Nicole Busby
Nicole Busby
Associate Professor in English linguistics and language acquisition
nicole.busby@ntnu.no
About
I’m interested in second language acquisition, particularly in vocabulary acquisition and reading in a second language. My research has mainly focused on the acquisition of English in Norway, and whether learning English through informal out-of-class activities such as watching movies and playing computer games has an impact on how well Norwegian students are prepared for reading academic texts in English at university. I am also interested in language practices in higher education more generally.
I am a member of the research groups VOCLEX (Vocabulary and the multilingual mental LEXicon), AcqVA (Acquistision, Variation, Attrition), LPE (Language Practices in Education) and L-Later (Language Learner and Teacher Research). I am also a member of Flere Språk til Flere, the Trondheim branch of Bilingualism Matters.
Research
I'm currently working on several projects:
Attitudes and experiences towards language policies and practices at NTNU (link)
Learning and assessment in linguistics (link)
Preparing students for academic reading in English: A comparative study of Swedish and Norwegian university-preparatory curricula (presented here)
Effects of early extramural English exposure (presented here)
Experiences of Norwegian and English among international staff at NTNU (more information on the VOCLEX page)
AELPP: Attitudes and Experiences toward Language Policies and Practices at NTNU
This research project wishes to collect data on how all NTNU employees and students experience language policies and practices, and their attitudes toward the use of Norwegian and other languages.
Learning and Assessment in Linguistics
This project focuses on assessment design and investigates the validity of a portfolio assessment as a tool for learning in linguistics for the purposes of testing the efficacy of incorporating formative assessment tasks into online teaching
Publications
2023
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Kvithyll, Ina Marie;
Busby, Nicole Louise.
(2023)
A novel approach: Investigating factors that predict and impact vocabulary acquisition through fiction literature in the Norwegian ESL classroom.
NTNU
Masters thesis
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Kalhagen, Maren Helene;
Busby, Nicole Louise.
(2023)
Norwegian first-graders’ English vocabulary knowledge and exposure to Extramural English.
NTNU
Masters thesis
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Veiesund, Marita;
Busby, Nicole Louise.
(2023)
A multimodal classroom: A study on teachers' use of multimodal ensembles in the Norwegian English as an Additional Language classroom.
NTNU
Masters thesis
2022
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Angelsen, Anja Katrine;
Busby, Nicole.
(2022)
Assessing assessment: The development of a portfolio assessment in a linguistics course for in-service language teachers at a Norwegian university .
Testing, Evaluation & Assessment Today
Popular scientific article
2021
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Busby, Nicole;
Dahl, Anne.
(2021)
Reading Rate of Academic English Texts: Comparing L1 and Advanced L2 Users in Different Language Environments.
Nordic Journal of English Studies (NJES)
Academic article
2020
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Busby, Nicole;
Dahl, Anne;
Hellekjær, Glenn Ole.
(2020)
Presumptions, proficiencies, and parallel languages: Investigating academic English reading among Norwegian university students.
NTNU
Doctoral dissertation
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Busby, Nicole.
(2020)
Words from where? Predictors of L2 English vocabulary among Norwegian university students.
ITL - International Journal of Applied Linguistics
Academic article
2018
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Busby, Nicole.
(2018)
Comparing first and second language reading: the use of metacognitive strategies among Norwegian university students
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Acta Didactica Norge
Academic article
2015
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Dahl, Anne;
Busby, Nicole.
(2015)
Too cool for school? Sources of English language acquisition, attitudes, and academic reading ability among Norwegian university students.
NTNU
Masters thesis
Journal publications
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Angelsen, Anja Katrine;
Busby, Nicole.
(2022)
Assessing assessment: The development of a portfolio assessment in a linguistics course for in-service language teachers at a Norwegian university .
Testing, Evaluation & Assessment Today
Popular scientific article
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Busby, Nicole;
Dahl, Anne.
(2021)
Reading Rate of Academic English Texts: Comparing L1 and Advanced L2 Users in Different Language Environments.
Nordic Journal of English Studies (NJES)
Academic article
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Busby, Nicole.
(2020)
Words from where? Predictors of L2 English vocabulary among Norwegian university students.
ITL - International Journal of Applied Linguistics
Academic article
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Busby, Nicole.
(2018)
Comparing first and second language reading: the use of metacognitive strategies among Norwegian university students
.
Acta Didactica Norge
Academic article
Report
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Kvithyll, Ina Marie;
Busby, Nicole Louise.
(2023)
A novel approach: Investigating factors that predict and impact vocabulary acquisition through fiction literature in the Norwegian ESL classroom.
NTNU
Masters thesis
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Kalhagen, Maren Helene;
Busby, Nicole Louise.
(2023)
Norwegian first-graders’ English vocabulary knowledge and exposure to Extramural English.
NTNU
Masters thesis
-
Veiesund, Marita;
Busby, Nicole Louise.
(2023)
A multimodal classroom: A study on teachers' use of multimodal ensembles in the Norwegian English as an Additional Language classroom.
NTNU
Masters thesis
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Busby, Nicole;
Dahl, Anne;
Hellekjær, Glenn Ole.
(2020)
Presumptions, proficiencies, and parallel languages: Investigating academic English reading among Norwegian university students.
NTNU
Doctoral dissertation
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Dahl, Anne;
Busby, Nicole.
(2015)
Too cool for school? Sources of English language acquisition, attitudes, and academic reading ability among Norwegian university students.
NTNU
Masters thesis
Teaching
Courses
Teaching experience:
- ENG3901 - Master's Thesis in English
- ENG3920 - Master's Thesis in English Linguistics and Language Acquisition
- SPRÅK3001 - Research Methods in Linguistics
- SPRÅL3800 - Unspecified Topic/ Independent Study
- SPRÅK3501 - Scientific Communication for Engineers
- ENG2910 - Bachelor's thesis in English
- ENG2153 - First and Second Language Acquisition
- ENG1201 - Proficiency and Grammar
- ENG1101 - English Linguistics
- ENG1001 - Varieties of English/Global English
- SPRÅK1200 - Foreign Languages and Society
- ENG6023 and ENG6026 - Global English
- ENG6020 and ENG6025 - Linguistics and Language Acquisition
- ENG6010 - English Proficiency
- Graduate and undergraduate human anatomy courses (University of Wollongong)
- Undergraduate human anatomy, nutrition and sports medicine courses (University of Canberra)
Supervision
I supervise master's projects relating to second language acquisition inside and outside the classroom, as well as topics related to reading and writing of academic texts.
I would be happy to supervise master projects related to the following topics:
• Second language acquisition
• Reading in a second language
• Academic language
• Vocabulary
• Reading strategies
• Parallel language use
Media
2023
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Academic lectureEriksson, Linda; Busby, Nicole Louise; Warnby, Marcus. (2023) Preparing students for academic reading in English: A comparative study of Swedish and Norwegian university-preparatory curricula. International Symposium on Comparative Didactics (ISCOD) , Örebro, Sweden 2023-01-11 - 2023-01-12
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Academic lectureBusby, Nicole Louise. (2023) Discussing multilingualism in the Norwegian university context. AcqVA lunch seminar 2023-03-17 -
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Academic lectureBusby, Nicole Louise. (2023) Multilingualism in Norwegian universities: Research, realities, and role models. European Civil Society Platform for Multilingualism (ECSPM) symposium , Strasbourg, France 2023-03-22 - 2023-03-24
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Academic lectureBusby, Nicole Louise; Angelsen, Anja Katrine. (2023) Teaching the teachers: Designing digital assessment for language teachers which both evaluates and educates. Association of Language Testers in Europe ALTE 8th International Conference , Madrid, Spain 2023-04-26 - 2023-04-28
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Academic lectureBusby, Nicole Louise. (2023) Flere Språk til Flere presentation: Multilingualism in the Norwegian higher education context. Bilingualism Matters Bilingualism Matters Knowledge Exchange Forum 2023-05-24 -
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PosterBusby, Nicole Louise. (2023) Exploring effects of early extramural English exposure on university students’ current L2 vocabulary. European Second Language Association EuroSLA32 , Birmingham, UK 2023-08-30 - 2023-09-02
2022
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PosterBusby, Nicole; Dahl, Anne. (2022) On the same page? Reading speed of academic texts by university students with different language backgrounds. EuroSLA31 , Fribourg, Switzerland 2022-08-24 - 2022-08-27
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Academic lectureBusby, Nicole. (2022) Effects of Early Extramural English Exposure. AcqVA lunch seminar 2022-11-30 -
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Academic lectureBusby, Nicole. (2022) Presumptions, proficiencies, and parallel languages: Investigating academic English reading among Norwegian university students. Örebro University Högre seminarium i Enheten för humaniora , Örebro, Sweden 2022-01-12 -
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Academic lectureBusby, Nicole; Angelsen, Anja Katrine. (2022) Assessing the validity of a new portfolio assessment design for language teachers. European Association for Language Testing and Assessment 18th EALTA Conference , Budapest, Hungary 2022-05-31 - 2022-06-05
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Academic lectureBusby, Nicole; Dahl, Anne. (2022) Reading speed of academic English texts: How do Norwegian university students compare with L1 and L2 readers in the UK?. NAES 2022: Nordic Association of English Studies Triennial Conference , Stockholm, Sweden 2022-05-11 - 2022-05-13
2021
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Academic lectureBusby, Nicole; Dahl, Anne. (2021) Reading rate of academic English texts: How do Norwegian university students compare with L1 and L2 readers in the UK?. English and Foreign Language Research Seminar Series 2021-07-02 -
2020
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Academic lectureBusby, Nicole. (2020) Preparing to publicly defend a PhD on 'Presumptions, proficiencies and parallel languages'. AcqVA lunch seminar 2020-11-09 -
2019
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Academic lectureBusby, Nicole. (2019) English vocabulary knowledge and academic reading among Norwegian university students – do they know what they need to know?. Vocab@Leuven 2019 , Leuven, Belgium 2019-07-01 - 2019-07-03
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Academic lectureBusby, Nicole. (2019) English vocabulary knowledge among Norwegian university students – Do they know what they need to know to say what they want to say?. NFEAP Norwegian Forum for English for Academic Purposes (NFEAP) , Oslo, Norway 2019-06-06 - 2019-06-07
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Academic lectureBusby, Nicole. (2019) Acquiring L2 English vocabulary: Are hobbies getting students through university?. AcqVA AcqVA Retreat 2019 , Tromsø, Norway 2019-06-03 - 2019-06-04
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PosterBusby, Nicole. (2019) Acquiring L2 English vocabulary – are hobbies getting students through university?. EuroSLA29 , Lund, Sweden 2019-08-28 - 2019-08-31
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Academic lectureBusby, Nicole. (2019) English vocabulary knowledge among Norwegian university students – is everyone equally prepared for reading academic texts in English?. English and Foreign Language Research Seminar Series , Trondheim, Norway 2019-05-23 - 2019-05-23
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Academic lectureBusby, Nicole. (2019) Acquiring L2 English vocabulary – are hobbies getting students through university?. AcqVA half-day seminar in Trondheim 2019-04-10 - 2019-04-10
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Academic lectureBusby, Nicole. (2019) Comparing reading strategies in L1 and L2 academic reading. 3rd International Conference on Situating Strategy Use , Osaka, Japan 2019-10-13 - 2019-10-15
2018
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Academic lectureBusby, Nicole. (2018) Comparing L1 and L2 reading: The use of metacognitive strategies among Norwegian university students. LingPhil Norwegian Graduate Student Conference in Linguistics and Philology (NoSLiP) , Oslo, Norway 2018-02-15 - 2018-02-16
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Academic lectureBusby, Nicole. (2018) Academic English reading among Norwegian university students. Nettverkssamling for studieverksteder og skrivesentre , Oslo, Norway 2018-11-08 - 2018-11-09
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Academic lectureBusby, Nicole. (2018) Studying in a second language: How does the use of English language teaching resources in Norwegian universities affect students?. EuroSLA 28 , Munster, Germany 2018-09-05 - 2018-09-08
2016
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Academic lectureBusby, Nicole Louise. (2016) How does the use of English language teaching resources in Norwegian universities affect students?. Norwegian Graduate Student Conference in Linguistics and Philology (NoSLiP) 2016 , Trondheim, Norway 2016-10-06 - 2016-10-07