Publications & presentations

Publications

Kasprowicz, R.E. (2025). Is progression in primary languages possible? Reflections from a large-scale longitudinal research study. The Language Learning Journal (Language Policy special issue). 

Kasprowicz, R.E., Graham, S. & Morea, N. (2025). Child-centred quantitative research. In, Y.G. Butler & A. Pinter (Eds.), Child-centred approaches to applied linguistic research (pp. 32-52). John Benjamins Publishing Company.

Kasprowicz, R.E. (2025). Bridging the Key Stage 2/3 transition gap: Taking primary languages seriously (Opinion article). Journal of Language Society and Policy.

Morea, N., Kasprowicz, R.E., Morrison, A. & Silvestri, C. (2024). Diverse population, homogenous ability: The development of a new receptive vocabulary size test for young language learners in England using Rasch analysis. Research Methods in Applied Linguistics, 3(3), 

Presentations

Parental attitudes towards foreign language education in England’s primary schools: Insights from multilingual families. Presented by R. E. Kasprowicz & C. Silvestri at the British Association of Applied Linguistics Annual Conference 2025 at University of Glasgow.

Primary languages in post-Brexit England: Navigating policy and practice, exploring ambitions and constraints.  Presented by C. Silvestri & R. E. Kasprowicz at the British Association of Applied Linguistics Annual Conference 2025 at University of Glasgow.

Investigating primary school children’s L2 receptive vocabulary progression in England: A longitudinal study. Presented by R. Kasprowicz at the Advances in Teaching Foreign Languages to Young Learners conference in June 2025.

Motivation and young language learners: The role of age and school factors. Presented by N. Morea at the LASLAB International conference on additional language learning by young learners in October 2024.

Motivation and young language learners: The role of age and school factors. Presented by H. Davidson at the British Association of Applied Linguistics Annual Conference 2024 at University of Essex.

Commonalities across contexts: Challenges and opportunities in research into early language learning. Symposium organised by R. Kasprowicz, S. Graham & N. Morea at the British Association of Applied Linguistics Annual Conference 2023 at University of York.

Assessing young learners’ language learning. Presentation by N. Morea & R. Kasprowicz at the British Association of Applied Linguistics Annual Conference 2023 at University of York.