buster General Training Writing Task 1 for Band 7+. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.
2022
Book
IELTS Band Buster General Training Writing Task 1 for Band 5+
Crosthwaite, P. (2022). IELTS Band Buster General Training Writing Task 1 for Band 5+. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.
2022
Book
IELTS Band Buster General Training Writing Task 2 for Band 7+
Crosthwaite, P. (2022). IELTS Band Buster General Training Writing Task 2 for Band 7+. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.
2022
Book
IELTS Band Buster General Training Writing Task 1 for Band 6+
Crosthwaite, P. (2022). IELTS Band Buster General Training Writing Task 1 for Band 6+. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.
2022
Book
IELTS Band Buster General Training Writing Task 2 for Band 6+
Crosthwaite, P. (2022). IELTS Band Buster General Training Writing Task 2 for Band 6+. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.
2022
Book Chapter
DDL for younger learners
Crosthwaite, Peter (2022). DDL for younger learners. The Routledge handbook of corpora and English language teaching and learning. (pp. 377-389) edited by Reka R. Jablonkai and Eniko Csomay. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003002901-30
2022
Conference Publication
Research trends in corpus linguistics: a bibliometric analysis of two decades of Scopus-indexed corpus linguistics research in arts and humanities
Crosthwaite, P., Ningrum, S. and Schweinberger, M. (2022). Research trends in corpus linguistics: a bibliometric analysis of two decades of Scopus-indexed corpus linguistics research in arts and humanities. ICAME43, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 27-30 July 2022.
2022
Journal Article
“Establish a niche” via negation: a corpus-based study of negation within the Move 2 sections of PhD thesis introductions
Sun, Shuyi and Crosthwaite, Peter (2022). “Establish a niche” via negation: a corpus-based study of negation within the Move 2 sections of PhD thesis introductions. Open Linguistics, 8 (1), 189-208. doi: 10.1515/opli-2022-0190
2022
Journal Article
Data-driven learning with younger learners: exploring corpus-assisted development of the passive voice for science writing with female secondary school students
Crosthwaite, Peter and Steeples, Brett (2022). Data-driven learning with younger learners: exploring corpus-assisted development of the passive voice for science writing with female secondary school students. Computer Assisted Language Learning, 37 (5-6), 1-32. doi: 10.1080/09588221.2022.2068615
2022
Journal Article
Constructing COVID-19: A corpus-informed analysis of prime ministerial crisis response communication by gender
Power, Kate and Crosthwaite, Peter (2022). Constructing COVID-19: A corpus-informed analysis of prime ministerial crisis response communication by gender. Discourse & Society, 33 (3), 1-27. doi: 10.1177/09579265221076612
2022
Conference Publication
DDL is dead? Long live DDL! Studies reanimating the field of Data-driven Learning
Crosthwaite, Peter (2022). DDL is dead? Long live DDL! Studies reanimating the field of Data-driven Learning. TEFL Kuwait Annual Conference 2022, Kuwait, 31 March-1 April 2022.
2022
Conference Publication
Evaluative language in L2 English argumentative essays of Khmer and Vietnamese adult learners
Chung, Tieu and Crosthwaite, Peter (2022). Evaluative language in L2 English argumentative essays of Khmer and Vietnamese adult learners. CAMTESOL2022, Cambodia, 18-20 February 2022.
2021
Journal Article
Exploring language teachers’ lesson planning for corpus-based language teaching: a focus on developing TPACK for corpora and DDL
Crosthwaite, Peter, Luciana and Wijaya, David (2021). Exploring language teachers’ lesson planning for corpus-based language teaching: a focus on developing TPACK for corpora and DDL. Computer Assisted Language Learning, 36 (7), 1-29. doi: 10.1080/09588221.2021.1995001
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Teaching in the higher education sector in the Generative AI era: Instructional design in the implementation of Generative AI tools
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Simone Smala
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Doctor Philosophy
Writing Portfolio-Based Assessment at a Preparatory Year Program in Saudi Arabia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Obaid Hamid
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Doctor Philosophy
EFL writers' knowledge and use of appraisal language, factors that affect such use, and the influence of such appraisal language use on the quality of these writers¿ essays
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Martin Schweinberger
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Doctor Philosophy
The Affective Dimension of Academic Writing at University
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Kate Power, Dr Beck Wise
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Doctor Philosophy
A multifactorial study of morpho-syntactic errors across different L1 backgrounds and language proficiency levels
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Martin Schweinberger
Completed supervision
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
The acquisition of number marking: The case of Indonesian as a second language
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Kari Sullivan, Dr Martin Schweinberger
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
A corpus-based investigation of multiword units across textbook and learner corpora
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Wendy Jiang
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Writing with Attitude: A Learner Corpus Study of APPRAISAL Resources of Vietnamese and Khmer's L2 English Writing
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Wendy Jiang
Media
Enquiries
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- Academic writing
- Chinese learners of English
- English
- English teaching
- language
- Language learning
- Language learning technologies
- linguistics
- Second language writing
- teacher education
- teaching
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