Hana Gustafsson
About
Selected publications (level 2 journals and/or publishers) are listed under "Publications"; a complete publication list can be viewed in Cristin (Current Research Information System in Norway).
I am Associate Professor in Applied Linguistics at the Centre for Academic and Professional Communication (NTNU), where I currently teach and research various areas of science communication. I am particularly interested in how linguistic research can help us understand and address challenges in science communication, both on an individual and societal level.
One of the most exciting aspects of my position is teaching final-year Master students and PhD candidates in STEM disciplines how to communicate their research with different stakeholders; how to become aware of and contribute to current discourses relating to their research areas. This work both draws on and informs my research within cognitive linguistics (especially metaphorical conceptualizations of critical global issues), phraseology (including schematic constructions and sentence templates), scientific writing, and English for Academic Purposes.
Since most of my courses and workshops are taught to international classes, I am also proud to host and mentor incoming English Teaching Assistants within the US Fulbright Program.
My formal training is primarily in language research and language pedagogy from the perspective of usage-based linguistics; I also have a background in biology. I received my PhD in Applied Linguistics from the University of Groningen (2013) under the supervision of Prof. Kees de Bot and Prof. Marjolin Verspoor. Before joining NTNU in 2017 I was a Postdoctoral Researcher at MultiLing, a multidisciplinary research Centre of Excellence at the University of Oslo. Prior to that, I held positions in TESOL/Applied Linguistics and EMI teacher training, in Norway (OsloMet/HiOA), the Netherlands (University of Groningen / UMCG) and in the Czech Republic (Masaryk University).
Academic interests, teaching, and supervision areas: second/foreign language acquisition, Cognitive Linguistics, Construction Grammar, usage-based linguistics, Science Communication, academic writing, scientific research writing, English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI), Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language (TESOL/TEFL)
See all publications in Cristin (Current Research Information System in Norway).
Publications
Longitudinal Development of Holistic Formulaicity, Formulaic Sequences, and Lexical Complexity in Sojourner Diaries: A Dynamic Usage-Based Perspective
Constructing L2 phraseological chunks as complex form-meaning mappings
Capturing EMI teachers' linguistic needs: a usage-based perspective
Conventionalized ways of saying things (CWOSTs) and L2 development
Foreign language writing development from a dynamic usage based perspective
Development of chunks in Dutch L2 learners of English
This page shows only selected publications (Norwegian level 2 journals and/or publishers); the complete list of publications can be viewed in the Norwegian Research Information Repository.
Outreach
2025
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LectureGustafsson, Hana. (2025) Morsomt og praktisk om bruksbasert språkteori: kontekst, sannsynlighet og innhøsting av språkmønstre. Seksjon Norsk for Utlendinger (NFUT), Institutt for språk og litteratur, NTNU
2024
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Conference lectureGustafsson, Hana. (2024) Using (or building?) L2 constructions: a study of Dutch L2 English learners’ expressions. Constructionist Approaches to Language Pedagogy – CALP 4
2023
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Conference lectureGustafsson, Hana. (2023) Exploring the timeline of a scaffolded writing path: How linear is the students' development?. 16th Annual NFEAP Conference
2022
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Conference lectureGustafsson, Hana; Michaelis, Laura. (2022) Metaphorical Structuring in Critical Global Issues (theme session). 15th Researching and Applying Metaphor Conference
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LectureGustafsson, Hana. (2022) Pitching scientific research to user groups. AQUAEXCEL3.0 (EU Horizon 2020)
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Conference lectureGustafsson, Hana; Ferrareto, Rosana. (2022) Conceptualizing COVID-19 response as a cybersecurity response: metaphorical conceptual integration across disciplines. 15th Researching and Applying Metaphor Conference
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Conference lectureGustafsson, Hana. (2022) Hypocognition is tragic: Can Cognitive Linguistics and STS help us think and talk about the complex systems of anthropogenic global warming?. Indigenous Peoples and Climate Communication (LING7800)
2021
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Conference lectureGustafsson, Hana. (2021) Working with NTNU: Creating knowledge for a better world. Symposium on Professional and Technological Education (SIMEPT)
2020
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Conference lectureGustafsson, Hana. (2020) Personal cognitive narratives in novice scientific writing: an observational study (accepted). ICMC2020 International Conference on Multimodal Communication: Developing New Theories and Methods
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Conference lectureAfzali, Parichehr; Gustafsson, Hana. (2020) Identifying argumentation schemes in texts by Iranian EFL writers as future academicians. ALAPP 2020
2019
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Conference lectureGustafsson, Hana. (2019) Emergent patterns in cross-sectional L2 data: a complexity theory perspective. 7th SALC conference
2018
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Lecture
2016
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LectureGustafsson, Hana. (2016) Capturing interactional competence for lecturers in English-medium Higher Education. NorDisCo: 4th Nordic Interdisciplinary Conference on Discourse and Interaction
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LectureGustafsson, Hana. (2016) Instructional practices and teacher development: A usage-based perspective. MultiLing's Wednesday Seminar Series
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LectureGustafsson, Hana. (2016) "På fredag jeg reiser bort": helping foreigners learn Norwegian grammar. Faglig-Pedagogisk Dag, University of Oslo
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Conference lectureGustafsson, Hana. (2016) Creativity in course design: Enhancing learning at post-graduate level. 10th Conference of the Norwegian Forum for English for Academic Purposes (NFEAP)
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Lecture
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LectureGustafsson, Hana. (2016) Instructional Practices and Teacher Development in English-Medium Instruction Higher Education: A Usage-based Perspective. Språkvitenskapelig instituttseminar
2015
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LectureGustafsson, Hana. (2015) Capturing EMI skills: A challenge for the teacher trainer. 8th NFEAP Conference
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LectureGustafsson, Hana. (2015) Teaching in English with Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Students. Invited workshop as part of NTNU's Diversity Project
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Conference lectureGustafsson, Hana. (2015) Policy design for EMI skills: Navigating the Bermuda Triangle with usage-based linguistics. Bridging Language Acquisition and Language Policy Symposium
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Conference lectureGustafsson, Hana. (2015) Instructional Practices and Teacher Development in English-Medium Instruction Higher Education: A Usage-Based Perspective. Usage-based linguistics and implications for L2 teaching in a Scandinavian context
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Conference lectureGustafsson, Hana. (2015) Making do: Constructing complex form-meaning mappings in L2. Open guest lecture
2014
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Conference lectureGustafsson, Hana. (2014) Linguistic Competence for English-Medium Instruction: A Usage-based Perspective (accepted as a conference paper). GURT: Usage-based Approaches to Language, Language Learning, and Multilingualism
2013
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Conference lectureGustafsson, Hana. (2013) IntlUni: The Challenges of the Multilingual and Multicultural Learning Space in the International University. 7th Seminar of the Norwegian Association for English for Academic Purposes
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LectureGustafsson, Hana. (2013) Making do: Form-meaning mappings in L2 production. 12th International Cognitive Linguistics Conference (ICLC)
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LectureGustafsson, Hana. (2013) Construction filling in L2: Interactions of L2 Frequency and Entrenched L1 Constructions. Thinking, doing, learning: Usage-based perspectives on second language learning
2012
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Conference lectureGustafsson, Hana. (2012) Capturing Conventionalized Ways of Saying Things (CWOSTs) in L2 Learner Language. 5th FLaRN Conference
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LectureGustafsson, Hana; Verspoor, Marjolijn H.. (2012) Conventionalized Ways of Saying Things (CWOSTs) in L2 Development. American Association for Applied Linguistics: 2012 AAAL Conference
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LectureGustafsson, Hana. (2012) Capturing Conventionalized Ways of Saying Things (CWOSTs) in L2 Learner Language. Norwegian Academy of Sciences: NORKOG Cognitive Summer Seminar
2011
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Conference lectureGustafsson, Hana. (2011) Conventionalized Ways of Saying Things (CWOSTs) in L2 Development. EUROSLA 21st Annual Conference
2010
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Conference lectureGustafsson, Hana; Verspoor, Marjolijn H.. (2010) Chunks in L2 Development: A Usage-based Perspective. 4th FLaRN Conference
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Conference lectureGustafsson, Hana; Verspoor, Marjolijn H.. (2010) Chunks as a facilitator in L2 development. BeNeCla CogLing Days 4
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Conference lectureGustafsson, Hana; Verspoor, Marjolijn H.. (2010) Chunks in L2 Development: A Usage-based Perspective. AAAL 2010 Annual Conference