Contact Details
| Organization: | Languages and Linguistics |
| Position: | PROFESSOR - MCNAMARA |
| Email: | |
| Homepage: | http://www.linguistics.unimelb.edu.au/about/staff/profiles/mcnamara/ |
| Work: | 8344 4207 |
| Fax: | 9347 2613 |
| Level: | 05 |
| Building: | Arts Centre |
| Campus: | Parkville |
Biography
To date three of Professor McNamara's publications have been translated into languages other than English. These are;
McNamara, T.F(2005) Language Testing [Russian language edition]. Moscow: Relod, in association with Oxford University Press: xviii +174pp.
McNamara, T.F(2004) Language Testing [Japanese language edition, translated by S.Ito, R.Saegusa, M.Shimada and H.Noguchi]. Tokyo: 3A Corporation, in association with Oxford University Press: 172pp.
McNamara, T.F(2003) Measuring Second Language Performance [Korean language edition, translated by Chae Sunhee, Chi Eunlim, Baek Sun-Geun and Seol Hyunsoo]. Seoul: Korean chapter, Institute for Objective Measurement, in association with Pearson Education Limited.
Tim has just accepted a fellowship to Carnegie Mellon as part of the Language Learning Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence Program This program is designed to enable university departments worldwide representing the broadly defined area of applied linguistics, to host a distinguished scholar of their choosing for a week on their campus. He will take up his fellowship in October/November 2009.
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Arts | University of Melbourne | 31-Dec-1970 | |
| Graduate Diploma in Education | University of Melbourne | 31-Dec-1972 | |
| Diploma In Teaching English as a Foreign Language | Royal Society of Arts (UK) | 31-Dec-1974 | |
| Master of Arts | University of London | 31-Dec-1981 | |
| Doctor of Philosophy | University of Melbourne | 31-Dec-1990 |
Memberships
| Membership Type | Membership Body | Description | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | American Association for Applied Linguistics | Member-at-Large and member of the Executive | 01-Jan-2009 | 31-Dec-2012 |
Other Awards
| Award Type | Awarding Body | Comments | Date Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other (Award) | Sage/International Language Testing Association | Winner of the award for best book published in the field of language testing, 2006-2008 | 27-Feb-2009 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
- Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified (OTHER MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES) (329999)
- Assessment and Evaluation (EDUCATION STUDIES) (330109)
- Race and Ethnic Relations (SOCIOLOGY) (370103)
- Applied Linguistics and Educational Linguistics (LINGUISTICS) (380201)
- Language in Culture and Society (Sociolinguistics) (LINGUISTICS) (380205)
- Linguistics not elsewhere classified (LINGUISTICS) (380299)
- Human Rights (JUSTICE AND LEGAL STUDIES) (390303)
- English as a Second Language (LANGUAGE STUDIES) (420102)
- Comparative Language Studies (LANGUAGE STUDIES) (420121)
- Language Studies not elsewhere classified (LANGUAGE STUDIES) (420199)
- Other Language and Culture (OTHER LANGUAGE AND CULTURE) (429999)
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
- Social structure and health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730218)
- Secondary education (SECONDARY EDUCATION) (740201)
- Education policy (OTHER EDUCATION) (749906)
- Education and training not elsewhere classified (OTHER EDUCATION) (749999)
- The professions and professionalisation (WORK) (750103)
- International relations not elsewhere classified (INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS) (750799)
- Languages and literature (COMMUNICATION) (751001)
- Languages and literacy (COMMUNICATION) (751002)
- Communication across languages and cultures (COMMUNICATION) (751005)
- Communication not elsewhere classified (COMMUNICATION) (751099)
Grants and Contracts
Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.
Grants
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Scheme | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Towards improved healthcare communication: development and validation of language proficiency standards for non-native English speaking health professionals | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Linkage Projects | 01/01/2009 |
Publications
Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.