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Heike Neumann, PhD

Senior Lecturer, Education


Heike Neumann, PhD
Office: S-FG 5433  
Faubourg Ste-Catherine Building,
1610 St. Catherine W.
Phone: (514) 848-2424 ext. 2443
Email: heike.neumann@concordia.ca

Education

PhD, Second Language Education, McGill University, 2011
MA, Applied Linguistics, Concordia University, 2002
MA, German and Hispanic Studies, University of Edinburgh, 1999
Certificate Langue française, Concordia University, 2008
English Philogogy and Chemistry, University of Heidelberg, 1991-1993

Professional experience

Department of Education, Concordia University: Instructor in the Teaching English as a Second Language and English as a Second Language programs (2001-2010) 

Department of Integrated Studies, Faculty of Education, McGill University: Instructor in the Teaching English as a Second Language program (2006-2009) 

Department of Classics, Modern Languages, and Linguistics, Concordia University: Instructor in the German program (2006-2009) 

Département de linguistique et didactique des langues, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM): Instructor in the Teaching English as a Second Language program (2006-2007) 

Continuing Education Language Institute, Concordia University: Instructor in the intensive and non-intensive English as a Second Language programs (2001-2008) 

Language Tester and Rater: English Exam for Teacher Certification (Quebec), the English Language Proficiency Test for B.Ed. Candidates (McGill University), and German Language Diplomas (German government exams).

Professional memberships

American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL)
Canadian Association of Language Assessment / Association canadienne pour l'évaluation des langues (CALA / ACEL) - Founding member and member of the first executive board 2013-2015
Canadian Association for Applied Linguistics (ACLA/CAAL)
International Language Testing Association (ILTA)

Courses taught

At Concordia University:

ESL 202 - Developing Academic English Skills
ESL 204 - Refining Academic English Skills
ESL 207 - English Language Intermediate I
ESL 208 - English Language Intermediate II
ESL 209 - English Language Advanced I
TESL 341 - Language Acquisition
TESL 415 - Testing, Evaluation & Course Design
TESL 541 - Language Acquisition
APLI 616 - Pedagogical Grammar
APLI 635 - Language Assessment
APLI 646 - Literacy

At other universities in Montreal:
Oral comprehension and production
Second language literacy development
Professional seminar for B.Ed. TESL Candidates
Supervision of teaching practicum


Research activities

Current Projects:

2021-2024 (SSHRC): Academic Socialization of Bi/Multilingual Students: A Multi-Site Case Study at Three Canadian Universities (PI; CIs: Sandra Zappa-Hollman, UBC & Saskia Van Viegen, York)

2020-2023 (FRQSC): Promouvoir la littératie numérique auprès des élèves du secondaire : un projet de recherche-action collaborative (Promoting digital literacy in secondary school students: A collaborative action research project (PI: Julie Corrigan; CIs: Heike Neumann, Kim McDonough; Practioner CIs: Andrea Barrios Guerrero; Caroline Dupuis)

Past Projects:

2021-2022 (Duolingo): Examining the Extrapolation Inference of the Duolingo English Test at Two Canadian Universities (PI: Khaled Barkaoui, York; CIs: Heike Neumann, Concordia & Saskia Van Viegen, York)

2018-2020 (CAEL Research Grant): Examining the predictive validity of the CAEL-CE and its relationship to students’ academic acculturation

2016-2018 (SSHRC): Promoting the use of effective textual appropriation strategies by L2 writers (CIs: Sarah Leu, McGill & Kim McDonough, Concordia)

2015-2017 - internal funding: Examining academic performance of international students in the first year at an English-medium university (CIs: Nina Padden & Kim McDonough)


Publications

Articles

* student co-authors

Barkaoui, K., Neumann, H., & Van Viegen, S. (2023). A mixed methods study of the extrapolation inference of the Duolingo Test of English at two Canadian universities. Manuscript in preparation.

Baxter, G.*, & Neumann, H. (in press). Sourced-based writing of the high- and low-proficiency adolescent L2 writer. Journal of Second Language Writing.

Neumann, H., *Kozak, S., & *Gil, L. (2023). The impact of academic acculturation and language proficiency on international students' university experience and academic success: A longitudinal study. Canadian Modern Language Review, 79, 121-140. https://doi.org/10.3138/cmlr-2021-0055

McDonough, K., *Uludag, P. &, Neumann, H. (2021). Assessing case study exams in a business course: What role does language play? Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, 82(2), 116-134. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F23294906211012398

Neumann, H., Leu, S., McDonough, K., & *Crawford, B. (2020). Improving students’ source integration skills: Does a focus on reading comprehension and vocabulary development work? Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeap.2020.100909

Neumann, H., Leu, S., McDonough, K., *Gil, L. & *Crawford, B. (2020). Does the quality of source notes matter? An exploratory study of source-based academic writing. TESL Canada Journal, 37(1), 1-21. https://teslcanadajournal.ca/index.php/tesl/article/view/1405

McDonough, K., *Uludag, P. &, Neumann, H. (2020). Morphological development in EAP student writing. TESOL Quarterly, 54(4), 1065-1076. https://doi.org/10.1002/tesq.608

Neumann, H., Leu, S., & McDonough, K. (2019). L2 writers’ use of outside sources and the related challenges. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 38,106-120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeap.2019.02.002

Neumann, H., Padden, N., & McDonough, K. (2019). Beyond proficiency scores: Understanding the academic performance of international undergraduate students during the first year of study. Higher Education Research & Development, 38(2), 324-338. https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2018.1522621

McDonough, K., Neumann, H., & *Hubert-Smith, N. (2018). How accurately do EAP students use Academic Word List (AWL) words? BC TEAL Journal, 3(1), 77-89. https://ojs-o.library.ubc.ca/index.php/BCTJ/article/view/293

Neumann, H. (2015). The role of information management in the assessment of grammar in L2 academic writing: An exploratory study. Writing & Pedagogy, 7(2-3), 329-352.
 
Neumann, H., & McDonough, K. (2015). Exploring student interaction during collaborative prewriting discussions and its relationship to L2 writing. Journal of Second Language Writing, 27, 84-104. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jslw.2014.09.009

McDonough, K, Trofimovich, P., & Neumann, H. (2015). Eliciting production of L2 target structures through priming activities. The Canadian Modern Language Review, 71(1), 75-95. https://utpjournals.press/doi/abs/10.3138/cmlr.2023

Neumann, H. (2014). Teacher assessment of grammatical ability in second language academic writing: A case study. Journal of Second Language Writing, 24, 83–107. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jslw.2014.04.002
 
Neumann, H., & McDonough, K. (2014). Exploring the relationships among student preferences, prewriting tasks, and text quality in an EAP context. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 15, 14-26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeap.2014.05.002

McDonough, K., & Neumann, H. (2014). Using prewriting tasks in L2 writing classes: Insights from three experiments. TESL Canada Journal, 31(8), 132-143. https://teslcanadajournal.ca/index.php/tesl/article/view/1190
 
Trofimovich, P., McDonough, K., & Neumann, H. (2013). Using collaborative tasks to elicit auditory and structural priming. TESOL Quarterly, 47, 177–186. https://doi.org/10.1002/tesq.78

Books

Baker, B., & Neumann, H. (under contract). Assessing language in the classroom: An interactive approach. Springer.

Leu, S., & Neumann, H. (2017). Academic Inquiry 3: Essays and integrating sources. Oxford University Press.

Book Chapters

Leu, S., & Neumann, H. (2023). Patchwriting: Co-opting a transgressive practice for pedagogical purposes. In R. Wette (Ed.), Teaching and learning source-based writing: Current perspectives and future directions (pp 101-114). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003283485
McDonough, K., *Johnson, C., & Neumann, H. (2023). The role of source information use in business communication instructors' evaluation of student essay exams. In R. Wette (Ed.), Teaching and learning source-based writing: Current perspectives and future directions (pp. 229-246). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003283485



Conference presentations

* student co-authors

Barkaoui, K., Neumann, H., & Van Viegen, S., (2022, March). Examining the extrapolation inference of the Duolingo English Test at two Canadian universities. Language Testing Research Colloquium, virtual conference. March 9-11, 2022.

Neumann, H., *Kozak, S., & *Gil, L. (2021, June). Examining the predictive validity of the CAEL-CE and the relationship between students' CAEL scores and their academic acculturation. Poster presented at the Language Testing Research Colloquium, virtual conference. June 14-17, 2021. 

*Crawford, B., Neumann, H., Leu, S., & McDonough, K. (2019, June). Challenges of integrating source information in academic writing: The effect of a pedagogical intervention. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Canadian Association for Applied Linguistics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC. June 3-5, 2019.

*Uludag, P., Neumann, H., & McDonough, K., (2019, March). Source Use Behavior and Raters’ Judgement in L2 Academic Writing. Paper presented at the Language Testing Research Colloquium in Atlanta, GA. March 6-8, 2019.

Neumann, H., Leu, S., & McDonough, K. (2019, March). Addressing L2 writers’ challenges in read-to-write tasks. Paper presented at the American Association for Applied Linguistics in Atlanta, GA. March 9-12, 2019

Neumann, H., Leu, S., & McDonough, K. (2018, August). Challenges of L2 writers in read-to-write pedagogical and assessment tasks. Paper presented at the Symposium of Second Language Writing in Vancouver, BC. August 2-4, 2018.

Neumann, H., Padden, N., & McDonough, K. (2017, July). Beyond English proficiency scores: Understanding academic performance of international students in the first year at an English-medium university. Paper presented at the Language Testing Research Colloquium in Bogota, Colombia. July 19-21, 2017.
 
Neumann, H., Leu, S., & McDonough, K., (2017, June). The challenges of academic writing from sources in a second language: An Exploratory Study. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Canadian Association for Applied Linguistics, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada. May 29-31, 2017.

Neumann, H., *Hubert-Smith, N., & McDonough K. (2017, March). Academic vocabulary in L2 writing: A corpus study of accuracy and appropriateness of use. Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Association for Applied Linguistics, Portland, OR. March 18-21, 2017.
 
Neumann, H., & McDonough, K. (2014, March). Talking to write: The use of collaborative prewriting tasks. Paper presented at the annual conference of American Association for Applied Linguistics Conference in Portland, OR. March 22-25, 2014.

Neumann, H., & McDonough, K. (2013, November). Using collaborative prewriting tasks. Paper presented at the SPEAQ Conference in Montreal, QC.November 14-16, 2013.

Neumann, H., McDonough, K., & Trofimovich, P. (2012, November). Designing effective pre-writing oral tasks for EAP students. Paper presented at the TESL Ontario conference in Toronto, ON. November 8-10, 2012.

Neumann, H. & Padden N. (2012, May). Using e-learning technology to deliver a placement test: Challenges and opportunities. Paper presented in the Canadian Association of Language Assessment Symposium at the Canadian Educational Researchers’ Association conference in Waterloo, ON. May 27-30, 2012.

Padden, N. & Neumann, H. (2011, June). Developing a comprehensive academic English placement test. Poster presented at the Language Testing Research Colloquium, Ann Arbor, MI. June 23-25, 2011.

Neumann, H. (2010, May). Information management and grammar assessment: What do teachers attend to in L2 writing? Paper presented at the Symposium on Second Language Writing, Murcia, Spain. May 20-22, 2010.

Neumann, H. (2010, April). What does it take to make a grade? Teachers assessing grammatical ability in L2 writing with rating scales. Paper presented at the Language Testing Research Colloquium, Cambridge, United Kingdom. April 14-16, 2010.

Neumann, H. (2009, November). Are We Doing It Right? Assessment of Grammatical Ability in Second Language Writing. Paper presented at the Symposium on Second Language Writing, Phoenix, AZ. November 5-7, 2009.

Neumann, H. (2009, March). Teachers’ and students’ views on assessment of second language ability in academic writing: How do they affect classroom-based assessment? Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Applied Linguistics, Denver, CO. March 21-24, 2009.

Neumann, H. (2009, January). Rating scales in language assessment. Workshop presented at the annual SPEAQ Campus conference at McGill University in Montreal, QC. January 31, 2009.

Baker, B., & Neumann, H. &  (2008, November). Balancing validity, reliability and practicality in assessing writing. Workshop presented at the annual SPEAQ conference in Quebec City, QC. November 13-15, 2008.

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