Janna Fox, Carleton University

Research

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The interplay of language teaching, assessment, curriculum, and policy Validity and validation: assessment in context

Latest funding

Learning the genres of teaching: new faculty acculturation to the pedagogical practices of Canadian universities
SSHRC · 2008 · Co-investigator
$112,254
Motivation, test anxiety and language test performance: an international investigation
SSHRC · 2008 · Co-investigator
$75,000
Impact of the Ontario secondary school literacy test on second language students
SSHRC · 2005 · Co-investigator
$130,627

All 4 grants and awards

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Learning the genres of teaching: new faculty acculturation to the pedagogical practices of Canadian universities

Co-investigatorSSHRC2008Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Artemeva, Natalia (Natasha)

Keywords: new university faculty; disciplinary acculturation; genres of university teaching; faculty mentoring; doctoral student-supervisor dyad; Canadian universities; rhetorical genre studies; situated learning; communities of practice; activity theory

$112,254

Motivation, test anxiety and language test performance: an international investigation

Co-investigatorSSHRC2008International Opportunities Fund

Principal investigators: Cheng, Liying

Keywords: motivation; test anxiety; language test performance; social and educational context

$75,000

Impact of the Ontario secondary school literacy test on second language students

Co-investigatorSSHRC2005Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Cheng, Liying

Keywords: large-scale achievement testing; ESL/ELD students; academic learning; literacy; impact

$130,627

Costs and benefits: English for academic purposes instruction in Canadian universities

Principal investigatorSSHRC2003Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Fox, Janna

Keywords: english for academic purposes; second language instruction; education; transition; higher education

$125,023

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: The interplay of language teaching, assessment, curriculum, and policy Dear Professor Fox, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on the interplay of language teaching, assessment, curriculum, and policy connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]