Dr Carsten Roever
Contact details
Phone +61 3 8344 4919
Email: carsten@ unimelb.edu.au
Office: Arts Centre, Room 517
Qualifications
Ph.D. in Second Language Acquisition- University of Hawai'i at Manoa
Research fields and areas of supervision
Second language acquisition
Interlanguage pragmatics
Language testing
Research methods
Cross-cultural communication
Selected publications
Books
Roever, C. Testing ESL pragmatics . Frankfurt: Gunter Narr.
Book Chapters
Kasper, G., and Roever, C. Pragmatics in second language learning. In E. Hinkel (Ed.), Handbook of research in second language learning and teaching.(pp. 317-334). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum. 2005
Roever, C. Review of ESLCAPE. In S. Stoynoff and C. Chapelle (Eds.), ESOL Tests and Testing: A Resource for Teachers and Program Administrators . Alexandria, VA: TESOL Publications 2005
Roever, C. Difficulty and practicality in tests of interlanguage pragmatics. In D. Boxer, and A. Cohen (Eds.), Studying speaking to inform language learning (pp. 283-301). Clevedon, UK: Multilingual Matters.
Niezgoda, K., and Roever, C. Pragmatic and grammatical awareness: A function of the learning environment? In K. Rose, and G. Kasper (Eds.), Pragmatics in language teaching (pp. 63-79). New York: Cambridge University Press.
Roever, C. Web-based C-tests. In R. Grotjahn (Ed.), Der C-Test: Theoretische Grundlagen und praktische Anwendungen, Vol. 4.
Roever, C. Influence of task, nativeness, and the imaginary interlocutor on communication strategies. In L.F. Bouton (Ed.), Pragmatics and Language Learning Monograph Series vol. 10 (pp. 73-86). Urbana, IL: University of Illinois.
Roever, C. Testing of second language speech act performance: The case for a pragmatic Cloze. In H. Puerschel, and U. Raatz (Eds.), Tests and translation (pp. 115-135). Bochum, Germany: AKS.
Journal Articles
Roever, C. Validation of a web-based test of ESL pragmalinguistics. Language Testing. *In press
Roger, S., Brown, G.T., Brown, A. and Roever, C. A Comparison of Paediatric Occupational Therapy University Program Curricula in New Zealand, Australia and Canada. Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics. *In press
Roger, S., Brown, G.T., Brown, A. and Roever, C. Australian Paediatric Occupational Therapy Practice: Theories, Assessments, and Interventions Used By Clinicians. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal . *In press
Roever, C. Web-based language testing: Opportunities and challenges. Language Learning and Technology, 5 (2), 84-94.
Roever, C. Web-basiertes Testen fremdsprachlicher Fähigkeiten und Fertigkeiten. Fremdsprachen Lehren und Lernen , 181-192.
Roever, C. [Review of Assessing languages for specific purposes ]. Language Teaching Research, 5 (1), 82-85.
Roever, C. Computer und Internet zum Lehren und Lernen von Routinen. [Computer and internet for learning and teaching routines] Zielsprache Englisch, 29 (1), 23-25.
Roever, C. Der Englischlehrer und das Internet. [The EFL Teacher and the Internet] Praxis des neusprachlichen Unterrichts, 44 , 4, 383-385.
Refereed Research Reports
Roever, C., and Powers, D.E. Effects of Language of Administration on a Self-Assessment of Language Skills. (TOEFL Monograph). Princeton: Educational Testing Service. (60%)
Powers, D.E., Roever, C., Huff, K., Trapani, C. Validating LanguEdge Courseware Scores Against Faculty Ratings and Student Self-assessments. (ETS Research Report RR-03-11). Princeton: Educational Testing Service. (30%)