Neurocognition of Bilingualism

Very generally speaking, in my group, we investigate the neurocognition of bi- and multilingualism. Our most recent projects are, for instance, concerned with the role of episodic memory in second language learning and individual differences therein; and with how second language (L2) speakers process and learn (or don't learn) from the input they receive from their natural environment. We study these questions this by using behavioral and neurocognitive (e.g., event-related potentials in the EEG, or fMRI) methods. Other research interests include:

• L2 attrition (forgetting)
• Individual differences in L2 pronunciation ability
• Language control and error monitoring in bilinguals
• Language conflict in trilingual word production
• Visual word recognition in bilinguals and trilinguals
• The processing of morphologically complex words in first and second language speakers
• LexTALE: a short but valid test of English (or Dutch or German) vocabulary size