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Cassi Liardet is a Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics with expertise in discourse analysis, academic literacy, and scholarly communication. Her research primarily explores how language shapes academic professional discourse, with a specific focus on grammatical metaphor and genre-based pedagogy. She has led the development of major learner corpora, including the Chinese Learner Longitudinal Corpus (CLLC) and the Macquarie Longitudinal Learner Corpus (MQLLC), which have informed numerous studies on the linguistic demands of academic writing. Her recent work investigates doctoral candidates' experiences with thesis writing, particularly the thesis-by-publication format. Currently, she serves as the chief investigator on the project 'Shape Australian Higher Degree Research'. As a founding member of the Global Genre Research Collaborative, she is committed to advancing L2/FL literacy education informed by Systemic Functional Linguistics, empowering educators and researchers to deepen their understanding of academic discourse. Cassi supervises PhD students in various areas including grammatical metaphor, genre-based pedagogy, and English Medium Instruction.
Macquarie University • Sydney, Australia
Teaching and researching in the field of Applied Linguistics, focusing on discourse analysis and academic writing.
Applied to Department of Business (MBA Program).