Susanne Carroll, University of Calgary

Research

second language acquisition syntactic categories categorization classifiers

Latest funding

Lexical transfer, syntactic categories, and categorization in L2 acquisition at the initial state
SSHRC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$84,809
Mechanisms of word learning in a second language
SSHRC · 2006 · Principal investigator
$107,212
Canada Research Chair in Second Language Studies
SSHRC · 2005 · Principal investigator
$1,400,000

All 3 grants and awards

Lexical transfer, syntactic categories, and categorization in L2 acquisition at the initial state

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Carroll, Susanne E.

Keywords: second language acquisition; syntactic categories; categorization; classifiers

$84,809

Mechanisms of word learning in a second language

Principal investigatorSSHRC2006Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Carroll, Susanne E.

Keywords: psycholinguistics; second language acquisition; semantics-syntax interface; word learning; person naming; event naming; input; positive evidence; negative evidence;

$107,212

Canada Research Chair in Second Language Studies

Principal investigatorSSHRC2005Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Carroll, Susanne

Keywords: second language acquisition, bilingualism, psycholinguistics, syntax, semantics, language pedagogy, experimental research methods, corpus analysis

$1,400,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: second language acquisition Dear Professor Carroll, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on second language acquisition connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]