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Biographical Details
Nathan is a Senior Lecturer in English, Literacies and Language in the School of Education at the University of New England (UNE). Nathan’s research is focused on the English curriculum and pedagogy. He investigates the interrelationship between language, literature and literacy in multimodal texts such as videogames, animated films and online advertisements. Nathan uses systemic functional linguistic and semiotic theory and multimodal critical discourse analysis research methodologies. His research contributes to multimodal theory and the applied research field of English pedagogy. Nathan is the Coordinator for the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students at UNE. He serves the profession through his involvement with the Australian Literacy Educators' Association (ALEA), the Australian Systemic Functional Semiotics Association (ASFLA) and is an Associate Editor of The Australian Journal of Language and Literacy. Nathan has been awarded an ALEA Associate Fellow and the 2024 ALEA Doctoral Thesis Award.
Teaching
English Curriculum and Pedagogy
Language, Literature and Literacy
Multimodality
Systemic Functional Linguistics/Semiotics
Education/Academic qualification
Doctorate
Masters, Education
Bachelor, Education (Primary)
Approved to Supervise
- Approved PhD/HDR supervisor
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Postdigital Videogames Literacies: Thinking with, Through, and Beyond James Gee’s Learning Principles
Bacalja, A., Nichols, T. P., Robinson, B., Bhatt, I., Kucharczyk, S., Zomer, C., Nash, B., Dupont, B., De Cock, R., Zaman, B., Bonenfant, M., Grosemans, E., Abrams, S. S., Vallis, C., Koutsogiannis, D., Dishon, G., Reed, J., Byers, T., Fawzy, R. M. & Hsu, H.-P. & 11 others, , 31 Dec 2026, Gaming in a Postdigital World: Towards New Understandings for Learning and Life. Bacalja, A., Robinson, B. & Dishon, G. (eds.). 1 ed. Switzerland, p. 61-102Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Research
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Using cross-cultural picturebooks with young children to learn about values: a participative arts-based approach
Liu, Z., Barton, G., Curtis, E. & Lowien, N., 3 Jul 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Australian Journal of Language and Literacy. p. 1-18Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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What can videogame design grammar teach us about high-stakes standardised assessment?
Lowien, N., 31 Dec 2026, Linking Research to the Practice of Education, 10, p. 6-7.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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A videogame grammatics: meeting the needs of disciplinary English
Lowien, N., 16 Jul 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: The Australian Journal of Language and Literacy. p. 1-22Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Children’s literature during social and cultural change: editorial to the special issue
Colton, J. & Lowien, N., 22 Dec 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Australian Journal of Language and Literacy. p. 1-8Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review