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:
- Not 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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2012
Journal Article
Learner corpus linguistics in the EFL classroom
Crosthwaite, Peter (2012). Learner corpus linguistics in the EFL classroom. PASAA - A Journal of Language Teaching and Learning in Thailand, 44, 133-147.
2011
Journal Article
The effect of collaboration on the cohesion and coherence of L2 narrative discourse between English NS and Korean L2 English users
Crosthwaite, Peter (2011). The effect of collaboration on the cohesion and coherence of L2 narrative discourse between English NS and Korean L2 English users. The Asian EFL Journal, 13 (4), 135-166.
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Associate Professor Peter Crosthwaite is:
- Not available for supervision
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
Corpus-based investigation of three-minute thesis presentations: Register perspective
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Martin Schweinberger
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Doctor Philosophy
The Relationship Between Writing Tasks and Second Language Writers¿ Use of Metadiscourse
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Martin Schweinberger
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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
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
Integrating Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in TESOL: A Study on Personalised Learning and Impact on Student Engagement and Motivation in A Rural Indonesian University
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Martin Schweinberger
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Doctor Philosophy
Exploring written corrective feedback in Saudi L2 English writing: Teachers¿ provisions and students¿ responses
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Obaid Hamid
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Doctor Philosophy
"It's never really about the writing": The affective ecologies of undergraduate academic writing
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
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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
The Affective Dimension of Academic Writing at University
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Kate Power, Dr Beck Wise
Completed supervision
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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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2023
Doctor Philosophy
The acquisition of number marking: The case of Indonesian as a second language
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Martin Schweinberger
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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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