Barbara Ann Graves
Biographic Data
| ID | 4798575 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Barbara Ann Graves |
| GIVEN NAMES | Barbara Ann |
| FAMILY NAME | Graves |
| SIGNATURE | GRAVES B A |
| AFFILIATIONS | McGill University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5691-3285 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Speaking Personalities in Primary School Children's L2 Writing
This article explores the complex relationship between L2 writing and identity construction through an examination of ESL learners' journal writing. We adopt a constructivist, sociocultural-historical framework to examine the discourses, texts, and voices of three 8-year-old Muslim girls as they learn English, their third language, in a culturally diverse primary school in urban Montreal, Canada. To understand how writing intersects with identity…
The test-takers' choice
A fundamental issue in validating topic-based tests of language proficiency is the effect of the topic on the test takers’ performance. Topic-based test developers must ensure that test takers are neither advantaged nor disadvantaged in terms of their test results when presented with a given test topic. We have termed this threat a ‘topic effect’ and argue that this topic effect may constitute a source of construct-irrelevant variance (Messick, 1…
Situated Cognition
1998). Situated Cognition: Social, Semiotic and Psychological Perspective (Book) Mind, Culture, and Activity: Vol. 5, No. 3, pp. 229-232
The study of literary expertise as a research strategy
Literary expertise in the description of a fictional narrative
Literary expertise in the description of a fictional narrative
The study of literary expertise as a research strategy
Speaking Personalities in Primary School Children's L2 Writing
This article explores the complex relationship between L2 writing and identity construction through an examination of ESL learners' journal writing. We adopt a constructivist, sociocultural-historical framework to examine the discourses, texts, and voices of three 8-year-old Muslim girls as they learn English, their third language, in a culturally diverse primary school in urban Montreal, Canada. To understand how writing intersects with identity…
Literary expertise in the description of a fictional narrative
The study of literary expertise as a research strategy
Situated Cognition
1998). Situated Cognition: Social, Semiotic and Psychological Perspective (Book) Mind, Culture, and Activity: Vol. 5, No. 3, pp. 229-232
The test-takers' choice
A fundamental issue in validating topic-based tests of language proficiency is the effect of the topic on the test takers’ performance. Topic-based test developers must ensure that test takers are neither advantaged nor disadvantaged in terms of their test results when presented with a given test topic. We have termed this threat a ‘topic effect’ and argue that this topic effect may constitute a source of construct-irrelevant variance (Messick, 1…
Speaking Personalities in Primary School Children's L2 Writing
This article explores the complex relationship between L2 writing and identity construction through an examination of ESL learners' journal writing. We adopt a constructivist, sociocultural-historical framework to examine the discourses, texts, and voices of three 8-year-old Muslim girls as they learn English, their third language, in a culturally diverse primary school in urban Montreal, Canada. To understand how writing intersects with identity…
Psychology (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Linguistics (4 works) · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (3 works) · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Cognition (2 works) · Cognitive science (2 works) · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (2 works) · Mathematics education (2 works)