Dr. Amelia Lambelet

Title

Family Language Policies and Language(s) Development in Underserved Communities

Duration

09.2025 - 08.2028

Immigrant families need to make choices on which language(s) to favor in their everyday life. Those choices have been extensively investigated in recent decades under the label of family language policy (FLP). Early research has focused on...

Title

Literature review: Language aptitude

Duration

01.2016 - 12.2019

This research overview focuses on differences between individuals when it comes to results in learning foreign languages in school. The aim is to identify and discuss studies about factors responsible for differences in the potential to learn...

Title

Written productions from children with an immigration background

Duration

01.2016 - 12.2017

This project aims to describe the development of productive writing skills in children with a Portuguese immigration background living in Switzerland (in the language of origin and in the language of instruction). It is based on data...

Title

Rumantsch receptiv

Duration

01.2013 - 12.2014

Project conducted by the University of Teacher Education Graubünden PHGR The project "Rumantsch receptiv" was created to develop teaching material for independent study and/or use in language courses. The goal of the project was to design...

Title

Multilingual sequences in history lessons

Duration

01.2012 - 12.2014

The goal of the project "Multilingual sequences in history lessons: processes to solve intercomprehension tasks and appropriate learner profiles" was twofold: First, the project adjusted worksheets designed in the context of materials development...

Title

Language of origin and language at school

Duration

01.2012 - 12.2014

The project "Language of origin and language at school: are language skills transferable?" was initiated to explore potential transfers between the language of origin and the language spoken at school in schoolchildren who attend heritage...

Title

Italiano ricettivo (Capito ?)

Duration

01.2012 - 12.2013

Concluded at the end of 2013, the project "Italiano ricettivo" developed the teaching material Capito?, which is intended for use either in classroom settings or as self-study tools. The aim of  Capito? is the development of receptive...

Title

Language aptitude: why and how to assess it?

Duration

01.2017 - 03.2021

The potential to learn foreign languages varies from one individual to the next and has been investigated by many researchers as of the early 1950s. Individuals’ ability to learn foreign languages relies on various elements that have been...