A/Prof Catherine Elder
Honorary Fellow
School of Languages and Linguistics
127 Scholarly works
16 Projects
HIGHLIGHTS
2025
Journal article
The path to professionalism The evolution of language testing and assessment in Australia
DOI: 10.1075/aral.25030.eld2022
Journal article
Claire Kramsch: Language as Symbolic Power
DOI: 10.1093/applin/amab0272021
Report
Investigating the discourse produced at score levels B2.2 to C2 on the Aptis Advanced writing test
2021
Report
Review of the Australian Defence Language Proficiency Rating Scale (ADLPRS) and the development of self-assessment descriptors
2020
Journal article
‘I will go to my grave fighting for grammar’: Exploring the ability of language-trained raters to implement a professionally-relevant rating scale for writing
DOI: 10.1016/j.asw.2020.1004882017
Research Contracts
Test Preparation Practices and Their Links to Score Gains on the Pearson PTE
2016
Journal article
A comparative discourse study of simulated clinical roleplays in two assessment contexts: Validating a specific-purpose language test
DOI: 10.1177/0265532215607399
RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS
2020
Editorship
Assessing Writing: Assessing writing for workplace purposes
2020
Journal article
Assessing writing for workplace purposes: Risks, conundrums and compromises
DOI: 10.1016/j.asw.2020.1004842020
Journal article
Capturing domain expert perspectives in devising a rating scale for a health specific writing test: How close can we get?
DOI: 10.1016/j.asw.2020.1004892020
Journal article
Drawing on repeat test takers to study test preparation practices and their links to score gains
DOI: 10.1177/02655322209274072020
Report
Project 20LCCC02- Language rating scales mapping project
RECENT PROJECTS
2013
Research Grant
Towards Improved Quality of Written Patient Records: Language Proficiency Standards for Non-Native Speaking Health Professionals
2014
Research Grant
Towards Improved Quality of Written Patient Records: Language Proficiency Standards for Non-Native Speaking Health Professionals
2015
Research Contracts
Preliminary English/Lote Screening of Candidates Seeking Accreditation as Interpreters and Translators: A Feasibility Study