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Research Grants

1. Development of IELTS Listening Proficiency Bandscales (1992) Funding: IELTS Australia, $1,500. (Co-researcher Associate Professor D. Nunan).

2. access: Australian Assessment of Communicative English Skills (1992-94)
   Funding: Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs, $1.69 million (1992/3), $1.60 million (1993/4). (Co-researchers Language Testing Research Centre, University of Melbourne, NSW Adult Migrant English Service, Language Testing and Curriculum Centre, Griffith University)

3. Investigating Second Language Listening Ability (1994).
   Funding: Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs, $5,000.

4. Proficiency and Competency (1994).
   Funding: Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs, $36,000.
   (Co-researchers Dr S. Ross, Ms E. Hill).

5. Investigating Functional English (1995).
   Funding: Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, $19,677. (Co-researchers Professor S. Ross, Ms H. Slatyer, Mr J. Langille).

6. Specifications for the development of an integrated national research strategy for adult ESL, literacy and numeracy (1995-6)
   Funding: Department of Employment, Education and Training, $125,708. (Co-researchers Dr M. Baynham, Dr A Burns, Dr J. Hammond, Ms R. McKenna, Ms J. Thurstun)

7. Factors affecting second language listening ability (1996-7)
   Funding: Macquarie University Research Grant, $5,000.
   (Co-researcher Dr. G. Wigglesworth).

8. Assessment task design and task difficulty in competency-based language learning programs (1996-7).
   Funding: Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, $67,070.
   (Co-researchers Dr. G. Wigglesworth, Ms H. Slatyer).

9. Task design in receptive skills assessment (1997-8).
   Funding: Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, $64,861. (Co-researchers Ms. H. Slatyer, Dr. G. Wigglesworth, Professor S. Ross, Ms H. Price.

10. Task development and professional development for AMEP assessment (1998-9).
    Funding: Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, $84,000.
    (Co-researchers Ms. H. Slatyer, Dr G. Wigglesworth, Ms H. Price).

11. Integrating assessment and instruction (2000-2001)
    Funding: Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, $35,000.
    (Co-researchers Ms. H. Slatyer, Ms J. McGregor, Australian Centre for Languages).

12. AMEP assessment: on-line task banking and professional development (2000-2001)
    Funding: Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, $55,000.
    (Co-researchers Ms. H. Slatyer, Ms H. Price, Adult Migrant English Program).

13. The development of refined and validated language Australia ESL Bandscales for improved assessment, reporting and outcomes of English as a second language learners in schools (2003-2005).
    Funding: Australian Research Council, $225,000 (Co-researchers Associate Professor P. McKay, Associate Professor T. Bond)

Consultancies

1989. Indonesia-Australia Language Foundation, Jakarta: Review of student assessment procedures (With S. Neeson, S. Woods)

1992. University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate: Development of IELTS listening bandscales (with D. Nunan)

1992. NSW Department of School Education: Evaluation of Metropolitan East Disadvantaged Schools Program Professional Development Program for Primary Teachers (with J. Walshe, J. Hammond, D. Nunan).

1995-96. Commonwealth Department of Employment, Education and Training: Development of an integrated research strategy for Adult ESL, literacy and numeracy.
(with M. Baynham, A. Burns, J. Hammond, R. McKenna and J. Thurstun).

2001-2003. English Centre, University of Hong Kong: External examiner, MA in Applied Linguistics program.