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Dr. Jan Vanhove

Postdoctoral researcher

Research projects (direction)

Duration

01.2018 - 12.2019

The overarching goal of this project is to investigate how knowledge of a substandard variety of the first language (e.g., a local dialect) affects the learning of another language. The narrower focus is on the intuitions that speakers of...

Duration

01.2018

This project aims to investigate how listeners grow accustomed to non-native varieties of their native language. While most extant research on adaptation to regional and non-native varieties focuses on pronunciation, our focus is on listeners’...

Research projects (collaboration)

Title

How much longer until a B2?

Linguistic and individual factors influencing the speed of learning an official language

Duration

01.2025 - 12.2028

The project “How much longer until a B2” investigates the time needed to attain a targeted level in a foreign language, with a specific focus on organisations associated with the Swiss federal government. These organisations generally require...

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...

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...

Publications