Heike Neumann, Concordia University

Research

multilingualism academic socialization plurilingualism academic achievement academic language socialization self-assessment self-regulation

Latest funding

Development and validation of an academic language socialization self-assessment tool
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$47,330
Academic Socialization of Bi/Multilingual Students: A Multi-Site Case Study at Three Canadian Universities
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$177,946
Academic Socialization of Bi/Multilingual Students: A Multi-Site Case Study at Three Canadian Universities
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$27,450

All 4 grants and awards

Development and validation of an academic language socialization self-assessment tool

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Neumann, Heike

Keywords: academic language socialization; multilingualism; self-assessment; self-regulation

$47,330

Academic Socialization of Bi/Multilingual Students: A Multi-Site Case Study at Three Canadian Universities

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Neumann, Heike

Keywords: academic socialization; multilingualism; plurilingualism; academic achievement

$177,946

Academic Socialization of Bi/Multilingual Students: A Multi-Site Case Study at Three Canadian Universities

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Neumann, Heike

Keywords: academic socialization; multilingualism; plurilingualism; academic achievement

$27,450

Promoting the use of effective textual appropriation strategies by L2 writers

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Neumann, Heike

Keywords: (1) Second Language Writing; (2) English for Academic Purposes; (3) Writing from Sources; (4) Integrated Writing Tasks; (5) Plagiarism; (6) Reading to Write

$63,307

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: multilingualism Dear Professor Neumann, 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 multilingualism connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Development and validation of an academic language socialization self-assessment tool" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. 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]