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Understanding international students' experiences with assessments through rich pictures (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Victoria, M., & Ratz, S. (2023, June 28). Understanding international students' experiences with assessments through rich pictures [Paper presentation]. The Gathering 2023: Learning & Teaching conference, Edinburgh.

Higher education institutions continue to see an increasing number of international students who bring with them diverse forms of assessment ‘literacies’ acquired from previous sociocultural and educational contexts. This presentation explores the ex... Read More about Understanding international students' experiences with assessments through rich pictures.

Ethical questions of longitudinal research with students: Using duoethnography to critically reflect on the interview process (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ratz, S., & Janssen, L. (2023, June 28). Ethical questions of longitudinal research with students: Using duoethnography to critically reflect on the interview process [Paper presentation]. The Gathering, 2023: Learning & Teaching Conference, Edinburgh.

From 2016-2020 Sibylle conducted a longitudinal study on the trajectory of undergraduate language students at ENU. In their current project, Sibylle and Lisa (a participant of the original study) revisited this research by reflecting on six interview... Read More about Ethical questions of longitudinal research with students: Using duoethnography to critically reflect on the interview process.

Making our way through multilingualism – reflexivity and decision-making of language students (2022)
Thesis
Ratz, S. (2022). Making our way through multilingualism – reflexivity and decision-making of language students [Doctoral thesis, London Metropolitan University]. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2928619

This thesis investigates reflexivity and decision-making of language students by examining the interplay between what students care about (their multilingual ‘concerns’), and how they understand and act on their structural environments (through multi... Read More about Making our way through multilingualism – reflexivity and decision-making of language students.

Reflexivity and Multilingualism in a Changing World (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ratz, S. (2021, July 21). Reflexivity and Multilingualism in a Changing World [Paper presentation]. Negotiating a Changed World, London Metropolitan University.

Aim of the research: To analyse reflexivity and decision-making amongst undergraduate language students
Research methods used: This research is based on narrative analysis – I have constructed ten narratives of my participants’ trajectories using d... Read More about Reflexivity and Multilingualism in a Changing World.

Vocabulary learning with the Moodle glossary tool: a case study (2015)
Journal Article
Ratz, S. (2016). Vocabulary learning with the Moodle glossary tool: a case study. Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice, 4(1), 44-51. https://doi.org/10.14297/jpaap.v4i1.170

Vocabulary learning is a vital part of mastering a language and experience has shown that students often neglect to routinely work
on this aspect leading to problems with listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. This case study describes an... Read More about Vocabulary learning with the Moodle glossary tool: a case study.

Vocabulary Learning and the Moodle Glossary Tool (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ratz, S. (2015, January 6). Vocabulary Learning and the Moodle Glossary Tool [Paper presentation]. Edinburgh Napier Teaching and Learning Conference, Edinburgh Napier University.

Residence Abroad: A modular approach to support students and document their progress (2014)
Journal Article
Ratz, S., & Penman, C. (2014). Residence Abroad: A modular approach to support students and document their progress. Scottish Languages Review, 27(4), 29-38.

Internationalisation is a key thematic area which the Higher Education Academy in Scotland is
seeking to develop. This study contributes to previous research on the benefits of studying abroad by
demonstrating how students form graduate attributes... Read More about Residence Abroad: A modular approach to support students and document their progress.