Cognitive and Developmental Aspects of Multilingualism

The goal of our research is to understand and explain the development, representation and processing of multiple languages during the lifespan. We investigate language acquisition and processing in a range of populations, including late second language learners and simultaneous and successive bilingual children, in both instructed and naturalistic settings. Cross-linguistic comparisons include a range of languages (English, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Spanish, and Turkish).

Our group also actively engages in a range of outreach activities, including of course our very own Kletskoppen child language festival.

Research projects

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Reading beyond borders

This 3-year research project proposes an in-depth and longitudinal investigation of second-language (L2) reading comprehension of primary school children in non-Western educational contexts.

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Input effects on the morphosyntactic development of Dutch as a heritage language in bilingual children

This project investigates the language development of Dutch-speaking children in France and England and tries to answer the question if and why child heritage speakers’ language use is different from monolingual Dutch children.

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Bilingualism in the picture

Three educational animations about bilingualism for primary school pupils, parents and teachers!

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Location

Erasmus Building

Erasmusplein 1
6525HT Nijmegen
Postal address
Postbus 9103
6500HD NIJMEGEN