Heike Neumann, PhD

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

Past Projects:

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

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., & 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
 

* student co-authors

Zappa-Hollman, S., Van Viegen, S., *Yamamoto, M., *King, M., & Neumann, H. (2024, March). Justice-oriented and inclusive approaches to instruction and socialization in EAP: Case study insights. American Association of Applied Linguistics Conference, Houston, TX. March 16-19, 2024

Van Viegen, S., *Griffiths, E., Zappa-Hollman, S., & Neumann, H. (2023, December). Toward students as agents in research practice: Methodological insights from a Canadian multi-site case study. Research with International Students Conference, Manchester, UK. December 11-12, 2023

Neumann, H., Van Viegen, S., & Zappa-Hollman, S. (2023, October). What’s so special about EAP instructors? An exploratory inquiry into academic socialization of multilingual students. Symposium on Second Language Writing, Tempe, Arizona. October 26-28, 2023

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.