Seminar series at the School of Psychology & Clinical Language Sciences for Autumn 2013:

http://www.reading.ac.uk/pcls/research/pcls-seminars.aspx

Seminar series for the Centre for Literacy and Multilingualism, Autumn 2013 and Spring 2014:

Autumn 2013

Date Time Location Title
September 18th 1:00-2:30 Whiteknights

Room: Harry Pitt Building, G79

Prof. Roumyana Slabakova, University of Iowa & University of Southampton

The Effect of Construction Frequency and Native Transfer on the L2 knowledge of the Syntax-Discourse Interface

October 7th 3:00-4:30 London Road

Room: L22, 108

Prof. Li Wei, Birkbeck College, University of London

Multilingualism, Social Cognition, and Creativity

October 23rd 1:00-2:30 Whiteknights

Room: Harry Pitt Building, G79

Prof. Suzanne Romaine, University of Oxford

TBA

November 6th 3:00-4:30 London Road

Room: G01

Dr. John Williams, University of Cambridge

Linguistic Naturalness and Implicit Learnability

November 20th 1:00-2:30 Whiteknights

Room: Harry Pitt, 157

Prof. David Green, University College London

Language Control in Bilingual and Multilingual Speakers

December 2nd 3:00-4:30 London Road

Room: G01

Prof. Jean Marc Dewaele, Birkbeck College, University of London

Intra- and Inter-individual Variation in Code-Switching Patterns of Adult Multilinguals

December 9th 1:00-2:30 Whiteknights

Room: Harry Pitt, 157

Dr. Victoria Murphy, University of Oxford

Language and Literacy Development in Children with English as an Additional Language

Spring 2014

Jan. 29th 1:00-2:30 Whiteknights

Room: TBA

Prof. Guillaume Thierry, Bangor University

Do bilinguals really have two languages?

Feb 3rd 3:00-4:30 London Road

Room: TBA

Prof. Martha Young Scholten, Newcastle University

Beginners: research, assessment and materials.

Feb 19th 1:00-2:30 Whiteknights

Room: TBA

Dr. Laura Shapiro, Aston University

Reading comprehension in children from diverse language backgrounds

March 3rd 3:00-4:30 London Road

Room: TBA

Dr. Selma Babayigit, UWE, Bristol

Oral language and literacy development in children with English as a second language

March 19th 1:00-2:30 Whiteknights

Room: TBA

Dr. Carol Jaensch

University of Essex

TBA

March 31st 3:00-4:30 London Road

Room: TBA

 TBA
April 16th 1:00-2:30 Whiteknights

Room: TBA

Dr. Manne Bylund, University of Stockholm

Differences in L2 ultimate attainment: age of acquisition effects or effects of bilingualism?