Natalia Petersen

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Senior ELI Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

Teaching

Natalia teaches in the English for Academic Purposes programme.

Qualifications

BMus University of Auckland, LTCL Flute, MA in TESOL Wgtn

Natalia is a Senior English Language Institute (ELI) teacher in the School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies. She has over twenty years of TESOL experience, including teacher training in the Czech Republic and Spain. She teaches on the English for Academic Purposes programme (EAP) at Te Herenga Waka and has taught on the Graduate Certificate in TESOL, as well as the undergraduate Writing at University paper WRIT101. In addition to teaching, she is currently undertaking a PhD part-time, with a focus on academic source-based writing.

Publications

Petersen, N., Ruegg, R. & Hoang, H. (2024). Admissions pathways and international undergraduates’ academic achievement. Educational Research, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/00131881.2024.2409647

Petersen, N. (2024). Review of the book Teaching and Developing Writing Skills by C. Thaine. TESOLANZ Newsletter, 46. https://www.tesolanz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/TESOLANZ_Newsletter_Vol46-1_2024.pdf

Ruegg, R., Hoang, H. & Petersen, N. (2024). The influence of English language proficiency on the academic success of ESL undergraduate students. Educational Research and Evaluation, 29(3–4), 111–129. https://doi.org/10.1080/13803611.2024.2314533

Ruegg, R., Petersen, N., Hoang, H. & Marianne. (2021). Effects of pathways into university on the academic success of international undergraduate students. Higher Education Research and Development, 40(6):1283-1297. https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2020.1804336

Petersen, N. (2014). Accuracy Vocabulary Party. In A. Coxhead (Ed.), New Ways in Teaching  Vocabulary. TESOL Inc.

Petersen, N. (2014). Back to the Board. In A. Coxhead (Ed.), New Ways in Teaching Vocabulary.  TESOL Inc.

Presentations

Petersen, N. (2024). Supporting emerging academic writers: a review of advice on source-based writing. The Applied Linguistics ALAA/ALANZ/ALTAANZ Conference. Launceston, Tasmania, 25-27 November.

Petersen, N. (2024). Supporting emerging academic writers: a study overview. LALS ‘PhD candidate flash talks.’ Wellington, 11 October.

Petersen, N. (2023). Reflecting on issues related to plagiarism.LALS ‘5-minute presentation’, Wellington.

Petersen, N. (2023).Supporting emerging academic writers: A study to analyse, highlight, and support stages of source-based writing skill development.ALANZ Symposium, Auckland, 25 November.

Petersen, N. (2022). Understanding the academic achievement of ESL students from different educational backgrounds. ALALNZ-ALAA-ALTAANZ, Wellington, 25 - 27 November.

Hoang, H. & Petersen, N. (2019). Pathways and Outcomes – Succeeding at undergraduate study: What effects do pathways into university have on the academic success of international students. LALS ‘5-minute presentation’, Wellington.

Petersen, N. (2018). The EPP Promotional Video. LALS ‘5-minute presentation’, Wellington.

Marianne & Petersen, N. (2017). Pathways and Outcomes - Succeeding at undergraduate study: What effects do pathways into university have on the academic success of international students. LALS ‘5-minute presentation’, Wellington.

Petersen, N. (2015). Pronunciation Issues. WATESOL Expo, Wellington, 13 June.

Connor, C. & Petersen, N. (2015) Facilitating argumentation skills in a general EAP context. Symposium on Second Language Writing, Auckland, 19-21 November.

Connor, C. & Petersen, N. (2015) Facilitating argumentation skills in a general EAP context. WATESOL, Wellington, 7 November.

Petersen, N. (2014). Dealing with Issues of Pronunciation which lead to Communication Breakdown.  CLESOL, Wellington, 10 – 13 July.

Other

Petersen, N. (2024). Argumentative essay writing workbooks for EAP students 1-4. English Language Institute.Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington.

Petersen, N. (2021). Maintaining Academic Integrity and Avoiding Plagiarism in Academic Writing and Presentations. In H. Hoang (Ed.), Video series: Academic Skills for EAP students. English Language Institute. Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington.

Petersen, N. (2021). Summarising and Paraphrasing – two essential academic skills. In H. Hoang (Ed.), Video series: Academic Skills for EAP students. English Language Institute. Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington.

Petersen, N. (2017). Daisy - Chunlan Yang – EPP promotional video. English Language Institute. Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6nd4JEhbOc

Petersen, N. (2017). Mizuki Doi – EPP promotional video. English Language Institute. Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZOHAuMorEQ

Petersen, N. (2017). Roger - Du Shang – EPP promotional video. English Language Institute. Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington. https://youtu.be/Fp_fMwiH5DM

Petersen, N. (2017). The EPP Promotional Video. English Language Institute. Te Herenga Waka –  Victoria University of Wellington. https://youtu.be/1yLyODThmcg

Petersen, N. (2017). Zelia Dos Santos – EPP promotional video. English Language Institute. Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington. https://youtu.be/R6bgiUbQ8xU