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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2020
Book
Referring in a second language: studies on reference to person in a multilingual world
Jonathon Ryan and Peter Crosthwaite eds. (2020). Referring in a second language: studies on reference to person in a multilingual world. Routledge Studies in Applied Linguistics, Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780429263972
2020
Book Chapter
Referring in a second language: introduction to the volume
Crosthwaite, Peter and Ryan, Jonathon (2020). Referring in a second language: introduction to the volume. Referring in a second language: studies on reference to person in a multilingual world. (pp. 1-15) edited by Jonathon Ryan and Peter Crosthwaite. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780429263972-1
2020
Book Chapter
Referential movement in L2 vs. heritage Korean: a learner corpus study
Crosthwaite, Peter and Jee, Min Jung (2020). Referential movement in L2 vs. heritage Korean: a learner corpus study. Referring in a second language: studies on reference to person in a multilingual world. (pp. 75-99) edited by Jonathon Ryan and Peter Crosthwaite. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780429263972-5
2020
Book Chapter
Afterword: new directions in L2 reference research
Ryan, Jonathon and Crosthwaite, Peter (2020). Afterword: new directions in L2 reference research. Referring in a second language: studies on reference to person in a multilingual world. (pp. 203-210) edited by Jonathon Ryan and Peter Crosthwaite. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780429263972-11
2020
Conference Publication
“Corpus Missionaries, Spreading the Word”: introducing data-driven learning to teacher trainees in South-East Asia
Crosthwaite, Peter and Luciana, Luciana (2020). “Corpus Missionaries, Spreading the Word”: introducing data-driven learning to teacher trainees in South-East Asia. Teaching and Language Corpora 2020, Perpingnan, France, 13-16 July 2020.
2019
Journal Article
Definite article bridging relations in L2: A learner corpus study
Crosthwaite, Peter Robert (2019). Definite article bridging relations in L2: A learner corpus study. Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory, 15 (2), 297-320. doi: 10.1515/cllt-2015-0058
2019
Journal Article
Investigating written corrective feedback: (Mis)alignment of teachers’ beliefs and practice
Mao, Shiman Shae and Crosthwaite, Peter (2019). Investigating written corrective feedback: (Mis)alignment of teachers’ beliefs and practice. Journal of Second Language Writing, 45, 46-60. doi: 10.1016/j.jslw.2019.05.004
2019
Journal Article
Disciplinary differences in the use of evaluative that: expression of stance via that-clauses in business and medicine
Kim, Chanhee and Crosthwaite, Peter (2019). Disciplinary differences in the use of evaluative that: expression of stance via that-clauses in business and medicine. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 41 100775, 100775. doi: 10.1016/j.jeap.2019.100775
2019
Journal Article
Characterising postgraduate students’ corpus query and usage patterns for disciplinary data-driven learning
Crosthwaite, Peter, Wong, Lillian L.C. and Cheung, Joyce (2019). Characterising postgraduate students’ corpus query and usage patterns for disciplinary data-driven learning. ReCall, 31 (03), 255-275. doi: 10.1017/s0958344019000077
2019
Journal Article
Validating an L2 academic group oral assessment: insights from a spoken learner corpus
Crosthwaite, Peter Robert and Raquel, Michelle (2019). Validating an L2 academic group oral assessment: insights from a spoken learner corpus. Language Assessment Quarterly, 16 (1), 39-63. doi: 10.1080/15434303.2019.1572149
2019
Conference Publication
Taking DDL online: Student engagement with the BAWE through short private online courses
Crosthwaite, Peter (2019). Taking DDL online: Student engagement with the BAWE through short private online courses. BAWE ten years on: a symposium, Coventry University, London, 7-8 June 2019.
2019
Book
Data-driven learning for the next generation: corpora and DDL for pre-tertiary learners
Peter Crosthwaite ed. (2019). Data-driven learning for the next generation: corpora and DDL for pre-tertiary learners. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780429425899
2019
Book
Learning the language of dentistry: disciplinary corpora in the teaching of English for specific academic purposes
Crosthwaite, Peter and Cheung, Lisa (2019). Learning the language of dentistry: disciplinary corpora in the teaching of English for specific academic purposes. Amsterdam, Netherlands: John Benjamins Publishing. doi: 10.1075/scl.93
2019
Book Chapter
‘Fear and Disgust’ - A Corpus Study of Sentiment towards Sporting Events as Expressed Multimodally on 4chan’s/sp/board
Crosthwaite, Peter and Cheung, Joyce (2019). ‘Fear and Disgust’ - A Corpus Study of Sentiment towards Sporting Events as Expressed Multimodally on 4chan’s/sp/board. Corpus Approaches to the Language of Sports: Texts, Media, Modalities. (pp. 219-251) Bloomsbury Publishing Plc..
2019
Book Chapter
Data-driven learning and younger learners: Introduction to the volume
Crosthwaite, Peter (2019). Data-driven learning and younger learners: Introduction to the volume. Data-driven learning for the next generation: Corpora and DDL for pre-tertiary learners. (pp. 1-10) edited by Peter Crosthwaite. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780429425899-1
2019
Conference Publication
Characterising postgraduate students’ corpus query and usage patterns for disciplinary data-driven learning
Crosthwaite, Peter and Wong, Lillian (2019). Characterising postgraduate students’ corpus query and usage patterns for disciplinary data-driven learning. Computer-Assisted Language Learning 2019, Education University of Hong Kong, 10-12 July 2019.
2019
Book Chapter
‘Fear and disgust’ – a corpus study of sentiment towards sporting events as expressed multimodally on 4chan’s/sp/board
Crosthwaite, Peter and Cheung, Joyce (2019). ‘Fear and disgust’ – a corpus study of sentiment towards sporting events as expressed multimodally on 4chan’s/sp/board. Corpus approaches to the language of sports: texts, media, modalities. (pp. 241-266) edited by Marcus Callies and Magnus Levin. London, United Kingdom: Bloomsbury Academic. doi: 10.5040/9781350088238.ch-010
2019
Book Chapter
Afterword
Crosthwaite, Peter (2019). Afterword. Data-driven learning for the next generation: corpora and DDL for pre-tertiary learners. (pp. 228-229) edited by Peter Crosthwaite. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780429425899-13
2018
Journal Article
Exploring stance in the manifestos of 3 candidates for the Hong Kong Chief Executive election 2017: Combining CDA and corpus-like insights
Yan Eureka Ho, Sin and Crosthwaite, Peter (2018). Exploring stance in the manifestos of 3 candidates for the Hong Kong Chief Executive election 2017: Combining CDA and corpus-like insights. Discourse & Society, 29 (6), 095792651880293-654. doi: 10.1177/0957926518802934
2018
Journal Article
Appraisal resources in L1 and L2 argumentative essays: a contrastive learner corpus study of evaluative stance
Lam, Suet Ling and Crosthwaite, Peter (2018). Appraisal resources in L1 and L2 argumentative essays: a contrastive learner corpus study of evaluative stance. Journal of Corpora and Discourse Studies, 1 (1), 8-35. doi: 10.18573/jcads.1
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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