Dr Marijana Macis
Senior Lecturer in TESOL and Applied Linguistics
My profile
Biography
Academic qualifications
2012 - 2016: PhD in Applied Linguistics, University of Nottingham
2006 - 2008: MA in Linguistics, Major in Theories in English Language Learning, University of Santiago de Chile (graduated with distinction)
2000 - 2004: BA in English Language and Literature, University of Banja Luka
Professional qualifications
2019: Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy
2017: Associate Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy
Membership of professional associations
American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL)
British Association of Applied Linguistics (BAAL)
European Second Language Association
Interests and expertise
My research focuses on the teaching and learning of vocabulary in a second or foreign language. More specifically, I am interested in investigating the effectiveness of different teaching and learning methodologies for improving knowledge of vocabulary.
Teaching
Undergraduate teaching
First Language Acquisition
Morphology
Phonetics and Phonology
TESOL 3
Postgraduate teaching
Second Language Acquisition and Learning
Learning and Teaching Vocabulary
Assessing Second Language Learners
Research outputs
Durbahn, M., Macis, M., Rogers, M., & Peters, E. (accepted). Lexical coverage in L1 and L2 viewing comprehension. Studies in Second Language Acquisition.
Mifka-Profozic, N., Behney, J., Gass, S., Macis, M., Chiuchiù, G., & Bovolenta, Giulia. (2023). A multi-site replication of Yang and Lyster (2010) study: Effects of form-focused practice and feedback on Chinese EFL learners’ acquisition of regular and irregular past tense forms. Language Learning, 73(4), 1164-1210.
Macis, M., Alharbi, R., & Sonbul, S. (2023). Exploring the optimal distribution of practice for the incidental learning of collocations in a second language. International Review of Applied Linguistics.
Macis, M., Sonbul, S., & Alharbi, R. (2021). The Effect of Spacing on Incidental and Deliberate Learning of L2 Collocations. System. Open access
Sonbul, S., & Macis, M. (2021). The Deliberate Learning of L2-L1 Word Lists: Effectiveness and Learners’ Perceptions. Vocabulary Theory, Patterning and Teaching. Bristol: Multilingual Matters.
Schmitt, N., Sonbul, S., Vilkaite, L., & Macis, M. (2019). Formulaic Language and Collocation. In C. Chapelle (Ed.), The Concise Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics. Wiley-Blackwell.
Macis, M., & Barclay, S. (2018). Vocabulary and Reading. English Teaching Professional. 118, 39-40.
Macis, M. (2018). Incidental Learning of Figurative Language from a Semi-Authentic Novel: Three Case Studies. Reading in a Foreign Language. 30(1), 48-75. Open Access
Macis, M., Garnier, M., Vilkaite, L., & Schmitt, N. (2018). Expertise in L2 Vocabulary. The Cambridge Handbook of Expertise and Expert Performance (2nd edition)
Macis, M. (2017c). Raising Awareness of Figurative Language through Corpora. English Teaching Professional, 113, 47-48.
Macis, M. & Schmitt, N. (2017b). The Idiomatic and Polysemous Nature of Collocations and Their Place in ELT. ELT Journal. 71(1), 50-59.
Macis, M. & Schmitt, N. (2017a). Not Just Small Potatoes: Knowledge of the Idiomatic Meanings of Collocations. Language Teaching Research. 21(3), 321-340.
Macis, Marijana. (2011). The Effect of Enhanced Input through Multimedia Presentations on Performance in the Retention of Collocations. ReVEL, 9(17). Open access
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Chapters in books
Sonbul, S., Macis, M. (2021) 'The Deliberate Learning of L2-L1 Word Lists: Effectiveness and Learners’ Perceptions.' Vocabulary Theory, Patterning and Teaching. pp. 188-205.
Macis, M., Garnier, M., Vilkaite, L., Schmitt, N. (2018) 'Expertise in Second Language Vocabulary.' The Cambridge Handbook of Expertise and Expert Performance: Second Edition. pp. 634-652.
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Journal articles
Macis, M., Alharbi, R., Sonbul, S. (2023) 'Investigating optimal spacing schedules for incidental acquisition of L2 collocations.' IRAL: International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching,
Durbahn, M., Macis, M., Rodgers, M., Peters, E. 'Lexical Coverage in L1 and L2 Viewing Comprehension.' Studies in Second Language Acquisition,
Mifka-Profozic, N., Behney, J., Gass, S., Macis, M., Chiuchiù, G., Bovolenta, G. (2023) 'Effects of Form-Focused Practice and Feedback: a Multisite Replication Study of Yang and Lyster (2010).' Language Learning, 73(4) pp. 1164-1210.
Macis, M., Suahd, S., Alharbi, R. (2021) 'The Effect of Spacing on Incidental and Deliberate Learning of L2 Collocations.' System, 103pp. 102649-102649.
Macis, M. (2018) 'Incidental Learning of the Figurative Meanings of Duplex Collocations from Reading: Three Case Studies.' Reading in a Foreign Language, 30(1) pp. 48-75.
Macis, M., Schmitt, N. (2017) 'Not just ‘small potatoes’: Knowledge of the idiomatic meanings of collocations.' Language Teaching Research, 21(3) pp. 321-340.
Macis, M., Schmitt, N. (2017) 'The figurative and polysemous nature of collocations and their place in ELT.' ELT Journal, 71(1) pp. 50-59.
Press and media
My research on the impact of spacing on incidental and intentional learning of collocations has appeared in the top 10 TESOL 2019 Convention takeaways.